Waste Management WM
NYSE WM
$224.90 -0.20 (-0.09%)
At close: Aug 20, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Waste Management (WM) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)

Waste Management (WM) posted EBIT Margin of 18.75% for Q2 2026, up 4.88% sequentially from 17.87% in Q1 2026, and up 85.0% YoY from 10.13% in Q2 2025.

Waste Management (WM) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Waste Management has reported EBIT Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 18.75% in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly EBIT Margin rose 85.0% year-over-year to 18.75% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 17.57% (up 3.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 17.09%, down 132.0% from the prior year.
  • EBIT Margin climbed to 18.75% in Q2 2026 per WM's latest filing, from 17.87% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, EBIT Margin peaked at 19.95% in Q3 2024 and troughed at 15.05% in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 17.62% and a median of 17.89% in 2025 frame the typical range for EBIT Margin.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: EBIT Margin jumped 283 bps in 2024, then slumped 460 bps in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, EBIT Margin stood at 15.5% in 2022, then declined by 3 bps to 15.05% in 2023, then rose by 4 bps to 15.59% in 2024, then rose by 17 bps to 18.3% in 2025, then grew by 2 bps to 18.75% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, EBIT Margin over the past three periods registered 18.75%, 17.87%, and 18.3% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBIT Margin (Qtr)
1 Waste Management 90.39 Bn 89.83 Bn 2.73 Bn 18.75%
2 Republic Services 67.62 Bn 67.51 Bn 1.87 Bn 20.34%
3 Waste Connections 42.71 Bn 42.61 Bn 1.08 Bn 17.08%
4 Clean Harbors 17.07 Bn 16.56 Bn 608.78 Mn 15.50%
5 GFL Environmental 14.89 Bn 14.70 Bn 278.90 Mn -11.00%
6 Casella Waste Systems 5.91 Bn 5.89 Bn 178.80 Mn 3.67%
7 Sino Green Land 646.75 Mn 646.67 Mn -78,936.00 -83.62%
8 Onterris 529.21 Mn 515.52 Mn 82.26 Mn 3.46%
9 Perma Fix Environmental Services 334.90 Mn 300.95 Mn -2.50 Mn -50.50%
10 American Battery Technology 307.22 Mn 267.94 Mn 737,749.00 -440.46%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 18.75%
Mar 31, 2026 17.87%
Dec 31, 2025 18.30%
Sep 30, 2025 15.35%
Jun 30, 2025 17.90%
Mar 31, 2025 16.83%
Dec 31, 2024 15.59%
Sep 30, 2024 19.95%
Jun 30, 2024 18.68%
Mar 31, 2024 19.69%
Dec 31, 2023 15.05%
Sep 30, 2023 19.64%
Jun 30, 2023 18.44%
Mar 31, 2023 16.86%
Dec 31, 2022 15.50%
Sep 30, 2022 18.56%
Jun 30, 2022 17.70%
Mar 31, 2022 16.48%
Dec 31, 2021 15.35%
Sep 30, 2021 17.28%