Waste Management WM
NYSE WM
$224.06 -0.86 (-0.38%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Waste Management (WM) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026)

Waste Management (WM) posted Cash from Investing Activities of -$696.0 million for Q2 2026, up 4.79% sequentially from -$731.0 million in Q1 2026, and up 35.91% YoY from -$512.1 million in Q2 2025.

Waste Management (WM) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Waste Management has reported Cash from Investing Activities for 18 years, with the latest figure at -$696.0 million in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Cash from Investing Activities rose 35.91% year-over-year to -$696.0 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was -$3.1 billion (up 69.7% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$3.6 billion, up 66.36% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities grew to -$696.0 million in Q2 2026 per WM's latest filing, from -$731.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Cash from Investing Activities peaked at -$480.0 million in Q3 2024 and troughed at -$7.8 billion in Q4 2024.
  • A 5-year average of -$1.2 billion and a median of -$781.0 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Cash from Investing Activities.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Cash from Investing Activities tumbled 616.05% in 2024, then soared 88.83% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Cash from Investing Activities stood at -$1.0 billion in 2022, then retreated by 5.55% to -$1.1 billion in 2023, then sank by 616.05% to -$7.8 billion in 2024, then jumped by 88.83% to -$867.0 million in 2025, then climbed by 19.72% to -$696.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Cash from Investing Activities over the past three periods registered -$696.0 million, -$731.0 million, and -$867.0 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 Waste Management 89.87 Bn 89.31 Bn 2.73 Bn -696.00 Mn
2 Republic Services 67.76 Bn 67.65 Bn 1.87 Bn -817.00 Mn
3 Waste Connections 43.02 Bn 42.93 Bn 1.08 Bn -606.25 Mn
4 Clean Harbors 16.72 Bn 16.20 Bn 608.78 Mn -337.80 Mn
5 GFL Environmental 14.88 Bn 14.69 Bn 278.90 Mn -1.17 Bn
6 Casella Waste Systems 5.85 Bn 5.83 Bn 178.80 Mn -378.29 Mn
7 Sino Green Land 972.56 Mn 972.48 Mn -78,936.00 -158,858.00
8 Onterris 564.12 Mn 550.43 Mn 82.26 Mn -5.60 Mn
9 Perma Fix Environmental Services 341.45 Mn 307.49 Mn -2.50 Mn -2.03 Mn
10 American Battery Technology 339.53 Mn 300.24 Mn 737,749.00 -7.54 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -696.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2026 -696.00 Mn
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