NYSE$WM

Waste Management Inc · Q1 2021 earnings

Q1 2021 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Announced strong operating and financial results, surpassing expectations and increasing 2021 financial guidance.

Waste Management announced strong financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2021, surpassing expectations and leading to an increase in the company's 2021 financial guidance.

  • Waste Management reported strong operating and financial results.
  • The company's performance surpassed expectations.
  • Waste Management increased its 2021 financial guidance.
  • The report covers the financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2021.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$4.11B

Previous: $3.73B+10.3%
EPS (adj)

$1.06

Previous: $0.93+14.0%
Free Cash Flow

$421M

Previous: $361M+16.6%
Net Income

$421M

Previous: $361M+16.6%
Operating Income

$650M

Previous: $573M+13.4%
Gross Profit

$1.6B

Previous: $1.4B+14.1%
Cash & Equivalents

$476M

Previous: $3.13B-84.8%
Total Assets

$29.1B

Previous: $27.2B+7.0%
Stock-Based Comp

$23M

Previous: $13M+76.9%

Revenue & EPS history

Waste Management · Revenue · Quarterly

$4.11B

Q1 2021+10.3%vs Q1 2020
Beat estimate in 15 of 16 quarters(94%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

Waste Management increased its 2021 financial guidance.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2021

Historical avgQ1 2021

+0.1%

Avg return

Earnings day

+1.0%

Avg return

5 days after

+2.5%

Avg return

30 days after

52%

38 / 73 earnings

Positive

+8.6%

Q2 2018

Best reaction

-11.3%

Q2 2011

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+0.2%+0.2%-7.0%
Q4 2025-1.9%-2.8%+4.0%
Q3 2025-4.4%-6.5%+1.7%
Q2 2025+0.3%+1.7%-3.5%
Q1 2025-0.1%+2.1%+3.8%
Q4 2024+6.1%+6.0%+11.1%
Q3 2024+6.0%+3.5%+10.5%
Q2 2024-8.6%-8.3%-4.0%
Q1 2024+1.9%+1.6%+0.0%
Q4 2023+5.6%+6.7%+11.7%
Q3 2023+5.2%+3.5%+10.1%
Q2 2023-4.0%-5.2%-8.5%
Q1 2023-2.4%+0.7%-2.6%
Q4 2022-2.8%-1.9%-3.0%
Q3 2022-4.1%-4.0%-0.4%
Q2 2022+6.2%+5.4%+10.6%
Q1 2022+7.4%+5.4%+1.3%
Q4 2021-2.7%-2.7%+3.3%
Q3 2021-3.7%-0.6%+2.8%
Q2 2021-0.7%+1.1%+4.7%
Q1 2021+1.7%+3.0%+4.9%
Q4 2020-0.5%-2.0%+8.3%
Q3 2020+6.3%+10.5%+8.5%
Q2 2020-0.0%-0.8%+4.0%
Q1 2020+2.5%+1.5%+13.3%
Q4 2019+0.1%+0.5%-16.2%
Q3 2019-3.2%-4.8%-5.3%
Q2 2019+2.3%+1.9%+0.1%
Q1 2019-0.3%+1.2%+2.2%
Q4 2018+0.5%+0.5%+2.4%
Q3 2018-2.6%+1.8%+4.2%
Q2 2018+8.6%+9.1%+11.3%
Q1 2018-0.1%-1.7%-1.4%
Q4 2017+3.1%+2.7%+4.6%
Q3 2017+6.2%+6.0%+3.7%
Q2 2017-0.3%-0.6%+0.3%
Q1 2017-1.9%-1.6%-3.2%
Q4 2016+1.5%+2.1%+3.1%
Q3 2016+1.0%+4.7%+11.6%
Q2 2016-1.5%-1.3%-5.0%
Q1 2016+4.2%
Q4 2015+1.1%
Q3 2015+2.7%
Q2 2015+2.2%
Q1 2015-5.6%
Q4 2014+6.5%
Q3 2014+0.3%
Q2 2014+3.4%
Q1 2014+2.5%
Q4 2013-5.7%
Q3 2013-2.5%
Q2 2013+0.4%
Q1 2013+3.4%
Q4 2012+0.1%
Q3 2012+1.4%
Q2 2012+5.3%
Q1 2012-5.1%
Q4 2011-1.2%
Q3 2011-2.8%
Q2 2011-11.3%
Q1 2011+1.3%
Q4 2010+0.1%
Q3 2010-1.0%
Q2 2010+1.3%
Q1 2009-1.7%
Q1 2010+0.4%
Q4 2009+3.7%
Q3 2009-2.4%
Q3 2008-2.4%
Q2 2009-4.6%
Q4 2008-4.6%
Q4 2007-4.6%
Q2 2008-4.6%

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