What is Waste Management's SG&A?

Waste Management (WM) reported SG&A of $707M in Q1 2026.

How has Waste Management's SG&A changed year-over-year?

Waste Management's SG&A increased by 2.9% year-over-year, from $687M to $707M.

What is the long-term trend for Waste Management's SG&A?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Waste Management's SG&A has grown at a 9.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.86B to $2.72B.

Combined selling expenses (sales force, marketing, distribution) and general & administrative costs (management, legal, accounting, facilities) — the broadest opex category.

Waste Management WM SG&A

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Segments

By segment

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Corporate And Other$355M+13.8%

Healthcare Solutions$122M-21.8%

West Tier Region Areas$96M+11.6%

East Tier Region Areas$90M0.0%

All Other Segments$29M-3.3%

Recycling Processing And Sales$15M0.0%

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$89.58B-4.0%

P/E32.1×-2.8×

P/S3.5×-0.5×

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:SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense.

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 SG&A?: Waste Management (WM) reported SG&A of $707M in Q1 2026.
How has Waste Management's SG&A changed year-over-year?: Waste Management's SG&A increased by 2.9% year-over-year, from $687M to $707M.
What is the long-term trend for Waste Management's SG&A?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Waste Management's SG&A has grown at a 9.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.86B to $2.72B.
What does SG&A mean?: Combined selling expenses (sales force, marketing, distribution) and general & administrative costs (management, legal, accounting, facilities) — the broadest opex category.