What is Waste Management's net change in cash?

Waste Management (WM) reported net change in cash of -$52M in Q1 2026.

How has Waste Management's net change in cash changed year-over-year?

Waste Management's net change in cash increased by 66.7% year-over-year, from -$156M to -$52M.

What is the long-term trend for Waste Management's net change in cash?

Over 3 years (2021 to 2025), Waste Management's net change in cash has grown at a -25.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$454M to -$190M.

What does net change in cash mean?

Total increase or decrease in cash during the period — the sum of operating, investing, financing cash flows plus FX effects.

Waste Management WM Net Change in Cash

Net Change in Cash at other companies

EnviriNVRI

-$3.87M-127%

Clean HarborsCLH

-$278.32M-40.7%

Casella Waste SystemsCWST

-$89.96M+20.7%

Republic ServicesRSG

$78M+271%

Waste ConnectionsWCN

$93.07M+81.5%

TerexTEX

-$380M-322%

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:CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecreaseIncludingExchangeRateEffect.

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 net change in cash?: Waste Management (WM) reported net change in cash of -$52M in Q1 2026.
How has Waste Management's net change in cash changed year-over-year?: Waste Management's net change in cash increased by 66.7% year-over-year, from -$156M to -$52M.
What is the long-term trend for Waste Management's net change in cash?: Over 3 years (2021 to 2025), Waste Management's net change in cash has grown at a -25.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$454M to -$190M.
What does net change in cash mean?: Total increase or decrease in cash during the period — the sum of operating, investing, financing cash flows plus FX effects.