Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, French waste management and water supply company Veolia Environnement
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Veolia's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Veolia facts
| Headquarters (founded) | Paris (1853) |
| Market Cap | $5.2 billion |
| Industry | Multi-utilities |
| Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $37.0 billion |
| Management | Chairman/CEO Antoine Frerot CFO Pierre-Francois Riolacci |
| Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | 3.4% |
| Cash/Debt | $6.3 billion / $24.4 billion |
| Dividend Yield | 8.5% |
| Competitors |
General Electric Siemens Waste Management |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 96% of the 1,081 members who have rated Veolia believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last week, one of those Fools, All-Star ElRemaro, succinctly summed up the Veolia bull case for our community:
Near 52 week low, high [dividend yield], unprofitable last year, but expected to be profitable this year and next. Provides water and waste disposal services. I expect these are growth industries if population continues to grow, and the world economy recovers.
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