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Waste Management WM Dividend yield

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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 equity$10.0B+15.9%
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$86.68B-0.4%
P/E31×-1.5×
P/S3.4×-0.4×

Profitability

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Gross margin40.7%+1.2pp
Operating margin17.3%-0.4pp
Net margin11%-0.7pp

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

Calculated from Waste Management’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

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 dividend yield?
Waste Management (WM) reported dividend yield of 1.5% in Q1 2026.
How has Waste Management's dividend yield changed year-over-year?
Waste Management's dividend yield increased by 12.1% year-over-year, from 1.3% to 1.5%.
What is the long-term trend for Waste Management's dividend yield?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Waste Management's dividend yield has grown at a -2.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 6.3% to 5.7%.
What does dividend yield mean?
The annual dividend cash return as a percentage of the share price.
How do you interpret dividend yield?
Higher income, but not automatically better — an unusually high yield can signal a price decline or a payout at risk of being cut. Read alongside the payout ratio and free cash flow.
How does dividend yield compare across companies?
Comparable among dividend payers; zero for companies that don't pay a dividend, which is a choice, not a weakness.