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Waste Management (WM) Debt to Equity (2016 - 2025)

Waste Management's Debt to Equity history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at $2.29 for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Debt to Equity fell 20.81% year-over-year to $2.29; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached $2.29, down 20.81%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $2.29, 20.81% down from the prior year.
  • Debt to Equity for Q4 2025 was $2.29 at Waste Management, down from $2.45 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Debt to Equity topped out at $2.9 in Q4 2024 and bottomed at $1.8 in Q2 2021.
  • The 5-year median for Debt to Equity is $2.22 (2023), against an average of $2.2.
  • The largest annual shift saw Debt to Equity rose 24.89% in 2021 before it dropped 20.81% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Debt to Equity shows it stood at $1.88 in 2021, then rose by 16.05% to $2.18 in 2022, then grew by 7.81% to $2.35 in 2023, then grew by 23.04% to $2.9 in 2024, then dropped by 20.81% to $2.29 in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for WM's Debt to Equity are $2.29 (Q4 2025), $2.45 (Q3 2025), and $2.61 (Q2 2025).