Waste Management (WM) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2026)
Waste Management (WM) reported Deferred Taxes of $31 million for Q2 2026, up 55.0% from $20 million a year earlier but down 72.3% from the prior quarter.
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Waste Management (WM) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Waste Management's Deferred Taxes came in at $427 million, up 125.9% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $363 million, up 192.7% from FY2024.
- Deferred Taxes has increased for three consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 17.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Deferred Taxes came in at $124 million in FY2024 (+49.4%), $83 million in FY2023 (+69.4%), $49 million in FY2022 and -$77 million in FY2021.
- Five-year quarterly Deferred Taxes spans a low of -$53 million in Q2 2022 and a high of $162 million in Q3 2025.
- Year over year, Deferred Taxes has now increased in each of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 118.3% over the last seven quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Deferred Taxes in five years was Q4 2022 (growth of 628.6%); the low point was Q4 2021 (a decline of 86.5%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $112 million (Q1 2026), $122 million (Q4 2025) and $162 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Deferred Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waste Management | 81.64 Bn | 80.55 Bn | 2.73 Bn | 31.00 Mn |
| 2 | Republic Services | 64.27 Bn | 63.89 Bn | 1.87 Bn | 28.00 Mn |
| 3 | Waste Connections | 38.82 Bn | 38.45 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 8.65 Mn |
| 4 | Clean Harbors | 16.38 Bn | 13.39 Bn | 608.78 Mn | - |
| 5 | GFL Environmental | 15.51 Bn | 13.19 Bn | 385.80 Mn | -29.40 Mn |
| 6 | Casella Waste Systems | 5.03 Bn | 4.15 Bn | 178.80 Mn | -6.26 Mn |
| 7 | Onterris | 470.12 Mn | 429.40 Mn | 82.26 Mn | 5.63 Mn |
| 8 | Perma Fix Environmental Services | 331.90 Mn | 223.46 Mn | -2.50 Mn | - |
| 9 | Deep Isolation Nuclear | 182.23 Mn | 182.23 Mn | 707,000.00 | - |
| 10 | Comstock | 177.73 Mn | 181.05 Mn | -896,073.00 | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 31.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 112.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 122.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 162.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 20.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 59.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 59.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 51.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -43.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 57.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 14.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 38.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -11.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 42.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 102.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 11.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -53.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -11.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 14.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -24.00 Mn |
API Access
Waste Management Deferred Taxes 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=deferred-taxes&ticker=WM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "deferred-taxes", "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=deferred-taxes&ticker=WM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();