WM vs RSG vs WCN
161 measures in 16 categories, one definition each, computed from filings and market data.
RSG57.7
Republic Services, Inc.
Industrials · Waste Management
$231.54 +0.82%$70.9B mkt cap
Score DNA
WCN64.2
Waste Connections, Inc.
Industrials · Waste Management
$167.90 +1.43%$42.3B mkt cap
Score DNA
Price, rebased to 100 three years ago
WM RSG WCN · weekly adjusted closesSmart money 8Valuation 16Profitability (TTM) 12Returns on capital 11Growth 17Margin history & stability 7Liquidity (latest quarter) 7Leverage & solvency (latest quarter) 13Efficiency 11Cash flow & earnings quality 7Dividends & buybacks 9Scores & forensic checks 15Per share 7Size (TTM) 8Price performance 9Technicals 4
● marks the highest or lowest value where that direction is plainly stronger (margins, returns, coverage, leverage); multiples and yields are left unmarked. Bars show each stock's percentile within its own industry. n/a: the measure does not apply to lenders and insurers.
Smart money
8 measures| Measure | WM | RSG | WCN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insider open-market buys, 180d | 0 | 107 | 1 |
| Insider $ bought, 180d | — | $1,582.69M | $7.61M |
| Congress purchases, 180d | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Last Congress purchase | — | 2026-08-06 | — |
| 13F net change in holders | +13 | −18 | +46 |
| ETFs adding shares, 30d | 1,179 | 1,050 | 119 |
| ETFs trimming, 30d | 904 | 935 | 112 |
| Net ETF funds, 30d | +275 | +115 | +7 |
Valuation
16 measures| Measure | WM | RSG | WCN |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM) | 31.8x
0th
|
32.4x
25th
|
39.8x
75th
|
| PEG (P/E ÷ 3-yr EPS CAGR) | 3.95 | 2.56 | 4.62 |
| Price / sales | 3.5x
60th
|
4.2x
80th
|
4.3x
100th
|
| Price / book | 9.1x
100th
|
5.9x
80th
|
5.3x
40th
|
| Price / tangible book | — | — | — |
| Price / free cash flow | 25.4x
50th
|
20.8x
25th
|
16.2x
0th
|
| Price / operating cash flow | 13.9x
25th
|
12.3x
0th
|
16.8x
75th
|
| Enterprise value | $113.5B
100th
|
$85.1B
80th
|
$51.8B
60th
|
| EV / sales | 4.4x
60th
|
5.0x
80th
|
5.3x
100th
|
| EV / EBITDA | 15.1x
0th
|
15.1x
25th
|
16.7x
100th
|
| EV / EBIT | 25.1x
0th
|
27.0x
50th
|
28.5x
75th
|
| EV / free cash flow | 31.8x
50th
|
25.0x
25th
|
19.8x
0th
|
| Earnings yield | 3.1%
100th
|
3.1%
80th
|
2.5%
40th
|
| FCF yield | 3.9%
60th
|
4.8%
80th
|
6.2%
100th
|
| Operating cash flow yield | 7.2%
80th
|
8.1%
100th
|
5.9%
40th
|
| Graham number (per share) | $62.59
50th
|
$79.07
75th
|
$53.83
25th
|
Profitability (TTM)
12 measures| Measure | WM | RSG | WCN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 35.0%
60th
|
39.1%
80th
|
39.2%
100th
|
| EBITDA margin | 29.4%
60th
|
33.3%
100th
|
31.6%
80th
|
| Operating margin | 18.5%
80th
|
20.0%
100th
|
17.1%
60th
|
