What is Waste Management's retained earnings?

Waste Management (WM) reported retained earnings of $17.98B in Q2 2026.

How has Waste Management's retained earnings changed year-over-year?

Waste Management's retained earnings increased by 8.6% year-over-year, from $16.55B to $17.98B.

What is the long-term trend for Waste Management's retained earnings?

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Waste Management's retained earnings has grown at a 9.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $11.16B to $17.23B.

What does retained earnings mean?

Cumulative net income earned since inception minus all dividends paid — the total profits reinvested in the business over its lifetime.

Waste Management WM Retained Earnings

Retained Earnings at other companies

EnviriNVRI

$1.2B-13.4%

Clean HarborsCLH

$2.99B+17.2%

Casella Waste SystemsCWST

-$130.65M+5.2%

Republic ServicesRSG

$11.49B+13.9%

Waste ConnectionsWCN

$5.54B+14.8%

TerexTEX

$2.03B+2.9%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$6.7B+4.0%

Gross profit$2.7B+5.3%

Operating income$1.3B+8.9%

Net income$785.0M+8.1%

EPS (diluted)$1.95+8.3%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$557.0M+26.6%

Total debt$23.4B—

Total equity$9.9B+7.9%

Total assets$46.4B+1.6%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$1.7B+11.7%

CapEx$630.0M-13.9%

Free cash flow$1.1B+34.8%

Valuation

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Market cap$95.01B+1.4%

Enterprise value$117.81B—

P/E33.3×-1.1×

P/S3.7×-0.2×

Profitability

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Gross margin40.9%+1.2pp

Operating margin17.6%0.0pp

Net margin11.1%-0.2pp

FCF margin13.9%+4.9pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity29.8%-2.8pp

Debt / equity2.4×—

Current ratio0.9×+0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Waste Management in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit.

The official record: Waste Management’s 10-Q, filed July 29, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Waste Management's retained earnings?: Waste Management (WM) reported retained earnings of $17.98B in Q2 2026.
How has Waste Management's retained earnings changed year-over-year?: Waste Management's retained earnings increased by 8.6% year-over-year, from $16.55B to $17.98B.
What is the long-term trend for Waste Management's retained earnings?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Waste Management's retained earnings has grown at a 9.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $11.16B to $17.23B.
What does retained earnings mean?: Cumulative net income earned since inception minus all dividends paid — the total profits reinvested in the business over its lifetime.