Equity
Treasury Stock
Waste Management Treasury Stock decreased by 0.0% to $12.91B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 0.6%, from $12.99B to $12.91B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Treasury Stock shows an upward trend with a 7.8% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionEquity
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ4 2014
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
An increase indicates active share buybacks, which can signal management's confidence in the stock or an effort to return capital to shareholders.
Detailed definition
Treasury stock represents the cost of shares that a company has repurchased from the open market and holds in its own tr...
Peer comparison
Standard across all public companies; peers in the pharmaceutical sector often use buybacks to manage earnings per share.
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treasury_stockHistorical 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 | $9.27B | $9.70B | $10.07B | $10.30B | $10.62B | $11.14B | $11.57B | $11.81B | $12.15B | $12.51B | $12.75B | $12.95B | $13.01B | $13.00B | $12.99B | $12.94B | $12.93B | $12.92B | $12.91B |
| QoQ Change | — | +4.6% | +3.9% | +2.3% | +3.1% | +4.9% | +3.9% | +2.1% | +2.9% | +2.9% | +2.0% | +1.6% | +0.5% | -0.1% | -0.0% | -0.4% | -0.1% | -0.1% | -0.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +14.5% | +14.8% | +14.9% | +14.7% | +14.4% | +12.3% | +10.2% | +9.7% | +7.1% | +3.9% | +1.9% | -0.1% | -0.6% | -0.6% | -0.6% |
Range$9.27B – $13.01B
CAGR+7.6%
Avg YoY Growth+7.8%
Median YoY Growth+9.7%
Current Streak6 quarters decline
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Waste Management's treasury stock?
- Waste Management (WM) reported treasury stock of $12.91B in Q4 2025.
- How has Waste Management's treasury stock changed year-over-year?
- Waste Management's treasury stock decreased by 0.6% year-over-year, from $12.99B to $12.91B.
- What is the long-term trend for Waste Management's treasury stock?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Waste Management's treasury stock has grown at a 7.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $8.88B to $12.91B.
- What does treasury stock mean?
- The value of shares a company has bought back from the market.