On a per-share basis, the Houston-based company said it had net income of $1.48. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to $1.70 per share. The results fell short of Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 11 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.79 per share.

Waste Management Inc (WM) released a profit for its fourth quarter that increased from last year but missed the Street estimates.

For the quarter ended December 2024, Waste Management (WM) reported revenue of $5.89 billion, up 13% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.70, compared to $1.74 in the year-ago quarter. The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.