Waste Management WM
NYSE WM
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At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Waste Management (WM) Asset Writedowns and Impairment (2009 - 2020)

Waste Management (WM) posted Asset Writedowns and Impairment of $11.0 million for Q4 2020, up 175.0% sequentially from $4.0 million in Q3 2020, and down 8.33% YoY from $12.0 million in Q1 2020.

Waste Management (WM) Asset Writedowns and Impairment (2009 - 2020) Analysis & Trends

Waste Management has reported Asset Writedowns and Impairment for 12 years, with the latest figure at $11.0 million in Q4 2020.

  • Quarterly Asset Writedowns and Impairment fell 8.33% year-over-year to $11.0 million in Q4 2020, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2020 was $51.0 million (up 30.77% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $85.0 million, up 30.77% from the prior year.
  • Asset Writedowns and Impairment improved to $11.0 million in Q4 2020 per WM's latest filing, from $4.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Asset Writedowns and Impairment peaked at $22.0 million in Q2 2020 and troughed at $4.0 million in Q3 2020.
  • A 5-year average of $11.4 million and a median of $11.0 million in 2016 frame the typical range for Asset Writedowns and Impairment.
  • The widest YoY moves for Asset Writedowns and Impairment: up 144.44% in 2020, down 50.0% in 2020.
  • Over 5 years, Asset Writedowns and Impairment stood at $15.0 million in 2016, then slipped by 20.0% to $12.0 million in 2017, then soared by 58.33% to $19.0 million in 2018, then sank by 36.84% to $12.0 million in 2019, then fell by 8.33% to $11.0 million in 2020.
  • According to Business Quant data, Asset Writedowns and Impairment over the past three periods registered $11.0 million, $4.0 million, and $22.0 million for Q4 2020, Q3 2020, and Q2 2020 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Waste Management 89.87 Bn 89.31 Bn 2.73 Bn
2 Republic Services 67.76 Bn 67.65 Bn 1.87 Bn
3 Waste Connections 43.02 Bn 42.93 Bn 1.08 Bn
4 Clean Harbors 16.72 Bn 16.20 Bn 608.78 Mn
5 GFL Environmental 14.88 Bn 14.69 Bn 278.90 Mn
6 Casella Waste Systems 5.85 Bn 5.83 Bn 178.80 Mn
7 Sino Green Land 972.56 Mn 972.48 Mn -78,936.00
8 Onterris 564.12 Mn 550.43 Mn 82.26 Mn
9 Perma Fix Environmental Services 341.45 Mn 307.49 Mn -2.50 Mn
10 American Battery Technology 339.53 Mn 300.24 Mn 737,749.00

Historic Data

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Dec 31, 2020 11.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 11.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 4.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 4.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 22.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 22.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 14.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 14.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 12.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 12.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 8.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 8.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 9.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 9.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 10.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 10.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 19.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 19.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 13.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 13.00 Mn