Growth Metrics

Waste Management (WM) Goodwill & Intangibles (2016 - 2025)

Waste Management (WM) has disclosed Goodwill & Intangibles for 17 consecutive years, with $14.8 billion as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Goodwill & Intangibles fell 15.83% to $14.8 billion in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $14.8 billion through Dec 2025, down 15.83% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $14.8 billion for FY2025, 15.83% down from the prior year.
  • Goodwill & Intangibles hit $14.8 billion in Q4 2025 for Waste Management, down from $17.8 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Goodwill & Intangibles ranged from a high of $17.8 billion in Q2 2025 to a low of $9.3 billion in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Goodwill & Intangibles has averaged $11.8 billion across 5 years, with a median of $10.1 billion in 2023.
  • Biggest YoY gain for Goodwill & Intangibles was 76.45% in 2025; the steepest drop was 15.83% in 2025.
  • Year by year, Goodwill & Intangibles stood at $9.9 billion in 2021, then decreased by 5.88% to $9.3 billion in 2022, then grew by 7.18% to $10.0 billion in 2023, then soared by 76.03% to $17.6 billion in 2024, then fell by 15.83% to $14.8 billion in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Goodwill & Intangibles for WM at $14.8 billion in Q4 2025, $17.8 billion in Q3 2025, and $17.8 billion in Q2 2025.