Non-Current Assets
Property, plant and equipment, net
Waste Management Property, plant and equipment, net increased by 1.5% to $20.38B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 5.4%, from $19.34B to $20.38B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Property, plant and equipment, net shows an upward trend with a 7.6% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionNon-Current Assets
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ4 2025
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
An increase indicates capital expansion and infrastructure investment, while a decrease suggests asset depreciation or divestment.
Detailed definition
This represents the net book value of long-term physical assets such as office buildings, data center infrastructure, an...
Peer comparison
Standard line item across all capital-intensive industries, often referred to as 'Net PP&E'.
Metric ID:
non_current_assets_property_plant_and_equipment_and_fina_e3effdHistorical 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 | $14.11B | $14.08B | $14.42B | $14.30B | $14.38B | $14.74B | $15.72B | $15.71B | $15.92B | $16.23B | $16.97B | $17.04B | $17.42B | $17.93B | $19.34B | $19.55B | $19.96B | $20.07B | $20.38B |
| QoQ Change | — | -0.2% | +2.4% | -0.8% | +0.6% | +2.5% | +6.6% | -0.1% | +1.3% | +2.0% | +4.6% | +0.4% | +2.2% | +2.9% | +7.9% | +1.1% | +2.1% | +0.5% | +1.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +1.9% | +4.7% | +9.0% | +9.8% | +10.7% | +10.1% | +7.9% | +8.5% | +9.4% | +10.5% | +14.0% | +14.7% | +14.6% | +11.9% | +5.4% |
Range$14.08B – $20.38B
CAGR+8.5%
Avg YoY Growth+9.5%
Median YoY Growth+9.8%
Current Streak11 quarters growth
Geographic Breakdown
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Waste Management's property, plant and equipment, net?
- Waste Management (WM) reported property, plant and equipment, net of $20.38B in Q4 2025.
- How has Waste Management's property, plant and equipment, net changed year-over-year?
- Waste Management's property, plant and equipment, net increased by 5.4% year-over-year, from $19.34B to $20.38B.
- What is the long-term trend for Waste Management's property, plant and equipment, net?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Waste Management's property, plant and equipment, net has grown at a 7.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $14.15B to $20.38B.
- What does property, plant and equipment, net mean?
- The net value of the company's long-term physical assets like buildings and equipment.