| EBIT margin | 17.6%
60th
|
18.7%
100th
|
18.6%
80th
|
| Net margin | 11.1%
80th
|
12.9%
100th
|
10.9%
60th
|
| NOPAT margin | 14.6%
80th
|
17.0%
100th
|
13.1%
60th
|
| FCF margin | 13.9%
60th
|
20.2%
80th
|
26.6%
100th
|
| Operating cash flow margin | 25.4%
60th
|
34.2%
100th
|
25.6%
80th
|
| R&D / revenue | 0.0%
0th
|
0.0%
0th
|
0.0%
0th
|
| SG&A / revenue | 10.6%
60th
|
10.1%
40th
|
10.0%
20th
|
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.0%
0th
|
0.1%
20th
|
0.8%
60th
|
| Effective tax rate | 21.3%
40th
|
14.8%
0th
|
23.3%
60th
|
Returns on capital
11 measures| Measure | WM | RSG | WCN |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROE (on average equity) | 29.8%
100th
|
18.1%
80th
|
13.1%
40th
|
| ROA | 6.2%
80th
|
6.4%
100th
|
5.1%
40th
|
| ROIC | 11.4%
100th
|
11.0%
80th
|
7.4%
40th
|
| ROCE | 11.2%
80th
|
10.1%
60th
|
9.4%
40th
|
| Return on tangible assets | 9.8%
80th
|
9.2%
60th
|
8.6%
40th
|
| Cash ROIC (OCF / invested capital) | 19.9%
80th
|
22.0%
100th
|
14.4%
60th
|
| Gross profitability (GP / assets) | 19.4%
80th
|
17.4%
40th
|
18.0%
60th
|
| ROIC, 3-yr average | 9.3%
100th
|
8.7%
80th
|
5.1%
40th
|
| ROIC, 5-yr average | 11.0%
100th
|
8.9%
60th
|
6.1%
40th
|
| ROE, 5-yr average | 31.1%
100th
|
16.7%
80th
|
10.6%
40th
|
| Incremental ROIC | — | 100.6%
50th
|
154.8%
100th
|
Growth
17 measures| Measure | WM | RSG | WCN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM YoY) | 7.2%
80th
|
3.2%
20th
|
6.1%
60th
|
| Revenue growth (QoQ) | 7.3%
20th
|
7.7%
40th
|
8.1%
60th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 3 yr | 8.6%
80th
|
5.4%
40th
|
8.5%
60th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 5 yr | 9.2%
20th
|
9.9%
40th
|
11.4%
60th
|
| Gross profit CAGR, 3 yr | 18.3%
80th
|
13.8%
60th
|
7.8%
40th
|
| Operating income CAGR, 3 yr | 10.5%
100th
|
8.8%
50th
|
8.9%
75th
|
| Net income growth (TTM YoY) | 4.9%
50th
|
2.9%
25th
|
65.3%
100th
|
| Net income CAGR, 3 yr | 7.7%
50th
|
11.5%
100th
|
8.3%
75th
|
| EPS growth (TTM YoY) | 5.1%
50th
|
4.8%
25th
|
67.3%
100th
|
| EPS CAGR, 3 yr | 8.1%
50th
|
12.7%
100th
|
8.6%
75th
|
| EPS CAGR, 5 yr | 13.4%
50th
|
15.2%
75th
|
11.7%
25th
|
| FCF growth (TTM YoY) | 65.2%
75th
|
44.5%
50th
|
129.0%
100th
|
| FCF CAGR, 3 yr | 33.4%
100th
|
22.1%
50th
|
32.2%
75th
|
| Operating cash flow CAGR, 3 yr | 14.8%
50th
|
19.4%
100th
|
6.8%
25th
|
| Book value CAGR, 3 yr | 13.2%
80th
|
6.7%
20th
|
2.3%
0th
|
| Dividend CAGR, 3 yr | 4.4% | 11.4% | 3.4% |
| Sustainable growth rate | 14.9%
75th
|
10.2%
50th
|
8.8%
25th
|
Margin history & stability
7 measures| Measure | WM | RSG | WCN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin, 3-yr average | 31.0%
60th
|
32.3%
80th
|
40.9%
100th
|
| Operating margin, 3-yr average | 18.7%
80th
|
19.9%
100th
|
