Waste Management WM
Waste Management is the 123rd largest S&P 500 company by market cap, worth $95.7 billion. 8 directors have filed with the SEC in the last 12 months (who counts). 12 officers are on file. At 30 Jun 2026, Vanguard was its largest institutional holder, with 9.8% of the company.
- CEO
- James C. Fish Jr.
- Sector
- Industrials
- Sub-industry
- Environmental & Facilities Services
- Headquarters
- Houston, Texas
- Founded
- 1968
- More
- Wikipedia
- Market cap
- $95.7B
- 123rd largest, 23 Oct 2026 close
- Price to sales
- 3.8
- Market cap over revenue
- Market cap per employee
- $1.6M
- Market cap over employees
- Connections
- 6
- S&P 500 companies sharing a director or officer
Largest institutional holders
Each fund group's share of Waste Management. Where a company has several share classes, the share is of its total value.
13F filings for the quarter to 30 Jun 2026
Board and officers
6 people here also hold roles at other S&P 500 companies.
Roles filed up to 30 Sep 2026
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Directors (8) | |
| Thomas BeneDirector | |
| Bruce E. ChinnDirector | |
| Andres GluskiDirectorAlso at AES | |
| Victoria M. HoltDirectorAlso at A. O. Smith | |
| Kathleen M. MazzarellaDirectorAlso at Cigna | |
| Sean E. MenkeDirector | |
| William B. PlummerDirectorAlso at Global Payments | |
| Maryrose SylvesterDirectorAlso at Flex | |
| Officers (12) | |
| James C. Fish Jr.Chief Executive OfficerAlso at CaterpillarLast filed 5 Mar 2026 | |
| David L. ReedEVP & CFOLast filed 10 Aug 2026 | |
| Charles C. BoettcherEVP, Chief Legal OfficerLast filed 5 Mar 2026 | |
| John A. CarrollVP & Chief Accounting OfficerLast filed 8 Sep 2026 | |
| Marcel DalbySVP Bus Optimiz & CollectionLast filed 21 May 2026 | |
| Christopher P. DeSantisSVP Operations - EastLast filed 10 Mar 2026 | |
| Tara J. HemmerEVP & Chief Operating OfficerLast filed 21 May 2026 | |
| John J. MorrisPresidentLast filed 21 May 2026 | |
| Donald J. SmithSr. VP - OperationsLast filed 5 Mar 2026 | |
| Kimberly G. StithSVP - Chief HR OfficerLast filed 8 Sep 2026 | |
| Johnson VarkeySVP-Chief Information OfficerLast filed 7 Apr 2026 | |
| Michael J. WatsonSr. VP-Chief Customer OfficerLast filed 5 Mar 2026 | |
Companies that share people with Waste Management
Each person's title here, then at the other company.
- A. O. Smith AOS
- Victoria M. Holt: Director here, Director there
- AES AES
- Andres Gluski: Director here, President and CEO there
- Caterpillar CAT
- James C. Fish Jr.: Chief Executive Officer here, Director there
- Cigna CI
- Kathleen M. Mazzarella: Director here, Director there
- Flex FLEX
- Maryrose Sylvester: Director here, Director there
- Global Payments GPN
- William B. Plummer: Director here, Director there
Waste Management's market cap since December 2008
Weekly, up to 23 Oct 2026
| Week ending | Market cap |
|---|---|
| 23 Oct 2026 | $95.7B |
| 26 Dec 2025 | $89.1B |
| 27 Dec 2024 | $81.9B |
| 29 Dec 2023 | $72.1B |
| 30 Dec 2022 | $64.4B |
| 31 Dec 2021 | $69.8B |
| 25 Dec 2020 | $49.4B |
| 27 Dec 2019 | $48.3B |
| 28 Dec 2018 | $37.5B |
| 29 Dec 2017 | $37.5B |
| 30 Dec 2016 | $31.3B |
| 25 Dec 2015 | $23.9B |
| 26 Dec 2014 | $23.5B |
| 27 Dec 2013 | $21.1B |
| 28 Dec 2012 | $15.5B |
| 30 Dec 2011 | $15.1B |
| 31 Dec 2010 | $17.5B |
| 25 Dec 2009 | $16.5B |
| 26 Dec 2008 | $15.2B |
Download Waste Management's data as JSON, with the weekly market caps in billions of dollars from 5 Dec 2008.
Workforce
Headcount at 31 Dec 2025
- Employees
- 60,500
As of December 31, 2025, we had approximately 60,500 full-time employees across the U.S., Canada, Western Europe, and India.
Insider trades
Open-market buys and sales by directors and officers. Grants, option exercises and shares withheld for tax are left out.
Trades from 30 Sep 2025 to 30 Sep 2026
Directors and officers sold $24.2 million of stock in 33 sales and bought $392,840 in 1 purchase in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026.
| Date | Person | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Sep 2026Sale | John A. CarrollVP & Chief Accounting Officer | $300K |
| 5 Jun 2026Sale | Rafael CarrascoSVP of Enterprise Strategy | $585K |
| 9 Mar 2026Sale | John J. MorrisPresident | $1.0M |
| 9 Mar 2026Sale | Johnson VarkeySVP-Chief Information Officer | $30K |
| 9 Mar 2026Sale | David L. ReedEVP & CFO | $18K |
| 9 Mar 2026Sale | Christopher P. DeSantisSVP Operations - East | $15K |
| 9 Mar 2026Sale | John A. CarrollVP & Chief Accounting Officer | $12K |
| 6 Mar 2026Sale | John J. MorrisPresident | $2.0M |
| 3 Mar 2026Sale | Johnson VarkeySVP-Chief Information Officer | $151K |
| 2 Mar 2026Sale | Michael J. WatsonSr. VP-Chief Customer Officer | $4.2M |
Showing 10 of 34 trades
Trades by members of Congress and officials
Trades members of Congress and senior executive branch officials disclosed, including their families'. Amounts are filed as ranges.
Trades from 20 Oct 2023 to 20 Oct 2026
10 people disclosed 31 purchases and 25 sales of Waste Management stock since October 2023.
| Date | Member or official | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep 2026 | Rohit KhannaHouse, D-CA 路 Sold | $1K to $15K |
| 11 Sep 2026 | Rohit KhannaHouse, D-CA 路 Sold | $1K to $15K |
| 12 Jun 2026 | Donald J TrumpPresident 路 Bought | $50K to $100K |
| 18 May 2026 | Donald J TrumpPresident 路 Bought | $100K to $250K |
| 18 May 2026 | Donald J TrumpPresident 路 Sold | $1K to $15K |
| 11 May 2026 | Donald J TrumpPresident 路 Sold | $100K to $250K |
| 27 Apr 2026 | Donald J TrumpPresident 路 Bought | $50K to $100K |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Donald J TrumpPresident 路 Sold | $15K to $50K |
| 17 Apr 2026 | Donald J TrumpPresident 路 Bought | $100K to $250K |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Donald J TrumpPresident 路 Bought | $15K to $50K |
Showing 10 of 56 trades
Not on file: no WARN layoff notices under its own name since October 2023.