Waste Management (WM) Total Debt (2009 - 2026)
Waste Management's (WM) quarterly Total Debt came in at $22.9 billion in Q1 2026, down 3.97% year-on-year from $23.8 billion in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from $22.9 billion in Q4 2025.
Waste Management (WM) Total Debt (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Waste Management has disclosed Total Debt across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $22.9 billion for Q1 2026.
- Total Debt for Q1 2026 came in at $22.9 billion, down 3.97% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $22.9 billion (down 3.97% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $22.9 billion, down 4.15% from the prior year.
- Total Debt came in at $22.9 billion for Q1 2026 at Waste Management, roughly flat from $22.9 billion in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Total Debt ranged from a high of $24.0 billion in Q2 2025 to a low of $13.5 billion in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Total Debt is $16.2 billion (2023), against an average of $18.2 billion.
- Peak annual rise in Total Debt reached 48.07% in 2025, while the deepest fall reached 4.15% in 2025.
- Waste Management's Total Debt stood at $15.0 billion in 2022, then gained by 8.31% to $16.2 billion in 2023, then soared by 47.27% to $23.9 billion in 2024, then dropped by 4.15% to $22.9 billion in 2025, then fell by 0.07% to $22.9 billion in 2026.
- The last three Total Debt figures came in at $22.9 billion (Q1 2026), $22.9 billion (Q4 2025), and $23.4 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Total Debt (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GFL Environmental | 252.38 Bn | 252.50 Bn | 218.62 Mn | 6.84 Bn |
| 2 | Waste Connections | 40.24 Bn | 40.13 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 9.16 Bn |
| 3 | Clean Harbors | 15.26 Bn | 14.59 Bn | 445.42 Mn | 2.77 Bn |
| 4 | Casella Waste Systems | 5.57 Bn | 5.43 Bn | 148.40 Mn | 1.15 Bn |
| 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 | 22.89 Bn |
| 9 | Perma Fix Environmental Services | 184.86 Mn | 164.86 Mn | -2.88 Mn | 1.78 Mn |
| 10 | One & one Green Technologies | 144.62 Mn | 143.66 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 22.89 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 22.91 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 23.36 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 24.02 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 23.84 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 23.90 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 16.65 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 16.74 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 16.10 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 16.23 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 15.43 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 15.37 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 15.37 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 14.98 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 14.06 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 14.28 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 13.49 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 13.41 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 13.05 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 13.24 Bn |