Waste Management (WMI) Ratios
Waste Management Ratios
MX:WMI's free cash flow for Q3 2026 was $983.00M. For the 2026 fiscal year, MX:WMI's free cash flow was decreased by $-657.00M and operating cash flow was $1.64B. See a summary of the company’s cash flow.
| Ratios | Dec 25 | Dec 24 | Dec 23 | Dec 22 | Dec 21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liquidity Ratios | |||||
| Current Ratio | 0.89 | 0.76 | 0.90 | 0.81 | 0.75 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.85 | 0.73 | 0.86 | 0.77 | 0.72 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.11 | 0.08 | 0.03 |
| Solvency Ratio | 0.10 | 0.14 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.18 |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 1.09 | 0.86 | 1.12 | 1.03 | 1.06 |
| Short-Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage | 8.50 | 3.97 | 14.13 | 10.96 | 6.13 |
| Net Current Asset Value | $ -30.93B | $ -31.54B | $ -22.12B | $ -20.95B | $ -18.90B |
| Leverage Ratios | |||||
| Debt-to-Assets Ratio | 0.50 | 0.54 | 0.49 | 0.48 | 0.46 |
| Debt-to-Equity Ratio | 2.29 | 2.90 | 2.35 | 2.19 | 1.88 |
| Debt-to-Capital Ratio | 0.70 | 0.74 | 0.70 | 0.69 | 0.65 |
| Long-Term Debt-to-Capital Ratio | 0.69 | 0.73 | 0.70 | 0.68 | 0.64 |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 4.59 | 5.40 | 4.75 | 4.58 | 4.08 |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | 2.68 | 2.93 | 5.97 | 6.02 | 4.00 |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 5.05 | 6.94 | 7.65 | 9.10 | 8.24 |
| Debt to Market Cap | 0.26 | 0.29 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.19 |
| Interest Debt Per Share | 59.15 | 61.02 | 41.32 | 37.21 | 32.75 |
| Net Debt to EBITDA | 4.48 | 3.64 | 2.76 | 2.69 | 2.75 |
| Profitability Margins | |||||
| Gross Profit Margin | 29.08% | 29.07% | 28.15% | 27.24% | 26.89% |
| EBIT Margin | 17.21% | 18.38% | 17.24% | 16.73% | 15.14% |
| EBITDA Margin | 20.13% | 29.26% | 28.01% | 27.65% | 26.90% |
| Operating Profit Margin | 18.28% | 18.81% | 18.72% | 17.45% | 16.78% |
| Pretax Profit Margin | 13.59% | 15.67% | 14.79% | 14.81% | 13.10% |
| Net Profit Margin | 10.74% | 12.45% | 11.28% | 11.36% | 10.13% |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | 10.75% | 12.44% | 11.14% | 11.37% | 10.13% |
| Net Income Per EBT | 79.04% | 79.41% | 76.27% | 76.70% | 77.31% |
| EBT Per EBIT | 74.37% | 83.35% | 79.02% | 84.87% | 78.09% |
| Return on Assets (ROA) | 5.91% | 6.16% | 7.02% | 7.13% | 6.24% |
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 27.11% | 33.28% | 33.38% | 32.68% | 25.49% |
| Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) | 11.43% | 10.83% | 13.37% | 12.75% | 12.02% |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 8.88% | 8.30% | 9.96% | 9.64% | 9.05% |
| Return on Tangible Assets | 9.61% | 10.19% | 10.10% | 10.55% | 9.47% |
| Earnings Yield | 3.06% | 3.39% | 3.18% | 3.46% | 2.59% |
| Efficiency Ratios | |||||
| Receivables Turnover | 6.22 | 5.98 | 7.12 | 7.16 | 7.04 |
| Payables Turnover | 9.57 | 7.65 | 8.59 | 8.12 | 9.53 |
| Inventory Turnover | 79.44 | 75.97 | 84.84 | 87.39 | 97.11 |
| Fixed Asset Turnover | 1.24 | 1.14 | 1.20 | 1.25 | 1.24 |
| Asset Turnover | 0.55 | 0.50 | 0.62 | 0.63 | 0.62 |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | -24.03 | -23.15 | -32.29 | -21.23 | -34.95 |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 25.19 | 18.08 | 13.09 | 10.20 | 17.30 |
| Days of Sales Outstanding | 58.72 | 61.00 | 51.29 | 50.99 | 51.83 |
| Days of Inventory Outstanding | 4.59 | 4.80 | 4.30 | 4.18 | 3.76 |
| Days of Payables Outstanding | 38.12 | 47.72 | 42.50 | 44.98 | 38.28 |
| Operating Cycle | 63.32 | 65.80 | 55.59 | 55.17 | 55.58 |
| Cash Flow Ratios | |||||
| Operating Cash Flow Per Share | 15.01 | 13.42 | 11.65 | 10.99 | 10.32 |
| Free Cash Flow Per Share | 6.99 | 5.38 | 4.50 | 4.72 | 5.79 |
| Dividend Paid and CapEx Coverage Ratio | 1.32 | 1.21 | 1.17 | 1.24 | 1.51 |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | 1.87 | 1.67 | 1.63 | 1.75 | 2.28 |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.26 | 0.23 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.32 |
| Operating Cash Flow to Sales Ratio | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.24 |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 3.18% | 2.66% | 2.52% | 3.01% | 3.47% |
| Valuation Ratios | |||||
| Price-to-Earnings (P/E) Ratio | 32.69 | 29.50 | 31.47 | 28.94 | 38.64 |
| Price-to-Sales (P/S) Ratio | 3.51 | 3.67 | 3.55 | 3.29 | 3.91 |
| Price-to-Book (P/B) Ratio | 8.86 | 9.82 | 10.51 | 9.46 | 9.85 |
| Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) Ratio | 31.42 | 37.53 | 39.76 | 33.23 | 28.83 |
| Price-to-Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 14.64 | 15.03 | 15.37 | 14.28 | 16.17 |
| Price-to-Earnings Growth (PEG) Ratio | -18.64 | 1.46 | 6.32 | 1.14 | 1.75 |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | 21.92 | 16.19 | 15.43 | 14.58 | 17.30 |
| Enterprise Value | 111.18B | 104.50B | 88.29B | 79.39B | 83.45B |
| EV to EBITDA | 21.92 | 16.19 | 15.43 | 14.58 | 17.30 |
| EV to Sales | 4.41 | 4.74 | 4.32 | 4.03 | 4.65 |
| EV to Free Cash Flow | 39.48 | 48.40 | 48.40 | 40.74 | 34.29 |
| EV to Operating Cash Flow | 18.40 | 19.39 | 18.71 | 17.50 | 19.24 |
| Tangible Book Value Per Share | -19.01 | -23.34 | -7.70 | -7.96 | -6.66 |
| Shareholders’ Equity Per Share | 24.81 | 20.55 | 17.05 | 16.59 | 16.95 |
| Tax and Other Ratios | |||||
| Effective Tax Rate | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.25 | 0.23 | 0.23 |
| Revenue Per Share | 62.59 | 54.95 | 50.45 | 47.72 | 42.65 |
| Net Income Per Share | 6.72 | 6.84 | 5.69 | 5.42 | 4.32 |
| Tax Burden | 0.79 | 0.79 | 0.76 | 0.77 | 0.77 |
| Interest Burden | 0.79 | 0.85 | 0.86 | 0.89 | 0.87 |
| Research & Development to Revenue | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| SG&A to Revenue | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Stock-Based Compensation to Revenue | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Income Quality | 2.23 | 1.96 | 2.07 | 2.02 | 2.39 |
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