P/E ratio for Waste Management (WM)

P/E ratio history for Waste Management from 2001 to 2023

PE ratio at the end of each year

P/E ratio for similar companies or competitors

Company	P/E ratio	P/E ratio differencediff.	Country
Republic Services RSG	45.3	13.75%	🇺🇸 USA
Waste Connections WCN	59.1	48.49%	🇺🇸 USA
Clean Harbors CLH	29.9	-24.86%	🇺🇸 USA
US Ecology ECOL	-533	-1,439.97%	🇺🇸 USA
Stericycle SRCL	< -1000	-3,215.08%	🇺🇸 USA
Casella Waste Systems CWST	175	339.75%	🇺🇸 USA

How to read a P/E ratio?

The Price/Earnings ratio measures the relationship between a company's stock price and its earnings per share. A low but positive P/E ratio stands for a company that is generating high earnings compared to its current valuation and might be undervalued. A company with a high negative (near 0) P/E ratio stands for a company that is generating heavy losses compared to its current valuation.

Companies with a P/E ratio over 30 or a negative one are generaly seen as "growth stocks" meaning that investors typically expect the company to grow or to become profitable in the future.
Companies with a positive P/E ratio bellow 10 are generally seen as "value stocks" meaning that the company is already very profitable and unlikely to strong growth in the future.