What is Waste Management's income tax?

Waste Management (WM) reported income tax of $168M in Q1 2026.

How has Waste Management's income tax changed year-over-year?

Waste Management's income tax increased by 11.3% year-over-year, from $151M to $168M.

What is the long-term trend for Waste Management's income tax?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Waste Management's income tax has grown at a 7.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $532M to $717M.

What does income tax mean?

Total income tax expense (current + deferred) recognized in the income statement, representing the company's total tax obligation on pre-tax income.

Waste Management WM Income Tax

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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$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:IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit.

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 income tax?: Waste Management (WM) reported income tax of $168M in Q1 2026.
How has Waste Management's income tax changed year-over-year?: Waste Management's income tax increased by 11.3% year-over-year, from $151M to $168M.
What is the long-term trend for Waste Management's income tax?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Waste Management's income tax has grown at a 7.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $532M to $717M.
What does income tax mean?: Total income tax expense (current + deferred) recognized in the income statement, representing the company's total tax obligation on pre-tax income.