Waste Management (WM) Invested Capital (2009 - 2026)
Waste Management (WM) recorded Invested Capital of $33.31 billion in Q2 2026, up 0.3% from $33.22 billion a year earlier and up 1.2% from the prior quarter.
Waste Management (WM) Invested Capital (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Waste Management reported Invested Capital of $32.9 billion, up 2.3% from FY2024.
- Annual Invested Capital has increased for four straight years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 9.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Invested Capital came in at $32.15 billion in FY2024 (+39.0%), $23.13 billion in FY2023 (+5.8%), $21.85 billion in FY2022 (+6.4%) and $20.53 billion in FY2021 (-3.4%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Invested Capital in data going back to Q2 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Invested Capital has increased for 17 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 20.5% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Invested Capital in the last five years was growth of 40.2% in Q1 2025, against a decline of 3.4% in Q4 2021 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $32.91 billion (Q1 2026), $32.9 billion (Q4 2025) and $32.88 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Invested Cap. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waste Management | 81.64 Bn | 80.55 Bn | 2.73 Bn | 33.31 Bn |
| 2 | Republic Services | 64.27 Bn | 63.89 Bn | 1.87 Bn | 26.10 Bn |
| 3 | Waste Connections | 38.82 Bn | 38.45 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 17.24 Bn |
| 4 | Clean Harbors | 16.38 Bn | 13.39 Bn | 608.78 Mn | 5.70 Bn |
| 5 | GFL Environmental | 15.51 Bn | 13.19 Bn | 385.80 Mn | 17.14 Bn |
| 6 | Casella Waste Systems | 5.03 Bn | 4.15 Bn | 178.80 Mn | 2.93 Bn |
| 7 | Onterris | 470.12 Mn | 429.40 Mn | 82.26 Mn | 779.39 Mn |
| 8 | Perma Fix Environmental Services | 331.90 Mn | 223.46 Mn | -2.50 Mn | 60.31 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
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 33.31 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 32.91 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 32.90 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 32.88 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 33.22 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 32.49 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 32.15 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 24.63 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 24.19 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 23.18 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 23.13 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 22.40 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 22.30 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 22.18 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 21.85 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 21.08 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 21.47 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 20.63 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 20.53 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 20.22 Bn |
Waste Management Invested Capital 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=invested-capital&ticker=WM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "invested-capital", "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=invested-capital&ticker=WM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();