This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 1.21%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this garbage and recycling hauler would post earnings of $1.79 per share when it actually produced earnings of$1.70, delivering a surprise of -5.03%. Waste Management (WM) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.67 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of$1.65 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.75 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items. Empirical research s ...