Business Segments · Operating Income
Renewable Energy — Operating Income
Waste Management Renewable Energy — Operating Income increased by 171.4% to $57.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 78.1%, from $32.00M to $57.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Renewable Energy — Operating Income shows an upward trend with a 5.7% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryProfitability
SignalHigher is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2021
Last reportedQ4 2025
Rolls up toOperating Income
How to read this metric
An increase indicates improved profitability and successful execution of the renewable energy strategy.
Detailed definition
This is the core profitability metric for the renewable energy segment, calculated as revenue minus cost of goods sold,...
Peer comparison
Standard operating income metric used across all industry segments for performance benchmarking.
Metric ID:
wm_segment_renewable_energy_operating_income_lossHistorical 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 | $27.00M | $27.00M | $27.00M | $33.00M | $33.00M | $33.00M | $33.00M | $20.00M | $14.00M | $17.00M | $28.00M | $21.00M | $18.00M | $28.00M | $32.00M | $19.00M | $38.00M | $21.00M | $57.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +22.2% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -39.4% | -30.0% | +21.4% | +64.7% | -25.0% | -14.3% | +55.6% | +14.3% | -40.6% | +100.0% | -44.7% | +171.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +22.2% | +22.2% | +22.2% | -39.4% | -57.6% | -48.5% | -15.2% | +5.0% | +28.6% | +64.7% | +14.3% | -9.5% | +111.1% | -25.0% | +78.1% |
Range$14.00M – $57.00M
CAGR+18.1%
Avg YoY Growth+11.6%
Median YoY Growth+14.3%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Waste Management's renewable energy — operating income?
- Waste Management (WM) reported renewable energy — operating income of $57.00M in Q4 2025.
- How has Waste Management's renewable energy — operating income changed year-over-year?
- Waste Management's renewable energy — operating income increased by 78.1% year-over-year, from $32.00M to $57.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Waste Management's renewable energy — operating income?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Waste Management's renewable energy — operating income has grown at a 5.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $108.00M to $135.00M.
- What does renewable energy — operating income mean?
- Profit or loss generated by the renewable energy segment from its core operations.