Waste Management (NYSE: WM) reported earnings on April 26. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
For the quarter ended March 31 (Q1), Waste Management beat expectations on revenues and missed estimates on earnings per share.

Compared to the prior-year quarter, revenue expanded and GAAP earnings per share contracted.

Margins dropped across the board.

Revenue details
Waste Management booked revenue of $3.30 billion. The seven analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ anticipated sales of $3.20 billion on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 6.2% higher than the prior-year quarter's $3.10 billion.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Dollar amounts in millions. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.

EPS details
Non-GAAP EPS came in at $0.38. The seven earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ forecast $0.41 per share on the same basis. GAAP EPS of $0.37 for Q1 were 5.1% lower than the prior-year quarter's $0.39 per share.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.

Margin details
For the quarter, gross margin was 34.3%, 140 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 12.3%, 150 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 5.2%, 80 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $3.49 billion. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.53.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $13.78 billion. The average EPS estimate is $2.26.

Investor sentiment
The stock has a five-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 2,570 members out of 2,625 rating the stock outperform, and 55 members rating it underperform. Among 618 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 606 give Waste Management a green thumbs-up, and 12 give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Waste Management is hold, with an average price target of $33.43.

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