QRHC vs WM
Quest Resource Holding Corp. and Waste Management Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | QRHC | WM |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $250.2M | $25.2B |
| Net income | $-15.4M | $2.7B |
| Gross margin | 17.0% | 40.4% |
| Net margin | −6.1% | 10.7% |
| Return on equity | −32.5% | 29.7% |
| Diluted EPS | −$0.73 | $6.70 |
| Dividend / share | · | $3.30 |
| Payout ratio | · | 49.3% |
| Free cash flow | $9.3M | $2.8B |
| Equity | $40.5M | $10.0B |
| Net debt / equity | 1.58× | 2.27× |
| Current ratio | 1.30× | 0.89× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 20.5% | 10.6% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | 12.6% |
WM bills 100.7× the revenue of QRHC, and QRHC closed the last reported year at a loss.
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 | QRHC | WM |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $250.2M | $25.2B |
| FY2024 | $288.5M | $22.1B |
| FY2023 | $288.4M | $20.4B |
| FY2022 | $284.0M | $19.7B |
| FY2021 | $155.7M | $17.9B |
| FY2020 | $98.7M | $15.2B |
| FY2019 | $99.0M | $15.5B |
| FY2018 | $103.8M | $14.9B |
| FY2017 | $138.3M | $14.5B |
| FY2016 | $183.8M | $13.6B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | QRHC | WM |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $-15.4M | $2.7B |
| FY2024 | $-15.1M | $2.7B |
| FY2023 | $-7.3M | $2.3B |
| FY2022 | $-6.0M | $2.2B |
| FY2021 | $1.7M | $1.8B |
| FY2020 | $1.0M | $1.5B |
| FY2019 | $-55,240 | $1.7B |
| FY2018 | $-2.4M | $1.9B |
| FY2017 | $-5.8M | $1.9B |
| FY2016 | $-8.0M | $1.2B |
16 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$24,953,783,000 | WM |
| FY2024 | −$21,774,468,000 | WM |
| FY2023 | −$20,137,622,000 | WM |
| FY2022 | −$19,413,962,177 | WM |
| FY2021 | −$17,775,284,627 | WM |
| FY2020 | −$15,119,339,965 | WM |
| FY2019 | −$15,356,020,860 | WM |
| FY2018 | −$14,810,194,568 | WM |
| FY2017 | −$14,346,653,673 | WM |
| FY2016 | −$13,425,188,602 | WM |
| FY2015 | −$12,790,860,951 | WM |
| FY2014 | −$13,821,546,333 | WM |
| FY2013 | −$13,915,495,460 | WM |
| FY2012 | −$13,647,854,363 | WM |
| FY2011 | −$13,377,906,025 | WM |
| FY2010 | −$12,514,990,840 | 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.
13 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −16.9 pp | WM |
| FY2024 | −17.7 pp | WM |
| FY2023 | −13.7 pp | WM |
| FY2022 | −13.5 pp | WM |
| FY2021 | −9.0 pp | WM |
| FY2020 | −8.8 pp | WM |
| FY2019 | −10.9 pp | WM |
| FY2018 | −15.2 pp | WM |
| FY2017 | −17.7 pp | WM |
| FY2016 | −13.0 pp | WM |
| FY2015 | −10.2 pp | WM |
| FY2014 | −15.2 pp | WM |
| FY2013 | −27.3 pp | WM |
WM has kept the higher net margin in every one of these 13 fiscal years.
13 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
QRHC's net margin has been more volatile than WM's over the 13 comparable fiscal years — 6.7 percentage points of standard deviation against 3.2.
13 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 13 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
13 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
QRHC's return on equity has been more volatile than WM's over the 14 comparable fiscal years — 744.2 percentage points of standard deviation against 7.2.
14 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 14 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
14 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.