GLGI vs RSG vs WM Stock Comparison

Greystone Logistics, Republic Services and Waste Management Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RSG Republic Services, Inc.
$233.48 +9.6% 1M +7.2% 1Y
Market cap
$71.49B
P/E
32.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.89B
Div. yield
1.09%
Solid Waste Industrials
3 wins
WM Waste Management Inc
$225.20 +9.1% 1M +10.3% 1Y
Market cap
$89.56B
P/E
29.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.07B
Div. yield
1.62%
Solid Waste Industrials
8 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Waste Management leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Waste Management 8, Republic Services 3, Greystone Logistics 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGLGIRSGWMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.18M $71.49B $89.56B WM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.5x 32.8x 29.3x WM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 31.3x 26.0x WM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -59.9% +3.2% +5.2% WM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -43.8% 12.9% 11.8% RSG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -37.9% 11.0% 11.4% WM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -4.6x 2.6x 3.0x GLGI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.09% 1.62% WM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -79.1% +7.2% +10.3% WM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -26.7%/yr +11.7%/yr +7.0%/yr RSG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 116.7% 20.3% 21.4% RSG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 10/100 51/100 53/100 WM

Percentile Scorecard

GLGIRSGWM

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisGLGIRSGWM
Valuation 28 #146 of 203 40 #10 of 16 53 #8 of 16
Growth 0 #188 of 188 39 #9 of 14 62 #6 of 14
Profitability 6 #173 of 184 100 #1 of 14 92 #2 of 14
Financial Health 7 #203 of 217 27 #12 of 16 7 #15 of 16
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 10 51 53
  • GLGI ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • RSG ranked among 16 companies in Waste Management
  • WM ranked among 16 companies in Waste Management

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodGLGIRSGWMSPY
1 month -26.9%+9.6%+9.1% +0.9%
3 months -17.4%+6.6%-4.8% +5.9%
6 months -5.0%+12.1%-2.2% +8.5%
Year to date -67.2%+10.2%+2.5% +13.3%
1 year -79.1%+7.2%+10.3% +12.4%
3 years -80.2%+59.9%+39.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year -41.7%+17.0%+11.8% +23.5%
5 years -78.9%+73.5%+40.5% +68.2%
5 years, per year -26.7%+11.7%+7.0% +11.0%
10 years -24.0%+349.2%+252.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year -2.7%+16.2%+13.4% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureGLGIRSGWMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 116.7%20.3%21.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 150.9%19.0%20.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -1.11-0.43-0.42 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.680.360.48 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.7%-23.4%-18.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -79.1%-3.5%-8.6% -0.9%
52-week high $0.91$241.83$246.51 $779.14
52-week low $0.15$197.73$196.77 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleGLGIRSGWM
P/E now vs peer median -0.5xmedian 25.4x 32.8xmedian 31.3x 29.3xmedian 31.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 1.9x 4.2xmedian 3.1x 3.4xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -6.7xmedian 14.3x 16.0xmedian 14.3x 14.5xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1.0xmedian 21.8x 26.9xmedian 16.9x 23.9xmedian 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 2.2x 5.9xmedian 2.7x 9.1xmedian 2.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.01median 1.41 2.59median 2.37 2.79median 2.37

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsGLGIRSGWM
Revenue $22.12M $16.89B $26.07B
Gross profit -$2.92M $7.09B $10.53B
Operating income -$8.43M $3.37B $4.80B
Net income -$9.70M $2.19B $3.07B
Free cash flow -$5.06M $2.65B $3.74B
EPS (diluted) $-0.36 $7.10 $7.68
Cash & equivalents $360.53K $107.00M $247.00M
Total debt $46.58M $14.07B $23.37B
Shares (diluted) 27.27M 307.63M 399.80M
Enterprise value $3.17M $71.11B $88.40B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricGLGIRSGWM
P/E -0.5x 32.8x 29.3x
P/FCF -1.0x 26.9x 23.9x
P/Operating cash flow -1.6x 15.7x 13.6x
P/S 0.2x 4.2x 3.4x
P/B 0.6x 5.9x 9.1x
P/Tangible book 0.6x 6.3x 14.2x
EV/EBITDA -6.7x 16.0x 14.5x
EV/EBIT -2.0x 25.4x 23.5x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 5.1x 4.3x
EV/FCF -3.3x 32.2x 30.1x
EV/Operating cash flow -5.1x 18.8x 17.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.01 2.59 2.79

