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
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
FCF
Total debt
Cash
2025
$25.2B
$2.7B
40.4%
17.1%
$2.8B
—
$201M
2024
$22.1B
$2.7B
39.3%
18.4%
$2.2B
—
$414M
2023
$20.4B
$2.3B
38.3%
17.5%
$1.8B
—
$458M
2022
$19.7B
$2.2B
37.6%
17.1%
$1.9B
—
$351M
2021
$17.9B
$1.8B
38.0%
16.5%
$2.4B
—
$118M
2020
$15.2B
$1.5B
38.6%
16.0%
$1.8B
—
$553M
2019
$15.5B
$1.7B
38.6%
17.5%
$2.1B
—
$3.6B
2018
$14.9B
$1.9B
38.0%
18.7%
$1.9B
—
$61M
2017
$14.5B
$1.9B
37.7%
18.2%
$1.7B
—
$22M
2016
$13.6B
$1.2B
37.6%
16.9%
$1.7B
—
$32M
2015
—
$753M
—
—
$1.3B
—
$39M
2014
—
$1.3B
—
—
—
—
$1.3B
2013
—
$98M
—
—
$1.2B
—
$58M
2012
—
$817M
—
—
$785M
—
$194M
2011
—
$961M
—
—
$1.1B
—
$258M
Revenue & net income
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
GrossOperatingNet
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
FCF
Total debt
Cash
Mar '26
$6.2B
$723M
40.7%
17.9%
$851M
—
$158M
Dec '25
$6.3B
$742M
41.5%
18.3%
$810M
—
$201M
Sep '25
$6.4B
$603M
40.5%
15.3%
$816M
—
$175M
Jun '25
$6.4B
$726M
40.3%
17.9%
$813M
—
$440M
Mar '25
$6.0B
$637M
40.0%
16.8%
$377M
—
$216M
Dec '24
$5.9B
$598M
95.9%
15.6%
$396M
—
$414M
Sep '24
$5.6B
$760M
39.4%
20.0%
$577M
—
$614M
Jun '24
$5.4B
$680M
39.1%
18.7%
$487M
—
$172M
Mar '24
$5.2B
$708M
39.1%
19.7%
$699M
—
$322M
Dec '23
$5.2B
$493M
39.7%
15.0%
$340M
—
$458M
Sep '23
$5.2B
$663M
38.7%
19.6%
$590M
—
$150M
Jun '23
$5.1B
$615M
37.8%
18.4%
$510M
—
$144M
Mar '23
$4.9B
$533M
36.9%
16.9%
$384M
—
$257M
Dec '22
$4.9B
$499M
37.3%
15.5%
$187M
—
$351M
Sep '22
$5.1B
$639M
37.8%
18.6%
$425M
—
$137M
Jun '22
$5.0B
$587M
37.5%
17.7%
$497M
—
$894M
Mar '22
$4.7B
$513M
37.7%
16.5%
$840M
—
$155M
Dec '21
$4.7B
$506M
36.8%
15.3%
$217M
—
$118M
Sep '21
$4.7B
$538M
37.7%
17.3%
$720M
—
$116M
Jun '21
$4.5B
$351M
38.9%
17.7%
$647M
—
$148M
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 29.3× (Mar '23) to 33.1× (Jun '26).
The price-to-sales ratio has risen from 3.3× (Mar '23) to 3.6× (Jun '26).
The dividend yield has fallen from 1.6% (Mar '23) to 1.5% (Jun '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?
As of Jun '26, Waste Management traded at a price-to-earnings ratio of about 33.1× (market cap ÷ latest annual net income). The valuation charts above show how its P/E, P/S and dividend yield have moved with the share price. 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), corporate-action-adjusted ·
growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price
against the latest annual filing. Informational only — not investment advice.