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Waste Management, Inc. — Intrinsic Value & Fair Price

WM
NYSEIndustrialsWaste ManagementCIK 0000823768wm.comAbout WM
Valuation grade ?D
Quant grade ?A
Last close · Oct 30, 2026233.45+2.55 (+1.10%)
Model value · DCF · Perpetuity growth · 5y
153.20
Waste Management closed at $233.45 — overvalued by 52% vs model.
110.92the model's range225.84

DCF · Perpetuity growth · 5y leads for a mature, steady company — positive operating income and three years of positive free cash flow. From a five-year discounted cash flow.

Other models
54.83 – 308.82
Wall St. target
263.00 11% below
Above model, 1y
21 of 30 days

How it is valued

Valued asMature & stable
Moderate growth (~11% recent)Moderate margins (11% net margin)Pays dividendsHighly cyclical earningsHigh leverage (D/E 2.3x)
What growth the price implies: the reverse DCF

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