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FY 2025 ·
Decision snapshot: WM stock price vs UPS: inconclusive Relative valuation is incomplete for this pair. Review the available filing metrics before drawing a conclusion.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at UPS's multiple
Needs UPS P/E.
Implied fair value · at WM's multiple
Needs WM P/E.
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 premium
Not comparable
Lower leverage
Statements
Core statements aligned to each company's latest fiscal year.
SEC periods: WM FY 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025) · UPS 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 75% equity / 25% debt · EV / Revenue 1.03x · EV / EBITDA 10.31x
WM carries the larger enterprise value at $110.24B against $91.27B; UPS trades on the lower EV / Revenue multiple (1.03x vs 4.37x); UPS on the lower EV / EBITDA (10.31x 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
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC · implied price per share
Bear
$61.40
Base
$73.19
Bull
$94.18
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
1.49x
Net debt / EBITDA
Leverage against operating earnings
4.76x
2.06x
Cash and equivalents
Liquid reserves on the balance sheet
$201.00M
$5.89B
Total debt
Interest-bearing obligations outstanding
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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