Waste Management (WM) Stock Concentration Calculator

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Quantify Waste Management concentration risk. Drawdown impact at 30 / 50 / 70%, with the tax-aware trade-off between selling down and hedging.

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35%
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20%
10%

Tax

67%
Highly concentratedLong-term
If 30% drop
−$150,000
If 50% drop
−$250,000
If 70% drop
−$350,000

Most fee-only advisors target ≤10% in any single name. You're at 67%.

Estimates only. Not financial advice.

Most sensitive to: Expected market return (±10% on this input swings best-plan wealth by ±$190,508).

Cost of fully de-concentrating

All three plans sell to 0% (no hedge).

Tax
Wealth (3y)$956,485
+$33,417 vs.

Tax
Wealth (3y)$994,174
+$71,106 vs.

Tax
Wealth (3y)$1.04M
+$112,490 vs.

Sensitivity. If your expected position return drops below 19.6%/yr, lump-sum (sell everything today) beats every spread plan above.

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Sell over 1 yearSell over 2 yearsSell over 3 yearsCustom
$712,500$815,995$919,489$1,022,984$1,126,478Yr 0Yr 1Yr 2Yr 3
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Tax$200,753
Hedge cost$37,676
Wealth at Y3$1,046,371
Vs. best fixed plan+$10,813

Tech / Software single names hit a 50%+ peak-to-trough drawdown in roughly 1 of every 5 rolling 3-year windows over 2014–2024. Even mega-caps aren’t exempt.

Tax brackets: 2026 · Estimates only — not financial advice.

Estate note. Heirs receive a stepped-up basis at death (§1014), eliminating built-in gain on inherited shares. Older holders who plan to bequeath rather than sell may rationally never de-concentrate.

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About Waste Management

Waste Management (WM) is a public Industrial company, incorporated in Delaware and headquartered in Houston, TX.

Last close: $203.92 per share (as of 2026-10-01).

Equity grants at Waste Management typically include restricted stock units (RSUs).

Waste Management traces to a Chicago hauling business founded in 1968 by Dean Buntrock and Wayne Huizenga, which listed on the NYSE in 1971 and expanded through hundreds of acquisitions to become North America's largest waste collection and disposal company. It reported $22.1 billion in revenue for 2024. The company owns or operates 262 landfills, the scarce asset in the business since new landfill permits are difficult to obtain, giving it pricing power over haulers who must dispose somewhere. It also runs 102 landfill-gas projects that convert methane into renewable natural gas (RNG), a pipeline-grade fuel. Headquarters sit in Houston.

Sources: sec.gov · en.wikipedia.org

Equity comp at Waste Management

  • RSUs use single-trigger vesting: shares become yours as each portion vests on schedule, and the value is taxed as ordinary income at that point. No IPO or acquisition is required.

Researched 2026-08-17.

OptionsAhoy is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Waste Management.

If a meaningful share of your net worth sits in WM, concentration risk is the question. This calculator quantifies drawdown impact at 30 / 50 / 70%, and the trade-off between selling down (tax cost now) versus hedging (option premium drag), auto-filled with WM's option-implied volatility.

Example: 5,000 WM shares at $203.92 is a $1,019,600 position. A 30% drawdown costs $305,880; a 50% drawdown costs $509,800; a 70% drawdown costs $713,720. The calculator quantifies the trade-off between selling down (immediate capital-gains tax) and hedging (option premium drag) using WM's option-implied volatility and your cost basis.

All Waste Management tools → · Use the generic Stock Concentration Calculator for any company. Diversifying multiple RSU lots? See the lot-by-lot sell order →

Waste Management equity questions

How much WM stock is too much?
There is no single threshold, but the larger the share of your net worth in one stock, the more a single bad year can set back your plans. The calculator above quantifies the drawdown impact at 30, 50, and 70 percent for your WM position and weighs selling down (which triggers capital-gains tax now) against hedging (which costs option premium).
Does Waste Management grant ISOs, NSOs, or RSUs?
Equity compensation at Waste Management typically takes the form of restricted stock units (RSUs). Restricted stock units are taxed as ordinary income when they vest.
Do Waste Management RSUs use double-trigger vesting?
No. Waste Management restricted stock units (RSUs) use single-trigger vesting: each tranche becomes yours as it vests on schedule, taxed as ordinary income at that point, with no liquidity event required.
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