
Waste Management, Inc.
NYSE:WM
224.41 (USD) • At close September 3, 2025
Overview | Financials
Numbers are in millions (except for per share data and ratios) USD.
2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | 1995 | 1994 | 1993 | 1992 | 1991 | 1990 | 1989 | 1988 | 1987 | |
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Revenue
| 22,063 | 20,426 | 19,698 | 17,931 | 15,218 | 15,455 | 14,914 | 14,485 | 13,609 | 12,961 | 13,996 | 13,983 | 13,649 | 13,378 | 12,515 | 11,791 | 13,388 | 13,310 | 13,363 | 13,074 | 12,516 | 11,574 | 11,142 | 11,322 | 12,492 | 13,126.9 | 12,703.5 | 2,613.8 | 1,313.4 | 457.1 | 176.2 | 78.1 | 52.2 | 18.3 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 1.7 |
Cost of Revenue
| 15,650 | 14,677 | 14,332 | 13,110 | 11,012 | 11,070 | 10,726 | 10,397 | 9,787 | 9,476 | 10,294 | 10,445 | 10,176 | 9,770 | 9,018 | 8,407 | 9,704 | 9,640 | 9,921 | 9,992 | 9,564 | 7,517 | 6,743 | 6,666 | 7,538 | 8,269 | 7,383.8 | 1,345.8 | 704.9 | 253.9 | 101.1 | 38.9 | 25.2 | 7.4 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
Gross Profit
| 6,413 | 5,749 | 5,366 | 4,821 | 4,206 | 4,385 | 4,188 | 4,088 | 3,822 | 3,485 | 3,710 | 3,547 | 3,463 | 3,608 | 3,497 | 3,384 | 3,684 | 3,670 | 3,442 | 3,082 | 2,952 | 4,057 | 4,399 | 4,656 | 4,954 | 4,857.9 | 5,319.7 | 1,268 | 608.5 | 203.2 | 75.1 | 39.2 | 27 | 10.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
Gross Profit Ratio
| 0.291 | 0.281 | 0.272 | 0.269 | 0.276 | 0.284 | 0.281 | 0.282 | 0.281 | 0.269 | 0.265 | 0.254 | 0.254 | 0.27 | 0.279 | 0.287 | 0.275 | 0.276 | 0.258 | 0.236 | 0.236 | 0.351 | 0.395 | 0.411 | 0.397 | 0.37 | 0.419 | 0.485 | 0.463 | 0.445 | 0.426 | 0.502 | 0.517 | 0.596 | 0.568 | 0.5 | 0.632 | 0.647 |
Reseach & Development Expenses
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
General & Administrative Expenses
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,622 | 1,738 | 1,920.3 | 1,309.9 | 284.9 | 160.5 | 62.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Selling & Marketing Expenses
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
SG&A
| 2,264 | 1,926 | 1,928 | 1,813 | 1,728 | 1,631 | 1,453 | 1,468 | 1,410 | 1,343 | 1,450 | 1,468 | 1,472 | 1,550 | 1,461 | 1,364 | 1,477 | 1,432 | 1,388 | 1,276 | 1,442 | 1,216 | 1,529 | 1,622 | 1,738 | 1,920.3 | 1,309.9 | 284.9 | 160.5 | 62.2 | 23.5 | 11.3 | 8 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
Other Expenses
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175 | 1,257 | 1,188 | 1,751 | 1,429 | 1,614.2 | 1,498.7 | 303.2 | 153.2 | 56.4 | 18.8 | 8.2 | 4.8 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Operating Expenses
| 2,264 | 1,926 | 1,928 | 1,813 | 1,728 | 1,631 | 1,453 | 1,468 | 1,410 | 1,343 | 1,450 | 1,468 | 1,472 | 1,550 | 1,461 | 1,364 | 1,477 | 1,432 | 1,388 | 1,276 | 1,267 | 2,473 | 2,717 | 3,373 | 3,167 | 3,534.5 | 2,808.6 | 588.1 | 313.7 | 118.6 | 42.3 | 19.5 | 12.8 | 5.7 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1 | 0.4 |
Operating Income
| 4,149 | 3,823 | 3,438 | 3,008 | 2,478 | 2,754 | 2,735 | 2,620 | 2,412 | 2,142 | 2,260 | 2,079 | 1,991 | 2,058 | 2,036 | 2,020 | 2,207 | 2,238 | 2,054 | 1,806 | 1,685 | 1,540 | 1,644 | 1,283 | 1,787 | 1,323.4 | 2,511.1 | 679.9 | 294.8 | 84.6 | 32.8 | 19.7 | 14.2 | 5.2 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
Operating Income Ratio
