Waste Management (WM) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026)
Waste Management's Cash & Equivalents was $247 million in Q3 2026, up 41.1% from $175 million a year earlier but down 55.7% from the prior quarter.
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Waste Management (WM) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Cash & Equivalents at Waste Management came in at $201 million, down 51.4% from FY2024.
- Cash & Equivalents shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -18.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Cash & Equivalents was $414 million in FY2024 (-9.6%), $458 million in FY2023 (+30.5%), $351 million in FY2022 (+197.5%) and $118 million in FY2021 (-78.7%).
- Quarterly Cash & Equivalents has moved between $118 million (Q4 2021) and $894 million (Q2 2022) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Cash & Equivalents was higher in three of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 3.9%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Cash & Equivalents over five years was Q2 2022 (growth of 504.1%); the worst was Q2 2023 (a decline of 83.9%).
- Per Business Quant data, WM's Cash & Equivalents in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was $557 million (Q2 2026), $158 million (Q1 2026) and $201 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Equiv. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waste Management | 94.39 Bn | 93.32 Bn | 2.75 Bn | 247.00 Mn |
| 2 | Republic Services | 75.41 Bn | 75.02 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 92.00 Mn |
| 3 | Waste Connections | 47.83 Bn | 47.48 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 95.69 Mn |
| 4 | GFL Environmental | 15.73 Bn | 15.73 Bn | 304.74 Mn | - |
| 5 | Clean Harbors | 15.30 Bn | 12.64 Bn | 661.44 Mn | 423.54 Mn |
| 6 | Casella Waste Systems | 5.92 Bn | 5.24 Bn | 184.65 Mn | 11.74 Mn |
| 7 | Onterris | 832.01 Mn | 777.91 Mn | 88.27 Mn | 20.11 Mn |
| 8 | Enviri | 710.17 Mn | 67.28 Mn | -162.22 Mn | 226.31 Mn |
| 9 | Oio | 619.48 Mn | 617.91 Mn | - | 533,609.00 |
| 10 | Perma Fix Environmental Services | 328.26 Mn | 221.00 Mn | 552,000.00 | 28.32 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 247.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 201.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 175.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 440.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 216.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 414.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 614.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 172.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 322.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 458.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 150.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 144.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 257.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 351.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 137.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 894.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 155.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 118.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 116.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 148.00 Mn |
API Access
Waste Management Cash & Equivalents API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-equivalents&ticker=WM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-and-equivalents", "ticker": "WM", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-equivalents&ticker=WM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();