Waste Management Inc. (WM) reported fourth-quarter 2025 revenue of $6.31 billion, up 7.13% year‑over‑year, with diluted earnings per share of $1.83, up 23.65% year‑over‑year.
Cash flow and balance-sheet highlights:
Consensus comparisons and market reaction: diluted EPS came in at $1.83 versus an estimate of $2.00, and the stock was down 3.88% since market close.
Note: This financials data is sourced from a third-party provider and has not been independently verified by Quiver.
Waste Management Inc. Insider Trading Activity
Waste Management Inc. insiders have traded $WM stock on the open market 3 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 1 have been purchases and 2 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $WM stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- SEAN E MENKE purchased 2,000 shares for an estimated $392,840
- RAFAEL CARRASCO (SVP of Enterprise Strategy) sold 1,380 shares for an estimated $299,542
- KIMBERLY G. STITH (SVP - Chief HR Officer) sold 100 shares for an estimated $22,519
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard.
Waste Management Inc. Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 1,036 institutional investors add shares of Waste Management Inc. stock to their portfolio, and 925 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- GATES FOUNDATION TRUST removed 3,300,000 shares (-10.2%) from their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $728,739,000
- UBS AM, A DISTINCT BUSINESS UNIT OF UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC added 2,152,945 shares (+55.8%) to their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $475,434,844
- VONTOBEL HOLDING LTD. added 1,800,728 shares (+444.3%) to their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $397,654,764
- VALEO FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC removed 1,716,061 shares (-99.3%) from their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $378,957,750
- STATE STREET CORP removed 1,330,186 shares (-7.2%) from their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $293,744,974
- SG AMERICAS SECURITIES, LLC added 1,143,109 shares (+25809.6%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $251,152,478
- CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS added 939,455 shares (+218.3%) to their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $207,459,847
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.
Waste Management Inc. Government Contracts
We have seen $26,697 of award payments to $WM over the last year.
Here are some of the awards which we have have seen pay out the most over the last year:
- REFUSE REMOVAL: $21,274
- TRASH AND RECYCLE COLLECTION FOR COLUMBIA SITE: $5,422
To track government contracts to publicy traded companies, check out Quiver Quantitative's government contracts dashboard.
Waste Management Inc. Congressional Stock Trading
Members of Congress have traded $WM stock 2 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 1 have been purchases and 1 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $WM stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:
- REPRESENTATIVE RICK LARSEN purchased up to $15,000 on 01/07.
- REPRESENTATIVE GILBERT RAY CISNEROS, JR. sold up to $15,000 on 09/26.
To track congressional stock trading, check out Quiver Quantitative's congressional trading dashboard.
Waste Management Inc. Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $WM in the last several months. We have seen 8 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- Barclays issued a "Overweight" rating on 01/20/2026
- Oppenheimer issued a "Outperform" rating on 12/16/2025
- JP Morgan issued a "Overweight" rating on 12/01/2025
- Goldman Sachs issued a "Buy" rating on 11/24/2025
- Wells Fargo issued a "Overweight" rating on 11/14/2025
- Baird issued a "Outperform" rating on 11/04/2025
- Citigroup issued a "Buy" rating on 10/29/2025
To track analyst ratings and price targets for Waste Management Inc., check out Quiver Quantitative's $WM forecast page.
Waste Management Inc. Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $WM recently. We have seen 15 analysts offer price targets for $WM in the last 6 months, with a median target of $255.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- Jerry Revich from Wells Fargo set a target price of $246.0 on 01/23/2026
- Konark Gupta from Scotiabank set a target price of $250.0 on 01/21/2026
- William Grippin from Barclays set a target price of $265.0 on 01/20/2026
- Bryan Burgmeier from Citigroup set a target price of $263.0 on 01/16/2026
- Jon Windham from UBS set a target price of $260.0 on 01/09/2026
- Connor Cerniglia from Bernstein set a target price of $260.0 on 01/05/2026
- Jeffrey Goldstein from Morgan Stanley set a target price of $230.0 on 12/17/2025
