GLGI vs WM vs MMM Stock Comparison

Greystone Logistics, Waste Management and 3M Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
WM Waste Management Inc
$235.63 +13.9% 1M +10.2% 1Y
Market cap
$94.25B
P/E
30.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.07B
Div. yield
1.55%
Solid Waste Industrials
6 wins
MMM 3M Co
$171.62 +1.2% 1M +1.9% 1Y
Market cap
$88.68B
P/E
25.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.25B
Div. yield
1.79%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Waste Management leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Waste Management 6, 3M 5, Greystone Logistics 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGLGIWMMMMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.00M $94.25B $88.68B WM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.6x 30.8x 25.2x MMM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 27.2x 19.3x MMM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -59.9% +5.2% +1.7% WM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -43.8% — 14.0% MMM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -37.9% — 22.0% MMM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -4.6x — 1.6x GLGI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.55% 1.79% MMM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -78.0% +10.2% +1.9% WM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -24.6%/yr +8.4%/yr +2.7%/yr WM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 116.5% 21.4% 25.6% WM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 10/100 61/100 49/100 WM

Percentile Scorecard

GLGIWMMMM

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

AxisGLGIWMMMM
Valuation 29 #145 of 203 60 #7 of 16 37 #128 of 203
Growth 0 #188 of 188 77 #4 of 14 59 #77 of 188
Profitability 6 #173 of 183 92 #2 of 14 89 #21 of 183
Financial Health 7 #203 of 217 13 #14 of 16 19 #177 of 217
Shareholder Returns – – 42 #89 of 153
Overall 10 61 49
  • GLGI ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • WM ranked among 16 companies in Waste Management
  • MMM ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGLGIWMMMMSPY
1 month -15.4%+13.9%+1.2% -0.2%
3 months -12.0%-1.6%-5.9% +3.9%
6 months +37.5%+3.6%+17.5% +8.2%
Year to date -62.1%+7.2%+7.2% +12.9%
1 year -78.0%+10.2%+1.9% +12.3%
3 years -77.1%+46.0%+134.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year -38.8%+13.5%+32.9% +23.3%
5 years -75.6%+49.6%+14.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year -24.6%+8.4%+2.7% +10.9%
10 years -12.0%+271.9%+23.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year -1.3%+14.0%+2.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGLGIWMMMMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 116.5%21.4%25.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 150.7%20.8%24.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -1.08-0.420.69 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.670.480.07 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.7%-18.7%-53.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -76.3%-4.4%-6.6% -1.2%
52-week high $0.93$246.51$183.81 $779.14
52-week low $0.15$196.77$141.20 $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.

MultipleGLGIWMMMM
P/E now vs peer median -0.6xmedian 25.2x 30.8xmedian 33.2x 25.2xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.9x 3.6xmedian 3.3x 3.5xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -7.0xmedian 14.0x —median 14.5x 16.0xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1.2xmedian 21.7x 23.2xmedian 16.4x 33.1xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 2.3x 9.6xmedian 3.0x 21.3xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.01median 1.32 3.00median 2.81 0.70median 1.32

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 monthsGLGIWMMMM
Revenue $22.12M $26.07B $25.25B
Gross profit -$2.92M – $9.98B
Operating income -$8.43M $4.80B $4.74B
Net income -$9.70M $3.07B $3.58B
Free cash flow -$5.06M – $2.68B
R&D – – $1.21B
EPS (diluted) $-0.36 $7.63 $6.77
Cash & equivalents $360.53K $247.00M $4.84B
Total debt $46.58M – $15.00B
Shares (diluted) 27.27M 402.40M 522.60M
Enterprise value $3.99M $94.25B $71.10B

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
MetricGLGIWMMMM
P/E -0.6x 30.8x 25.2x
P/FCF -1.2x 23.2x 33.1x
P/Operating cash flow -1.8x 8.2x 24.4x
P/S 0.3x 3.6x 3.5x
P/B 0.7x 9.6x 21.3x
P/Tangible book 0.7x 14.9x 41.9x
EV/EBITDA -7.0x – 16.0x
EV/EBIT -2.1x – 20.8x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 3.6x 3.9x
EV/FCF -3.5x – 36.8x
EV/Operating cash flow -5.3x 8.2x 27.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.01 3.00 0.70

