WM vs PWR vs RSG Stock Comparison

Waste Management, Quanta Services and Republic Services Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
WM Waste Management Inc
$225.20 +9.1% 1M +10.3% 1Y
Market cap
$92.00B
P/E
30.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.07B
Div. yield
0.02%
Solid Waste Industrials
4 wins
PWR Quanta Services, Inc.
$607.53 -5.7% 1M +38.2% 1Y
Market cap
$94.95B
P/E
71.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$32.91B
Div. yield
0.00%
Utility Construction Industrials
6 wins
RSG Republic Services, Inc.
$233.48 +9.6% 1M +7.2% 1Y
Market cap
$72.65B
P/E
33.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.89B
Div. yield
0.01%
Solid Waste Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Quanta Services leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Quanta Services 6, Waste Management 4, Republic Services 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionWMPWRRSGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $92.00B $94.95B $72.65B PWR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.0x 71.6x 33.2x WM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.0x 38.3x 31.3x WM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.2% +26.3% +3.2% PWR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.8% 4.0% 12.9% RSG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.4% 10.1% 11.0% WM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.0x 1.8x 2.6x PWR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.01% WM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +10.3% +38.2% +7.2% PWR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.0%/yr +38.1%/yr +11.7%/yr PWR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.4% 45.0% 20.3% RSG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 54/100 51/100 PWR

Percentile Scorecard

WMPWRRSG

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

AxisWMPWRRSG
Valuation 53 #8 of 16 20 #42 of 52 40 #10 of 16
Growth 62 #6 of 14 75 #10 of 37 39 #9 of 14
Profitability 92 #2 of 14 75 #10 of 37 100 #1 of 14
Financial Health 7 #15 of 16 55 #26 of 57 27 #12 of 16
Shareholder Returns – 44 #15 of 26 –
Overall 53 54 51
  • WM ranked among 16 companies in Waste Management
  • PWR ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • RSG ranked among 16 companies in Waste Management

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodWMPWRRSGSPY
1 month +9.1%-5.7%+9.6% +0.9%
3 months -4.8%+8.5%+6.6% +5.9%
6 months -2.2%-3.4%+12.1% +8.5%
Year to date +2.5%+43.9%+10.2% +13.3%
1 year +10.3%+38.2%+7.2% +12.4%
3 years +39.5%+268.5%+59.9% +88.1%
3 years, per year +11.8%+54.5%+17.0% +23.5%
5 years +40.5%+400.9%+73.5% +68.2%
5 years, per year +7.0%+38.1%+11.7% +11.0%
10 years +252.0%+2,027.2%+349.2% +263.4%
10 years, per year +13.4%+35.8%+16.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureWMPWRRSGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.4%45.0%20.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.8%42.8%19.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.421.74-0.43 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.480.850.36 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -18.7%-33.9%-23.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.6%-22.6%-3.5% -0.9%
52-week high $246.51$785.24$241.83 $779.14
52-week low $196.77$413.17$197.73 $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.

MultipleWMPWRRSG
P/E now vs peer median 29.3xmedian 31.3x 68.8xmedian 27.7x 32.8xmedian 31.3x
P/S now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 3.1x 2.8xmedian 0.8x 4.2xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.5xmedian 14.3x 31.6xmedian 12.4x 16.0xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.9xmedian 16.9x 39.9xmedian 23.7x 26.9xmedian 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median 9.1xmedian 2.7x 9.4xmedian 2.5x 5.9xmedian 2.7x
PEG now vs peer median 2.79median 2.37 2.24median 0.57 2.59median 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 monthsWMPWRRSG
Revenue $26.07B $32.91B $16.89B
Gross profit $10.53B $5.09B $7.09B
Operating income $4.80B $2.04B $3.37B
Net income $3.07B $1.35B $2.19B
Free cash flow $3.74B $2.29B $2.65B
EPS (diluted) $7.68 $8.70 $7.10
Cash & equivalents $247.00M $506.43M $107.00M
Total debt $23.37B $6.10B $14.07B
Shares (diluted) 399.80M 152.44M 307.63M
Enterprise value $90.84B $93.03B $72.26B

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
MetricWMPWRRSG
P/E 29.3x 68.8x 32.8x
P/FCF 23.9x 39.9x 26.9x
P/Operating cash flow 13.6x 28.7x 15.7x
P/S 3.4x 2.8x 4.2x
P/B 9.1x 9.4x 5.9x
P/Tangible book 14.2x 14.0x 6.3x
EV/EBITDA 14.5x 31.6x 16.0x
EV/EBIT 23.5x 47.6x 25.4x
EV/Revenue 4.3x 2.9x 5.1x
EV/FCF 30.1x 42.4x 32.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.2x 30.5x 18.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.79 2.24 2.59

