Waste Management (NYSE:WM) reported quarterly earnings of $1.51 per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $1.54 by 1.95 percent. This is a 4.86 percent increase over earnings of $1.44 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $5.12 billion which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $5.23 billion by 2.12 percent. This is a 1.83 percent increase over sales of $5.03 billion the same period last year.