Waste Management Inc
$109.32B- Market cap
- $86.61B
- Debt
- +$22.91B
- Cash
- −$201.00M
Capital structure 79% equity / 21% debt · EV / Revenue 4.34x · EV / EBITDA 22.90x
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FY 2026 ·
Decision snapshot: WM stock price at premium vs DBI $216.69 current versus $10.03 implied using P/S multiple.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at DBI's multiple
Implied fair value · at WM's multiple
Snapshot Sep 8, 10:34 AM ET
Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth edge
Pricing power
Operating leverage
Multiple premium
Not comparable
Lower leverage
Statements
Core statements aligned to each company's latest fiscal year.
SEC periods: WM FY 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025) · DBI FY 2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026). Fiscal years are not aligned.
Trendline
Six 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 4.34x · EV / EBITDA 22.90x
Capital structure 51% equity / 49% debt · EV / Revenue 0.29x · EV / EBITDA 18.02x
WM carries the larger enterprise value at $109.32B against $844.34M; DBI trades on the lower EV / Revenue multiple (0.29x vs 4.34x); DBI on the lower EV / EBITDA (18.02x vs 22.90x).
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
DESIGNER BRANDS 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
1.54x
Net debt / EBITDA
Leverage against operating earnings
4.76x
8.20x
Cash and equivalents
Liquid reserves on the balance sheet
$201.00M
$50.87M
Total debt
Interest-bearing obligations outstanding
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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