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Waste Management (Waste Management) 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate

: 8.40% (As of Dec. 2023)
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Waste Management's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.70.

During the past 12 months, Waste Management's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 7.70% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 8.70% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 8.40% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 7.00% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average dividends per share growth rate.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Waste Management was 344.80% per year. The lowest was -20.60% per year. And the median was 8.00% per year.

Waste Management's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.40. As of today, Waste Management's Dividend Yield % is 1.37%.

Warning Sign:

Waste Management Inc stock dividend yield is close to 10-year low.

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Competitive Comparison

For the Waste Management subindustry, Waste Management's 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate data, can be viewed below:

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Waste Management 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate Distribution

For the Waste Management industry and Industrials sector, Waste Management's 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Waste Management's 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate falls into.



Waste Management 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate Calculation

This is the average annual rate that a company has been raising its dividends. The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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Waste Management  (NYSE:WM) 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate Explanation

1. Dividend Payout Ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.

Waste Management's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio=Dividends per Share (Q: Dec. 2023 )/ EPS without NRI (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=0.7/ 1.74
=0.40

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Waste Management was 0.59. The lowest was 0.39. And the median was 0.49.

2. Dividend Yield % measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

Waste Management Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 0.7502024-03-142024-03-152024-03-28Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.7002023-11-302023-12-012023-12-15Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.7002023-09-072023-09-082023-09-22Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.7002023-06-012023-06-022023-06-16Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000

* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.

Waste Management's Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Dividend Yield %=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=2.85/207.07
=1.38 %

Current Share Price is $207.07.
Waste Management's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $2.85.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Waste Management was 3.61%. The lowest was 1.31%. And the median was 2.00%.

Warning Sign:

Waste Management Inc stock dividend yield is close to 10-year low.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


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Waste Management (Waste Management) Business Description

Address
800 Capitol Street, Suite 3000, Houston, TX, USA, 77002
WM ranks as the largest integrated provider of traditional solid waste services in the United States, operating 259 active landfills and about 337 transfer stations. The company serves residential, commercial, and industrial end markets and is also a leading recycler in North America.
Executives
Charles C Boettcher officer: Sr VP Chief Legal Officer 800 CAPITOL STREET 3000, HOUSTON TX 77002
Fish James C Jr officer: SVP, Eastern Group 800 CAPITOL STREET 3000, HOUSTON TX 77002
John C Pope director 810 S. RIDGE RD, LAKE FOREST IL 60045
John A. Carroll officer: VP & Chief Accounting Officer 800 CAPITOL STREET 3000, HOUSTON TX 77002
Tara J. Hmmer officer: SVP Operat Safety Envir Compl 800 CAPITOL STREET 3000, HOUSTON X1 77002
Michael J. Watson officer: Sr. VP-Chief Customer Officer 800 CAPITOL STREET 3000, HOUSTON TX 77002
Christopher P. Desantis officer: SVP Operations - East 800 CAPITOL STREET 3000, HOUSTON TX 77002
Bruce E. Chinn director 800 CAPITOL STREET 3000, HOUSTON TX 77002
John J Morris officer: Chief Strategy Officer 800 CAPITOL STREET 3000, HOUSTON TX 77002
Devina A Rankin officer: VP & Treasurer 800 CAPITOL STREET 3000, HOUSTON TX 77002
Rafael Carrasco officer: SVP Operations 800 CAPITOL STREET 3000, HOUSTON TX 77002
Kelly C. Rooney officer: SVP Chief People Officer 800 CAPITOL STREET #3000, HOUSTON TX 77002
Leslie K Nagy officer: VP & Chief Accounting Officer 5 GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 100, HOUSTON TX 77046
Donald J Smith officer: Sr. VP - Operations 800 CAPITOL STREET 3000, HOUSTON TX 77002
Nikolaj H Sjoqvist officer: SVP, Chief Digital Officer 800 CAPITOL STREET 3000, HOUSTON X1 77002

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