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Waste Management Earnings: What To Look For From WM

Waste Management (NYSE: WM) reports earnings Tuesday after market close. The company previously posted $6.23B revenue, up 3.5% YoY, but missed analysts’ revenue expectations and slightly missed EBITDA estimates. For the upcoming quarter, analysts expect 4.3% YoY revenue growth. WM has an average analyst price target of $257.92 versus $238.99.

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Published Jul 27, 2026, 6:30 AM UTC
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Decision brief

The 30-second read

$WMNeutralMed
01

Why it matters

Traders should focus on whether WM can beat or at least match revenue and EBITDA expectations, and whether the slowdown versus last year is confirmed or reversed.

02

Market read

This is a pre-earnings setup for WM with limited new information, anchored on prior-quarter misses and peer read-through.

03

What to watch

The article does not discuss guidance, cash flow, pricing, or cost trends, which are often the real drivers of post-earnings repricing for waste operators.

Relevance 4/10Novelty 4/10Timing: Ahead of WM’s earnings release Tuesday after market hours.

Background

WM missed revenue expectations last quarter and had a slight EBITDA miss, while consensus expects revenue growth to slow to 4.3% year over year.

Company-level read

Ticker impact

$WMNeutralMedium confidence
Context

Waste Management (WM) reports earnings Tuesday after the close, with prior-quarter revenue and EBITDA slightly missing expectations.

Expected impact

Moderate two-sided reaction likely, with downside risk if revenue growth stays near the expected 4.3% and EBITDA remains soft.

Evidence & confidence

The article provides the upcoming earnings timing plus the most recent miss context, but it does not include new guidance or a fresh datapoint beyond what is already described.

Market effects

Sector

Environmental and facilities services peers show mixed results, which can shape expectations for WM’s margin and demand read-through.

Regional

No specific regional impact described.

Global

No explicit global macro or cross-border catalyst beyond general sector performance context.

Counterpoint

What could challenge this read

WM’s stock has outperformed the sector over the last month, so the market may already be pricing in a relatively resilient quarter; results could surprise positively even with modest growth.

Key entities

  • company
    Waste Management

    Subject of the article, scheduled to report earnings Tuesday after market hours.

  • company
    Waste Connections

    Peer cited as having beaten revenue expectations in Q2, used as a read-across reference.

  • company
    Rollins

    Peer cited as having missed revenue expectations in Q2, used as a read-across reference.

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