What is Waste Management's D&A?

Waste Management (WM) reported D&A of $735M in Q1 2026.

How has Waste Management's D&A changed year-over-year?

Waste Management's D&A increased by 6.4% year-over-year, from $691M to $735M.

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 9.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2B to $2.9B.

Total non-cash depreciation of tangible assets and amortization of intangible assets — the largest add-back to net income in the operating cash flow reconciliation.

Waste Management WM D&A

D&A at other companies

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$40.43M+10.9%

Clean HarborsCLH

$115.8M+3.4%

Casella Waste SystemsCWST

$77.98M+9.1%

Waste ConnectionsWCN

$267.49M+10.4%

Smurfit Kappa GroupSW

$728M+20.7%

Select Water SolutionsWTTR

$46.86M+18.3%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$6.2B+3.5%

Gross profit$2.5B+5.3%

Operating income$1.1B+9.9%

Net income$723.0M+13.5%

EPS (diluted)$1.79+13.3%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$158.0M-26.9%

Total debt$1.6B+5.8%

Total equity$10.0B+15.8%

Total assets$45.7B+2.7%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$1.5B+24.3%

CapEx$650.0M-21.8%

Free cash flow$851.0M+126%

Valuation

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Market cap$93.03B+1.9%

P/E33.3×-0.3×

P/S3.7×-0.2×

Profitability

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Gross margin40.7%+1.2pp

Operating margin17.3%-0.4pp

Net margin11%-0.7pp

FCF margin12.9%+4.9pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity29.9%-4.1pp

Debt / equity0.2×0.0×

Current ratio0.9×+0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Waste Management in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization.

The official record: Waste Management’s 10-Q, filed April 29, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Waste Management's D&A?: Waste Management (WM) reported D&A of $735M in Q1 2026.
How has Waste Management's D&A changed year-over-year?: Waste Management's D&A increased by 6.4% year-over-year, from $691M to $735M.
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 9.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2B to $2.9B.
What does D&A mean?: Total non-cash depreciation of tangible assets and amortization of intangible assets — the largest add-back to net income in the operating cash flow reconciliation.