Waste Management, Inc. (WM)
Pre-earnings consensus targets and post-earnings beat/miss — standardized metrics from the earnings calendar. No narrative, no price targets.
Pre-earnings
Consensus targets for the next print, plus how the business has been running.
Next report
Oct 26, 2026
Consensus estimate row
EPS target
$2.18
Street estimate
Revenue target
$6.80B
Street estimate
Trailing EPS (avg 4Q)
$1.94
Beat rate last 4: 50%
Latest EPS YoY
+5.2%
vs 2025-07-28
Latest revenue YoY
+4.0%
How results look so far
Trailing revenue (avg 4Q)
$6.42B
Printed quarters
EPS beat rate (4Q)
50%
Share of quarters that beat EPS est.
Post-earnings
Did the company hit the target? Actual vs estimate and surprise.
Last print
Jul 28, 2026
EPS beat
EPS actual / est
$2.02 / $1.98
+2.0%
Revenue actual / est
$6.68B / $6.71B
-0.4%
Result
Target reached
Based on EPS vs consensus
Earnings history
Estimate vs actual and surprise % by print date
| Date | EPS est | EPS act | EPS surprise | Rev est | Rev act | Rev surprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/26/2026upcoming | $2.18 | Pending | — | $6.80B | Pending | — |
| 7/28/2026 | $1.98 | $2.02 | +2.0% | $6.71B | $6.68B | -0.4% |
| 7/27/2026upcoming | $2.01 | Pending | — | $6.69B | Pending | — |
| 4/28/2026 | $1.75 | $1.81 | +3.4% | $6.28B | $6.23B | -0.8% |
| 4/27/2026upcoming | $1.76 | Pending | — | $6.30B | Pending | — |
| 1/28/2026 | $1.95 | $1.93 | -1.0% | $6.39B | $6.31B | -1.2% |
| 10/27/2025 | $2.01 | $1.98 | -1.5% | $6.49B | $6.44B | -0.8% |
| 7/28/2025 | $1.89 | $1.92 | +1.6% | $6.36B | $6.43B | +1.1% |
| 4/28/2025 | $1.59 | $1.67 | +5.0% | $6.11B | $6.02B | -1.5% |
| 1/29/2025 | $1.80 | $1.70 | -5.6% | $5.84B | $5.89B | +1.0% |
| 10/28/2024 | $1.89 | $1.96 | +3.7% | $5.51B | $5.61B | +1.7% |
| 7/24/2024 | $1.83 | $1.82 | -0.5% | $5.43B | $5.40B | -0.5% |
| 4/24/2024 | $1.51 | $1.75 | +15.9% | $5.22B | $5.16B | -1.1% |
| 2/12/2024 | $1.53 | $1.74 | +13.7% | $5.19B | $5.22B | +0.4% |
| 10/24/2023 | $1.61 | $1.63 | +1.2% | $5.27B | $5.20B | -1.4% |
| 7/25/2023 | $1.54 | $1.51 | -1.9% | $5.32B | $5.12B | -3.8% |
| 4/26/2023 | $1.29 | $1.31 | +1.6% | $5.24B | $4.89B | -6.6% |
| 1/31/2023 | $1.41 | $1.30 | -7.8% | $4.97B | $4.93B | -0.6% |
| 10/26/2022 | $1.51 | $1.56 | +3.3% | $5.05B | $5.08B | +0.4% |
| 7/27/2022 | $1.40 | $1.44 | +2.9% | $4.85B | $5.03B | +3.8% |