Waste Management (WM) Shares Outstanding (Diluted) (2009 - 2026)
Waste Management's Shares Outstanding (Diluted) came in at 402.4 million for Q2 2026, down 0.5% from 404.3 million a year earlier and down 0.5% from the prior quarter.
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Waste Management (WM) Shares Outstanding (Diluted) (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Waste Management's Shares Outstanding (Diluted) was 404.2 million, up 0.2% from FY2024.
- Shares Outstanding (Diluted) carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of -1.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Shares Outstanding (Diluted) was 403.4 million in FY2024 (-0.9%), 406.9 million in FY2023 (-2.0%), 415 million in FY2022 (-1.9%) and 422.9 million in FY2021 (-0.5%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Shares Outstanding (Diluted) in data going back to Q1 2009.
- Year-over-year, Shares Outstanding (Diluted) increased in five of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 0.1%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Shares Outstanding (Diluted) over five years came in Q3 2025 (growth of 0.3%), and the weakest in Q1 2023 (a decline of 2.1%).
- Business Quant data shows WM's Shares Outstanding (Diluted) at 404.4 million (Q1 2026), 404.2 million (Q4 2025) and 404.3 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Dil.) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waste Management | 81.64 Bn | 80.55 Bn | 2.73 Bn | 402.40 Mn |
| 2 | Republic Services | 64.27 Bn | 63.89 Bn | 1.87 Bn | 307.63 Mn |
| 3 | Waste Connections | 38.82 Bn | 38.45 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 253.86 Mn |
| 4 | Clean Harbors | 16.38 Bn | 13.39 Bn | 608.78 Mn | 52.96 Mn |
| 5 | GFL Environmental | 15.51 Bn | 13.19 Bn | 385.80 Mn | 378.69 Mn |
| 6 | Casella Waste Systems | 5.03 Bn | 4.15 Bn | 178.80 Mn | 63.69 Mn |
| 7 | Onterris | 470.12 Mn | 429.40 Mn | 82.26 Mn | 38.71 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 | 36.71 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 402.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 404.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 404.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 404.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 404.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 403.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 403.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 403.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 403.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 403.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 406.90 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 405.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 407.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 409.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 415.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 414.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 416.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 417.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 422.90 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 422.00 Mn |
API Access
Waste Management Shares Outstanding (Diluted) 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-diluted&ticker=WM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding-diluted", "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-diluted&ticker=WM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();