Waste Management (WM) Change in Cash (2009 - 2026)
Waste Management's (WM) quarterly Change in Cash came in at -$52.0 million in Q1 2026, up 66.67% year-on-year from -$31.2 million in Q1 2025, and down 372.73% quarter-over-quarter from -$11.0 million in Q4 2025.
Waste Management (WM) Change in Cash (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Waste Management has disclosed Change in Cash across 18 years of filings, most recently posting -$52.0 million for Q1 2026.
- Change in Cash for Q1 2026 came in at -$52.0 million, up 66.67% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$86.0 million (up 8.51% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$190.0 million, down 192.31% from the prior year.
- Change in Cash came in at -$52.0 million for Q1 2026 at Waste Management, down from -$11.0 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Change in Cash ranged from a high of $747.0 million in Q2 2022 to a low of -$745.0 million in Q3 2022.
- The 5-year median for Change in Cash is -$52.0 million (2026), against an average of $3.0 million.
- Across the five-year window, Change in Cash plunged 709.78% in 2022 and jumped 3492.31% in 2024, its largest moves.
- Waste Management's Change in Cash stood at $197.0 million in 2022, then surged by 53.3% to $302.0 million in 2023, then sank by 166.23% to -$200.0 million in 2024, then jumped by 94.5% to -$11.0 million in 2025, then tumbled by 372.73% to -$52.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Change in Cash figures came in at -$52.0 million (Q1 2026), -$11.0 million (Q4 2025), and -$244.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Change in Cash (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GFL Environmental | 252.38 Bn | 252.50 Bn | 218.62 Mn | 975.02 Mn |
| 2 | Waste Connections | 40.24 Bn | 40.13 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 93.07 Mn |
| 3 | Clean Harbors | 15.26 Bn | 14.59 Bn | 445.42 Mn | -278.32 Mn |
| 4 | Casella Waste Systems | 5.57 Bn | 5.43 Bn | 148.40 Mn | -89.96 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 | -10.21 Mn |
| 8 | Waste Management | 198.93 Mn | 41.93 Mn | 2.53 Bn | -52.00 Mn |
| 9 | Perma Fix Environmental Services | 184.86 Mn | 164.86 Mn | -2.88 Mn | -4.98 Mn |
| 10 | One & one Green Technologies | 144.62 Mn | 143.66 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -52.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -11.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -244.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 221.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -156.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -200.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 441.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -179.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -127.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 302.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -13.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -129.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -53.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 197.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -745.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 747.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 52.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -11.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -92.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -309.00 Mn |