15 years of revenue, profit, cash flow and balance-sheet history through FY2025,
from SEC filings — with a computed, factual read of the trend.
Updated Overview →
Growth & profitability
Revenue has grown 10.6% per year over the past 5 years.
Net income has grown faster than revenue (12.6% vs 10.6% per year).
Operating margin has expanded, at 17.1% in the latest year.
Free cash flow has grown 9.7% per year over the past 5 years.
Shareholder returns
Dividends have been paid for 15 consecutive years, consuming 49.3% of earnings and 47.4% of free cash flow.
The dividend has grown 7.6% per year over the past 5 years.
Revenue & net income
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
GrossOperatingNet
Return on equity & assets (ROE / ROA)
ROEROA
Free cash flow (CFO − capex)
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
OperatingInvestingFinancing
Key annual figures
FY
Revenue
Net income
Gross M
Op M
ROE
ROA
FCF
Total debt
Cash
2025
$25.2B
$2.7B
40.4%
17.1%
27.1%
5.9%
$2.8B
—
$201M
2024
$22.1B
$2.7B
39.3%
18.4%
33.3%
6.2%
$2.2B
—
$414M
2023
$20.4B
$2.3B
38.3%
17.5%
33.4%
7.0%
$1.8B
—
$458M
2022
$19.7B
$2.2B
37.6%
17.1%
32.7%
7.1%
$1.9B
—
$351M
2021
$17.9B
$1.8B
38.0%
16.5%
25.5%
6.2%
$2.4B
—
$118M
2020
$15.2B
$1.5B
38.6%
16.0%
20.1%
5.1%
$1.8B
—
$553M
2019
$15.5B
$1.7B
38.6%
17.5%
23.6%
6.0%
$2.1B
—
$3.6B
2018
$14.9B
$1.9B
38.0%
18.7%
30.7%
8.5%
$1.9B
—
$61M
2017
$14.5B
$1.9B
37.7%
18.2%
32.4%
8.9%
$1.7B
—
$22M
2016
$13.6B
$1.2B
37.6%
16.9%
22.3%
5.7%
$1.7B
—
$32M
2015
—
$753M
—
—
14.1%
3.7%
$1.3B
—
$39M
2014
—
$1.3B
—
—
22.1%
6.1%
—
—
$1.3B
2013
—
$98M
—
—
1.7%
0.4%
$1.2B
—
$58M
2012
—
$817M
—
—
12.9%
3.5%
$785M
—
$194M
2011
—
$961M
—
—
15.8%
4.3%
$1.1B
—
$258M
Revenue & net income
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
GrossOperatingNet
Return on equity & assets (ROE / ROA)
ROEROA
Free cash flow (CFO − capex, quarterly)
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
OperatingInvestingFinancing
Key quarterly figures
Quarter
Revenue
Net income
Gross M
Op M
ROE
ROA
FCF
Total debt
Cash
Sep '26
$6.8B
$820M
40.2%
18.7%
8.3%
1.8%
$983M
—
$247M
Jun '26
$6.7B
$785M
40.8%
18.7%
7.9%
1.7%
$1.1B
—
$557M
Mar '26
$6.2B
$723M
40.7%
17.9%
7.2%
1.6%
$851M
—
$158M
Dec '25
$6.3B
$742M
41.5%
18.3%
7.4%
1.6%
$810M
—
$201M
Sep '25
$6.4B
$603M
41.1%
15.3%
6.3%
1.3%
$816M
—
$175M
Jun '25
$6.4B
$726M
40.9%
17.9%
7.9%
1.6%
$813M
—
$440M
Mar '25
$6.0B
$637M
40.0%
16.8%
7.4%
1.4%
$377M
—
$216M
Dec '24
$5.9B
$598M
39.7%
15.6%
7.2%
1.3%
$396M
—
$414M
Sep '24
$5.6B
$760M
39.4%
20.0%
9.5%
2.2%
$577M
—
$614M
Jun '24
$5.4B
$680M
39.1%
18.7%
9.1%
2.0%
$487M
—
$172M
Mar '24
$5.2B
$708M
39.1%
19.7%
10.0%
2.2%
$699M
—
$322M
Dec '23
$5.2B
$493M
39.7%
15.0%
7.1%
1.5%
$340M
—
$458M
Sep '23
$5.2B
$663M
38.7%
19.6%
9.5%
2.1%
$590M
—
$150M
Jun '23
$5.1B
$615M
37.8%
18.4%
8.9%
1.9%
$510M
—
$144M
Mar '23
$4.9B
$533M
36.9%
16.9%
7.8%
1.7%
$384M
—
$257M
Dec '22
$4.9B
$499M
37.3%
15.5%
7.3%
1.6%
$187M
—
$351M
Sep '22
$5.1B
$639M
37.8%
18.6%
9.1%
2.1%
$425M
—
$137M
Jun '22
$5.0B
$587M
37.5%
17.7%
8.2%
1.9%
$497M
—
$894M
Mar '22
$4.7B
$513M
37.7%
16.5%
7.2%
1.8%
$840M
—
$155M
Dec '21
$4.7B
$506M
36.8%
15.3%
7.1%
1.7%
$217M
—
$118M
Valuation over time
How the market has priced WM against its own fundamentals since 2023-03 —
each month-end's share price set against the most recent annual filing, so the multiple moves
as price runs ahead of (or behind) earnings. Split-adjusted.
The price-to-earnings ratio has risen from 29.0× (Mar '23) to 34.9× (Nov '26).
The price-to-sales ratio has risen from 3.3× (Mar '23) to 3.7× (Nov '26).
The dividend yield has fallen from 1.7% (Mar '23) to 1.4% (Nov '26).
Price / earnings (P/E)
P/E
Price / sales (P/S)
P/S
Dividend yield (%)
Dividend yield %
Frequently asked questions
Is WM growing its revenue and profit?
Over the past 5 years, Waste Management's revenue has grown 10.6% per year, and net income grown 12.6% per year. These are computed facts, not advice.
How much debt does WM have?
As of FY2025, Waste Management reported — of total debt against $201M of cash.
What is WM's profit margin?
In FY2025, gross margin was 40.4%, operating margin 17.1%, and net margin 10.7%.
What is WM's P/E ratio?
Waste Management's P/E (TTM) is 30.78 as of the 2026-11-02 close — market cap ÷ net income over the trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year, the same figure as on the WM stock page. The valuation chart above sets each month-end's price against the latest annual net income instead, so its latest point (about 34.9× as of Nov '26) can differ. These are computed facts, not advice.
Where does this data come from?
All figures are extracted from the company’s SEC EDGAR/XBRL filings — 10-K annual reports and 10-Q quarterly reports (use the Annual / Quarterly toggle). Quarterly figures are derived from the as-filed statements (year-to-date amounts are differenced into discrete quarters). Growth rates and ratios are computed by tradmap; nothing here is investment advice.
Source: SEC EDGAR / XBRL (10-K + 10-Q filings) · prices EOD (Databento), split-adjusted; price return — dividends not reinvested ·
growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price
against the latest annual filing. Informational only — not investment advice.