Waste Management
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Waste Management Stocks at a Glance
Waste management companies collect, process, recycle, and dispose of waste, and provide environmental services. Route density and scarce landfill capacity create local moats, and contracted, recurring volumes make this one of the most defensive industrial businesses.
There are 21 Waste Management industry stocks tracked by Wall St. Rank, worth a combined $238B.
The largest by market cap are Waste Management (WM) at $85.3B, Republic Services (RSG) at $68.2B and Waste Connections (WCN) at $40.2B.
Among institutional investors, Waste Connections (WCN) drew the most net new fund positions in Q2 2026: 129 funds opened new positions, taking total fund holders up 43 (5.4%) quarter-over-quarter.
- Combined market cap: $238B across 21 stocks.
- Largest constituent: Waste Management (WM), $85.3B market cap.
- Most net new fund positions in Q2 2026: Waste Connections (WCN), +43 holders.
Market caps and prices updated daily; fund activity based on aggregated SEC 13F filings for Q2 2026.