Waste Management (WM) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026)
Waste Management (WM) reported Cash from Operations of $1.73 billion for Q2 2026, up 11.7% from $1.55 billion a year earlier and up 15.0% from the prior quarter.
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Waste Management (WM) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Waste Management's Cash from Operations came in at $6.52 billion, up 15.9% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $6.04 billion, up 12.1% from FY2024.
- Cash from Operations has increased for five consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 12.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Cash from Operations came in at $5.39 billion in FY2024 (+14.2%), $4.72 billion in FY2023 (+4.0%), $4.54 billion in FY2022 (+4.6%) and $4.34 billion in FY2021 (+27.5%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Cash from Operations in data going back to Q1 2009.
- Year over year, Cash from Operations has now increased in each of the last five quarters, with growth averaging 13.1% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Cash from Operations in five years was Q2 2025 (growth of 33.9%); the low point was Q1 2023 (a decline of 17.0%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $1.5 billion (Q1 2026), $1.7 billion (Q4 2025) and $1.59 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Ops. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waste Management | 81.64 Bn | 80.55 Bn | 2.73 Bn | 1.73 Bn |
| 2 | Republic Services | 64.27 Bn | 63.89 Bn | 1.87 Bn | 1.15 Bn |
| 3 | Waste Connections | 38.82 Bn | 38.45 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 733.29 Mn |
| 4 | Clean Harbors | 16.38 Bn | 13.39 Bn | 608.78 Mn | 239.17 Mn |
| 5 | GFL Environmental | 15.51 Bn | 13.19 Bn | 385.80 Mn | 417.30 Mn |
| 6 | Casella Waste Systems | 5.03 Bn | 4.15 Bn | 178.80 Mn | 98.77 Mn |
| 7 | Onterris | 470.12 Mn | 429.40 Mn | 82.26 Mn | 6.16 Mn |
| 8 | Perma Fix Environmental Services | 331.90 Mn | 223.46 Mn | -2.50 Mn | -5.18 Mn |
| 9 | Deep Isolation Nuclear | 182.23 Mn | 182.23 Mn | 707,000.00 | -2.80 Mn |
| 10 | Comstock | 177.73 Mn | 181.05 Mn | -896,073.00 | -10.10 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.73 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.50 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.70 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.59 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.55 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.21 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.51 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.36 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.15 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.37 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.38 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.26 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.03 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.04 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.05 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.18 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.05 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.26 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 991.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.18 Bn |
API Access
Waste Management Cash from Operations 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-from-operations&ticker=WM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-from-operations", "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-from-operations&ticker=WM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();