Waste Management (WM) Cost of Revenue (2009 - 2026)
Waste Management (WM) recorded Cost of Revenue of $3.96 billion in Q2 2026, up 4.0% from $3.8 billion a year earlier and up 7.1% from the prior quarter.
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Waste Management (WM) Cost of Revenue (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Waste Management's Cost of Revenue came in at $15.18 billion as of Jun 30, 2026, up 37.2% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $15.01 billion, up 12.2% from FY2024.
- Annual Cost of Revenue has increased for five straight years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 10.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Cost of Revenue came in at $13.38 billion in FY2024 (+6.2%), $12.61 billion in FY2023 (+2.5%), $12.29 billion in FY2022 (+10.6%) and $11.11 billion in FY2021 (+18.9%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Cost of Revenue in data going back to Q1 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Cost of Revenue rose in six of the last seven quarters, with an average decline of 5.1%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Cost of Revenue in the last five years was growth of 24.6% in Q3 2021, against a decline of 92.2% in Q4 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $3.69 billion (Q1 2026), $3.69 billion (Q4 2025) and $3.83 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cost of Rev (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waste Management | 94.66 Bn | 93.49 Bn | 2.75 Bn | 4.09 Bn |
| 2 | Republic Services | 75.71 Bn | 75.32 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 2.66 Bn |
| 3 | Waste Connections | 47.71 Bn | 47.36 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 1.50 Bn |
| 4 | GFL Environmental | 17.09 Bn | 15.10 Bn | - | 1.73 Bn |
| 5 | Clean Harbors | 15.25 Bn | 12.59 Bn | 661.44 Mn | 1.21 Bn |
| 6 | Casella Waste Systems | 6.30 Bn | 5.42 Bn | 178.80 Mn | 364.95 Mn |
| 7 | Onterris | 832.28 Mn | 778.18 Mn | 88.27 Mn | 114.78 Mn |
| 8 | Perma Fix Environmental Services | 330.26 Mn | 223.00 Mn | 552,000.00 | 17.40 Mn |
| 9 | Comstock | 146.28 Mn | 5.50 Mn | -606,061.00 | 973,312.00 |
| 10 | Deep Isolation Nuclear | 103.79 Mn | 103.79 Mn | 707,000.00 | 612,000.00 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 4.09 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.96 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.69 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.80 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.80 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.80 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.61 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 244.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.40 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.29 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.14 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.15 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.19 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.19 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.09 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.09 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.16 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.14 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.90 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.96 Bn |
API Access
Waste Management Cost of Revenue API
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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=cost-of-revenue&ticker=WM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cost-of-revenue", "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=cost-of-revenue&ticker=WM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();