Waste Management (WM) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026)
Waste Management's (WM) quarterly Cash from Investing Activities came in at -$731.0 million in Q1 2026, up 11.82% year-on-year from -$653.7 million in Q1 2025, and up 15.69% quarter-over-quarter from -$867.0 million in Q4 2025.
Waste Management (WM) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Waste Management has disclosed Cash from Investing Activities across 18 years of filings, most recently posting -$731.0 million for Q1 2026.
- Cash from Investing Activities for Q1 2026 came in at -$731.0 million, up 11.82% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$3.5 billion (up 67.51% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$3.6 billion, up 66.36% from the prior year.
- Cash from Investing Activities came in at -$731.0 million for Q1 2026 at Waste Management, up from -$867.0 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Cash from Investing Activities ranged from a high of -$480.0 million in Q3 2024 to a low of -$7.8 billion in Q4 2024.
- The 5-year median for Cash from Investing Activities is -$784.0 million (2025), against an average of -$1.2 billion.
- Across the five-year window, Cash from Investing Activities tumbled 616.05% in 2024 and jumped 88.83% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Waste Management's Cash from Investing Activities stood at -$1.0 billion in 2022, then declined by 5.55% to -$1.1 billion in 2023, then sank by 616.05% to -$7.8 billion in 2024, then surged by 88.83% to -$867.0 million in 2025, then gained by 15.69% to -$731.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Cash from Investing Activities figures came in at -$731.0 million (Q1 2026), -$867.0 million (Q4 2025), and -$784.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GFL Environmental | 252.38 Bn | 252.50 Bn | 218.62 Mn | - |
| 2 | Waste Connections | 40.24 Bn | 40.13 Bn | 1.01 Bn | -355.70 Mn |
| 3 | Clean Harbors | 15.26 Bn | 14.59 Bn | 445.42 Mn | -222.72 Mn |
| 4 | Casella Waste Systems | 5.57 Bn | 5.43 Bn | 148.40 Mn | -144.18 Mn |
| 5 | Enviri | 1.71 Bn | 1.63 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Onterris | 613.85 Mn | 602.80 Mn | - | - |
| 7 | American Battery Technology | 425.23 Mn | 386.75 Mn | 737,749.00 | -7.54 Mn |
| 8 | Waste Management | 198.93 Mn | 41.93 Mn | 2.53 Bn | -731.00 Mn |
| 9 | Perma Fix Environmental Services | 184.86 Mn | 164.86 Mn | -2.88 Mn | -964,000.00 |
| 10 | One & one Green Technologies | 144.62 Mn | 143.66 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -731.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -731.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -867.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -867.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -784.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -784.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -1.09 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -1.09 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -829.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -829.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -7.76 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -7.76 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -480.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -480.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -1.60 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -1.60 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -755.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -755.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -1.08 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -1.08 Bn |