Stock comparison
Waste Management
Watts Water Technologies
Scored across Buffett, Graham, Lynch and Greenblatt - plus a side-by-side metric table covering valuation, quality, growth and balance sheet.
WM
Waste Management
Market cap
$87.5B
Sector
Industrials
WTS
Watts Water Technologies
Market cap
$10.06B
Sector
Industrials
Overall winner
Watts Water Technologies WTS
Wins on the combined sum of fit scores across all four strategies. Per-strategy breakdown below.
Fit scores by strategy
| Strategy | WM | WTS | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Buffett | 51C | 71B | WTS |
| Benjamin Graham | 76B | 80A | WTS |
| Philip Fisher | 48D | 65B | WTS |
| Peter Lynch | 64C | 55C | WM |
| Joel Greenblatt | 40D | 49D | WTS |
| Charlie Munger | 52D | 59C | WTS |
| Terry Smith | 48D | 59C | WTS |
Side-by-side metrics
| Metric | WM | WTS |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $87.5B | $10.06B |
| P/E (TTM) | 31.7x | 27.3x |
| EV/EBIT | 24.1x | 20.7x |
| ROIC (TTM) | 9.02% | 15.18% |
| Gross margin | 32.06% | 49.25% |
| Net margin | 10.99% | 14.32% |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 8.88% | 7.75% |
| EPS CAGR 5y | 11.68% | 20.03% |
| Debt / Equity | 2.3x | 0.1x |
| Dividend yield | 1.56% | 0.7% |
Where each one wins
The metrics with the biggest gap between the two - sorted so the most decisive edges read first.
WM leads on
- Market cap$87.5Bvs $10.06B+89%
- Dividend yield1.56%vs 0.7%+55%
- Revenue CAGR 5y8.88%vs 7.75%+13%
WTS leads on
- Debt / Equity0.1xvs 2.3x+96%
- EPS CAGR 5y20.03%vs 11.68%+42%
- ROIC (TTM)15.18%vs 9.02%+41%
- Gross margin49.25%vs 32.06%+35%
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Key terms in this analysis
Educational tool. Fit scores are deterministic projections from public financials onto each investor's published criteria - not personal recommendations or advice.