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CapEx
Waste Management CapEx decreased by 26.8% to $650.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 21.8%, from $831.00M to $650.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), CapEx shows an upward trend with a 14.1% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionInvesting
CategoryGrowth
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
An increase signals growth investment or infrastructure modernization; a decrease might suggest cost-cutting or a transition to an asset-light model.
Detailed definition
Funds used by a company to acquire, upgrade, and maintain physical assets such as property, plants, buildings, technolog...
Peer comparison
Hardware-focused tech firms typically have higher CapEx relative to revenue than pure software companies due to manufacturing and supply chain needs.
Metric ID:
cf_capital_expendituresHistorical Data
20 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 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $396.00M | $464.00M | $774.00M | $418.00M | $550.00M | $757.00M | $862.00M | $660.00M | $520.00M | $673.00M | $1.04B | $668.00M | $667.00M | $781.00M | $1.12B | $831.00M | $732.00M | $776.00M | $888.00M | $650.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +17.2% | +66.8% | -46.0% | +31.6% | +37.6% | +13.9% | -23.4% | -21.2% | +29.4% | +54.8% | -35.9% | -0.1% | +17.1% | +42.8% | -25.5% | -11.9% | +6.0% | +14.4% | -26.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +38.9% | +63.1% | +11.4% | +57.9% | -5.5% | -11.1% | +20.9% | +1.2% | +28.3% | +16.0% | +7.0% | +24.4% | +9.7% | -0.6% | -20.4% | -21.8% |
Range$396.00M – $1.12B
CAGR+11.0%
Avg YoY Growth+13.7%
Median YoY Growth+10.6%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Waste Management's capex?
- Waste Management (WM) reported capex of $650.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Waste Management's capex changed year-over-year?
- Waste Management's capex decreased by 21.8% year-over-year, from $831.00M to $650.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Waste Management's capex?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Waste Management's capex has grown at a 14.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.90B to $3.23B.
- What does capex mean?
- The money spent on long-term physical assets like machinery, data centers, and office buildings.