Current Assets
Other current assets
Waste Management Other current assets increased by 5.1% to $451M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 4.2%, from $433M to $451M. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Other current assets shows an upward trend with a 12.4% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionCurrent Assets
CategoryLiquidity
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ4 2014
Last reportedQ1 2026Apr 29, 2026
How to read this metric
Significant changes may warrant investigation into shifts in operational prepayments or short-term asset management.
Detailed definition
This category aggregates various short-term assets that do not fit into standard categories like cash or receivables. It...
Peer comparison
Standard line item in balance sheets; peers typically maintain this at a low, stable percentage of total assets.
Metric ID:
current_assets_other_assets_currentHistorical 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 | $307M | $267M | $270M | $276M | $269M | $292M | $284M | $336M | $320M | $320M | $303M | $333M | $1.1B | $336M | $467M | $433M | $389M | $424M | $429M | $451M |
| QoQ Change | — | -13.0% | +1.1% | +2.2% | -2.5% | +8.6% | -2.7% | +18.3% | -4.8% | +0.0% | -5.3% | +9.9% | +231.5% | -69.6% | +39.0% | -7.3% | -10.2% | +9.0% | +1.2% | +5.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -12.4% | +9.4% | +5.2% | +21.7% | +19.0% | +9.6% | +6.7% | -0.9% | +245.0% | +5.0% | +54.1% | +30.0% | -64.8% | +26.2% | -8.1% | +4.2% |
Range$267M – $1.1B
CAGR+8.4%
Avg YoY Growth+21.9%
Median YoY Growth+8.0%
Current Streak3 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Waste Management's other current assets?
- Waste Management (WM) reported other current assets of $451M in Q1 2026.
- How has Waste Management's other current assets changed year-over-year?
- Waste Management's other current assets increased by 4.2% year-over-year, from $433M to $451M.
- What is the long-term trend for Waste Management's other current assets?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Waste Management's other current assets has grown at a 12.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $239M to $429M.
- What does other current assets mean?
- Miscellaneous short-term assets that do not fall into standard categories.