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| 1 Year | 5 Year | 5 Year Annualized | Since IPO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WM | -3.19% | +86.82% | +13.31% | +2,026% |
| S&P | +13.66% | +87.02% | +13.34% | +1,614% |
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| Q3 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $6.44B | 14.9% |
| Gross Profit | $1.88B | 13.9% |
| Gross Margin | 29.19% | -0.3% |
| Market Cap | $88.96B | 6.8% |
| Market Cap / Employee | $1.44M | 0.0% |
| Employees | 61.7K | 28.5% |
| Net Income | $603.00M | -20.7% |
| EBITDA | $1.98B | 15.3% |
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| Q3 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Net Cash | $235.00M | -62.0% |
| Accounts Receivable | $3.40B | 19.6% |
| Inventory | 223 | 21.2% |
| Q3 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Long Term Debt | $22.48B | 40.7% |
| Short Term Debt | $880.00M | 30.2% |
| Q3 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Return On Assets | 6.38% | -1.5% |
| Return On Invested Capital | 8.97% | 0.1% |
| Q3 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Free Cash Flow | $816.00M | 41.4% |
| Operating Free Cash Flow | $1.59B | 17.2% |
| Metric | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price to Earnings | 29.64 | 34.92 | 33.95 | 34.80 | 9.72% |
| Price to Book | 10.15 | 11.26 | 10.64 | 9.66 | -13.47% |
| Price to Sales | 3.69 | 4.08 | 3.86 | 3.60 | -7.96% |
| Price to Tangible Book Value | -31.33 | -9.92 | -10.35 | -10.28 | -67.17% |
| Price to Free Cash Flow TTM | 85.82 | 156.37 | 103.71 | 81.17 | -11.47% |
| Enterprise Value to EBITDA | 65.13 | 68.11 | 60.10 | 56.77 | -2.20% |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 1.2% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 12.96% |
| Return on Equity | 36.2% | 34.0% | 32.7% | 29.3% | -17.17% |
| Total Debt | $24.94B | $23.84B | $24.02B | $23.36B | 40.29% |
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