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

Waste Management (WM) has disclosed Debt to Equity for 17 consecutive years, with $2.29 as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Debt to Equity fell 20.84% to $2.29 in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $2.29 through Dec 2025, down 20.84% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $2.29 for FY2025, 20.84% down from the prior year.
  • Debt to Equity hit $2.29 in Q4 2025 for Waste Management, down from $2.45 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Debt to Equity ranged from a high of $2.9 in Q4 2024 to a low of $1.8 in Q2 2021.
  • Historically, Debt to Equity has averaged $2.2 across 5 years, with a median of $2.22 in 2023.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Debt to Equity: grew 24.89% in 2021 and later fell 20.84% in 2025.
  • Year by year, Debt to Equity stood at $1.88 in 2021, then grew by 16.05% to $2.18 in 2022, then increased by 7.81% to $2.35 in 2023, then rose by 23.07% to $2.9 in 2024, then dropped by 20.84% to $2.29 in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Debt to Equity for WM at $2.29 in Q4 2025, $2.45 in Q3 2025, and $2.61 in Q2 2025.