What is Waste Management's dividends paid?

Waste Management (WM) reported dividends paid of $385M in Q1 2026.

How has Waste Management's dividends paid changed year-over-year?

Waste Management's dividends paid increased by 14.6% year-over-year, from $336M to $385M.

What is the long-term trend for Waste Management's dividends paid?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Waste Management's dividends paid has grown at a 8.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $970M to $1.33B.

What does dividends paid mean?

Total cash dividends paid to common stockholders, reflecting the company's capital return policy.

Waste Management WM Dividends Paid

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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 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$89.5B+1.4%

P/E32×-0.4×

P/S3.5×-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:PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock.

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 dividends paid?: Waste Management (WM) reported dividends paid of $385M in Q1 2026.
How has Waste Management's dividends paid changed year-over-year?: Waste Management's dividends paid increased by 14.6% year-over-year, from $336M to $385M.
What is the long-term trend for Waste Management's dividends paid?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Waste Management's dividends paid has grown at a 8.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $970M to $1.33B.
What does dividends paid mean?: Total cash dividends paid to common stockholders, reflecting the company's capital return policy.