WASTE MANAGEMENT INC (WM) Financial Ratio Screen
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Calculation date: 2026-08-31. Financial period used: December 2025. The ratios are automated proxies inspired by published methodologies; they are not official index determinations.
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The supplied classification (Waste Management) is only a starting point. Revenue evidence is being assessed before any complete screening conclusion.
Revenue segments: Not yet checked against an SEC annual filing.
Profile description reviewed: Waste Management, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides environmental solutions to residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal customers in the United States, Canada, Western Europe, and internationally. It offers collection services, including picking up and transporting waste and recyclable materials from where it was generated to a transfer station, recovery facility, or disposal site; owns and operates transfer stations; and owns, develops, and operates landfill gas-to-energy facilities that produce renewable electricity and renewable natural gas. It also operates materials processing and commodities recycling services, including cardboard, paper, glass, metals, plastics, construction and demolition materials, and other recycling commodities are recovered for resale or redirected for other purposes; markets and resells recycling commodities; recycling brokerage services, such as managing the marketing of recyclable materials for third parties; and other strategic business solutions. In addition, the company collects recyclable food and yard waste, as well as markets and sells mulch, compost, soil amendments, and renewable energy; offers remediation and construction, and industrial waste services; and manages and markets fly ash. Further, it provides Regulated Waste and Compliance Services (RWCS), which offers compliance programs, as well as collection, processing, and disposal of regulated and specialized waste, including medical, pharmaceutical, and hazardous waste; and Secure Information Destruction (SID) services that include the collection of personal and confidential information for secure destruction and recycling of sorted office paper. The company was formerly known as USA Waste Services, Inc. and changed its name to Waste Management, Inc. in 1998. Waste Management, Inc. was founded in 1968 and is based in Houston, Texas.
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The table shows implemented MSCI and FTSE/Yasaar-style asset-based models plus a provisional S&P-style leverage reconstruction where a complete 36-month denominator exists. These are independent calculations, not official index results or Shariah determinations. See formulas, sources and limitations.
Based on financial data from December 2025
| Standard | Debt Ratio | Cash Ratio | Receivables | Income | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSCI | 50.0% / 30% | 0.4% / 30% | 9.3% / 30% | N/A | INSUFFICIENT / NOT IMPLEMENTED* |
| FTSE | 50.0% / 33% | 0.4% / 33% | 9.3% / 50% | N/A | INSUFFICIENT / NOT IMPLEMENTED* |
Financial Highlights
Profitability
| Gross Margin | 40.6% | |
| Operating Margin | 19.0% | |
| Net Margin | 11.1% | |
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 29.8% | |
| Return on Assets (ROA) | 6.6% |
Cash Flow & Balance Sheet
| Operating Cash Flow | $6.0B |
| Free Cash Flow | $2.8B |
| Total Debt | $22.9B |
| Debt-to-Equity | 235.3 |
| Current Ratio | 0.9 |
| Total Assets | $45.8B |
Price & Trading
| Last Close | $224.92 |
| 50-Day MA | $227.87 |
| 200-Day MA | $224.35 |
| Avg Volume | 2.1M |
| Beta | 0.4 |
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52-Week Range
$194.11
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Financial data provenance and verification
The displayed fields were imported from yfinance on 2026-08-24 for the financial period December 2025. This is a secondary data feed and can differ from amended or newly filed statements.
- Issuer website — use its investor-relations filings to verify the figures.
- SEC EDGAR filing search — primary filing source for US issuers.
- Field mapping, formulas and limitations.
Verification rule: check debt, cash, receivables, revenue and interest income against the latest primary filing before relying on an automated ratio.
About WASTE MANAGEMENT INC (WM)
Waste Management, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides environmental solutions to residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal customers in the United States, Canada, Western Europe, and internationally. It offers collection services, including picking up and transporting waste and recyclable materials from where it was generated to a transfer station, recovery facility, or disposal site; owns and operates transfer stations; and owns, develops, and operates landfill gas-to-energy facilities that produce renewable electricity and renewable natural gas. It also operates materials processing and commodities recycling services, including cardboard, paper, glass, metals, plastics, construction and demolition materials, and other recycling commodities are recovered for resale or redirected for other purposes; markets and resells recycling commodities; recycling brokerage services, such as managing the marketing of recyclable materials for third parties; and other strategic business solutions. In addition, the company collects recyclable food and yard waste, as well as markets and sells mulch, compost, soil amendments, and renewable energy; offers remediation and construction, and industrial waste services; and manages and markets fly ash. Further, it provides Regulated Waste and Compliance Services (RWCS), which offers compliance programs, as well as collection, processing, and disposal of regulated and specialized waste, including medical, pharmaceutical, and hazardous waste; and Secure Information Destruction (SID) services that include the collection of personal and confidential information for secure destruction and recycling of sorted office paper. The company was formerly known as USA Waste Services, Inc. and changed its name to Waste Management, Inc. in 1998. Waste Management, Inc. was founded in 1968 and is based in Houston, Texas.
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Is WASTE MANAGEMENT INC (WM) halal to invest in?
The current automated result is More financial data is needed. It uses available public financial fields and simplified methodology proxies. It is not a fatwa or an official determination by AAOIFI, DJIM, MSCI, S&P, or FTSE.
What is WASTE MANAGEMENT INC's debt ratio?
WASTE MANAGEMENT INC's debt ratio is 50.0% in the MSCI new-inclusion reproduction: total debt divided by total assets, against a 30% threshold. See the methodology page for the official source and limitations.
What are WASTE MANAGEMENT INC's key financial metrics?
WASTE MANAGEMENT INC has a market capitalization of USD 89560M in its listing currency, trailing P/E ratio of 31.6, and revenue of $25.2B. The company maintains a gross margin of 40.6% and a net margin of 11.1%. Return on equity stands at 29.8%.
How often is the screening data updated?
Calculation date: 2026-08-31. Financial period: December 2025. These dates are shown separately because regenerating this page does not refresh the underlying data.
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