Waste Management (WM) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026)
Waste Management's (WM) quarterly Tax Provisions came in at $168.0 million in Q1 2026, up 11.26% year-on-year from $151.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 198.82% quarter-over-quarter from -$170.0 million in Q4 2025.
Waste Management (WM) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Waste Management has disclosed Tax Provisions across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $168.0 million for Q1 2026.
- Tax Provisions for Q1 2026 came in at $168.0 million, up 11.26% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $371.0 million (down 47.15% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $354.0 million, down 50.35% from the prior year.
- Tax Provisions came in at $168.0 million for Q1 2026 at Waste Management, up from -$170.0 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Tax Provisions ranged from a high of $235.0 million in Q3 2024 to a low of -$170.0 million in Q4 2025.
- The 5-year median for Tax Provisions is $172.0 million (2025), against an average of $156.4 million.
- Across the five-year window, Tax Provisions soared 80.0% in 2022 and slumped 266.67% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Waste Management's Tax Provisions stood at $143.0 million in 2022, then increased by 22.38% to $175.0 million in 2023, then tumbled by 41.71% to $102.0 million in 2024, then plunged by 266.67% to -$170.0 million in 2025, then surged by 198.82% to $168.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Tax Provisions figures came in at $168.0 million (Q1 2026), -$170.0 million (Q4 2025), and $172.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GFL Environmental | 252.38 Bn | 252.50 Bn | 218.62 Mn | -38.65 Mn |
| 2 | Waste Connections | 40.24 Bn | 40.13 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 64.22 Mn |
| 3 | Clean Harbors | 15.26 Bn | 14.59 Bn | 445.42 Mn | 21.15 Mn |
| 4 | Casella Waste Systems | 5.57 Bn | 5.43 Bn | 148.40 Mn | -3.29 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 | 168.00 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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 168.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -170.00 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 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 167.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 105.00 Mn |