Non-Current Liabilities
Total Liabilities
Waste Management Total Liabilities decreased by 0.5% to $35.68B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 0.4%, from $35.84B to $35.68B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Total Liabilities shows an upward trend with a 10.4% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionNon-Current Liabilities
CategoryLeverage
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ4 2024
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
A high level of total liabilities relative to equity indicates a more leveraged capital structure and higher financial risk.
Detailed definition
The aggregate of all current and non-current debts and obligations owed by the company to external parties. It represent...
Peer comparison
Analyzed alongside Total Assets to determine the Debt-to-Asset ratio, which is a standard measure of solvency across all industries.
Metric ID:
total_liabilitiesHistorical 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 | $21.68B | $21.67B | $21.97B | $22.07B | $22.94B | $22.83B | $24.50B | $24.48B | $24.69B | $24.97B | $25.93B | $25.59B | $26.55B | $26.76B | $36.31B | $35.84B | $36.52B | $36.09B | $35.84B | $35.68B |
| QoQ Change | — | -0.1% | +1.4% | +0.5% | +3.9% | -0.5% | +7.3% | -0.1% | +0.8% | +1.1% | +3.8% | -1.3% | +3.8% | +0.8% | +35.7% | -1.3% | +1.9% | -1.2% | -0.7% | -0.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +5.8% | +5.4% | +11.5% | +10.9% | +7.6% | +9.4% | +5.8% | +4.5% | +7.5% | +7.2% | +40.1% | +40.0% | +37.6% | +34.9% | -1.3% | -0.4% |
Range$21.67B – $36.52B
CAGR+11.1%
Avg YoY Growth+14.2%
Median YoY Growth+7.6%
Current Streak3 quarters decline
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Waste Management's total liabilities?
- Waste Management (WM) reported total liabilities of $35.68B in Q1 2026.
- How has Waste Management's total liabilities changed year-over-year?
- Waste Management's total liabilities decreased by 0.4% year-over-year, from $35.84B to $35.68B.
- What is the long-term trend for Waste Management's total liabilities?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Waste Management's total liabilities has grown at a 10.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $21.89B to $35.84B.
- What does total liabilities mean?
- The total amount of money the company owes to everyone, both now and in the future.