Waste Management (WM) Shares Repurchased (2009 - 2026)

Waste Management's (WM) quarterly Shares Repurchased came in at $344.0 million in Q1 2026, up 2766.67% quarter-over-quarter from $12.0 million in Q2 2024.

Waste Management (WM) Shares Repurchased (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Waste Management has disclosed Shares Repurchased across 15 years of filings, most recently posting $344.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Shares Repurchased for Q1 2026 came in at $344.0 million, changed N/A year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $356.0 million (changed N/A YoY), and the FY2024 annual result was $262.0 million, down 79.88% from the prior year.
  • Shares Repurchased came in at $344.0 million for Q1 2026 at Waste Management, up from $12.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Shares Repurchased ranged from a high of $541.0 million in Q3 2022 to a low of $12.0 million in Q2 2024.
  • The 4-year median for Shares Repurchased is $312.0 million (2023), against an average of $263.1 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Shares Repurchased tumbled 90.4% in 2022 and jumped 40.0% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Waste Management's Shares Repurchased stood at $439.0 million in 2022, then declined by 28.93% to $312.0 million in 2023, then sank by 96.15% to $12.0 million in 2024, then surged by 2766.67% to $344.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Shares Repurchased figures came in at $344.0 million (Q1 2026), $12.0 million (Q2 2024), and $250.0 million (Q1 2024), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Shares Repurchased (Qtr)
1 GFL Environmental 252.38 Bn 252.50 Bn 218.62 Mn 85.90 Mn
2 Waste Connections 40.24 Bn 40.13 Bn 1.01 Bn 283.96 Mn
3 Clean Harbors 15.26 Bn 14.59 Bn 445.42 Mn 25.00 Mn
4 Casella Waste Systems 5.57 Bn 5.43 Bn 148.40 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 -
8 Waste Management 198.93 Mn 41.93 Mn 2.53 Bn 344.00 Mn
9 Perma Fix Environmental Services 184.86 Mn 164.86 Mn -2.88 Mn -
10 One & one Green Technologies 144.62 Mn 143.66 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 344.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 344.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 12.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 12.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 250.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 250.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 312.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 312.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 350.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 350.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 22.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 22.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 350.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 350.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 439.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 439.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 541.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 541.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 24.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 24.00 Mn