Waste Management Inc
$109.76B- Market cap
- $87.05B
- Debt
- +$22.91B
- Cash
- −$201.00M
Capital structure 79% equity / 21% debt · EV / Revenue 4.35x · EV / EBITDA 23.00x
Compare price, profitability, solvency, and SEC-reported financials side by side—before deciding which assumptions deserve a closer look.
Decision snapshot: WM stock price at premium vs GBX $217.78 current versus $45.12 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 GBX's multiple
Implied fair value · at WM's multiple
Snapshot Sep 8, 2026, 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) · GBX FY 2025 (ended Aug 31, 2025). Fiscal years are not aligned.
Trendline
Eight period-end years of reported revenue, earnings, and margins. Periods and currencies are shown with the data.
Price framework
Market cap plus debt, less cash.
Capital structure 79% equity / 21% debt · EV / Revenue 4.35x · EV / EBITDA 23.00x
Capital structure 43% equity / 57% debt · EV / Revenue 0.85x · EV / EBITDA 5.99x
WM carries the larger enterprise value at $109.76B against $2.77B; GBX trades on the lower EV / Revenue multiple (0.85x vs 4.35x); GBX on the lower EV / EBITDA (5.99x vs 23.00x).
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
THE GREENBRIER COMPANIES, INC. · implied price per share
Latest annual free cash flow must be positive to qualify the filing-backed baseline.
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
1.14x
Net debt / EBITDA
Leverage against operating earnings
4.76x
3.13x
Cash and equivalents
Liquid reserves on the balance sheet
$201.00M
$306.10M
Total debt
Interest-bearing obligations outstanding
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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