Growth Metrics

Waste Management (WM) FCF Payout Ratio (2016 - 2025)

Historic FCF Payout Ratio for Waste Management (WM) over the last 17 years, with Q4 2025 value amounting to 0.41.

  • Waste Management's FCF Payout Ratio fell 4591.36% to 0.41 in Q4 2025 from the same period last year, while for Dec 2025 it was 0.47, marking a year-over-year decrease of 1547.4%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.47 for FY2025, which is 1547.4% down from last year.
  • Waste Management's FCF Payout Ratio amounted to 0.41 in Q4 2025, which was down 4591.36% from 0.41 recorded in Q3 2025.
  • In the past 5 years, Waste Management's FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 1.42 in Q4 2022 and a low of 0.29 during Q1 2021
  • Its 5-year average for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.6, with a median of 0.53 in 2022.
  • In the last 5 years, Waste Management's FCF Payout Ratio crashed by 6232.2% in 2021 and then surged by 12988.64% in 2023.
  • Quarter analysis of 5 years shows Waste Management's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 1.11 in 2021, then increased by 28.61% to 1.42 in 2022, then plummeted by 41.9% to 0.83 in 2023, then dropped by 8.03% to 0.76 in 2024, then plummeted by 45.91% to 0.41 in 2025.
  • Its FCF Payout Ratio stands at 0.41 for Q4 2025, versus 0.41 for Q3 2025 and 0.41 for Q2 2025.