What are Waste Management's profit margins?

Waste Management (WM) runs a 40.7% gross margin and a 17.3% operating margin, with a 11.0% net margin.

Where do Waste Management's ratios come from?

Every ratio is computed from Waste Management's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.

Waste Management WM Ratios & Valuation

Income Statement Balance Sheet Cash Flow Ratios Segments

Quarterly Annual TTM

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	FY'25	FY'24	FY'23	FY'22
Profitability
Gross margin	160.1%+3.5pp	156.6%+5.8pp	150.8%+0.6pp	150.3%-4.1pp
Operating margin	68.8%-4.5pp	73.2%+3.6pp	69.7%+2.1pp	67.6%+1.4pp
Net margin	44.1%-4.8pp	48.9%+3.4pp	45.5%+1.0pp	44.5%+4.6pp
EBITDA margin	113.1%-0.6pp	113.6%+2.7pp	110.9%+1.2pp	109.7%-1.0pp
Free cash flow margin	37.9%-2.1pp	40%+7.8pp	32.2%-12.9pp	45.1%-13.5pp
Returns
Return on equity	125.7%-17.1pp	142.8%+11.3pp	131.4%+12.1pp	119.4%+25.6pp
Return on assets	26.1%-4.4pp	30.5%+1.0pp	29.5%+0.7pp	28.8%+4.8pp
Efficiency
Asset turnover	2.4×-0.1×	2.5×-0.1×	2.6×0.0×	2.6×+0.2×
Liquidity
Current ratio	3.4×-0.2×	3.6×+0.2×	3.4×-0.1×	3.5×+0.1×
Quick ratio	3.4×-0.2×	3.6×+0.2×	3.4×-0.1×	3.5×+0.1×
Cash ratio	0.2×-0.1×	0.3×+0.1×	0.2×-0.2×	0.4×+0.2×
Valuation
Market capitalization	$364.78B+8.7%	$335.62B+24.4%	$269.88B+4.4%	$258.46B+5.5%
Price / earnings	136.8×+7.5×	129.3×+11.4×	117.9×-3.8×	121.7×-23.9×
Price / sales	15.1×-0.7×	15.8×+2.4×	13.4×-0.1×	13.5×-1.0×
Price / book	39.2×-4.6×	43.8×+4.7×	39.2×+2.5×	36.7×+2.9×
Free cash flow yield	10.2%0.0pp	10.2%+0.5pp	9.7%-3.7pp	13.4%-2.9pp
Earnings yield	11.7%-0.7pp	12.4%-1.2pp	13.6%+0.4pp	13.2%+2.2pp
Dividend yield	5.7%0.0pp	5.6%-1.0pp	6.6%+0.2pp	6.4%+0.1pp

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Questions, answered.

What are Waste Management's profit margins?: Waste Management (WM) runs a 40.7% gross margin and a 17.3% operating margin, with a 11.0% net margin.
Where do Waste Management's ratios come from?: Every ratio is computed from Waste Management's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.