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGLGIWMMMM
Revenue growth (1Y) -59.9% 5.2% 1.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -28.0% 9.0% 10.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -133.7% – -1.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -31.4% – 17.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -472.2% 17.9% -3.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -51.5% 10.5% 33.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -1,158% 19.7% 4.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -50.9% 10.0% 35.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -1,653% 20.3% 7.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -56.5% 10.3% 35.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -132.8% 95.1% 42.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -31.4% 37.6% -18.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -169.9% – 68.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -49.9% – -18.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGLGIWMMMM
Gross margin -13.2% – 39.5%
EBITDA margin -11.3% – 24.4%
Operating margin -38.1% – 18.8%
Pretax margin -42.4% – 17.5%
Net margin -43.8% – 14.0%
FCF margin -22.9% – 10.6%
Operating cash flow margin -15.0% 43.8% 14.4%
Return on equity -94.7% 31.0% 101.3%
Return on assets -26.5% 6.6% 9.8%
Return on invested capital -37.9% – 22.0%
Return on capital employed -39.6% – 18.7%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x 3.7x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGLGIWMMMM
Debt / assets 33.5% – 37.9%
Debt / equity 1.3x – 3.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -4.6x – 1.6x
Debt / FCF -2.4x – 5.6x
Liabilities / assets 75.0% 78.8% 89.5%
Equity / assets 25.0% 21.2% 10.5%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.4x 0.8x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.2x – 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.0x – 0.4x
Altman Z-score -1.82 – 4.09

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGLGIWMMMM
Dividend yield – 1.5% 1.8%
Net buyback yield – – 3.1%
Shareholder yield – 1.5% 4.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 44.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 59.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 3.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -21.4%

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.

ConsensusGLGIWMMMM
Forward P/E – 27.2xFY2026 19.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $8.65FY2026 $8.88FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +15.3%FY2026 +10.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +9.5% +16.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $25.84BFY2026 $23.87BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +2.6%FY2026 -1.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +12.0% +17.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGLGIWMMMM
Held by institutions – 82.3% 74.5%
Institutions holding – 2,348 2,209
Change in shares held, QoQ – +0.8% +0.8%
Institutions buying – 1,094 915
Institutions selling – 901 837
Buyers to sellers – 1.21 1.09

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.

GLGIWMMMM
GLGI 1.00 0.11 0.01
WM 0.11 1.00 0.00
MMM 0.01 0.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GLGI, WM and MMM?

Waste Management (WM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Greystone Logistics (GLGI) $6.00M, Waste Management (WM) $94.25B, 3M (MMM) $88.68B.

Which stock is cheaper, GLGI, WM and MMM?

3M (MMM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Greystone Logistics (GLGI) -0.6x, Waste Management (WM) 30.8x, 3M (MMM) 25.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, 3M (MMM) is cheapest (Waste Management (WM) 27.2x, 3M (MMM) 19.3x). 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%, Waste Management (WM) +5.2%, 3M (MMM) +1.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

3M (MMM) has the highest net margin (Greystone Logistics (GLGI) -43.8%, 3M (MMM) 14.0%). On return on invested capital, 3M (MMM) leads (Greystone Logistics (GLGI) -37.9%, 3M (MMM) 22.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Waste Management (WM) returned the most: Greystone Logistics (GLGI) -78.0%, Waste Management (WM) +10.2%, 3M (MMM) +1.9%. Over five years, Waste Management (WM) compounded fastest (Greystone Logistics (GLGI) -24.6%/yr, Waste Management (WM) +8.4%/yr, 3M (MMM) +2.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

3M (MMM) has the highest dividend yield: Waste Management (WM) 1.55%, 3M (MMM) 1.79%. Greystone Logistics (GLGI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Waste Management (WM) has been the steadiest (Greystone Logistics (GLGI) 116.5%, Waste Management (WM) 21.4%, 3M (MMM) 25.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 6. 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.