15.2%
60th
|
| Net margin, 3-yr average | 11.5%
80th
|
12.7%
100th
|
9.4%
60th
|
| FCF margin, 3-yr average | 11.0%
60th
|
15.6%
80th
|
18.1%
100th
|
| Revenue stability (0-1) | 0.98
80th
|
0.94
40th
|
0.99
100th
|
| Earnings stability (0-1) | 0.94
80th
|
0.98
100th
|
0.44
0th
|
| Margin stability (0-1) | 0.89
20th
|
0.90
40th
|
0.97
100th
|
Liquidity (latest quarter)
7 measures| Measure | WM | RSG | WCN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & short-term investments | $557.0M
100th
|
$107.0M
40th
|
$98.2M
20th
|
| Net cash (− = net debt) | −$22.8B
0th
|
−$14.2B
20th
|
−$9.5B
40th
|
| Working capital | −$551.0M
40th
|
−$1.4B
0th
|
−$700.9M
20th
|
| Current ratio | 0.91
40th
|
0.64
0th
|
0.67
20th
|
| Quick ratio | 0.87
40th
|
0.62
0th
|
0.67
20th
|
| Cash ratio (cash + ST investments / current liabilities) | 0.09
60th
|
0.03
0th
|
0.05
20th
|
| Defensive interval (days) | 411 days
60th
|
308 days
40th
|
196 days
0th
|
Leverage & solvency (latest quarter)
13 measures| Measure | WM | RSG | WCN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total debt | $23.4B
100th
|
$14.3B
80th
|
$9.6B
60th
|
| Debt / equity | 2.35
100th
|
1.19
60th
|
1.21
80th
|
| Net debt / equity | 2.30
100th
|
1.18
60th
|
1.20
80th
|
| Debt / assets | 50.3%
100th
|
40.7%
60th
|
44.9%
80th
|
| Debt / capital | 70.2%
100th
|
54.3%
60th
|
54.8%
80th
|
| Debt / EBITDA | 3.10
50th
|
2.54
25th
|
3.10
75th
|
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.03
50th
|
2.52
25th
|
3.07
75th
|
| Interest coverage (EBIT / interest) | 5.0x
60th
|
5.3x
100th
|
5.2x
80th
|
| Cash interest coverage | 7.2x
80th
|
9.8x
100th
|
7.2x
60th
|
| Debt payback (years of OCF) | 3.6 yrs
25th
|
2.5 yrs
0th
|
3.8 yrs
50th
|
| Liabilities / assets | 78.6%
100th
|
65.8%
80th
|
63.0%
60th
|
| IS credit model rating | BBB- | BBB+ | BBB |
| Implied credit spread (bps) | 350
60th
|
225
20th
|
275
40th
|
Efficiency
11 measures| Measure | WM | RSG | WCN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asset turnover | 0.56
40th
|
0.49
20th
|
0.47
0th
|
| Fixed asset turnover | 1.26
20th
|
1.29
40th
|
1.06
0th
|
| Inventory turnover | 73.1
50th
|
98.4
75th
|
— |
| Receivables turnover | 7.4
40th
|
8.6
60th
|
9.3
80th
|
| Days sales outstanding | 49 days
60th
|
42 days
40th
|
39 days
20th
|
| Days inventory outstanding | 5 days
50th
|
4 days
25th
|
— |
| Days payables outstanding | 44 days
60th
|
45 days
80th
|
46 days
100th
|
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 10 days
40th
|
1 days
20th
|
−7 days
0th
|
| Capex / revenue | 11.5%
50th
|
14.0%
100th
|
— |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.98
100th
|
0.96
50th
|
— |
| Operating expense ratio | 22.1%
40th
|
21.8%
20th
|
25.2%
60th
|
Cash flow & earnings quality
