Waste Management Inc
$110.26B- Market cap
- $87.55B
- Debt
- +$22.91B
- Cash
- −$201.00M
Capital structure 79% equity / 21% debt · EV / Revenue 4.37x · EV / EBITDA 23.10x
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FY 2025 · Mkt cap
Decision snapshot: WM stock price at premium vs AIZ $219.03 current versus $113.10 implied using P/E multiple.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at AIZ's multiple
Implied fair value · at WM's multiple
Snapshot Sep 4, 4:00 PM ET
Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth edge
Pricing power
Operating leverage
Multiple premium
Premium justified
Lower leverage
Statements
Core statements aligned to each company's latest fiscal year.
SEC periods: WM FY 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025) · AIZ FY 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025).
Trendline
Five fiscal years of revenue, earnings, and margins before underwriting a re-rating.
Price framework
Market cap plus debt, less cash.
Capital structure 79% equity / 21% debt · EV / Revenue 4.37x · EV / EBITDA 23.10x
Capital structure 33% equity / 67% debt · EV / Revenue 3.17x · EV / EBITDA 27.84x
WM carries the larger enterprise value at $110.26B against $40.64B; AIZ trades on the lower EV / Revenue multiple (3.17x vs 4.37x); WM on the lower EV / EBITDA (23.10x vs 27.84x).
Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
WASTE MANAGEMENT INC · implied price per share
Bear
$28.10
Base
$44.57
Bull
$66.79
Assurant, Inc. · implied price per share
Debt and bridge-cash inputs are required to translate enterprise value into equity value.
Balance sheet health
Financial health checks to separate durable balance sheets from potential value traps.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
Debt / equity
Total debt against shareholders' equity
2.29x
4.83x
Net debt / EBITDA
Leverage against operating earnings
4.76x
18.18x
Cash and equivalents
Liquid reserves on the balance sheet
$201.00M
$1.83B
Total debt
Interest-bearing obligations outstanding
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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