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Waste Management Cash Flow Statement

Operating, investing, and financing cash movements

Waste Management generated $6.3B in operating cash flow over the trailing twelve months. After $3.0B in capital expenditures, free cash flow was $3.3B. Free cash flow increased 0.8% year-over-year. Based on the Q1 2026 filing.

Net Cash From Operating (TTM)$6.3BNet Cash From Investing (TTM)-$3.5BNet Cash From Financing (TTM)-$3.0BCapital Expenditures (TTM)$3.0BDepreciation And Amortization Cf (TTM)$2.9BNet Change In Cash (TTM)-$86.0M
Latest FilingQ1 2026
Report Date2026-04-29
Market Cap$87.5B
P/E Ratio31.32
ROE29.93%

Investing

MetricQ4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired$6.7B$3.0M$363.0M$29.0M$0.0—
Capital expenditures$1.1B$831.0M$732.0M$776.0M$888.0M$650.0M
Payment for (Proceeds from) Other Investing Activity—$93.0M———$150.0M
Proceeds From Divestiture Of Businesses Net Of Cash Divested And Proceeds From Sales Of Assets Investing Activities$59.0M$98.0M$5.0M$5.0M$13.0M$69.0M
Net cash from investing activities-$7.8B-$829.0M-$1.1B-$784.0M-$867.0M-$731.0M

Operating

MetricQ4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Gain on sale of property, plant, and equipment$30.0M$9.0M$3.0M$2.0M$7.0M$1.0M
Change in accounts payable$132.0M-$287.0M$329.0M—$6.0M-$178.0M
Change in other assets-$88.0M-$56.0M-$85.0M-$35.0M-$49.0M-$67.0M
Deferred income taxes$59.0M$59.0M$20.0M$162.0M$122.0M$112.0M
Depreciation and amortization$652.0M$691.0M$708.0M$729.0M$770.0M$735.0M
Net cash from operating activities$1.5B$1.2B$1.5B$1.6B$1.7B$1.5B
Net income$598.0M$637.0M$727.0M$603.0M$742.0M$723.0M
Gain Loss From Divestitures Asset Impairments And Other Noncash Portion$20.0M$2.0M$24.0M$213.0M$9.0M-$26.0M
Increase (Decrease) in Accounts and Other Receivables$83.0M-$51.0M$374.0M$130.0M$58.0M-$30.0M
Increase Decrease In Deferred Revenue And Other Operating Liabilities-$85.0M$29.0M-$104.0M-$80.0M-$64.0M$4.0M
Increase (Decrease) in Other Current Assets-$78.0M$91.0M—$23.0M—$46.0M
Provision For Doubtful Accounts And Other Credit Losses$14.0M$19.0M$24.0M$18.0M$32.0M$29.0M
Stock-based compensation$34.0M$51.0M$41.0M$43.0M$34.0M$52.0M

Financing

MetricQ4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Dividends paid$301.0M$336.0M$333.0M$332.0M$333.0M$385.0M
Proceeds from new debt$5.2B$5.0B$4.1B$5.8B$5.5B$6.0B
Other, net-$62.0M-$10.0M-$4.0M-$3.0M$0.0-$1.0M
Repayment of Long-Term Debt, Long-Term Lease Obligation, and Capital Security$7.3B$5.2B$4.1B$6.5B$6.0B$6.1B
Payment of Deferred Purchase Consideration-$62.0M-$10.0M-$4.0M-$3.0M$0.0-$1.0M
Noncontrolling interest transactions and other-$62.0M-$10.0M-$4.0M-$3.0M$0.0-$1.0M
Net cash from financing activities$6.1B-$536.0M-$245.0M-$1.0B-$843.0M-$821.0M
Noncontrolling Interests Activity and Other-$62.0M-$10.0M-$4.0M-$3.0M$0.0-$1.0M
Proceeds from issuance of common stock$11.0M$25.0M$25.0M$4.0M$7.0M$26.0M
Repurchases of common stock—————$344.0M
Taxes paid for net share settlement$3.0M$45.0M$4.0M$1.0M$1.0M$40.0M

Free Cash Flow

MetricQ4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Free cash flow$396.0M$377.0M$813.0M$816.0M$810.0M$851.0M

Other

MetricQ4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash-$7.0M$1.0M$7.0M—$1.0M-$1.0M
Net increase (decrease) in cash-$200.0M-$156.0M$221.0M-$244.0M-$11.0M-$52.0M