Waste Management Collection And Disposal — Cost of Goods Sold decreased by 3.3% to $4.18B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 3.2%, from $4.05B to $4.18B. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Collection And Disposal — Cost of Goods Sold shows an upward trend with a 4.4% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
A decrease relative to revenue indicates improved operational efficiency and better margin management.
The direct costs associated with providing waste collection and disposal services, including labor, fuel, maintenance, a...
Standard cost of revenue metric for capital-intensive service businesses.
wm_segment_collection_and_disposal_cost_of_goods_and_services_sold| 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 | |
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| Value | $3.70B | $3.70B | $3.70B | $3.70B | $3.92B | $3.92B | $3.92B | $3.92B | $3.84B | $4.01B | $4.12B | $4.05B | $4.03B | $4.31B | $4.32B | $4.18B |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +5.9% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -2.1% | +4.4% | +2.8% | -1.6% | -0.6% | +7.0% | +0.4% | -3.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +5.9% | +5.9% | +5.9% | +5.9% | -2.1% | +2.2% | +5.1% | +3.4% | +4.9% | +7.5% | +5.0% | +3.2% |