Current Liabilities
Accrued Liabilities, Current
Waste Management Accrued Liabilities, Current increased by 6.5% to $2.21B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 1.4%, from $2.18B to $2.21B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Accrued Liabilities, Current shows an upward trend with a 10.5% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionCurrent Liabilities
CategoryLiquidity
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ4 2025
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
A steady increase relative to revenue may indicate rising operational costs or changes in payment timing.
Detailed definition
These are short-term obligations for expenses that have been incurred but not yet invoiced or paid by the end of the rep...
Peer comparison
Standard across all industries for tracking short-term operational obligations.
Metric ID:
current_liabilities_accrued_liabilities_currentHistorical Data
19 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $1.37B | $1.47B | $1.43B | $1.39B | $1.49B | $1.50B | $1.63B | $1.43B | $1.54B | $1.60B | $1.61B | $1.41B | $1.53B | $1.65B | $2.18B | $1.81B | $2.14B | $2.08B | $2.21B |
| QoQ Change | — | +7.4% | -3.1% | -2.9% | +7.6% | +0.2% | +8.6% | -12.2% | +8.3% | +3.4% | +0.6% | -12.1% | +8.2% | +8.3% | +32.0% | -17.1% | +18.3% | -2.9% | +6.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +8.8% | +1.6% | +13.8% | +2.8% | +3.4% | +6.7% | -1.2% | -1.1% | -1.2% | +3.4% | +35.8% | +28.2% | +40.2% | +25.8% | +1.4% |
Range$1.37B – $2.21B
CAGR+11.2%
Avg YoY Growth+11.2%
Median YoY Growth+3.4%
Accrued Liabilities, Current at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Waste Management's accrued liabilities, current?
- Waste Management (WM) reported accrued liabilities, current of $2.21B in Q4 2025.
- How has Waste Management's accrued liabilities, current changed year-over-year?
- Waste Management's accrued liabilities, current increased by 1.4% year-over-year, from $2.18B to $2.21B.
- What is the long-term trend for Waste Management's accrued liabilities, current?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Waste Management's accrued liabilities, current has grown at a 10.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.34B to $2.21B.
- What does accrued liabilities, current mean?
- Short-term expenses that have been incurred but not yet paid.