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WM (Waste Management) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 45.81 (As of Jun. 01, 2025)


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What is Waste Management Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2025-06-01), Waste Management's current share price is $240.97. Waste Management's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $5.26. Waste Management's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 45.81.

The historical rank and industry rank for Waste Management's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF or its related term are showing as below:

WM' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 17.77   Med: 33.59   Max: 45.83
Current: 45.83

During the past years, Waste Management's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 45.83. The lowest was 17.77. And the median was 33.59.

WM's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked worse than
79.25% of 53 companies
in the Waste Management industry
Industry Median: 17.42 vs WM: 45.83

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Waste Management's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $0.933. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is $5.26 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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Waste Management Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for Waste Management's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF can be seen below:

* 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 Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

Waste Management Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 33.64 41.27 34.39 37.05 39.00

Waste Management Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 42.59 42.18 40.59 39.00 44.03

Competitive Comparison of Waste Management's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Waste Management subindustry, Waste Management's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Waste Management's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Waste Management Industry

For the Waste Management industry and Industrials sector, Waste Management's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Waste Management's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.


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Waste Management Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF takes the Free Cash Flow per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/FCF calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF.

Waste Management's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=240.97/5.26
=45.81

* 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.

Waste Management's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, Waste Management's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=0.933/134.9266*134.9266
=0.933

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

Waste Management Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201506 1.135 100.684 1.521
201509 0.711 100.392 0.956
201512 0.415 99.792 0.561
201603 0.925 100.470 1.242
201606 1.007 101.688 1.336
201609 0.954 101.861 1.264
201612 0.841 101.863 1.114
201703 0.878 102.862 1.152
201706 1.157 103.349 1.511
201709 1.141 104.136 1.478
201712 0.603 104.011 0.782
201803 0.939 105.290 1.203
201806 1.247 106.317 1.583
201809 1.091 106.507 1.382
201812 1.067 105.998 1.358
201903 0.981 107.251 1.234
201906 1.011 108.070 1.262
201909 1.097 108.329 1.366
201912 1.720 108.420 2.141
202003 0.718 108.902 0.890
202006 0.991 108.767 1.229
202009 1.616 109.815 1.986
202012 0.844 109.897 1.036
202103 2.003 111.754 2.418
202106 1.527 114.631 1.797
202109 1.706 115.734 1.989
202112 0.516 117.630 0.592
202203 2.011 121.301 2.237
202206 1.194 125.017 1.289
202209 1.026 125.227 1.105
202212 0.455 125.222 0.490
202303 0.939 127.348 0.995
202306 1.251 128.729 1.311
202309 1.454 129.860 1.511
202312 0.840 129.419 0.876
202403 1.732 131.776 1.773
202406 1.208 132.554 1.230
202409 1.431 133.029 1.451
202412 0.980 133.157 0.993
202503 0.933 134.927 0.933

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Waste Management  (NYSE:WM) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Explanation

Compared with the regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF smoothed out the fluctuations of free cash flow during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF should give similar results to regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow.


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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 263 active landfills and about 332 transfer stations. The company serves residential, commercial, industrial, and medical end markets and is also a leading recycler in North America.
Executives
Rafael Carrasco officer: SVP Operations 800 CAPITOL STREET 3000, HOUSTON TX 77002
Devina A Rankin officer: VP & Treasurer 800 CAPITOL STREET 3000, HOUSTON TX 77002
John J Morris officer: Chief Strategy Officer 800 CAPITOL STREET 3000, HOUSTON TX 77002
John A. Carroll officer: VP & Chief Accounting Officer 800 CAPITOL STREET 3000, HOUSTON TX 77002
Michael J. Watson officer: Sr. VP-Chief Customer Officer 800 CAPITOL STREET 3000, HOUSTON TX 77002
Tara J. Hmmer officer: SVP Operat Safety Envir Compl 800 CAPITOL STREET 3000, HOUSTON X1 77002
Christopher P. Desantis officer: SVP Operations - East 800 CAPITOL STREET 3000, HOUSTON TX 77002
Donald J Smith officer: Sr. VP - Operations 800 CAPITOL STREET 3000, HOUSTON TX 77002
Fish James C Jr officer: SVP, Eastern Group 800 CAPITOL STREET 3000, HOUSTON TX 77002
Charles C Boettcher officer: Sr VP Chief Legal Officer 800 CAPITOL STREET 3000, HOUSTON TX 77002
Maryrose Sylvester director C/O 3700 WEST JUNEAU AVENUE, MILWAUKEE WI 53208
Kelly C. Rooney officer: SVP Chief People Officer 800 CAPITOL STREET #3000, HOUSTON TX 77002
John C Pope director 810 S. RIDGE RD, LAKE FOREST IL 60045
Bruce E. Chinn director 800 CAPITOL STREET 3000, HOUSTON TX 77002
Leslie K Nagy officer: VP & Chief Accounting Officer 5 GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 100, HOUSTON TX 77046