WM · Waste Management Inc
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Q2 FY26 earnings call · Jul 28, 2026TL;DR. WM reported strong Q2 margin expansion and reaffirmed its full-year operating EBITDA and free cash flow guidance, while raising its 2026 margin outlook by 20 bps and narrowing full-year revenue guidance to $26.275B–$26.475B (a reduction of ~0.6%) on softer volumes in collection and disposal, recycling brokerage, and RNG.
- + Full-year operating EBITDA margin outlook raised 20 bps to 31.0%–31.2% even as revenue outlook was trimmed.
- + Full-year operating EBITDA ($8.15B–$8.25B) and free cash flow ($3.75B–$3.85B) guidance reaffirmed.
- + Recycling and renewable energy operating EBITDA grew ~33% year over year, adding ~30 bps to total company margin.
- + Healthcare Solutions adjusted operating EBITDA margin expanded 200 bps to 19.0% as integration synergies materialize.
- − Full-year revenue outlook narrowed to $26.275B–$26.475B, a reduction of approximately 0.6% versus prior outlook.
- − Full-year collection and disposal volume outlook cut to roughly flat in the second half, with full-year decline approaching 1% (~50 bps) ex-wildfire.
AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice
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Versus peers
Waste Management — same industry group| Company | Mkt cap | YTD | Rev growth Y/Y | P/E | Short % shares |
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WM
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Waste Management Inc
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$87.00B | -3.9% | +6.4% | 30.8 | 1.4% |
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RSG
Republic Services, Inc.
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$66.78B | +2.9% | +3.3% | 30.9 | 1.4% |
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WCN
Waste Connections, Inc.
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$40.41B | -11.4% | +6.1% | 38.6 | 1.5% |
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CLH
Clean Harbors Inc
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$17.14B | +34.7% | +6.9% | 43.9 | 2.0% |
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GFL
GFL Environmental Inc.
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$15.60B | -1.0% | — | — | 6.1% |
Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding
At a glance
key data from every sectionPerformance
| 5D | 20D | 120D | MTD | YTD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WM | -1.1% | -6.1% | -6.2% | -3.6% | -3.9% |
| SPY | -0.3% | -0.1% | +20.1% | -0.7% | +11.7% |
| vs SPY | -0.8% | -6.0% | -26.3% | -2.9% | -15.6% |
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