Current Assets
Total Current Assets
Waste Management Total Current Assets increased by 1.5% to $4.91B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 2.8%, from $4.77B to $4.91B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Total Current Assets shows an upward trend with a 6.8% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionCurrent Assets
CategoryLiquidity
SignalHigher is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ3 2015
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
A higher value relative to current liabilities indicates a strong safety margin for meeting short-term obligations.
Detailed definition
The sum of all assets that are reasonably expected to be converted into cash or consumed within one year. This aggregate...
Peer comparison
High-growth tech companies often maintain high current asset levels to support rapid scaling and R&D needs.
Metric ID:
total_current_assetsHistorical Data
19 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $3.23B | $3.18B | $3.07B | $3.06B | $3.99B | $3.26B | $3.55B | $3.37B | $3.48B | $3.56B | $3.80B | $3.53B | $4.44B | $4.26B | $4.77B | $4.46B | $4.98B | $4.84B | $4.91B |
| QoQ Change | — | -1.3% | -3.6% | -0.3% | +30.3% | -18.1% | +8.8% | -5.1% | +3.2% | +2.4% | +6.8% | -7.2% | +25.8% | -4.1% | +12.1% | -6.7% | +11.9% | -2.9% | +1.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +23.6% | +2.5% | +15.7% | +10.2% | -12.7% | +9.1% | +7.1% | +4.7% | +27.6% | +19.6% | +25.5% | +26.2% | +12.3% | +13.6% | +2.8% |
Range$3.06B – $4.98B
CAGR+9.8%
Avg YoY Growth+12.5%
Median YoY Growth+12.3%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Waste Management's total current assets?
- Waste Management (WM) reported total current assets of $4.91B in Q4 2025.
- How has Waste Management's total current assets changed year-over-year?
- Waste Management's total current assets increased by 2.8% year-over-year, from $4.77B to $4.91B.
- What is the long-term trend for Waste Management's total current assets?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Waste Management's total current assets has grown at a 6.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.54B to $4.91B.
- What does total current assets mean?
- Everything the company owns that can be turned into cash within a single year.