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
Compare price, profitability, solvency, and SEC-reported financials side by side—before deciding which assumptions deserve a closer look.
FY 2025 · Mkt cap
Decision snapshot: WM stock price near parity vs PSA $219.03 current versus $224.61 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 PSA'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 discount
Value edge
Lower leverage
Statements
Core statements aligned to each company's latest fiscal year.
SEC periods: WM FY 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025) · PSA FY 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025).
Trendline
11 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 84% equity / 16% debt · EV / Revenue 13.06x · EV / EBITDA 17.97x
WM carries the larger enterprise value at $110.26B against $62.98B; WM trades on the lower EV / Revenue multiple (4.37x vs 13.06x); PSA on the lower EV / EBITDA (17.97x vs 23.10x).
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
Public Storage · implied price per share
Five annual free-cash-flow observations are required for 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
1.11x
Net debt / EBITDA
Leverage against operating earnings
4.76x
2.83x
Cash and equivalents
Liquid reserves on the balance sheet
$201.00M
$318.10M
Total debt
Interest-bearing obligations outstanding
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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