RETO vs WCN vs WM Stock Comparison

ReTo Eco-Solutions, Waste Connections and Waste Management Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
WCN Waste Connections, Inc.
$181.95 +17.0% 1M +8.0% 1Y
Market cap
$46.73B
P/E
37.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.94B
Div. yield
–
Solid Waste Industrials
1 win
WM Waste Management Inc
$230.86 +11.5% 1M +16.9% 1Y
Market cap
$93.45B
P/E
30.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.07B
Div. yield
0.02%
Solid Waste Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Waste Management leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Waste Management 7, Waste Connections 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRETOWCNWMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.53K $46.73B $93.45B WM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 0.0x 37.2x 30.4x WM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 33.7x 26.7x WM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +6.3% +5.2% WCN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 11.8% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 11.4% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 3.0x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -97.0% +8.0% +16.9% WM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -87.8%/yr +6.0%/yr +7.6%/yr WM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 354.5% 25.6% 21.3% WM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 45/100 54/100 WM

Percentile Scorecard

RETOWCNWM

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

AxisRETOWCNWM
Valuation 67 #6 of 16 27 #12 of 16 47 #9 of 16
Growth – 69 #5 of 14 62 #6 of 14
Profitability – 69 #5 of 14 100 #1 of 14
Financial Health 71 #5 of 15 14 #13 of 15 7 #14 of 15
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall – 45 54
  • RETO ranked among 16 companies in Waste Management
  • WCN 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

PeriodRETOWCNWMSPY
1 month +588.9%+17.0%+11.5% +0.7%
3 months -77.5%+9.4%+2.0% +3.7%
6 months -74.2%+10.5%-0.7% +7.1%
Year to date -91.9%+3.8%+5.1% +12.8%
1 year -97.0%+8.0%+16.9% +11.9%
3 years -100.0%+40.1%+41.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year -92.4%+11.9%+12.4% +22.8%
5 years -100.0%+33.8%+44.1% +67.6%
5 years, per year -87.8%+6.0%+7.6% +10.9%
10 years —+263.0%+260.8% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+13.8%+13.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureRETOWCNWMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 354.5%25.6%21.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 244.9%23.2%20.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.29-0.20-0.43 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.270.310.79 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -100.0%-25.5%-18.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -97.0%-2.5%-6.3% -1.2%
52-week high $20.40$186.62$246.51 $779.14
52-week low $0.09$149.02$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.

MultipleRETOWCNWM
P/E now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 30.9x 37.2xmedian 30.9x 30.0xmedian 30.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 3.2x 4.6xmedian 3.2x 3.5xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.0x —median 14.0x 14.8xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 17.3x 31.8xmedian 17.3x 24.5xmedian 17.3x
P/B now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 2.8x 5.8xmedian 2.8x 9.3xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.44 —median 2.44 2.86median 2.44

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 monthsRETOWCNWM
Revenue – $9.94B $26.07B
Gross profit – – $10.53B
Operating income – $1.76B $4.80B
Net income – $1.13B $3.07B
Free cash flow – – $3.74B
EPS (diluted) – – $7.68
Cash & equivalents $250.01K $95.69M $247.00M
Total debt $13.30M – $23.37B
Shares (diluted) 5.97K 253.86M 399.80M
Enterprise value -$4.97M $46.73B $92.29B

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
MetricRETOWCNWM
P/E 0.0x 37.2x 30.0x
P/FCF 0.0x 31.8x 24.5x
P/Operating cash flow – 18.2x 14.0x
P/S 0.1x 4.6x 3.5x
P/B 0.0x 5.8x 9.3x
P/Tangible book 0.0x 7.8x 14.5x
EV/EBITDA – – 14.8x
EV/EBIT – – 23.9x
EV/Revenue – 4.6x 4.4x
EV/FCF – – 30.7x
EV/Operating cash flow – 18.2x 17.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 2.86

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRETOWCNWM
Revenue growth (1Y) – 6.3% 5.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 8.2% 9.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – -21.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 11.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 61.8% 17.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 10.0% 10.5%
Net income growth (1Y) – 82.2% 19.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 10.9% 10.0%
EPS growth (1Y) – – 21.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – 10.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 4.2% 12.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 6.5% 14.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 55.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 30.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRETOWCNWM
Gross margin – – 40.4%
EBITDA margin – – 29.8%
Operating margin – – 18.4%
Pretax margin – – 14.9%
Net margin – – 11.8%
FCF margin – – 14.3%
Operating cash flow margin – 25.4% 25.2%
Return on equity – 14.3% 31.0%
Return on assets – 5.3% 6.6%
Return on invested capital – – 11.4%
Return on capital employed – – 12.0%
Asset turnover – 0.5x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.2x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.8% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRETOWCNWM
Debt / assets 7.0% – 50.2%
Debt / equity 0.1x – 2.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 3.0x
Debt / FCF – – 6.2x
Liabilities / assets 22.3% 63.3% 78.8%
Equity / assets 77.7% 36.7% 21.2%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.2x 0.7x 0.8x
Quick ratio 24,122x – 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.0x – 0.0x
Altman Z-score – – 2.93

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRETOWCNWM
Dividend yield – 0.8% 1.6%
Net buyback yield – – 1.7%
Shareholder yield – 0.8% 3.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 48.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 39.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 13.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 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.

ConsensusRETOWCNWM
Forward P/E – 33.7xFY2026 26.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $5.40FY2026 $8.65FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +5.9%FY2026 +15.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +18.7% +9.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $10.30BFY2026 $25.84BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +10.0%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – 0.0% +12.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRETOWCNWM
Held by institutions – 85.2% 82.3%
Institutions holding – 830 2,350
Change in shares held, QoQ – +1.3% +0.8%
Institutions buying – 411 1,096
Institutions selling – 303 901
Buyers to sellers – 1.36 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.

RETOWCNWM
RETO 1.00 0.08 0.04
WCN 0.08 1.00 0.75
WM 0.04 0.75 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RETO, WCN and WM?

Waste Management (WM) is the largest by market capitalisation: ReTo Eco-Solutions (RETO) $3.53K, Waste Connections (WCN) $46.73B, Waste Management (WM) $93.45B.

Which stock is cheaper, RETO, WCN and WM?

Waste Management (WM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (ReTo Eco-Solutions (RETO) 0.0x, Waste Connections (WCN) 37.2x, Waste Management (WM) 30.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Waste Management (WM) is cheapest (Waste Connections (WCN) 33.7x, Waste Management (WM) 26.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Waste Connections (WCN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Waste Connections (WCN) +6.3%, Waste Management (WM) +5.2%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Waste Management (WM) returned the most: ReTo Eco-Solutions (RETO) -97.0%, Waste Connections (WCN) +8.0%, Waste Management (WM) +16.9%. Over five years, Waste Management (WM) compounded fastest (ReTo Eco-Solutions (RETO) -87.8%/yr, Waste Connections (WCN) +6.0%/yr, Waste Management (WM) +7.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: ReTo Eco-Solutions (RETO) 0.00%, Waste Connections (WCN) 0.00%, Waste Management (WM) 0.02%. ReTo Eco-Solutions (RETO) and Waste Connections (WCN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Waste Management (WM) has been the steadiest (ReTo Eco-Solutions (RETO) 354.5%, Waste Connections (WCN) 25.6%, Waste Management (WM) 21.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RETO, WCN 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 7. 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.