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Deferred Taxes
Waste Management Deferred Taxes increased by 3.4% to $3.27B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 15.0%, from $2.84B to $3.27B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Deferred Taxes shows an upward trend with a 11.8% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionOther
CategoryRisk
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ4 2018
Last reportedQ1 2026Apr 29, 2026
How to read this metric
Changes often reflect capital expenditure cycles, such as accelerated depreciation for tax purposes compared to book depreciation.
Detailed definition
The net amount of income taxes that will be payable in future periods as a result of temporary differences between the c...
Peer comparison
Common in capital-intensive industries with significant investment in property, plant, and equipment.
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other_deferred_income_tax_liabilities_netHistorical Data
20 periods
| 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 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $1.74B | $1.71B | $1.69B | $1.68B | $1.63B | $1.63B | $1.73B | $1.78B | $1.78B | $1.81B | $1.83B | $1.88B | $1.83B | $1.88B | $2.82B | $2.84B | $2.87B | $3.03B | $3.16B | $3.27B |
| QoQ Change | — | -2.1% | -0.8% | -0.8% | -2.9% | -0.2% | +6.4% | +2.9% | -0.3% | +1.9% | +0.8% | +3.0% | -2.9% | +3.1% | +49.5% | +0.9% | +0.8% | +5.6% | +4.5% | +3.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -6.4% | -4.6% | +2.3% | +6.2% | +8.9% | +11.2% | +5.4% | +5.4% | +2.7% | +4.0% | +54.2% | +51.1% | +56.9% | +60.6% | +12.3% | +15.0% |
Range$1.63B – $3.27B
CAGR+14.1%
Avg YoY Growth+17.8%
Median YoY Growth+7.6%
Current Streak7 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Waste Management's deferred taxes?
- Waste Management (WM) reported deferred taxes of $3.27B in Q1 2026.
- How has Waste Management's deferred taxes changed year-over-year?
- Waste Management's deferred taxes increased by 15.0% year-over-year, from $2.84B to $3.27B.
- What is the long-term trend for Waste Management's deferred taxes?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Waste Management's deferred taxes has grown at a 11.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.81B to $3.16B.
- What does deferred taxes mean?
- Future tax obligations resulting from timing differences between accounting and tax rules.