Waste Management, Inc. (WM)

Waste Management beat consensus on adjusted EPS in the second fiscal quarter of 2026, reporting $2.02 versus the $1.98 estimate, about +2.0%, while revenue of about $6.7 billion missed the $6.71 billion consensus by -0.4%; the company said the figures were preliminary and reported them on July 28. Revenue rose 4.0% to about $6.7 billion from about $6.4 billion a year ago, net income increased 8.1% to about $785 million from about $726 million, and operating income came in at about $1.25 billion. Adjusted EPS improved 5.2% year over year, operating cash flow was about $1.7 billion, and the company repurchased about $659 million of stock while paying about $379 million in dividends. For the next period, consensus calls for EPS of $2.19 on revenue of $6.87 billion.