Growth Metrics

Waste Management (WM) Retained Earnings (2016 - 2025)

Waste Management (WM) has disclosed Retained Earnings for 17 consecutive years, with -$10.0 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Retained Earnings rose 91.3% to -$10.0 million in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was -$10.0 million through Dec 2025, up 91.3% year-over-year, with the annual reading at -$10.0 million for FY2025, 91.3% up from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings hit -$10.0 million in Q4 2025 for Waste Management, up from -$31.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Retained Earnings ranged from a high of $16.2 billion in Q1 2025 to a low of -$115.0 million in Q4 2024.
  • Historically, Retained Earnings has averaged $4.2 billion across 5 years, with a median of $10.5 million in 2021.
  • Biggest YoY gain for Retained Earnings was 77352.94% in 2022; the steepest drop was 866.67% in 2022.
  • Year by year, Retained Earnings stood at $17.0 million in 2021, then surged by 77352.94% to $13.2 billion in 2022, then tumbled by 100.28% to -$37.0 million in 2023, then crashed by 210.81% to -$115.0 million in 2024, then surged by 91.3% to -$10.0 million in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Retained Earnings for WM at -$10.0 million in Q4 2025, -$31.0 million in Q3 2025, and $9.0 million in Q2 2025.