Growth

14 metrics
MetricWMPWRRSG
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.2% 26.3% 3.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 21.5% 5.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -21.0% 29.8% 2.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.5% 24.2% 7.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 17.9% 36.3% 1.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.5% 28.9% 9.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 19.7% 36.2% 2.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.0% 31.5% 11.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 21.1% 35.2% 4.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.5% 30.7% 12.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 12.1% 59.6% 9.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.4% 42.8% 10.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 55.7% 68.4% 12.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.8% 47.7% 12.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricWMPWRRSG
Gross margin 40.4% 15.5% 42.0%
EBITDA margin 29.8% 9.3% 31.7%
Operating margin 18.4% 6.2% 19.9%
Pretax margin 14.9% 5.3% 15.2%
Net margin 11.8% 4.0% 12.9%
FCF margin 14.3% 7.0% 15.7%
Operating cash flow margin 25.2% 9.7% 26.9%
Return on equity 31.0% 14.3% 18.2%
Return on assets 6.6% 5.0% 6.3%
Return on invested capital 11.4% 10.1% 11.0%
Return on capital employed 12.0% 12.6% 10.9%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.2x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 2.4x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricWMPWRRSG
Debt / assets 50.2% 21.6% 40.0%
Debt / equity 2.4x 0.6x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.0x 1.8x 2.6x
Debt / FCF 6.2x 2.7x 5.3x
Liabilities / assets 78.8% 65.6% 65.8%
Equity / assets 21.2% 34.4% 34.2%
Interest coverage – 6.9x 5.7x
Current ratio 0.8x 1.1x 0.6x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.0x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 2.89 4.76 3.08

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricWMPWRRSG
Dividend yield 1.6% 0.1% 1.1%
Net buyback yield 1.7% – 2.1%
Shareholder yield 3.3% 0.1% 3.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 48.0% 4.7% 34.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) 39.4% 2.8% 28.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) 13.2% 10.9% 6.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 9.6% 12.6% 7.4%

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.

ConsensusWMPWRRSG
Forward P/E 26.0xFY2026 38.3xFY2026 31.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.65FY2026 $15.88FY2026 $7.45FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +15.3%FY2026 +47.7%FY2026 +6.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.5% +27.0% +5.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $25.84BFY2026 $40.73BFY2026 $16.61BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.6%FY2026 +43.0%FY2026 +0.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.0% +9.6% +15.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersWMPWRRSG
Held by institutions 82.3% 88.9% 58.9%
Institutions holding 2,349 1,920 1,303
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% +13.5% +0.5%
Institutions buying 1,095 972 623
Institutions selling 901 704 484
Buyers to sellers 1.22 1.38 1.29

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.

WMPWRRSG
WM 1.00 -0.31 0.83
PWR -0.31 1.00 -0.30
RSG 0.83 -0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, WM, PWR and RSG?

Quanta Services (PWR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Waste Management (WM) $92.00B, Quanta Services (PWR) $94.95B, Republic Services (RSG) $72.65B.

Which stock is cheaper, WM, PWR and RSG?

Waste Management (WM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Waste Management (WM) 30.0x, Quanta Services (PWR) 71.6x, Republic Services (RSG) 33.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Waste Management (WM) is cheapest (Waste Management (WM) 26.0x, Quanta Services (PWR) 38.3x, Republic Services (RSG) 31.3x). 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%, Republic Services (RSG) +3.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Republic Services (RSG) has the highest net margin (Waste Management (WM) 11.8%, Quanta Services (PWR) 4.0%, Republic Services (RSG) 12.9%). On return on invested capital, Waste Management (WM) leads (Waste Management (WM) 11.4%, Quanta Services (PWR) 10.1%, Republic Services (RSG) 11.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Quanta Services (PWR) returned the most: Waste Management (WM) +10.3%, Quanta Services (PWR) +38.2%, Republic Services (RSG) +7.2%. Over five years, Quanta Services (PWR) compounded fastest (Waste Management (WM) +7.0%/yr, Quanta Services (PWR) +38.1%/yr, Republic Services (RSG) +11.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Waste Management (WM) has the highest dividend yield: Waste Management (WM) 0.02%, Quanta Services (PWR) 0.00%, Republic Services (RSG) 0.01%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Republic Services (RSG) has been the steadiest (Waste Management (WM) 21.4%, Quanta Services (PWR) 45.0%, Republic Services (RSG) 20.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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