Are Wall Street Analysts Predicting Waste Management Stock Will Climb or Sink?

With a market cap of $90.8 billion, Waste Management, Inc. (WM) provides environmental solutions to residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal customers in the United States and internationally. Founded in 1968, the Houston, Texas-based company offers collection services and owns and operates transfer stations as well as landfill gas-to-energy facilities that produce renewable electricity.

Shares of the company have underperformed the broader market over the past year and have outperformed in 2025. WM stock has surged 5.5% over the past 52 weeks and 10.2% on a YTD basis. In comparison, the S&P 500 Index ($SPX) has returned 12.7% over the past year and marginally in 2025.