Waste Management spent a decade delivering nearly 300% returns while nobody called it exciting. Four other companies share the same quiet structural advantage, and their customers cannot leave without breaking something.
Boring works. Over the past decade, Waste Management (NYSE:WM | WM Price Prediction) has returned 290.37% on price alone, without ever being confused for a growth story. The five names below share a simple trait: their customers barely think about the invoice, and they could not stop paying it without breaking something operational. Each has demonstrated the ability to raise prices faster than costs rise, and each has a dividend record that documents it.
Waste Management: Trash Is a Toll Road
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