Waste Management Inc
$110.00B- Market cap
- $87.29B
- Debt
- +$22.91B
- Cash
- −$201.00M
Capital structure 79% equity / 21% debt · EV / Revenue 4.36x · EV / EBITDA 23.05x
Compare price, profitability, solvency, and SEC-reported financials side by side—before deciding which assumptions deserve a closer look.
Decision snapshot: WM stock price near parity vs UNH $218.39 current versus $203.99 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 UNH's multiple
Implied fair value · at WM's multiple
Snapshot Sep 8, 2026, 3:11 PM ET
Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth edge
Pricing power
Operating leverage
Multiple premium
Expensive
Lower leverage
Statements
Core statements aligned to each company's latest fiscal year.
SEC periods: WM FY 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025) · UNH 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 4.36x · EV / EBITDA 23.05x
Capital structure 82% equity / 18% debt · EV / Revenue 0.92x · EV / EBITDA 15.61x
UNH carries the larger enterprise value at $411.83B against $110.00B; UNH trades on the lower EV / Revenue multiple (0.92x vs 4.36x); UNH on the lower EV / EBITDA (15.61x vs 23.05x).
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
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated · implied price per share
Bear
$316.48
Base
$378.28
Bull
$461.66
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
0.78x
Net debt / EBITDA
Leverage against operating earnings
4.76x
1.91x
Cash and equivalents
Liquid reserves on the balance sheet
$201.00M
$28.12B
Total debt
Interest-bearing obligations outstanding
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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$22.91B
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