Waste Management Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt decreased by 19.2% to $711.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 47.7%, from $1.36B to $711.00M. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt shows an upward trend with a 5.2% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
A significant increase may signal higher refinancing risk or a shift in capital structure, while a decrease indicates debt reduction or successful long-term refinancing.
This represents the portion of total debt obligations, including bank loans, commercial paper, and the current portion o...
Standard debt metric; peers report this as current portion of long-term debt or short-term borrowings.
other_debt_current| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $361.00M | $601.00M | $708.00M | $435.00M | $231.00M | $258.00M | $414.00M | $336.00M | $513.00M | $297.00M | $334.00M | $336.00M | $242.00M | $676.00M | $1.36B | $954.00M | $964.00M | $880.00M | $711.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +66.5% | +17.8% | -38.6% | -46.9% | +11.7% | +60.5% | -18.8% | +52.7% | -42.1% | +12.5% | +0.6% | -28.0% | +179.3% | +101.0% | -29.8% | +1.0% | -8.7% | -19.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -36.0% | -57.1% | -41.5% | -22.8% | +122.1% | +15.1% | -19.3% | +0.0% | -52.8% | +127.6% | +306.9% | +183.9% | +298.3% | +30.2% | -47.7% |