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Waste Management (WM) Return on Sales (2016 - 2025)

Historic Return on Sales for Waste Management (WM) over the last 17 years, with Q4 2025 value amounting to 0.12%.

  • Waste Management's Return on Sales rose 200.0% to 0.12% in Q4 2025 from the same period last year, while for Dec 2025 it was 0.11%, marking a year-over-year decrease of 200.0%. 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 Sales is 0.12%, which was up 200.0% from 0.09% recorded in Q3 2025.
  • Waste Management's 5-year Return on Sales high stood at 0.14% for Q1 2024, and its period low was 0.08% during Q2 2021.
  • In the last 5 years, Waste Management's Return on Sales had a median value of 0.11% in 2022 and averaged 0.11%.
  • As far as peak fluctuations go, Waste Management's Return on Sales surged by 400bps in 2022, and later plummeted by -400bps in 2025.
  • Over the past 5 years, Waste Management's Return on Sales (Quarter) stood at 0.09% in 2021, then grew by 10bps to 0.1% in 2022, then dropped by -11bps to 0.09% in 2023, then grew by 13bps to 0.1% in 2024, then grew by 16bps to 0.12% in 2025.
  • Its Return on Sales stands at 0.12% for Q4 2025, versus 0.09% for Q3 2025 and 0.11% for Q2 2025.