Waste Management (WM) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026)
Waste Management (WM) posted Tax Provisions of $224 million for Q3 2026, up 30.2% from $172 million a year earlier but down 5.9% from the prior quarter.
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Waste Management (WM) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, Tax Provisions at Waste Management was $823 million, up 31.5% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $717 million, up 0.6% from FY2024.
- Annual Tax Provisions shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 12.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Waste Management's Tax Provisions was $713 million in FY2024 (-4.3%), $745 million in FY2023 (+9.9%), $678 million in FY2022 (+27.4%) and $532 million in FY2021 (+34.0%).
- Quarterly Tax Provisions has run from a low of $102 million in Q4 2024 to a high of $238 million in Q2 2026 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Tax Provisions has increased in each of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 8.5% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Tax Provisions in the past five years was Q4 2025, with growth of 89.2%; the weakest was Q4 2024, with a decline of 41.7%.
- According to Business Quant data, Tax Provisions for the three prior quarters was $238 million (Q2 2026), $168 million (Q1 2026) and $193 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waste Management | 93.34 Bn | 92.18 Bn | 2.75 Bn | 224.00 Mn |
| 2 | Republic Services | 75.09 Bn | 74.70 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 126.00 Mn |
| 3 | Waste Connections | 47.35 Bn | 46.99 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 91.90 Mn |
| 4 | GFL Environmental | 15.32 Bn | 15.00 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Clean Harbors | 15.15 Bn | 12.49 Bn | 661.44 Mn | 74.10 Mn |
| 6 | Casella Waste Systems | 5.92 Bn | 5.04 Bn | 178.80 Mn | -405,000.00 |
| 7 | Onterris | 802.59 Mn | 748.49 Mn | 88.27 Mn | 2.30 Mn |
| 8 | Enviri | 690.70 Mn | 1.79 Mn | -162.22 Mn | 7.80 Mn |
| 9 | Perma Fix Environmental Services | 316.78 Mn | 209.52 Mn | 552,000.00 | - |
| 10 | Comstock | 137.16 Mn | -3.62 Mn | -606,061.00 | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 224.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 238.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 168.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 193.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 172.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 201.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 151.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 102.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 235.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 214.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 162.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 175.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 210.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 196.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 164.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 143.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 189.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 189.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 157.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 136.00 Mn |
API Access
Waste Management Tax Provisions 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=tax-provisions&ticker=WM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-provisions", "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=tax-provisions&ticker=WM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();