Waste Management (WM) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Waste Management's (WM) Debt Ratio stood at 0.50 in Q2 2026, down 4.2% from 0.53 a year earlier but up 0.5% from the prior quarter.
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Waste Management (WM) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Starting with Q2 2009, Waste Management's Debt Ratio history includes 69 quarters.
- Across earlier years, Debt Ratio came in at 0.54 in FY2024 (+8.5%), 0.49 in FY2023 (+3.5%), 0.48 in FY2022 (+3.7%) and 0.46 in FY2021 (-2.1%).
- Quarterly Debt Ratio has ranged from 0.45 in Q3 2021 to 0.54 in Q4 2024 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Debt Ratio has declined for three consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 1.6% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Debt Ratio in the last five years was growth of 8.7% in Q1 2025, against a decline of 6.8% in Q4 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 0.50 (Q1 2026), 0.50 (Q4 2025) and 0.51 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waste Management | 82.84 Bn | 81.75 Bn | 2.73 Bn | 0.50 |
| 2 | Republic Services | 64.88 Bn | 64.50 Bn | 1.87 Bn | 0.40 |
| 3 | Waste Connections | 39.22 Bn | 38.85 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 0.44 |
| 4 | Clean Harbors | 16.45 Bn | 13.46 Bn | 608.78 Mn | 0.35 |
| 5 | GFL Environmental | 15.66 Bn | 13.34 Bn | 385.80 Mn | 0.45 |
| 6 | Casella Waste Systems | 5.02 Bn | 4.14 Bn | 178.80 Mn | 0.38 |
| 7 | Onterris | 495.05 Mn | 454.32 Mn | 82.26 Mn | 0.36 |
| 8 | Perma Fix Environmental Services | 326.81 Mn | 218.37 Mn | -2.50 Mn | 0.02 |
| 9 | Deep Isolation Nuclear | 204.72 Mn | 204.72 Mn | 707,000.00 | - |
| 10 | Comstock | 179.25 Mn | 182.57 Mn | -896,073.00 | - |
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 |
API Access
Waste Management Debt Ratio 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=debt-ratio&ticker=WM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "debt-ratio", "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=debt-ratio&ticker=WM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();