Net Change in Cash
Waste Management Net Change in Cash decreased by 372.7% to -$52.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 66.7%, from -$156.00M to -$52.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Net Change in Cash shows an upward trend with a -19.6% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase suggests the company is accumulating liquidity, while a decrease indicates it spent more on investments, debt repayment, or operations than it generated in cash.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the total increase or decrease in a company's cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash over a...
Peer comparison
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cf_net_change_in_cashHistorical 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 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -$309.00M | -$92.00M | -$11.00M | $52.00M | $747.00M | -$745.00M | $197.00M | -$53.00M | -$129.00M | -$13.00M | $302.00M | -$127.00M | -$179.00M | $441.00M | -$200.00M | -$156.00M | $221.00M | -$244.00M | -$11.00M | -$52.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +70.2% | +88.0% | +572.7% | >999% | -199.7% | +126.4% | -126.9% | -143.4% | +89.9% | >999% | -142.1% | -40.9% | +346.4% | -145.4% | +22.0% | +241.7% | -210.4% | +95.5% | -372.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +341.7% | -709.8% | >999% | -201.9% | -117.3% | +98.3% | +53.3% | -139.6% | -38.8% | >999% | -166.2% | -22.8% | +223.5% | -155.3% | +94.5% | +66.7% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Waste Management's net change in cash?
- Waste Management (WM) reported net change in cash of -$52.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Waste Management's net change in cash changed year-over-year?
- Waste Management's net change in cash increased by 66.7% year-over-year, from -$156.00M to -$52.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Waste Management's net change in cash?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Waste Management's net change in cash has grown at a -19.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$454.00M to -$190.00M.
- What does net change in cash mean?
- The total change in the company's cash balance after accounting for all spending, earning, and investment activities.