WM Stock Summary and Trading Ideas (Waste Management | NYSE:WM)

WM, previously known as Waste Management, ranks as the largest integrated provider of traditional solid waste services in the United States, operating 262 active landfill sites and about 339 transfer stations that help with transporting waste efficiently and economically. The company serves residential, commercial, industrial, and medical end markets for waste collection, transfer, and disposal. The company also has an energy business emanating from the beneficial use of landfill gas and is a leading recycler in North America.

What symbol and exchange does Waste Management shares trade?

Waste Management trades on the NYSE stock market under the symbol WM.

What is Waste Management stock price doing today?

As of January 30, 2026, WM stock price declined to $221.66 with 1,716,123 million shares trading.

What is Waste Management's Beta?

WM has a beta of 0.01, meaning it tends to be less sensitive to market movements. WM has a correlation of 0.00 to the broad based SPY ETF.

How much is Waste Management worth?

WM has a market cap of $89.29 billion. This is considered a Large Cap stock.

How much money does Waste Management make?

Last quarter Waste Management reported $6 billion in Revenue and $1.93 earnings per share. This fell short of revenue expectation by $-75 million and missed earnings estimates by -$.02.

What is the highest and lowest price Waste Management traded in the last 3 year period?

In the last 3 years, WM traded as high as $242.58 and as low as $148.31.

What are the top ETFs holding Waste Management?

The top ETF exchange traded funds that WM belongs to (by Net Assets): VTI, VOO, IVV, SPY, VTV.

Is Waste Management (WM) a good investment?

WM has underperformed the market in the last year with a return of +7.4%, while SPY returned +16.2%. This shows that you would have done better investing in the overall market (through SPY) over the last year than in WM shares. However, WM has outperformed the market in the last 3 month and 2 week periods, returning +12.6% and +0.8%, while SPY returned +1.0% and 0.0%, respectively. This indicates WM has been having a stronger performance recently.

What are the support and resistance levels for Waste Management (WM)?

WM support price is $220.60 and resistance is $225.66 (based on 1 day standard deviation move). This means that using the most recent 20 day stock volatility and applying a one standard deviation move around the stock's closing price, stastically there is a 67% probability that WM shares will trade within this expected range on the day.