Financing
Share Buybacks
Year-over-year, this metric declined by 100.0%, from $312.00M to $0.00. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2024), Share Buybacks shows a downward trend with a -42.1% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionFinancing
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalHigher is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ4 2013
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
Large repurchases signal that management believes the stock is undervalued or that they have excess cash with no better internal investment opportunities.
Detailed definition
The cash spent by a company to buy back its own shares from the open market. This reduces the total number of shares out...
Peer comparison
Highly profitable tech giants often prioritize repurchases over dividends due to tax efficiencies and the impact on EPS.
Metric ID:
cf_share_repurchasesHistorical Data
15 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 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% | -100.0% | — |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +8.0% | +8.2% | +25.4% | +40.0% | +0.0% | -31.6% | -28.9% | -28.6% | -95.6% | -100.0% | -100.0% |
Range$0.00 – $541.00M
CAGR-100.0%
Avg YoY Growth-27.5%
Median YoY Growth-28.6%
Current Streak5 quarters decline
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Waste Management's share buybacks?
- Waste Management (WM) reported share buybacks of $0.00 in Q4 2024.
- How has Waste Management's share buybacks changed year-over-year?
- Waste Management's share buybacks decreased by 100.0% year-over-year, from $312.00M to $0.00.
- What is the long-term trend for Waste Management's share buybacks?
- Over 3 years (2021 to 2024), Waste Management's share buybacks has grown at a -42.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.35B to $262.00M.
- What does share buybacks mean?
- The money a company spends to buy back its own stock.