Waste Management (WM) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026)
Waste Management (WM) recorded Shares Outstanding of 401.5 million in Q2 2026, down 0.3% from 402.6 million a year earlier and down 0.4% from the prior quarter.
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Waste Management (WM) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Waste Management reported Shares Outstanding of 402.7 million, up 0.3% from FY2024.
- Annual Shares Outstanding has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -1.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Shares Outstanding came in at 401.5 million in FY2024 (-0.8%), 404.9 million in FY2023 (-1.9%), 412.8 million in FY2022 (-1.8%) and 420.4 million in FY2021 (-0.6%).
- Quarterly Shares Outstanding has ranged from 401.3 million in Q2 2024 to 420.4 million in Q4 2021 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Shares Outstanding rose in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of 0.0%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Shares Outstanding in the last five years was growth of 0.4% in Q3 2025, against a decline of 2.1% in Q2 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 403.2 million (Q1 2026), 402.7 million (Q4 2025) and 403 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waste Management | 81.64 Bn | 80.55 Bn | 2.73 Bn | 401.50 Mn |
| 2 | Republic Services | 64.27 Bn | 63.89 Bn | 1.87 Bn | 307.50 Mn |
| 3 | Waste Connections | 38.82 Bn | 38.45 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 253.46 Mn |
| 4 | Clean Harbors | 16.38 Bn | 13.39 Bn | 608.78 Mn | 52.81 Mn |
| 5 | GFL Environmental | 15.51 Bn | 13.19 Bn | 385.80 Mn | 369.56 Mn |
| 6 | Casella Waste Systems | 5.03 Bn | 4.15 Bn | 178.80 Mn | 63.61 Mn |
| 7 | Onterris | 470.12 Mn | 429.40 Mn | 82.26 Mn | 35.81 Mn |
| 8 | Perma Fix Environmental Services | 331.90 Mn | 223.46 Mn | -2.50 Mn | 19.84 Mn |
| 9 | Deep Isolation Nuclear | 182.23 Mn | 182.23 Mn | 707,000.00 | 57.66 Mn |
| 10 | Comstock | 177.73 Mn | 181.05 Mn | -896,073.00 | 75.81 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 401.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 403.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 402.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 403.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 402.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 402.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 401.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 401.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 401.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 401.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 404.90 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 404.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 405.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 407.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 412.80 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 412.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 414.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 415.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 420.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 419.50 Mn |
API Access
Waste Management Shares Outstanding 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=shares-outstanding&ticker=WM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding", "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=shares-outstanding&ticker=WM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();