Waste Management (WM) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Waste Management has disclosed Operating Expenses across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $5.4 billion for Q2 2026.

• In Q2 2026, Operating Expenses rose 2.88% year-over-year to $5.4 billion; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at $21.2 billion (up 7.13% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $20.9 billion, up 16.09% from the prior year.
• Operating Expenses came in at $5.4 billion for Q2 2026 at Waste Management, up from $5.1 billion in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $5.5 billion in Q3 2025 to a low of $3.9 billion in Q1 2022.
• Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $4.6 billion, with a median of $4.4 billion recorded in 2023.
• Year-over-year, Operating Expenses grew 0.92% in 2023 and advanced 21.47% in 2025.
• Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $4.2 billion in 2022, then climbed by 6.28% to $4.4 billion in 2023, then rose by 12.23% to $5.0 billion in 2024, then advanced by 3.7% to $5.2 billion in 2025, then gained by 5.29% to $5.4 billion in 2026.
• Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Operating Expenses figures were $5.4 billion in Q2 2026, $5.1 billion in Q1 2026, and $5.2 billion in Q4 2025.