Waste Management (WM) Total Debt (2009 - 2026)
Waste Management (WM) reported Total Debt of $23.38 billion for Q2 2026, down 2.7% from $24.02 billion a year earlier but up 2.1% from the prior quarter.
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Waste Management (WM) Total Debt (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Waste Management posted Total Debt of $22.91 billion, down 4.2% from FY2024.
- Total Debt has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 10.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Total Debt came in at $23.9 billion in FY2024 (+47.3%), $16.23 billion in FY2023 (+8.3%), $14.98 billion in FY2022 (+11.8%) and $13.41 billion in FY2021 (-2.9%).
- Five-year quarterly Total Debt spans a low of $13.05 billion in Q3 2021 and a high of $24.02 billion in Q2 2025.
- Year over year, Total Debt has now declined in each of the last three quarters, with growth averaging 22.0% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Total Debt in five years was Q1 2025 (growth of 48.1%); the low point was Q4 2025 (a decline of 4.2%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $22.89 billion (Q1 2026), $22.91 billion (Q4 2025) and $23.36 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Total Debt (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waste Management | 82.59 Bn | 81.50 Bn | 2.73 Bn | 23.38 Bn |
| 2 | Republic Services | 65.21 Bn | 64.82 Bn | 1.87 Bn | 14.07 Bn |
| 3 | Waste Connections | 39.38 Bn | 39.00 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 9.32 Bn |
| 4 | Clean Harbors | 16.54 Bn | 13.55 Bn | 608.78 Mn | 2.77 Bn |
| 5 | GFL Environmental | 15.37 Bn | 13.05 Bn | 385.80 Mn | 9.60 Bn |
| 6 | Casella Waste Systems | 5.11 Bn | 4.23 Bn | 178.80 Mn | 1.35 Bn |
| 7 | Onterris | 512.61 Mn | 471.88 Mn | 82.26 Mn | 349.05 Mn |
| 8 | Perma Fix Environmental Services | 331.69 Mn | 223.25 Mn | -2.50 Mn | 1.98 Mn |
| 9 | Deep Isolation Nuclear | 204.72 Mn | 204.72 Mn | 707,000.00 | - |
| 10 | Comstock | 185.32 Mn | 188.64 Mn | -896,073.00 | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 23.38 Bn |
| 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 |
API Access
Waste Management Total Debt 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=total-debt&ticker=WM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "total-debt", "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=total-debt&ticker=WM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();