Waste Management sets Q2 earnings call, shares trade near recent highs

By Thomas Klein, Operations & Strategy desk. Reviewed prior to publication on 2026-06-29, 14:40.

Waste Management (US94106L1098) has set the date for its second quarter 2026 earnings conference call. The NYSE-listed company fixed the call according to its recent investor communications, with the shares trading close to their late-June highs as data from MarketScreener shows.

What the earnings schedule shows

On 26 June Waste Management announced the timing for its Q2 2026 earnings conference call, continuing its practice of early scheduling ahead of results, according to the company information cited by MarketScreener. The update comes as Waste Management remains a constituent of the S&P 500, positioning the stock within the large-cap US industrial services cohort.

The upcoming call will follow a period in which Waste Management shares printed a closing price of 225.53 US dollars on the NYSE on 26 June 2026, with intraday highs at 227.90 dollars and trading volume of 7.94 million shares, as aggregated by PandaForecast from exchange data. Those levels sit moderately above earlier June trading ranges, indicating a firmer tone in recent sessions.

Analyst views and recent performance

Analyst consensus compiled by PandaForecast indicates an average price target of 256.04 US dollars for Waste Management, implying upside versus the late-June closing level. A separate analysis by Simply Wall St notes a one-month share price return of 6.65 percent, a year-to-date gain of 3.26 percent and a one-year total shareholder return of 0.39 percent, characterizing the short-term momentum as stronger than the longer-term track record. The same analysis estimates a fair value of 253.12 dollars, suggesting the stock remains below their modeled valuation.

Waste Management’s inclusion in the S&P 500 places it alongside sector peers such as Republic Services and GFL Environmental, which also operate large-scale waste and recycling networks in North America. GFL, for example, was recently added to the Russell 1000 and Russell 3000 indices, underlining the broader investor interest in the waste management and environmental services segment.

The business behind the stock

Waste Management generates most of its revenue by collecting, transferring and disposing of municipal and commercial solid waste across the United States and Canada. The company operates a network of landfills, transfer stations and recycling facilities, and has expanded into environmental services such as renewable natural gas projects based on landfill gas. A representative offering is its residential curbside collection service for household trash and recyclables, which is contracted with municipalities and private communities across its footprint.

Where the stock trades today

Waste Management shares (US94106L1098) last traded at approximately 225.53 US dollars on the NYSE, based on the closing price reported for 2026-06-26 at 16:00 Eastern Time. This places the stock near the upper end of its recent June range in US dollar terms.

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