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Waste Management (WM) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Historic Return on Capital Employed for Waste Management (WM) over the last 17 years, with Q4 2025 value amounting to 0.11%.

  • Waste Management's Return on Capital Employed fell 100.0% to 0.11% in Q4 2025 from the same period last year, while for Dec 2025 it was 0.11%, marking a year-over-year decrease of 100.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.11% for FY2025, which is 200.0% down from last year.
  • According to the latest figures from Q4 2025, Waste Management's Return on Capital Employed is 0.11%, which was down 100.0% from 0.1% recorded in Q3 2025.
  • In the past 5 years, Waste Management's Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 0.13% in Q3 2024 and a low of 0.1% during Q1 2021
  • Moreover, its 5-year median value for Return on Capital Employed was 0.12% (2024), whereas its average is 0.12%.
  • Its Return on Capital Employed has fluctuated over the past 5 years, first surged by 200bps in 2021, then crashed by -300bps in 2025.
  • Quarter analysis of 5 years shows Waste Management's Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.12% in 2021, then rose by 8bps to 0.13% in 2022, then decreased by -1bps to 0.13% in 2023, then fell by -4bps to 0.12% in 2024, then dropped by -12bps to 0.11% in 2025.
  • Its Return on Capital Employed stands at 0.11% for Q4 2025, versus 0.1% for Q3 2025 and 0.11% for Q2 2025.