$WM

WASTE MANAGEMENT INC

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What Are Wall Street Analysts' Target Price for Waste Management Stock?

Waste Management (WM) is discussed after its Q2 2026 results. WM shares fell 1.2% on July 29 after revenue of $6.7B missed estimates, while adjusted EPS was $2.20. Full-year revenue guidance is $26.28B to $26.48B. Analysts rate it “Moderate Buy” with UBS raising its target to $270.

WM sentiment & insider activity

Over the past 7 days, alphai's AI scored 2 news stories mentioning WM (WASTE MANAGEMENT INC). Coverage has skewed bullish: 1 bullish, 1 neutral, and 0 bearish.

Recent WM coverage spans earnings and financial news.

What's driving WM

  • Reinforces a defensive, moat-based thesis, but provides no new WM-specific financial datapoint beyond the described quarter miss.

    finance.biggo.com · Aug 14, 2026

  • Analyst target revisions and consensus positioning provide a near-term sentiment anchor, but the article adds no new operational or financial datapoint beyond the PT change.

    barchart.com · Aug 12, 2026

  • Local service failures and a formal improvement deadline raise near-term reputational and contract-renewal risk for WM, though scope appears municipal.

    aol.com · Aug 6, 2026

  • The article provides incremental detail on volume softness drivers, RNG production ramp timing, and margin expansion assumptions, which can influence WM’s near-term valuation and positioning.

    financialcontent.com · Aug 4, 2026

  • Margin and integration progress appear to be offsetting softer volume trends, with guidance in line and specific cost-savings metrics.

    yahoo.com · Jul 30, 2026

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The 5 Most Interesting Analyst Questions From Waste Management’s Q2 Earnings Call

Waste Management (WM) reported Q2 revenue of $6.68B vs $6.71B expected and adjusted EPS of $2.02 vs $1.98, with adjusted EBITDA of $2.07B. Management cited disciplined pricing, cost optimization, and technology/automation to offset inflation. Full-year EBITDA guidance is $8.2B at the midpoint. Analyst questions focused on Healthcare Solutions volumes, guidance drivers, RNG ramp, and margin outlook.

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WM Q2 Deep Dive: Improving Margins and Integration Progress Offset Softer Volume Trends

Revenue: $6.68 billion vs analyst estimates of $6.71 billion (4% year-on-year growth, in line) Adjusted EPS: $2.02 vs analyst estimates of $1.98 (2.1% beat) Adjusted EBITDA: $2.07 billion vs analyst estimates of $2.03 billion (30.9% margin, 1.6% beat) EBITDA guidance for the full year is $8.2 billion at the midpoint, in line with analyst expectations Operating Margin: 18.7%, in line with the same quarter last year Market Capitalization: $95.01 billion Cost discipline and automation:...

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WM's Q2 recycling and renewable energy EBITDA jumps

Waste Management (WM) reported Q2 2026 revenue of $6.68B, up 4.0% y/y. Recycling and renewable energy adjusted operating EBITDA rose to $163M, up 32.5%, helped by higher volumes, automation efficiencies, and more RNG output. WM said full-year outlook is slightly ahead, raised EBITDA margin guidance to 31% to 31.2%, and narrowed revenue to $26.275B-$26.475B.

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Waste Management Inc 2026: Revenue $6.68B, EPS $1.95— 10-Q Summary

Waste Management Inc reported second-quarter 2026 operating revenue of $6.68B, up from $6.43B, with net income of $785M and diluted EPS of $1.95, up from $1.88. The company attributed results to pricing and recycling and renewable energy growth that offset modest volume declines, plus margin benefits from Healthcare Solutions integration.

Here's What Key Metrics Tell Us About Waste Management (WM) Q2 Earnings

The article reviews Waste Management (WM) Q2 results using analyst estimates for revenue and related metrics. It cites total revenue growth of 4% vs a 4.6% average estimate, volume down 0.3% vs -0.5% expected, and average yield 4.3% vs 4.2% expected. Renewable energy revenue was $157M vs $169.01M estimate, while recycling processing and sales were $403M vs $396.54M.

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