Investing
Acquisitions
Waste Management Acquisitions decreased by 100.0% to $0.00 in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 100.0%, from $6.71B to $0.00. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Acquisitions shows an upward trend with a 51.5% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionInvesting
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityVolatile
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ4 2025Feb 9, 2026
How to read this metric
High spending indicates an aggressive growth or diversification strategy, while low spending suggests a focus on organic growth or internal consolidation.
Detailed definition
This metric tracks the cash paid to acquire other businesses or business units, net of any cash acquired in the transact...
Peer comparison
Varies significantly based on M&A cycles; peers in the healthcare sector frequently use acquisitions to gain access to new diagnostic or therapeutic technologies.
Metric ID:
acquisitionsHistorical Data
19 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $3.00M | $1.00M | $64.00M | $9.00M | $1.00M | $197.00M | $170.00M | $34.00M | $84.00M | $21.00M | $31.00M | $11.00M | $232.00M | $539.00M | $6.71B | $3.00M | $363.00M | $29.00M | $0.00 |
| QoQ Change | — | -66.7% | >999% | -85.9% | -88.9% | >999% | -13.7% | -80.0% | +147.1% | -75.0% | +47.6% | -64.5% | >999% | +132.3% | >999% | -100.0% | >999% | -92.0% | -100.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -66.7% | >999% | +165.6% | +277.8% | >999% | -89.3% | -81.8% | -67.6% | +176.2% | >999% | >999% | -72.7% | +56.5% | -94.6% | -100.0% |
Range$0.00 – $6.71B
CAGR-100.0%
Avg YoY Growth>999%
Median YoY Growth+56.5%
Current Streak2 quarters decline
Acquisitions at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Waste Management's acquisitions?
- Waste Management (WM) reported acquisitions of $0.00 in Q4 2025.
- How has Waste Management's acquisitions changed year-over-year?
- Waste Management's acquisitions decreased by 100.0% year-over-year, from $6.71B to $0.00.
- What is the long-term trend for Waste Management's acquisitions?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Waste Management's acquisitions has grown at a 51.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $75.00M to $395.00M.
- What does acquisitions mean?
- Cash spent to buy other companies or business units.