7 measures| Measure | WM | RSG | WCN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow / net income | 2.28
25th
|
2.64
75th
|
2.36
50th
|
| FCF / net income | 1.25
25th
|
1.56
50th
|
2.45
75th
|
| FCF / operating cash flow | 54.8% | 59.0% | — |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 45.2% | 41.0% | — |
| Accruals ratio | -8.0%
60th
|
-10.5%
20th
|
-6.9%
80th
|
| Sloan accruals ratio | -5.9%
80th
|
-7.8%
40th
|
-6.3%
60th
|
| Earnings quality score (0-1) | 0.75
0th
|
0.75
0th
|
0.75
0th
|
Scores & forensic checks
15 measures| Measure | WM | RSG | WCN |
|---|---|---|---|
| IS score | 57
60th
|
58
80th
|
64
100th
|
| IS profitability | 59
100th
|
56
80th
|
48
60th
|
| IS growth | 50
60th
|
44
40th
|
62
100th
|
| IS value | 39
20th
|
45
100th
|
40
40th
|
| IS momentum | 77
60th
|
74
40th
|
89
100th
|
| IS risk (safety) | 65
40th
|
65
40th
|
65
40th
|
| IS quality | 70
40th
|
73
100th
|
71
60th
|
| IS balance sheet | 29
0th
|
39
60th
|
39
40th
|
| IS earnings quality | 68
40th
|
66
20th
|
75
100th
|
| IS cash flow | 66
60th
|
72
80th
|
83
100th
|
| Piotroski F-score (0-9) | 9
100th
|
7
40th
|
7
40th
|
| Altman Z-score | 2.9
40th
|
2.9
60th
|
3.0
80th
|
| Beneish M-score | −2.93
40th
|
−3.03
20th
|
−2.77
80th
|
| Ohlson O-score | −6.96
80th
|
−7.67
0th
|
−7.63
20th
|
| IS credit score | 52
40th
|
61
80th
|
57
60th
|
Size (TTM)
8 measures| Measure | WM | RSG | WCN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $90.7B
100th
|
$70.9B
80th
|
$42.3B
60th
|
| Revenue | $25.7B
100th
|
$16.9B
80th
|
$9.8B
60th
|
| EBITDA | $7.5B
100th
|
$5.6B
80th
|
$3.1B
60th
|
| Net income | $2.9B
100th
|
$2.2B
80th
|
$1.1B
60th
|
| Free cash flow | $3.6B
100th
|
$3.4B
80th
|
$2.6B
60th
|
| Total assets | $46.4B
100th
|
$35.2B
80th
|
$21.4B
60th
|
| Shareholders' equity | $9.9B
80th
|
$12.0B
100th
|
$7.9B
60th
|
| Employees | 60,500
100th
|
42,000
80th
|
24,214
60th
|
Price performance
9 measures| Measure | WM | RSG | WCN |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | +1.2% | +0.8% | +1.4% |
| 1 week | +8.7% | +6.8% | +9.8% |
| 1 month | +6.4% | +6.1% | +8.1% |
| 3 months | −5.1% | +5.3% | −1.8% |
| 6 months | +1.3% | +12.2% | +5.2% |
| Year to date | +3.9% | +11.2% | −3.4% |
| 1 year | +6.6% | +6.0% | −0.9% |
| 3 years, cumulative | +49.7% | +63.6% | +23.6% |
| 5 years, cumulative | +56.7% | +96.2% | +34.8% |
Technicals
4 measures| Measure | WM | RSG | WCN |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSI 14 | 73.0 | 74.6 | 71.2 |
| From 52-week high | −8.2% | −0.2% | −6.5% |
| From 52-week low | +17.4% | +18.6% | +14.3% |
| Beta | 0.43 | 0.40 | 0.48 |
InsiderStreet reports findings from filings and market data. A comparison is not a recommendation to buy or sell either stock.Every figure is computed in code · data as of 2026-10-17