Waste Management WM
NYSE WM
$224.06 -0.86 (-0.38%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Waste Management (WM) Short-term Investments (2013 - 2020)

Waste Management (WM) posted Short-term Investments of $314.0 million for Q4 2020, down 16.71% sequentially from $377.0 million in Q4 2019, and down 16.71% YoY from $377.0 million in Q1 2020.

Waste Management (WM) Short-term Investments (2013 - 2020) Analysis & Trends

Waste Management has reported Short-term Investments for 5 years, with the latest figure at $314.0 million in Q4 2020.

  • Quarterly Short-term Investments fell 16.71% year-over-year to $314.0 million in Q4 2020, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2020 was $314.0 million (down 16.71% YoY) and the FY2020 annual result came in at $314.0 million, down 16.71% from the prior year.
  • Short-term Investments slipped to $314.0 million in Q4 2020 per WM's latest filing, from $377.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Short-term Investments peaked at $377.0 million in Q4 2019 and troughed at $127.0 million in Q4 2017.
  • A 4-year average of $268.8 million and a median of $285.5 million in 2018 frame the typical range for Short-term Investments.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2018 and 2020: Short-term Investments soared 102.36% in 2018, then fell 16.71% in 2020.
  • Over 4 years, Short-term Investments stood at $127.0 million in 2017, then jumped by 102.36% to $257.0 million in 2018, then soared by 46.69% to $377.0 million in 2019, then retreated by 16.71% to $314.0 million in 2020.
  • According to Business Quant data, Short-term Investments over the past three periods registered $314.0 million, $377.0 million, and $257.0 million for Q4 2020, Q4 2019, and Q4 2018 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Waste Management 89.87 Bn 89.31 Bn 2.73 Bn
2 Republic Services 67.76 Bn 67.65 Bn 1.87 Bn
3 Waste Connections 43.02 Bn 42.93 Bn 1.08 Bn
4 Clean Harbors 16.72 Bn 16.20 Bn 608.78 Mn
5 GFL Environmental 14.88 Bn 14.69 Bn 278.90 Mn
6 Casella Waste Systems 5.85 Bn 5.83 Bn 178.80 Mn
7 Sino Green Land 972.56 Mn 972.48 Mn -78,936.00
8 Onterris 564.12 Mn 550.43 Mn 82.26 Mn
9 Perma Fix Environmental Services 341.45 Mn 307.49 Mn -2.50 Mn
10 American Battery Technology 339.53 Mn 300.24 Mn 737,749.00

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2020 314.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 377.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 257.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 127.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 177.00 Mn