For the quarter ended March 2026, Waste Management (WM) reported revenue of $6.23 billion, up 3.5% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.81, compared to $1.67 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $6.29 billion, representing a surprise of -1.06%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +3.54%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.75.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how Waste Management performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts: Internal Revenue Growth - Period-to-Period Change - Volume - As a % of Total Company: 0.2% versus the three-analyst average estimate of 0.8%. Internal Revenue Growth - Period-to-Period Change - Acquisitions - As a % of Total Company: 0.6% compared to the 0.3% average estimate based on two analysts. Internal Revenue Growth - Period-to-Period Change - Internal revenue growth - As a % of Total Company: 2.7% versus the two-analyst average estimate of 4.2%. Internal Revenue Growth - Period-to-Period Change - Total average yield - As a % of Total Company: 2.7% versus 3.3% estimated by two analysts on average. Net Operating revenues- WM Healthcare Solutions: $614 million versus $633.4 million estimated by three analysts on average. Net Operating revenues- Recycling Processing and Sales: $368 million compared to the $347 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -4.2% year over year. Net Operating revenues- WM Renewable Energy: $159 million compared to the $159 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +74.7% year over year.View all Key Company Metrics for Waste Management here>>>
Shares of Waste Management have returned -1.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +12.8% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.Zacks' Research Chief Names "Stock Most Likely to Double"
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