Waste Management has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 9.5%, while the Commercial Services industry saw earnings growing at 12.3% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 8.1% per year. Waste Management's return on equity is 28.8%, and it has net margins of 11.1%.
Key information
9.49%
Earnings growth rate
10.48%
EPS growth rate
Commercial Services Industry Growth
15.53%
Revenue growth rate
8.14%
Return on equity
28.75%
Net Margin
11.12%
Last Earnings Update
30 Jun 2026
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How Waste Management makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
BIT:1WM Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
Date
Revenue
Earnings
G+A Expenses
R&D Expenses
30 Jun 26
25,667
2,853
2,640
0
31 Mar 26
25,413
2,794
2,653
0
31 Dec 25
25,204
2,708
2,633
0
30 Sep 25
24,784
2,564
2,635
0
30 Jun 25
23,950
2,721
2,495
0
31 Mar 25
22,922
2,675
2,300
0
31 Dec 24
22,063
2,746
2,104
0
30 Sep 24
21,387
2,641
2,030
0
30 Jun 24
20,976
2,544
1,975
0
31 Mar 24
20,693
2,479
1,941
0
31 Dec 23
20,426
2,304
1,926
0
30 Sep 23
20,144
2,310
1,900
0
30 Jun 23
20,021
2,286
1,903
0
31 Mar 23
19,929
2,258
1,923
0
31 Dec 22
19,698
2,238
1,938
0
30 Sep 22
19,441
2,245
1,943
0
30 Jun 22
19,031
2,144
1,939
0
31 Mar 22
18,480
1,908
1,897
0
31 Dec 21
17,931
1,816
1,864
0
30 Sep 21
17,320
1,748
1,732
0
30 Jun 21
16,516
1,600
1,679
0
31 Mar 21
15,601
1,556
1,611
0
31 Dec 20
15,218
1,496
1,728
0
30 Sep 20
14,997
1,505
1,663
0
30 Jun 20
15,103
1,610
1,633
0
31 Mar 20
15,488
1,684
1,647
0
31 Dec 19
15,455
1,670
1,631
0
30 Sep 19
15,451
1,754
1,556
0
30 Jun 19
15,306
1,758
1,515
0
31 Mar 19
15,099
1,876
1,489
0
31 Dec 18
14,914
1,925
1,453
0
30 Sep 18
14,724
2,297
1,452
0
30 Jun 18
14,618
2,184
1,463
0
31 Mar 18
14,556
2,047
1,451
0
31 Dec 17
14,485
1,949
1,468
0
30 Sep 17
14,293
1,381
1,477
0
30 Jun 17
14,125
1,297
1,451
0
31 Mar 17
13,873
1,222
1,438
0
31 Dec 16
13,609
1,182
1,410
0
30 Sep 16
13,395
1,120
1,375
0
30 Jun 16
13,207
1,153
1,375
0
31 Mar 16
13,097
1,140
1,357
0
31 Dec 15
12,961
753
1,343
0
30 Sep 15
13,152
1,070
1,345
0
Quality Earnings: 1WM has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: 1WM's current net profit margins (11.1%) are lower than last year (11.4%).
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: 1WM's earnings have grown by 9.5% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: 1WM's earnings growth over the past year (4.9%) is below its 5-year average (9.5% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: 1WM earnings growth over the past year (4.9%) exceeded the Commercial Services industry -10.2%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: Whilst 1WM's Return on Equity (28.75%) is high, this metric is skewed due to their high level of debt.
Return on Assets
Return on Capital Employed
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/08/05 17:08
End of Day Share Price
2026/08/05 00:00
Earnings
2026/06/30
Annual Earnings
2025/12/31
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Analyst Sources
Waste Management, Inc. is covered by 38 analysts. 26 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.