Recycling Processing And Sales — Operating Income
Waste Management Recycling Processing And Sales — Operating Income decreased by 670.8% to -$137.00M in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 752.4%, from $21.00M to -$137.00M. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2024), Recycling Processing And Sales — Operating Income shows a downward trend with a -26.5% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase indicates improved operational efficiency or favorable market pricing for recycled commodities, while a decrease suggests rising costs or margin compression.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the net profitability of the recycling processing and sales business segment after deducting oper...
Peer comparison
Comparable to operating income metrics for waste management peers with dedicated recycling or materials recovery facility divisions.
wm_segment_recycling_processing_and_sales_operating_income_lossHistorical Data
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $54.25M | $54.25M | $54.25M | $32.00M | $32.00M | $32.00M | $32.00M | $13.00M | $24.00M | $18.00M | -$99.00M | $19.00M | $29.00M | $21.00M | $17.00M | $18.00M | $24.00M | -$137.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | -41.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -59.4% | +84.6% | -25.0% | -650.0% | +119.2% | +52.6% | -27.6% | -19.0% | +5.9% | +33.3% | -670.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -41.0% | -41.0% | -41.0% | -59.4% | -25.0% | -43.8% | -409.4% | +46.2% | +20.8% | +16.7% | +117.2% | -5.3% | -17.2% | -752.4% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Waste Management's recycling processing and sales — operating income?
- Waste Management (WM) reported recycling processing and sales — operating income of -$137.00M in Q3 2025.
- How has Waste Management's recycling processing and sales — operating income changed year-over-year?
- Waste Management's recycling processing and sales — operating income decreased by 752.4% year-over-year, from $21.00M to -$137.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Waste Management's recycling processing and sales — operating income?
- Over 3 years (2021 to 2024), Waste Management's recycling processing and sales — operating income has grown at a -26.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $217.00M to $86.00M.
- What does recycling processing and sales — operating income mean?
- The profit or loss generated by the recycling business segment from its core operations.