What is WM's five-year median EV/EBITDA?

The median, or middle weekly reading, is 16.1× over the last five years. Available history contains 860 weekly observations from May 3, 2010 to Oct 19, 2026.

Does a low historical rank mean a stock is a buy?

No. The rank describes a stock’s own history. Changes in growth, financial risk and the business can change the multiple investors pay. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the previous twelve months.

Waste Management (WM) valuation history

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As of Oct 22, 2026

WM's EV/EBITDA of 15.3x is lower than 70% of its available weekly readings from the last five years.

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EV/EBITDA at year-end

Last weekly reading of each completed year. Rank runs from lowest (0%) to highest (100%) within the five years available on that date.

WM year-end valuation history
Reading date	EV/EBITDA	5-year rank
Dec 29, 2025	16.4×	50%
Dec 30, 2024	16.0×	59%
Dec 25, 2023	15.6×	72%
Dec 26, 2022	14.8×	63%
Dec 27, 2021	17.3×	97%
Dec 28, 2020	14.7×	98%
Dec 30, 2019	13.7×	90%
Dec 31, 2018	11.8×	67%
Dec 25, 2017	12.2×	81%
Dec 26, 2016	11.8×	79%

Peers on the same measure

Stock	EV/EBITDA	5-year rank
ROLRollins, Inc.	19.4×	2%
RSGRepublic Services	16.1×	59%
VLTOVeralto	19.2×	41%
ADPAutomatic Data Processing	17.6×	29%

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What is WM's current EV/EBITDA?: WM's EV/EBITDA of 15.3x is lower than 70% of its available weekly readings from the last five years.
What is WM's five-year median EV/EBITDA?: The median, or middle weekly reading, is 16.1× over the last five years. Available history contains 860 weekly observations from May 3, 2010 to Oct 19, 2026.
Does a low historical rank mean a stock is a buy?: No. The rank describes a stock’s own history. Changes in growth, financial risk and the business can change the multiple investors pay. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the previous twelve months.