Waste Management (WM) Q3 Earnings and Revenues Surpass Estimates

Waste Management (WM) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.96 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of$ 1.86 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.63 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 5.38%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this garbage and recycling hauler would post earnings of$ 1.82 per share when it actually produced earnings of $1.82, delivering no surprise.Over the last four quarters, th ...