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Waste Management WM Free cash flow

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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%

Valuation

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Market cap$89.58B-4.0%
P/E32.1×-2.8×
P/S3.5×-0.5×

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

Calculated from Waste Management’s reported figures.

$1.5Bnet cash from operating−$650.0Mcapital expenditures=$851M

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 free cash flow?
Waste Management (WM) reported free cash flow of $851M in Q1 2026.
How has Waste Management's free cash flow changed year-over-year?
Waste Management's free cash flow increased by 125.7% year-over-year, from $377M to $851M.
What is the long-term trend for Waste Management's free cash flow?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Waste Management's free cash flow has grown at a 3.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.43B to $2.82B.
What does free cash flow mean?
Free cash flow represents the cash generated by a company after accounting for cash outflows to support operations and maintain or expand its capital asset base. It serves as a critical indicator of a company's ability to fund organic growth, pay down debt, or return capital to shareholders without relying on external financing.