Waste Management Restricted Cash and Investments decreased by 5.2% to $513.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 24.2%, from $413.00M to $513.00M. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Restricted Cash and Investments shows an upward trend with a 8.1% CAGR.
Changes often reflect updates to environmental remediation requirements or changes in debt covenants.
This includes cash and investments that are legally or contractually set aside for specific purposes, such as environmen...
Standard for companies with significant environmental liabilities; peers in waste management report these to show compliance with regulatory standards.
restricted_cash_and_investments| 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 | $446.00M | $370.00M | $348.00M | $442.00M | $397.00M | $374.00M | $348.00M | $476.00M | $459.00M | $424.00M | $422.00M | $524.00M | $465.00M | $457.00M | $413.00M | $554.00M | $553.00M | $541.00M | $513.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -17.0% | -5.9% | +27.0% | -10.2% | -5.8% | -7.0% | +36.8% | -3.6% | -7.6% | -0.5% | +24.2% | -11.3% | -1.7% | -9.6% | +34.1% | -0.2% | -2.2% | -5.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -11.0% | +1.1% | +0.0% | +7.7% | +15.6% | +13.4% | +21.3% | +10.1% | +1.3% | +7.8% | -2.1% | +5.7% | +18.9% | +18.4% | +24.2% |