AWX vs WM
Avalon Holdings Corp. and Waste Management Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | AWX | WM |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $83.5M | $25.2B |
| Net income | $321,000 | $2.7B |
| Gross margin | 19.5% | 40.4% |
| Net margin | −0.1% | 10.7% |
| Return on equity | 0.8% | 29.7% |
| Diluted EPS | · | $6.70 |
| Dividend / share | · | $3.30 |
| Payout ratio | · | 49.3% |
| Free cash flow | $2.1M | $2.8B |
| Equity | $38.4M | $10.0B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.64× | 2.27× |
| Current ratio | 1.01× | 0.89× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 7.3% | 10.6% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 87.1% | 12.6% |
WM bills 301.7× the revenue of AWX, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (10.7% against -0.1%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | AWX | WM |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $83.5M | $25.2B |
| FY2024 | $83.8M | $22.1B |
| FY2023 | $80.9M | $20.4B |
| FY2022 | $81.2M | $19.7B |
| FY2021 | $70.4M | $17.9B |
| FY2020 | $58.7M | $15.2B |
| FY2019 | $68.4M | $15.5B |
| FY2018 | $62.2M | $14.9B |
| FY2017 | $55.8M | $14.5B |
| FY2016 | $61.4M | $13.6B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | AWX | WM |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $321,000 | $2.7B |
| FY2024 | $1.3M | $2.7B |
| FY2023 | $-1.8M | $2.3B |
| FY2022 | $-583,000 | $2.2B |
| FY2021 | $2.0M | $1.8B |
| FY2020 | $14,000 | $1.5B |
| FY2019 | $-455,000 | $1.7B |
| FY2018 | $-1.1M | $1.9B |
| FY2017 | $-307,000 | $1.9B |
| FY2016 | $-69,000 | $1.2B |
16 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$25,120,455,000 | WM |
| FY2024 | −$21,979,205,000 | WM |
| FY2023 | −$20,345,101,000 | WM |
| FY2022 | −$19,616,820,000 | WM |
| FY2021 | −$17,860,617,000 | WM |
| FY2020 | −$15,159,280,000 | WM |
| FY2019 | −$15,386,643,000 | WM |
| FY2018 | −$14,851,766,000 | WM |
| FY2017 | −$14,429,152,000 | WM |
| FY2016 | −$13,547,648,000 | WM |
| FY2015 | −$12,907,910,000 | WM |
| FY2014 | −$13,944,528,000 | WM |
| FY2013 | −$13,923,530,000 | WM |
| FY2012 | −$13,589,530,000 | WM |
| FY2011 | −$13,329,109,000 | WM |
| FY2010 | −$12,471,547,000 | WM |
WM has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 16 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
16 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
16 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −10.9 pp | WM |
| FY2024 | −11.3 pp | WM |
| FY2023 | −13.7 pp | WM |
| FY2022 | −12.6 pp | WM |
| FY2021 | −7.8 pp | WM |
| FY2020 | −9.9 pp | WM |
| FY2019 | −11.6 pp | WM |
| FY2018 | −18.1 pp | WM |
| FY2017 | −14.9 pp | WM |
| FY2016 | −9.3 pp | WM |
| FY2015 | −8.1 pp | WM |
| FY2014 | −12.0 pp | WM |
| FY2013 | −0.2 pp | WM |
| FY2012 | −6.8 pp | WM |
| FY2011 | −6.0 pp | WM |
| FY2010 | −9.3 pp | WM |
WM has kept the higher net margin in every one of these 16 fiscal years.
16 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
WM's net margin has been more volatile than AWX's over the 16 comparable fiscal years — 3.1 percentage points of standard deviation against 1.8.
16 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
WM led in net margin in every one of the 16 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
16 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
WM's return on equity has been more volatile than AWX's over the 16 comparable fiscal years — 9.3 percentage points of standard deviation against 2.4.
16 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
WM led in return on equity in every one of the 16 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
16 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.