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The Screen · Industrials · Waste Management
WMWaste Management
WM · a US exchange · USD · Market cap $91.8B · 60,500 employees
Waste Management, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides environmental solutions to residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal customers in the United States, Canada, Western Europe, and internationally.
FAIL · Does not pass the screen
234.67 USD
Price as of 3 Nov 2026Daily close, not a live quote
Screened 2026-11-03 · the tape above runs as of 10:13 UTC · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed
Key facts today
Price234.67 USD at the 3 Nov 2026 close
Our value readFair vs our fair value, as of 3 Nov 2026
Positioning political selling, disclosed 2026-09-25
Options put/call open interest 0.29, read 2026-11-02
Ethical does not pass the values gate
Price234.67 USD
Fair value219.29
Ethical score10.0/100
Value readFairas of 3 Nov 2026
Our investment reviews on this name
2026-10-21Read Markup224.19+4.7% to today ✓Markdown gives way to Markup after an 8% rise in 3 weeks
2026-10-02Read Markdown206.83+13.5% to today Distribution gives way to Markdown after a 6% slide in 13 weeks
2026-07-02Read Distribution220.40+6.5% to today First review on file: Distribution
Our analytic regime reads on this name, dated and marked against the screened price. Small sample per name, and separate from the daily-framework accuracy on the Track Record page.
Waste Management holds its Markup at $234.67. The statistical read favours the buyers, held for 1 days.
As held on the ledger · 2026-11-03
Phase
Markup
Quantitative state
The statistical read favours the buyers, held for 1 days
Price at the screen
$234.67
Valuation
30.30 trailing · 25.72 forward price to earnings
Values screen
FAIL· score 10.0
Beta
0.43
The Workings
Five Screens, Shown in Full
Does not pass. Debt ratio
Test
Figure
Limit
What it means
Status
Business activity
Permissible
Core business clean
Its core business isn't built on prohibited lines: no gambling, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or interest-based lending.
Pass
Debt load
49.98%
Below 33%
Interest-bearing debt is 50.0% of its assets, above the one-third ceiling the screen allows.
Fail
Interest-bearing cash
1.70%
Below 33%
Cash held in interest-bearing accounts and securities is 1.7% of assets, under the one-third limit.
Pass
Receivables
7.93%
Below 49%
Money owed to the company is 7.9% of assets, under the 49% limit.
Pass
Five checks adapted from AAOIFI screening standards: business activity plus four balance-sheet ratios. All five must pass for ethical clearance. Every figure is arithmetic on public accounts, not judgement.
The Ethical Read
Why It Falls Short, in Plain English
Waste Management's business is in a permissible area, but its interest-bearing debt is about 50% of the company, well over the ~33% line, so it does not pass on the financial screens.
Read as at 2026-11-04. It updates when the underlying figures move, and past reads are kept below.
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What the Numbers Say It Is Worth
The Fair Value Range
Our analysis reads Fair vs our fair value, as of 3 Nov 2026: it trades above our $219.29 fair value estimate, moderate competitive moat, 6.30% revenue growth.
Fair value range in USD, drawn from the 2026-11-03 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. The price runs 7.0% above the base estimate.
Third-party analyst targets: 25 covering, consensus Buy. The average target sits +10% from the screen price.
Reading the gap · Our more conservative model reads it as fully-to-richly valued here, while the Street is more bullish: a quality-at-a-fair-price name rather than a deep-value one.
Another profit measure, before interest, tax and non-cash costs: EBITDA.
The risks · The things to watch: it carries a real debt load, which raises the stakes if revenue slips.
Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.
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The Dated Journal · Newest First, Never Edited
Every Entry, As Written
2026-11-03Markup$233.45+4.1%Entry 23
The analysis reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved up 4.1% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are down 3%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 8%. The street (25 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $256.
2026-10-27Markup$224.19+0.0%Entry 22
The analysis reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are down 3%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 8%. The street (25 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $256. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
2026-10-26Markup$224.19+0.0%Entry 21
The analysis reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are down 3%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 8%. The street (25 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $256. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
2026-10-25Markup$224.19+0.0%Entry 20
The analysis reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading bullish. Over the past year the shares are down 3%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 8%. The street (25 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $256. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
2026-10-24Markup$224.19+0.0%Entry 19
The analysis reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading bullish. Over the past year the shares are down 3%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 8%. The street (25 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $256. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
2026-10-23Markup$224.19+0.0%Entry 18
The analysis reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading bullish. Over the past year the shares are down 3%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 8%. The street (25 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $256. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
2026-10-22Markup$224.19+0.0%Entry 17
The analysis reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading bullish. Over the past year the shares are down 3%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 8%. The street (25 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $256. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
2026-10-21Markup · changed$224.19+0.0%Entry 16
The framework has shifted from markdown to markup since the last review. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading bullish. Over the past year the shares are down 3%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 8%. The street (25 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $256. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
2026-10-20Markdown$224.19+7.4%Entry 15
The analysis reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved up 7.4% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading bullish. Over the past year the shares are down 3%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 8%. The street (25 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $256. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
2026-10-14Markdown$208.83+1.0%Entry 14
The analysis reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved up 1.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 3% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are down 3%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 8%. The street (25 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $256.
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