Recycling Processing And Sales — Operating Income
Waste Management Recycling Processing And Sales — Operating Income increased by 113.9% to $19M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 5.6%, from $18M to $19M. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2024), Recycling Processing And Sales — Operating Income shows a downward trend with a -26.5% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase indicates improved operational efficiency or favorable market pricing for recycled commodities, while a decrease suggests rising costs or margin compression.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the net profitability of the recycling processing and sales business segment after deducting oper...
Peer comparison
Comparable to operating income metrics for waste management peers with dedicated recycling or materials recovery facility divisions.
wm_segment_recycling_processing_and_sales_operating_income_lossHistorical Data
| 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 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $54.25M | $54.25M | $54.25M | $32M | $32M | $32M | $32M | $13M | $24M | $18M | -$99M | $19M | $29M | $21M | $17M | $18M | $24M | -$137M | $19M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | -41.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -59.4% | +84.6% | -25.0% | -650.0% | +119.2% | +52.6% | -27.6% | -19.0% | +5.9% | +33.3% | -670.8% | +113.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -41.0% | -41.0% | -41.0% | -59.4% | -25.0% | -43.8% | -409.4% | +46.2% | +20.8% | +16.7% | +117.2% | -5.3% | -17.2% | -752.4% | +5.6% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Waste Management's recycling processing and sales — operating income?
- Waste Management (WM) reported recycling processing and sales — operating income of $19M in Q1 2026.
- How has Waste Management's recycling processing and sales — operating income changed year-over-year?
- Waste Management's recycling processing and sales — operating income increased by 5.6% year-over-year, from $18M to $19M.
- What is the long-term trend for Waste Management's recycling processing and sales — operating income?
- Over 3 years (2021 to 2024), Waste Management's recycling processing and sales — operating income has grown at a -26.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $217M to $86M.
- What does recycling processing and sales — operating income mean?
- The profit or loss generated by the recycling business segment from its core operations.