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGLGIRSGWM
Revenue growth (1Y) -59.9% 3.2% 5.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -28.0% 5.4% 9.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -133.7% 2.5% -21.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -31.4% 7.8% 11.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -472.2% 1.6% 17.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -51.5% 9.1% 10.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -1,158% 2.9% 19.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -50.9% 11.5% 10.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -1,653% 4.9% 21.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -56.5% 12.7% 10.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -132.8% 9.2% 12.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -31.4% 10.2% 14.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -169.9% 12.6% 55.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -49.9% 12.3% 30.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGLGIRSGWM
Gross margin -13.2% 42.0% 40.4%
EBITDA margin -11.3% 31.7% 29.8%
Operating margin -38.1% 19.9% 18.4%
Pretax margin -42.4% 15.2% 14.9%
Net margin -43.8% 12.9% 11.8%
FCF margin -22.9% 15.7% 14.3%
Operating cash flow margin -15.0% 26.9% 25.2%
Return on equity -94.7% 18.2% 31.0%
Return on assets -26.5% 6.3% 6.6%
Return on invested capital -37.9% 11.0% 11.4%
Return on capital employed -39.6% 10.9% 12.0%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.5x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x 2.1x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGLGIRSGWM
Debt / assets 33.5% 40.0% 50.2%
Debt / equity 1.3x 1.2x 2.4x
Net debt / EBITDA -4.6x 2.6x 3.0x
Debt / FCF -2.4x 5.3x 6.2x
Liabilities / assets 75.0% 65.8% 78.8%
Equity / assets 25.0% 34.2% 21.2%
Interest coverage – 5.7x –
Current ratio 0.4x 0.6x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Altman Z-score -1.84 3.08 2.89

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGLGIRSGWM
Dividend yield – 1.1% 1.6%
Net buyback yield – 2.1% 1.7%
Shareholder yield – 3.2% 3.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 34.8% 48.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 28.7% 39.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 6.9% 13.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 7.4% 9.6%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusGLGIRSGWM
Forward P/E – 31.3xFY2026 26.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $7.45FY2026 $8.65FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +6.1%FY2026 +15.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +5.9% +9.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $16.61BFY2026 $25.84BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +0.1%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +15.6% +12.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGLGIRSGWM
Held by institutions – 58.9% 82.3%
Institutions holding – 1,303 2,349
Change in shares held, QoQ – +0.5% +0.8%
Institutions buying – 623 1,095
Institutions selling – 484 901
Buyers to sellers – 1.29 1.22

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

GLGIRSGWM
GLGI 1.00 0.09 0.13
RSG 0.09 1.00 0.82
WM 0.13 0.82 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GLGI, RSG and WM?

Waste Management (WM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Greystone Logistics (GLGI) $5.18M, Republic Services (RSG) $71.49B, Waste Management (WM) $89.56B.

Which stock is cheaper, GLGI, RSG and WM?

Waste Management (WM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Greystone Logistics (GLGI) -0.5x, Republic Services (RSG) 32.8x, Waste Management (WM) 29.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Waste Management (WM) is cheapest (Republic Services (RSG) 31.3x, Waste Management (WM) 26.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Waste Management (WM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Greystone Logistics (GLGI) -59.9%, Republic Services (RSG) +3.2%, Waste Management (WM) +5.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Republic Services (RSG) has the highest net margin (Greystone Logistics (GLGI) -43.8%, Republic Services (RSG) 12.9%, Waste Management (WM) 11.8%). On return on invested capital, Waste Management (WM) leads (Greystone Logistics (GLGI) -37.9%, Republic Services (RSG) 11.0%, Waste Management (WM) 11.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Waste Management (WM) returned the most: Greystone Logistics (GLGI) -79.1%, Republic Services (RSG) +7.2%, Waste Management (WM) +10.3%. Over five years, Republic Services (RSG) compounded fastest (Greystone Logistics (GLGI) -26.7%/yr, Republic Services (RSG) +11.7%/yr, Waste Management (WM) +7.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Waste Management (WM) has the highest dividend yield: Republic Services (RSG) 1.09%, Waste Management (WM) 1.62%. Greystone Logistics (GLGI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Republic Services (RSG) has been the steadiest (Greystone Logistics (GLGI) 116.7%, Republic Services (RSG) 20.3%, Waste Management (WM) 21.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GLGI, RSG and WM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Waste Management (WM) leads on 8. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.