WM (Waste Management) Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 17.35 (As of Jul. 09, 2025)

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What is Waste Management Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2025-07-09), Waste Management's share price is $224.87. Waste Management's Cash Flow from Operations per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 was $12.96. Hence, Waste Management's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 17.35.

The historical rank and industry rank for Waste Management's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

WM' s Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 8.94 Med: 13.49 Max: 18.59
Current: 17.35

During the past 13 years, Waste Management's highest Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Ratio was 18.59. The lowest was 8.94. And the median was 13.49.

WM's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
73.6% of 178 companies
in the Waste Management industry
Industry Median: 10.025 vs WM: 17.35

Waste Management's Cash Flow from Operations per share for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $2.99. Its Cash Flow from Operations per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 was $12.96.

During the past 12 months, the average Operating Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Waste Management was 4.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Operating Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 9.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Operating Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 9.30% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Operating Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 9.50% per year.

During the past 13 years, Waste Management's highest 3-Year average Operating Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 138.50% per year. The lowest was -41.60% per year. And the median was 7.10% per year.

Waste Management Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Waste Management's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow 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 Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Chart

Waste Management Annual Data

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Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

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14.73

16.27

14.35

15.44

15.10

Waste Management Quarterly Data
	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24	Jun24	Sep24	Dec24	Mar25
Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															17.13	16.70	15.93	15.10	17.86

Competitive Comparison of Waste Management's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

For the Waste Management subindustry, Waste Management's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow 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 Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Waste Management Industry

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Waste Management Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

Waste Management's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Ratio	=	Share Price	/	Cash Flow from Operations per share (TTM)
	=	224.87	/	12.961
	=	17.35

Waste Management's Share Price of today is $224.87.
Waste Management's Cash Flow from Operations per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $12.96.

Note: Cash Flow from Operations per share is calculated as Cash Flow from Operations divided by Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average).

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

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Industry

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Comparable Companies

Traded in Other Exchanges

WMI:Mexico 1WM:Italy 0LTG:UK UWS:Germany UWS:Germany UWS:Germany WAST:Canada W1MC34:Brazil WM:Austria

Address

800 Capitol Street, Suite 3000, Houston, TX, USA, 77002

Website

https://www.wm.com

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