Waste Management (WM) Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Waste Management's (WM) Payout Ratio stood at 0.50 in Q2 2026, up 7.2% from 0.47 a year earlier and up 1.2% from the prior quarter.
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Waste Management (WM) Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Waste Management's Payout Ratio came in at 0.49, up 11.8% from FY2024.
- Across earlier years, Payout Ratio came in at 0.44 in FY2024 (-10.6%), 0.49 in FY2023 (+2.5%), 0.48 in FY2022 (-9.9%) and 0.53 in FY2021 (-13.8%).
- Quarterly Payout Ratio has ranged from 0.44 in Q4 2024 to 0.55 in Q3 2021 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Payout Ratio has increased for five consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 2.7% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Payout Ratio in the last five years was growth of 12.7% in Q3 2025, against a decline of 19.5% in Q2 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 0.49 (Q1 2026), 0.49 (Q4 2025) and 0.51 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waste Management | 82.84 Bn | 81.75 Bn | 2.73 Bn |
| 2 | Republic Services | 64.88 Bn | 64.50 Bn | 1.87 Bn |
| 3 | Waste Connections | 39.22 Bn | 38.85 Bn | 1.08 Bn |
| 4 | Clean Harbors | 16.45 Bn | 13.46 Bn | 608.78 Mn |
| 5 | GFL Environmental | 15.66 Bn | 13.34 Bn | 385.80 Mn |
| 6 | Casella Waste Systems | 5.02 Bn | 4.14 Bn | 178.80 Mn |
| 7 | Onterris | 495.05 Mn | 454.32 Mn | 82.26 Mn |
| 8 | Perma Fix Environmental Services | 326.81 Mn | 218.37 Mn | -2.50 Mn |
| 9 | Deep Isolation Nuclear | 204.72 Mn | 204.72 Mn | 707,000.00 |
| 10 | Comstock | 179.25 Mn | 182.57 Mn | -896,073.00 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.50 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.49 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.49 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.51 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.47 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.46 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.44 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.45 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.46 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.47 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.49 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.49 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.48 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.48 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.48 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.47 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.48 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.52 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.53 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.55 |
API Access
Waste Management Payout Ratio 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=payout-ratio&ticker=WM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payout-ratio", "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=payout-ratio&ticker=WM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();