Waste Management (WM) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Waste Management's (WM) quarterly Debt Ratio came in at 0.5 in Q2 2026, down 4.17% year-over-year from 0.53 in Q2 2025, and up 0.51% quarter-over-quarter from 0.5 in Q1 2026.
Analysis
Waste Management (WM) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Waste Management has disclosed Debt Ratio across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 0.5 for Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, Debt Ratio fell 4.17% year-over-year to 0.5; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at 0.5 (down 4.17% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.5, down 6.81% from the prior year.
- Debt Ratio came in at 0.5 for Q2 2026 at Waste Management, up from 0.5 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Debt Ratio ranged from a high of 0.54 in Q4 2024 to a low of 0.46 in Q1 2022.
- Average Debt Ratio over 5 years is 0.5, with a median of 0.49 recorded in 2024.
- The largest YoY upside for Debt Ratio was 8.73% in 2025 against a maximum downside of 6.81% in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Debt Ratio stood at 0.48 in 2022, then rose by 3.5% to 0.49 in 2023, then grew by 8.46% to 0.54 in 2024, then retreated by 6.81% to 0.5 in 2025, then rose by 0.74% to 0.5 in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Debt Ratio figures were 0.5 in Q2 2026, 0.5 in Q1 2026, and 0.5 in Q4 2025.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waste Management | 86.27 Bn | 85.72 Bn | 2.73 Bn | 0.50 |
| 2 | Republic Services | 68.25 Bn | 68.14 Bn | 1.87 Bn | 0.40 |
| 3 | Waste Connections | 40.48 Bn | 40.38 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 0.44 |
| 4 | GFL Environmental | 15.39 Bn | 15.20 Bn | 385.80 Mn | 0.45 |
| 5 | Casella Waste Systems | 5.68 Bn | 5.66 Bn | 178.80 Mn | 0.38 |
| 6 | Comstock | 225.92 Mn | 225.92 Mn | -896,073.00 | 0.00 |
| 7 | Quest Resource Holding | 29.23 Mn | 28.20 Mn | 10.43 Mn | 0.45 |
| 8 | ReTo Eco-Solutions | 48,343.23 | -5.98 Bn | - | 1.95 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.50 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.50 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.50 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.51 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.53 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.54 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.54 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.48 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.49 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.49 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.49 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.48 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.49 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.49 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.48 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.47 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.47 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.46 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.46 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.45 |