Waste Management, Inc.

WM · NYSE · USD

Historical Earnings

Quarter	Reported	EPS est	EPS act	Surprise	Rev est	Rev act	Surprise	Reaction
Q2 2026	Jul 28, 2026	1.98	2.02	+2.0%	$6.7B	$6.7B	−0.4%	−1.17%
Q1 2026	Apr 28, 2026	1.75	1.81	+3.4%	$6.3B	$6.2B	−0.8%	+1.30%
Q4 2025	Jan 28, 2026	1.95	1.93	−1.0%	$6.4B	$6.3B	−1.2%	−3.66%
Q3 2025	Oct 27, 2025	2.01	1.98	−1.5%	$6.5B	$6.4B	−0.8%	−4.46%
Q2 2025	Jul 28, 2025	1.89	1.92	+1.6%	$6.4B	$6.4B	+1.1%	+3.36%
Q1 2025	Apr 28, 2025	1.59	1.67	+5.0%	$6.1B	$6.0B	−1.5%	−0.12%
Q4 2024	Jan 29, 2025	1.80	1.70	−5.6%	$5.8B	$5.9B	+1.0%	+6.15%
Q3 2024	Oct 28, 2024	1.89	1.96	+3.7%	$5.5B	$5.6B	+1.7%	+5.21%

Detailed View

Q3 2026Oct 27, 2026Q2 2026Jul 28, 2026−1.17%Q1 2026Apr 28, 2026+1.30%Q4 2025Jan 28, 2026−3.66%Q3 2025Oct 27, 2025−4.46%Q2 2025Jul 28, 2025+3.36%Q1 2025Apr 28, 2025−0.12%Q4 2024Jan 29, 2025+6.15%Q3 2024Oct 28, 2024+5.21%Q2 2024Jul 24, 2024Q1 2024Apr 24, 2024Q4 2023Feb 12, 2024

2026 Q2 Metrics

Metric	Estimate	Actual	Surprise	Y/Y
Revenue	$6.7B	$6.7B	Miss −0.38%	+4.0%
EPS	1.98	2.02	Beat +2.02%	+5.2%
Diluted EPS (GAAP)	—	1.95	—	+8.3%

Documents

Earnings call transcript — Q2 2026
Transcript · Jul 29, 2026 · 86 speaker turns
8-K — Q2 2026
8-K · Aug 26, 2026 · sec.gov
10-Q — Q2 2026
10-Q · Jul 29, 2026 · sec.gov
8-K — Q2 2026
8-K · Jul 28, 2026 · sec.gov

Analyst consensus

Buy35 analysts

Bearish · 0 · Hold · 16 · Bullish · 19

Earnings history

	EPS	Estimate
Q3 2024	$1.96	$1.89	Beat
Q4 2024	$1.70	$1.80	Miss
Q1 2025	$1.67	$1.59	Beat
Q2 2025	$1.92	$1.89	Beat
Q3 2025	$1.98	$2.01	Miss
Q4 2025	$1.93	$1.95	Miss
Q1 2026	$1.81	$1.75	Beat
Q2 2026	$2.02	$1.98	Beat

Peers

Company overview

IPO dateJun 22, 1988

CEOJames C. Fish Jr.

Employees60,500

SectorIndustrials

IndustryWaste Management

CountryUS

ExchangeNew York Stock Exchange

Websitewww.wm.com

Waste Management, Inc. (WM) functions as a premier provider of environmental waste solutions across North America, serving a diverse client base that includes residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal customers. The company's core operations involve comprehensive collection services, which include gathering and transporting both waste materials and recyclables from their initial point of generation to designated transfer stations, material recovery facilities (MRFs), or final disposal sites. Waste Management maintains an extensive network of facilities, owning, developing, and operating landfill gas-to-energy plants within the United States, in addition to managing numerous transfer stations. As of December 31, 2021, its substantial infrastructure consisted of 255 solid waste landfills, 5 secure hazardous waste landfills, 96 material recovery facilities, and 340 transfer stations. Beyond primary collection and disposal, WM offers services in materials processing and commodities recycling. This extends to recycling brokerage, where they handle the marketing of recyclable goods for third-party entities, alongside providing various other strategic business solutions. Its service portfolio also encompasses construction and remediation projects, the responsible management of fly ash and other residues generated from coal and fuel combustion, and specialized in-plant services offering full-spectrum waste management consulting. Furthermore, the company delivers tailored disposal solutions for oil and gas exploration and production activities. Originally incorporated in 1987 as USA Waste Services, Inc., the company rebranded to Waste Management, Inc. in 1998. Its corporate headquarters are situated in Houston, Texas.

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