Financing
Share Buybacks
Waste Management Share Buybacks increased by 2766.7% to $344.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Over 2 years (FY 2021 to FY 2023), Share Buybacks shows relatively stable performance with a -1.8% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionFinancing
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityVolatile
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026Apr 29, 2026
How to read this metric
High repurchases often signal management's confidence in the company's valuation or a strategy to improve earnings per share.
Detailed definition
The cash outflow associated with the company buying back its own shares from the open market. This is a primary method f...
Peer comparison
Common among mature, cash-generative companies; peers in the healthcare sector often balance this with R&D investment.
Metric ID:
share_repurchasesHistorical Data
14 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 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $250.00M | $500.00M | $350.00M | $250.00M | $270.00M | $541.00M | $439.00M | $350.00M | $270.00M | $370.00M | $312.00M | $250.00M | $12.00M | $344.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +100.0% | -30.0% | -28.6% | +8.0% | +100.4% | -18.9% | -20.3% | -22.9% | +37.0% | -15.7% | -19.9% | -95.2% | >999% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +8.0% | +8.2% | +25.4% | +40.0% | +0.0% | -31.6% | -28.9% | -28.6% | -95.6% | — |
Range$12.00M – $541.00M
CAGR+10.3%
Avg YoY Growth-11.4%
Median YoY Growth+0.0%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Waste Management's share buybacks?
- Waste Management (WM) reported share buybacks of $344.00M in Q1 2026.
- What is the long-term trend for Waste Management's share buybacks?
- Over 2 years (2021 to 2023), Waste Management's share buybacks has grown at a -1.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.35B to $1.30B.
- What does share buybacks mean?
- Cash spent by the company to buy back its own stock.