Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, trash hauler Waste Management
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Waste Management's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Waste Management facts
| Headquarters (founded) | Houston (1987) |
| Market Cap | $16.3 billion |
| Industry | Environmental and facilities services |
| Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $13.7 billion |
| Management | CEO David Steiner (since 2004) CFO Steven Preston (since 2011) |
| Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | 15.6% |
| Cash/Debt | $237.0 million / $9.9 billion |
| Dividend Yield | 4.1% |
| Competitors |
Casella Waste Systems Republic Services Safety-Kleen |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 98% of the 2,667 members who have rated Waste Management believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last month, one of those bulls, dsurdyka, succinctly summed up the Waste Management bull case for our community:
Leading company in industry that needed in any economic climate. I believe their recycling and resource recovery will become increasingly profitable in the long run. Price is reasonable. Sustainable [dividend yield] currently at 4.3%.
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