Waste Management Dividends

WM Stock  USD 228.46  1.01  0.44%   
At this time, Waste Management's Dividends Paid is very stable compared to the past year. As of the 28th of November 2024, Dividend Yield is likely to grow to 0.02, while Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio is likely to drop 0.90. Waste Management's past performance could be the main factor of why investors trade Waste Management stock today. Investors should clearly understand every aspect of the Waste Management dividend schedule, including its future sustainability, and how it might impact an overall investment strategy. This tool is helpful to digest Waste Management's dividend schedule and payout information. Waste Management dividends can also provide a clue to the current valuation of Waste Management.
 
Number Of Dividends  
Years Issued
27
Previous Year
4 Times
Current Year
3 Times
Year Average
3.33
Volatility
1.21
 
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Last ReportedProjected for Next Year
Dividends Paid1.1 B1.2 B
Dividend Yield 0.02  0.02 
Dividend Payout Ratio 0.49  0.50 
Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio 1.17  0.90 
One of the primary advantages of investing in dividend-paying companies such as Waste Management is that dividends usually grow steadily over time. As a result, well-established companies that pay dividends typically increase their dividend payouts yearly, which many long-term traders find attractive.
  
Investing in dividend-paying stocks, such as Waste Management is one of the few strategies that are good for long-term investment. Ex-dividend dates are significant because investors in Waste Management must own a stock before its ex-dividend date to receive its next dividend.

Waste Management Dividends Paid Over Time

Today, most investors in Waste Management Stock are looking for potential investment opportunities by analyzing not only static indicators but also various Waste Management's growth ratios. Consistent increases or decreases in fundamental ratios usually indicate a possible pattern that can be successfully translated into profits. However, when comparing two companies, knowing each company's dividends paid growth rates may not be enough to decide which company is a better investment. That's why investors frequently use a static breakdown of Waste Management dividends paid as a starting point in their analysis.
The total amount of dividends that a company has paid out to its shareholders over a specific period.
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Waste Management Historical Dividend Yield Growth

A solid dividend growth pattern of Waste Management could indicate future dividend growth is likely, which can signal long-term profitability for Waste Management. When investors calculate the dividend yield growth rate, they can use any interval of time they wish. They may also calculate the dividend yield growth rate using the least-squares method or simply take an annualized figure over a given time period.
Dividend Yield is Waste Management dividend as a percentage of Waste Management stock price. Waste Management dividend yield is a measure of Waste Management stock productivity, which can be interpreted as interest rate earned on an Waste Management investment. A financial ratio that shows how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its stock price, calculated as annual dividends per share divided by price per share.
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Recent Waste Management Dividends Paid (per share)

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Waste Management Past Distributions to stockholders

Is Environmental & Facilities Services space expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of Waste Management. If investors know Waste will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about Waste Management listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Quarterly Earnings Growth
0.153
Dividend Share
2.95
Earnings Share
6.56
Revenue Per Share
53.245
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.079
The market value of Waste Management is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Waste that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Waste Management's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Waste Management's true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because Waste Management's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Waste Management's underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between Waste Management's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Waste Management is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Waste Management's price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.

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