Waste Management (WM) Intangibles (2009 - 2026)
Waste Management's (WM) quarterly Intangibles came in at $3.7 billion in Q1 2026, down 8.74% year-on-year from $4.0 billion in Q1 2025, and down 2.73% quarter-over-quarter from $3.8 billion in Q4 2025.
Waste Management (WM) Intangibles (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Waste Management has disclosed Intangibles across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $3.7 billion for Q1 2026.
- Intangibles for Q1 2026 came in at $3.7 billion, down 8.74% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $3.7 billion (down 8.74% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $3.8 billion, down 10.05% from the prior year.
- Intangibles came in at $3.7 billion for Q1 2026 at Waste Management, down from $3.8 billion in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Intangibles ranged from a high of $4.2 billion in Q4 2024 to a low of $19.0 million in Q4 2022.
- The 5-year median for Intangibles is $834.0 million (2022), against an average of $1.8 billion.
- Across the five-year window, Intangibles tumbled 97.88% in 2022 and surged 3894.74% in 2023, its largest moves.
- Waste Management's Intangibles stood at $19.0 million in 2022, then soared by 3894.74% to $759.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 451.78% to $4.2 billion in 2024, then declined by 10.05% to $3.8 billion in 2025, then decreased by 2.73% to $3.7 billion in 2026.
- The last three Intangibles figures came in at $3.7 billion (Q1 2026), $3.8 billion (Q4 2025), and $3.9 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Intangibles (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GFL Environmental | 252.38 Bn | 252.50 Bn | 218.62 Mn | 1.74 Bn |
| 2 | Waste Connections | 40.24 Bn | 40.13 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 1.96 Bn |
| 3 | Clean Harbors | 15.26 Bn | 14.59 Bn | 445.42 Mn | 679.08 Mn |
| 4 | Casella Waste Systems | 5.57 Bn | 5.43 Bn | 148.40 Mn | 272.48 Mn |
| 5 | Enviri | 1.71 Bn | 1.63 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Onterris | 613.85 Mn | 602.80 Mn | - | - |
| 7 | American Battery Technology | 425.23 Mn | 386.75 Mn | 737,749.00 | 866,248.00 |
| 8 | Waste Management | 198.93 Mn | 41.93 Mn | 2.53 Bn | 3.66 Bn |
| 9 | Perma Fix Environmental Services | 184.86 Mn | 164.86 Mn | -2.88 Mn | 503,000.00 |
| 10 | One & one Green Technologies | 144.62 Mn | 143.66 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.66 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.77 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.87 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.96 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.02 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.19 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 742.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 753.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 728.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 759.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 779.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 809.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 823.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 19.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 847.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 834.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 868.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 898.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 919.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 956.00 Mn |