WM vs PWR vs OSK Stock Comparison

Waste Management, Quanta Services and Oshkosh Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
WM Waste Management Inc
$235.63 +13.9% 1M +10.2% 1Y
Market cap
$92.00B
P/E
30.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.07B
Div. yield
–
Solid Waste Industrials
2 wins
PWR Quanta Services, Inc.
$578.87 -10.8% 1M +31.0% 1Y
Market cap
$89.73B
P/E
67.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$32.91B
Div. yield
0.00%
Utility Construction Industrials
3 wins
OSK Oshkosh Corp
$134.20 +1.0% 1M -3.6% 1Y
Market cap
$8.64B
P/E
15.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.61B
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Oshkosh leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Oshkosh 6, Quanta Services 3, Waste Management 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionWMPWROSKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $92.00B $89.73B $8.64B WM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.0x 67.6x 15.5x OSK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.2x 36.5x 13.4x OSK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.2% +26.3% +2.2% PWR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 4.0% 5.2% OSK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 10.1% 11.4% OSK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.8x 0.7x OSK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +10.2% +31.0% -3.6% PWR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.4%/yr +36.7%/yr +4.5%/yr PWR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.4% 44.8% 40.4% WM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 53/100 72/100 OSK

Percentile Scorecard

WMPWROSK

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

AxisWMPWROSK
Valuation 60 #7 of 16 22 #41 of 52 95 #12 of 203
Growth 77 #4 of 14 72 #11 of 37 59 #78 of 188
Profitability 92 #2 of 14 75 #10 of 37 63 #69 of 183
Financial Health 13 #14 of 16 55 #26 of 57 52 #105 of 217
Shareholder Returns – 42 #16 of 27 91 #15 of 153
Overall 61 53 72
  • WM ranked among 16 companies in Waste Management
  • PWR ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • OSK ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodWMPWROSKSPY
1 month +13.9%-10.8%+1.0% -0.2%
3 months -1.6%-1.6%-11.9% +3.9%
6 months +3.6%-8.3%-10.3% +8.2%
Year to date +7.2%+37.2%+6.8% +12.9%
1 year +10.2%+31.0%-3.6% +12.3%
3 years +46.0%+251.1%+55.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +13.5%+52.0%+15.9% +23.3%
5 years +49.6%+376.4%+24.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year +8.4%+36.7%+4.5% +10.9%
10 years +271.9%+1,953.5%+155.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year +14.0%+35.3%+9.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureWMPWROSKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.4%44.8%40.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.8%42.7%40.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.421.731.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.480.69-0.09 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -18.7%-33.9%-43.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.4%-26.3%-24.6% -1.2%
52-week high $246.51$785.24$177.94 $779.14
52-week low $196.77$413.17$118.59 $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.

MultipleWMPWROSK
P/E now vs peer median 30.8xmedian 33.2x 65.5xmedian 26.7x 15.1xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 3.3x 2.6xmedian 0.8x 0.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.5x 30.2xmedian 13.1x 8.7xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.2xmedian 16.4x 38.0xmedian 23.0x 7.4xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 9.6xmedian 3.0x 8.9xmedian 2.4x 1.8xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 3.00median 2.81 2.13median 0.57 1.18median 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 monthsWMPWROSK
Revenue $26.07B $32.91B $10.61B
Gross profit – $5.09B $1.69B
Operating income $4.80B $2.04B $797.60M
Net income $3.07B $1.35B $556.30M
Free cash flow – $2.29B $1.12B
EPS (diluted) $7.63 $8.70 $8.87
Cash & equivalents $247.00M $506.43M $403.60M
Total debt – $6.10B $1.10B
Shares (diluted) 402.40M 152.44M 62.75M
Enterprise value $92.00B $87.81B $7.29B

