Waste Management Inc
$110.24B- Market cap
- $87.53B
- 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 at premium vs SO $218.99 current versus $150.60 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 SO'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
Expensive
Lower leverage
Statements
Core statements aligned to each company's latest fiscal year.
SEC periods: WM FY 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025) · SO 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 60% equity / 40% debt · EV / Revenue 5.55x · EV / EBITDA 21.24x
SO carries the larger enterprise value at $164.06B against $110.24B; WM trades on the lower EV / Revenue multiple (4.37x vs 5.55x); SO on the lower EV / EBITDA (21.24x 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
SOUTHERN CO · 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
1.84x
Net debt / EBITDA
Leverage against operating earnings
4.76x
8.38x
Cash and equivalents
Liquid reserves on the balance sheet
$201.00M
$1.64B
Total debt
Interest-bearing obligations outstanding
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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