Waste Management (WM) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Waste Management's (WM) quarterly Retained Earnings came in at -$44.0 million in Q1 2026, down 100.27% year-on-year from $16.2 billion in Q1 2025, and down 340.0% quarter-over-quarter from -$10.0 million in Q4 2025.
Waste Management (WM) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Waste Management has disclosed Retained Earnings across 18 years of filings, most recently posting -$44.0 million for Q1 2026.
- Retained Earnings for Q1 2026 came in at -$44.0 million, down 100.27% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$44.0 million (down 100.27% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$10.0 million, down 100.06% from the prior year.
- Retained Earnings came in at -$44.0 million for Q1 2026 at Waste Management, down from -$10.0 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Retained Earnings ranged from a high of $16.6 billion in Q2 2025 to a low of -$69.0 million in Q4 2022.
- The 5-year median for Retained Earnings is $12.9 billion (2022), against an average of $8.6 billion.
- Peak annual rise in Retained Earnings reached 107675.0% in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 505.88% in 2022.
- Waste Management's Retained Earnings stood at -$69.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 20873.91% to $14.3 billion in 2023, then rose by 10.63% to $15.9 billion in 2024, then plunged by 100.06% to -$10.0 million in 2025, then tumbled by 340.0% to -$44.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Retained Earnings figures came in at -$44.0 million (Q1 2026), -$10.0 million (Q4 2025), and -$31.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GFL Environmental | 252.38 Bn | 252.50 Bn | 218.62 Mn | 6.30 Mn |
| 2 | Waste Connections | 40.24 Bn | 40.13 Bn | 1.01 Bn | -141.78 Mn |
| 3 | Clean Harbors | 15.26 Bn | 14.59 Bn | 445.42 Mn | -213.25 Mn |
| 4 | Casella Waste Systems | 5.57 Bn | 5.43 Bn | 148.40 Mn | -130.65 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 | -313.51 Mn |
| 8 | Waste Management | 198.93 Mn | 41.93 Mn | 2.53 Bn | -44.00 Mn |
| 9 | Perma Fix Environmental Services | 184.86 Mn | 164.86 Mn | -2.88 Mn | -118.20 Mn |
| 10 | One & one Green Technologies | 144.62 Mn | 143.66 Mn | - | -2.07 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -44.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -10.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -31.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 16.55 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 16.16 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 15.86 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 15.56 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 15.10 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -60.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 14.33 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -58.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 13.74 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 13.41 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -69.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 12.93 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 12.56 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 15.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 17.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 12.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 11.44 Bn |