Waste Management (WM): analysis and statistics
Return, volatility, Sharpe ratio and risk for Waste Management, an S&P 500 component in the Industrials sector. Data as of 2026-07-30.
| Last close price | $226.40 |
| Sector (GICS) | Industrials |
| Annualized return (3.0 yr) | +13.19% |
| Total return over period | +44.72% |
| Annualized volatility | 18.81% |
| Sharpe ratio | 0.51 |
| Sortino ratio | 0.73 |
| Max drawdown | -18.14% |
| CVaR 95% (avg. loss, worst 5% of days) | -2.66% |
| Correlation with the S&P 500 | 0.10 |
| Period range | $145.07 – $244.47 |
| Trading days analyzed | 752 |
Over the last 3.0 years, Waste Management (WM) has posted an annualized return of +13.19% with annual volatility of 18.81%, a Sharpe ratio of 0.51. Its worst stretch (max drawdown from a peak) was -18.14%. Its correlation with the S&P 500 is 0.10, which means it moves fairly independently of the index, useful for diversification.
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