| 0.188 | 0.187 | 0.175 | 0.168 | 0.163 | 0.178 | 0.183 | 0.181 | 0.177 | 0.165 | 0.161 | 0.149 | 0.146 | 0.154 | 0.163 | 0.171 | 0.165 | 0.168 | 0.154 | 0.138 | 0.135 | 0.133 | 0.148 | 0.113 | 0.143 | 0.101 | 0.198 | 0.26 | 0.224 | 0.185 | 0.186 | 0.252 | 0.272 | 0.284 | 0.054 | -0.077 | 0.105 | 0.412 |
Total Other Income Expenses Net
| -691 | -802 | -520 | -659 | -585 | -649 | -359 | -429 | -590 | -1,082 | -509 | -1,585 | -688 | -538 | -405 | -547 | -410 | -489 | -536 | -666 | -471 | -417 | -397 | -496 | -1,466 | -1,486.8 | -3,211 | -1,342.4 | -1,079.5 | 56.5 | -11.2 | -4.7 | -2.8 | -0.8 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
Income Before Tax
| 3,458 | 3,021 | 2,918 | 2,349 | 1,893 | 2,105 | 2,376 | 2,191 | 1,822 | 1,060 | 1,751 | 494 | 1,303 | 1,520 | 1,631 | 1,473 | 1,756 | 1,703 | 1,474 | 1,092 | 1,178 | 1,123 | 1,247 | 787 | 321 | -162.8 | -699.9 | 463.2 | 78 | 18.9 | 21.6 | 15 | 11.4 | 4.4 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 |
Income Before Tax Ratio
| 0.157 | 0.148 | 0.148 | 0.131 | 0.124 | 0.136 | 0.159 | 0.151 | 0.134 | 0.082 | 0.125 | 0.035 | 0.095 | 0.114 | 0.13 | 0.125 | 0.131 | 0.128 | 0.11 | 0.084 | 0.094 | 0.097 | 0.112 | 0.07 | 0.026 | -0.012 | -0.055 | 0.177 | 0.059 | 0.041 | 0.123 | 0.192 | 0.218 | 0.24 | 0.081 | 0 | 0.158 | 0 |
Income Tax Expense
| 713 | 745 | 678 | 532 | 397 | 434 | 453 | 242 | 642 | 308 | 413 | 364 | 443 | 511 | 629 | 413 | 669 | 540 | 325 | -90 | 247 | 404 | 424 | 284 | 418 | 232.3 | 66.9 | 189.9 | 45.1 | -11.4 | 7.8 | 5.4 | 4.1 | 1.4 | 0 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
Net Income
| 2,746 | 2,304 | 2,238 | 1,816 | 1,496 | 1,670 | 1,925 | 1,949 | 1,182 | 753 | 1,298 | 98 | 817 | 961 | 953 | 994 | 1,087 | 1,163 | 1,149 | 1,182 | 939 | 630 | 822 | 503 | -97 | -397.6 | -770.7 | 267 | 32.9 | 30.3 | 13.8 | 9.6 | 7.3 | 3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
Net Income Ratio
| 0.124 | 0.113 | 0.114 | 0.101 | 0.098 | 0.108 | 0.129 | 0.135 | 0.087 | 0.058 | 0.093 | 0.007 | 0.06 | 0.072 | 0.076 | 0.084 | 0.081 | 0.087 | 0.086 | 0.09 | 0.075 | 0.054 | 0.074 | 0.044 | -0.008 | -0.03 | -0.061 | 0.102 | 0.025 | 0.066 | 0.078 | 0.123 | 0.14 | 0.164 | 0.054 | 0.038 | 0.105 | 0.235 |
EPS
| 6.84 | 5.69 | 5.42 | 4.32 | 3.54 | 3.93 | 4.49 | 4.44 | 2.66 | 1.66 | 2.8 | 0.21 | 1.76 | 2.05 | 1.98 | 2.02 | 2.21 | 2.25 | 2.13 | 2.11 | 1.63 | 1.07 | 1.34 | 0.8 | -0.16 | -0.65 | -1.32 | -1.68 | 0.05 | 0.56 | 0.08 | 0.32 | 0.65 | 0.32 | 0.08 | 0.03 | 0.09 | 0.24 |
EPS Diluted
| 6.81 | 5.66 | 5.39 | 4.29 | 3.52 | 3.91 | 4.45 | 4.41 | 2.65 | 1.65 | 2.79 | 0.21 | 1.76 | 2.04 | 1.98 | 2.01 | 2.19 | 2.23 | 2.1 | 2.09 | 1.61 | 1.06 | 1.33 | 0.8 | -0.16 | -0.65 | -1.32 | -1.68 | 0.04 | 0.54 | 0.08 | 0.32 | 0.65 | 0.32 | 0.08 | 0.03 | 0.09 | 0.24 |
EBITDA
| 6,456 | 5,722 | 5,446 | 4,824 | 4,092 | 4,188 | 4,311 | 4,010 | 3,579 | 2,764 | 3,600 | 2,376 | 3,176 | 3,360 | 3,417 | 3,161 | 3,516 | 3,684 | 3,594 | 3,204 | 3,005 | 2,849 | 2,857 | 2,654 | 3,216 | 2,938 | 4,010 | 3,051.7 | 3,117.9 | 374.3 | 51.6 | 27.9 | 19 | 6.8 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
EBITDA Ratio
| 0.293 | 0.28 | 0.276 | 0.269 | 0.269 | 0.271 | 0.289 | 0.277 | 0.263 | 0.213 | 0.257 | 0.17 | 0.233 | 0.251 | 0.273 | 0.268 | 0.263 | 0.277 | 0.269 | 0.245 | 0.24 | 0.246 | 0.256 | 0.234 | 0.257 | 0.224 | 0.316 | 1.168 | 2.374 | 0.819 | 0.293 | 0.357 | 0.364 | 0.372 | 0.243 | 0.077 | 0.211 | 0.529 |