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WM Industrials Waste Management
Waste Management, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $25.2 billion, up 14.2% from fiscal 2024.
- Revenue
- +6.25%
- EPS
- +37.1%
- Free cash flow
- +20.5%
- Total debt
- +0.03%
Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier
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Waste Management, Inc. (WM) Return on equity
Waste Management, Inc.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 31.7%, up 2.0 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (29.7%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 13.4% (fiscal 2015) to 36.3% (fiscal 2024); the current reading is higher than 55% of that period. That is above the Waste Management industry median of 0.00% and above the Industrials sector median of 3.71%.
Return on equity, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on equity | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 29.7% | (6.57) |
| FY2024 | 36.3% | 2.76 |
| FY2023 | 33.5% | 1.50 |
| FY2022 | 32.0% | 7.08 |
| FY2021 | 24.9% | 4.31 |
| FY2020 | 20.6% | (4.43) |
| FY2019 | 25.0% | (6.23) |
| FY2018 | 31.3% | (3.05) |
| FY2017 | 34.3% | 12.19 |
| FY2016 | 22.1% | 8.74 |
Against its own ten years
Return on equity against peers
| Company | Return on equity |
|---|---|
| WM Waste Management, Inc. | 31.7% |
| RSG Republic Services, Inc. compare | 18.5% |
| CLH Clean Harbors, Inc. compare | 17.9% |
| WCN Waste Connections, Inc. compare | 14.2% |
| CWST Casella Waste Systems, Inc. compare | 0.36% |
| OIO ESGL Holdings Limited compare | 0.00% |
| ONT Onterris, Inc. compare | −2.32% |
| GFL GFL Environmental Inc. compare | −4.07% |
| NVRI Enviri Corporation compare | −93.3% |
| Waste Management industry median | 0.00% |
| Industrials sector median | 3.71% |
| Market median | 0.51% |
What Return on equity is
ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)
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