Is Waste Management Inc a good dividend stock?

Waste Management Inc (WM) is a dividend-paying stock with a current dividend yield of 1.52%. Review its dividend history, payout consistency and growth to judge whether it fits your income strategy.

What is WM's dividend yield?

The dividend yield for WM stock is currently 1.52%.

How much does WM pay in dividends per year?

Waste Management Inc pays an annual dividend of $3.5400 per share over the trailing twelve months.

How often does WM pay dividends?

WM stock pays dividends quarterly.

Is WM's dividend growing?

Waste Management Inc's 3-year dividend CAGR is 9.45%.

WM Stock Price, Chart, Stats & News

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Overview Dividend safety Dividends Fundamentals

Waste Management Inc (WM) is a dividend-paying stock with a current dividend yield of 1.52% as of Jul 21, 2026. It pays $3.54 per share over the trailing twelve months and distributes quarterly. Its dividend has grown at a 9.58% 5-year compound annual rate.

93.64B

Market cap

30.52x

Current P/E

28.99x

Forward P/E

1.52%

Dividend yield

$3.54

WM dividend

Dividend safety

Strong

Dividend coverage looks healthy — WM pays out about 46% of earnings.

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Fundamentals

Gross margin	29.08%
Operating margin	18.28%
Pretax margin	13.59%
Net margin	10.74%
Effective tax rate	20.93%
ROA	5.91%
ROE	28.99%
D/E	2.29x
Interest coverage ratio	5.05x

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WM valuation

P/E	30.52x
P/S	3.60x
P/B	9.08x
P/CF	15.01x
P/FCF	32.24x
P/OCF	15.01x
PEG	6.10x
EV multiple	9.36x

About

Waste Management, Inc. (WM) functions as a premier provider of environmental waste solutions across North America, serving a diverse client base that includes residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal customers. The company's core operations involve comprehensive collection services, which include gathering and transporting both waste materials and recyclables from their initial point of generation to designated transfer stations, material recovery facilities (MRFs), or final disposal sites. Waste Management maintains an extensive network of facilities, owning, developing, and operating landfill gas-to-energy plants within the United States, in addition to managing numerous transfer stations.