Waste Management (WM) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)
Waste Management's (WM) quarterly Capital Expenditures came in at $630.0 million in Q2 2026, down 13.93% year-over-year from $732.0 million in Q2 2025, and down 3.08% quarter-over-quarter from $650.0 million in Q1 2026.
Analysis
Waste Management (WM) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Waste Management has disclosed Capital Expenditures across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $630.0 million for Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, Capital Expenditures fell 13.93% year-over-year to $630.0 million; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at $2.9 billion (down 14.89% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $3.2 billion, changed 0.12% from the prior year.
- Capital Expenditures came in at $630.0 million for Q2 2026 at Waste Management, down from $650.0 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Capital Expenditures ranged from a high of $1.1 billion in Q4 2024 to a low of $418.0 million in Q1 2022.
- Average Capital Expenditures over 5 years is $734.4 million, with a median of $702.5 million recorded in 2023.
- Year-over-year, Capital Expenditures soared 63.15% in 2022 and decreased 21.78% in 2026.
- Over 5 years, Capital Expenditures stood at $862.0 million in 2022, then increased by 20.88% to $1.0 billion in 2023, then rose by 7.01% to $1.1 billion in 2024, then dropped by 20.36% to $888.0 million in 2025, then fell by 29.05% to $630.0 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Capital Expenditures figures were $630.0 million in Q2 2026, $650.0 million in Q1 2026, and $888.0 million in Q4 2025.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Capital Expenditures (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waste Management | 86.32 Bn | 85.76 Bn | 2.73 Bn | 630.00 Mn |
| 2 | Republic Services | 68.25 Bn | 68.14 Bn | 1.87 Bn | 392.00 Mn |
| 3 | Waste Connections | 40.47 Bn | 40.38 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 302.35 Mn |
| 4 | GFL Environmental | 15.42 Bn | 15.23 Bn | 385.80 Mn | -287.60 Mn |
| 5 | Casella Waste Systems | 5.67 Bn | 5.65 Bn | 178.80 Mn | 72.31 Mn |
| 6 | Comstock | 230.09 Mn | 230.09 Mn | -896,073.00 | 4.98 Mn |
| 7 | Quest Resource Holding | 29.23 Mn | 28.20 Mn | 10.43 Mn | 3,000.00 |
| 8 | ReTo Eco-Solutions | 50,241.15 | -5.98 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 630.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 650.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 888.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 776.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 732.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 831.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.12 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 781.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 667.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 668.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.04 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 673.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 520.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 660.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 862.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 757.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 550.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 418.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 774.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 464.00 Mn |