Waste Management D&A increased by 5.6% to $770.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 18.1%, from $652.00M to $770.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), D&A shows an upward trend with a 9.4% CAGR.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Higher levels often indicate significant recent capital investment or large historical acquisitions, while lower levels may suggest aging assets.
Detailed definition
Depreciation and amortization represent the systematic allocation of the cost of tangible and intangible assets over the...
Peer comparison
High in capital-intensive industries like healthcare and manufacturing; peers often report this as a significant non-cash drag on earnings.
depreciation_and_amortizationHistorical 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $500.00M | $517.00M | $510.00M | $482.00M | $508.00M | $503.00M | $545.00M | $505.00M | $521.00M | $519.00M | $526.00M | $514.00M | $543.00M | $558.00M | $652.00M | $656.00M | $708.00M | $729.00M | $770.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +3.4% | -1.4% | -5.5% | +5.4% | -1.0% | +8.3% | -7.3% | +3.2% | -0.4% | +1.3% | -2.3% | +5.6% | +2.8% | +16.8% | +0.6% | +7.9% | +3.0% | +5.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +1.6% | -2.7% | +6.9% | +4.8% | +2.6% | +3.2% | -3.5% | +1.8% | +4.2% | +7.5% | +24.0% | +27.6% | +30.4% | +30.6% | +18.1% |
Business Segments
| Segment | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collection And Disposal | $450.00M | $475.00M | $491.00M | $484.00M | $477.00M | $517.00M | $528.00M | $516.00M |
| Healthcare Solutions | $18.25M | $18.25M | $18.25M | $18.25M | $101.00M | $105.00M | $110.00M | $110.00M |
| Corporate And Other | $27.00M | $28.00M | $25.00M | $46.00M | $24.00M | $26.00M | $28.00M | $78.00M |
| Recycling Processing And Sales | $29.00M | $31.00M | $33.00M | $39.00M | $39.00M | $45.00M | $47.00M | $45.00M |
| Renewable Energy | $8.00M | $9.00M | $9.00M | $10.00M | $15.00M | $15.00M | $16.00M | $21.00M |
| All Other Segments | $5.00M | — | — | — | $7.00M | — | — | — |
| East Tier Region Areas | $241.00M | — | — | — | $251.00M | — | — | — |
| West Tier Region Areas | $204.00M | — | — | — | $219.00M | — | — | — |
| Total | $514.00M | $543.00M | $558.00M | $652.00M | $656.00M | $708.00M | $729.00M | $770.00M |
All Other Segments, Collection And Disposal, Corporate And Other, East Tier Region Areas, Healthcare Solutions, Recycling Processing And Sales, Renewable Energy, West Tier Region Areas were previously reported and have since been discontinued or reclassified. Only currently active segments are shown in the chart.
D&A at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Waste Management's d&a?
- Waste Management (WM) reported d&a of $770.00M in Q4 2025.
- How has Waste Management's d&a changed year-over-year?
- Waste Management's d&a increased by 18.1% year-over-year, from $652.00M to $770.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Waste Management's d&a?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Waste Management's d&a has grown at a 9.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.00B to $2.86B.
- What does d&a mean?
- The non-cash expense that spreads the cost of physical and intangible assets over their useful life.