Waste Management Inc
—- Market cap
- —
- Debt
- +$22.91B
- Cash
- −$201.00M
Complete market value, debt and cash evidence is required for enterprise value.
Compare price, profitability, solvency, and SEC-reported financials side by side—before deciding which assumptions deserve a closer look.
Decision snapshot: WM stock price vs DGX: inconclusive — current versus $181.24 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 DGX's multiple
Implied fair value · at WM's multiple
Needs WM P/E.
Snapshot Sep 8, 2026, 12:39 PM ET
Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth edge
Pricing power
Operating leverage
Lower is better
Not comparable
Lower leverage
Statements
Core statements aligned to each company's latest fiscal year.
SEC periods: WM FY 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025) · DGX FY 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025).
Trendline
Ten fiscal years of revenue, earnings, and margins before underwriting a re-rating.
Price framework
Market cap plus debt, less cash.
Complete market value, debt and cash evidence is required for enterprise value.
Capital structure 81% equity / 19% debt · EV / Revenue 2.89x · EV / EBITDA 14.79x
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
$18.68
Base
$31.87
Bull
$49.05
Quest Diagnostics 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.
Not enough data to score either balance sheet.
Debt / equity
Total debt against shareholders' equity
2.29x
0.86x
Net debt / EBITDA
Leverage against operating earnings
4.76x
2.67x
Cash and equivalents
Liquid reserves on the balance sheet
$201.00M
$420.00M
Total debt
Interest-bearing obligations outstanding
$22.91B
$6.18B
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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