Waste Management stock: Citi maintains USD 259.00 target for Waste Management stock

Published on 10/19/2026 at 15:27 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

The P/E ratio was 32.13 on October 16, 2026. Waste Management stock costs EUR 199.25 on October 19, 2026 at 3:16 p.m. CEST during trading.

Target distance reaches 14.17 percent

On October 15, 2026, Citi maintained its USD 259.00 target for Waste Management.
The P/E ratio stood at 32.13 on October 16, 2026.
Waste Management stock costs EUR 199.25 at Lang & Schwarz on October 19, 2026 at 3:16 p.m. CEST.
Market capitalization reached USD 90.7 billion on October 16, 2026.

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On October 15, 2026, Citi maintained a USD 259.00 price target for Waste Management, according to Gekko. Compared with the USD 226.86 primary-market close of October 16, 2026, that target was 14.17 percent above the price. Waste Management stock was trading at EUR 199.25 at Lang & Schwarz on October 19, 2026 at 3:16 p.m. CEST.

Valuation and income remain central

The valuation picture is defined by a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.13 as of October 16, 2026. The company also carried a 1.64 percent dividend yield on that date, according to Gekko. For investors, the analyst target and the earnings multiple provide two different ways to frame the stock without turning either figure into a recommendation.

Price sits inside the yearly range

The primary-market close was USD 226.86 on October 16, 2026. Waste Management's 52-week range ran from USD 194.11 to USD 248.13, placing the close 8.57 percent below the high and 16.87 percent above the low. The same date brought a market capitalization of USD 90.7 billion and volume of 2,534,914 shares.

Market value and listing

MarketBeat identifies Waste Management as a NYSE-listed environmental services company under ticker WM. Its latest reported second-quarter revenue was USD 6.68 billion for the period ended June 30, 2026, while net income reached USD 785.00 million. Those figures provide the operating backdrop for the valuation metrics.

Comparison with peers

Waste Management (NYSE, USD): P/E 32.13, market capitalization USD 90.7 billion
Republic Services (NYSE, USD): plus 0.82 percent, P/E 32.80, market capitalization USD 70.9 billion
Clean Harbors (NYSE, USD): plus 0.09 percent, P/E 38.84, market capitalization USD 16.9 billion

Euro quote remains the daily anchor

The Lang & Schwarz quote places the stock below its primary-market close in absolute currency terms, but the two venues use different currencies and are not combined into one percentage. The primary-market range leaves the October 16 closing price below the yearly high while the valuation multiple remains above 30.

Waste Management was trading at EUR 199.25 at Lang & Schwarz on October 19, 2026 at 3:16 p.m. CEST.

The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Waste Management stock.