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
MetricWMPWROSK
P/E 30.8x 65.5x 15.1x
P/FCF 23.2x 38.0x 7.4x
P/Operating cash flow 8.2x 27.4x 6.4x
P/S 3.6x 2.6x 0.8x
P/B 9.6x 8.9x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 14.9x 13.3x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA – 30.2x 8.7x
EV/EBIT – 45.5x 11.3x
EV/Revenue 3.6x 2.8x 0.8x
EV/FCF – 40.5x 8.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.2x 29.1x 6.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.00 2.13 1.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricWMPWROSK
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.2% 26.3% 2.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 21.5% 5.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 29.8% -10.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 24.2% 7.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 17.9% 36.3% -16.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.5% 28.9% 8.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 19.7% 36.2% -14.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.0% 31.5% 11.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 20.3% 35.2% -11.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.3% 30.7% 12.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 95.1% 59.6% 60.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 37.6% 42.8% 57.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 68.4% 99.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 47.7% 49.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricWMPWROSK
Gross margin – 15.5% 15.9%
EBITDA margin – 9.3% 9.8%
Operating margin – 6.2% 7.5%
Pretax margin – 5.3% 6.5%
Net margin – 4.0% 5.2%
FCF margin – 7.0% 10.6%
Operating cash flow margin 43.8% 9.7% 12.3%
Return on equity 31.0% 14.3% 12.4%
Return on assets 6.6% 5.0% 5.6%
Return on invested capital – 10.1% 11.4%
Return on capital employed – 12.6% 11.5%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.2x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.7x 2.4x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.7% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricWMPWROSK
Debt / assets – 21.6% 11.0%
Debt / equity – 0.6x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.8x 0.7x
Debt / FCF – 2.7x 1.0x
Liabilities / assets 78.8% 65.6% 55.0%
Equity / assets 21.2% 34.4% 45.0%
Interest coverage – 6.9x 6.6x
Current ratio 0.8x 1.1x 1.7x
Quick ratio – 1.0x 0.7x
Cash ratio – 0.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 4.62 3.18

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricWMPWROSK
Dividend yield 1.5% 0.1% 1.7%
Net buyback yield – – 4.2%
Shareholder yield 1.5% 0.1% 5.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 4.7% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 2.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 10.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 12.6% –

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.

ConsensusWMPWROSK
Forward P/E 27.2xFY2026 36.5xFY2026 13.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.65FY2026 $15.88FY2026 $10.00FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +15.3%FY2026 +47.7%FY2026 -7.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.5% +27.0% +46.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $25.84BFY2026 $40.73BFY2026 $10.70BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.6%FY2026 +43.0%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.0% +9.6% +5.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersWMPWROSK
Held by institutions 82.3% 88.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 2,348 1,920 598
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% +13.5% +5.1%
Institutions buying 1,094 972 309
Institutions selling 901 704 188
Buyers to sellers 1.21 1.38 1.64

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.

WMPWROSK
WM 1.00 -0.29 0.08
PWR -0.29 1.00 0.31
OSK 0.08 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, WM, PWR and OSK?

Waste Management (WM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Waste Management (WM) $92.00B, Quanta Services (PWR) $89.73B, Oshkosh (OSK) $8.64B.

Which stock is cheaper, WM, PWR and OSK?

Oshkosh (OSK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Waste Management (WM) 30.0x, Quanta Services (PWR) 67.6x, Oshkosh (OSK) 15.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Oshkosh (OSK) is cheapest (Waste Management (WM) 27.2x, Quanta Services (PWR) 36.5x, Oshkosh (OSK) 13.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Quanta Services (PWR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Waste Management (WM) +5.2%, Quanta Services (PWR) +26.3%, Oshkosh (OSK) +2.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Oshkosh (OSK) has the highest net margin (Quanta Services (PWR) 4.0%, Oshkosh (OSK) 5.2%). On return on invested capital, Oshkosh (OSK) leads (Quanta Services (PWR) 10.1%, Oshkosh (OSK) 11.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Quanta Services (PWR) returned the most: Waste Management (WM) +10.2%, Quanta Services (PWR) +31.0%, Oshkosh (OSK) -3.6%. Over five years, Quanta Services (PWR) compounded fastest (Waste Management (WM) +8.4%/yr, Quanta Services (PWR) +36.7%/yr, Oshkosh (OSK) +4.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Waste Management (WM) 0.00%, Quanta Services (PWR) 0.00%, Oshkosh (OSK) 0.00%. Waste Management (WM) and Oshkosh (OSK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Waste Management (WM) has been the steadiest (Waste Management (WM) 21.4%, Quanta Services (PWR) 44.8%, Oshkosh (OSK) 40.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, WM, PWR and OSK?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Oshkosh (OSK) 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.