Donald J. Smith, Sr. VP - Operations at Waste Management Inc (NYSE:WM), completed an open-market sale of common stock and exercised stock options on February 17, 2026, according to filings.
Insider transactions
On February 17, 2026, Smith sold 12,194 shares of Waste Management common stock at a per-share price of $233.48, producing gross proceeds of $2,847,055. That same day, he executed two option exercises that together converted to 4,842 shares of the company’s common stock. The option exercises had strike prices of $110.81 and $126.005 per share, and the combined value of the acquired shares from those exercises is reported at $573,997.
Quarterly results snapshot
Waste Management’s most recent quarterly report, covering the fourth quarter of 2025, showed a small shortfall versus consensus estimates. Reported earnings per share were $1.93, compared with an expected $1.95, a variance characterized as a -1.03% surprise. Revenue for the quarter totaled $6.31 billion against a $6.39 billion forecast.
Other recent disclosures
The company’s latest public updates did not include any announcements of mergers or acquisitions. Likewise, filings and reports reviewed did not reference any analyst upgrades or downgrades during the same period.
What is known from the filings
The transaction records provide the concrete details of Smith’s sale and option exercises and the company’s reported quarterly financials. Beyond those items, the available material does not report other corporate actions or changes to analyst coverage.
Note: The article reports on the transactions and the company’s most recent quarter as disclosed in public filings and company reports. No additional corporate actions or analyst changes were identified in those disclosures.