What does west tier region areas — operating income mean?

Calculated as revenue minus cost of services and operating expenses, this metric measures the core profitability of the regional segment before interest and taxes. It is the primary indicator of the segment's operational health and management effectiveness.

Waste Management (WM) West Tier Region Areas — Operating Income

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Other segment segments

Corporate And Other

-$382M-9.5%

Healthcare Solutions

$101M+539%

Renewable Energy

$47M+23.7%

Recycling Processing And Sales

$36M+50.0%

All Other Segments

$5M+129%

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$6.7B+4.0%

Gross profit$2.7B+5.3%

Operating income$1.3B+8.9%

Net income$785.0M+8.1%

EPS (diluted)$1.95+8.3%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$557.0M+26.6%

Total debt$23.4B—

Total equity$9.9B+7.9%

Total assets$46.4B+1.6%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$1.7B+11.7%

CapEx$630.0M-13.9%

Free cash flow$1.1B+34.8%

Valuation

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Market cap$89.66B-3.9%

Enterprise value$112.46B—

P/E31.4×-2.9×

P/S3.5×-0.4×

Profitability

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Gross margin40.9%+1.2pp

Operating margin17.6%0.0pp

Net margin11.1%-0.2pp

FCF margin13.9%+4.9pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity29.8%-2.8pp

Debt / equity2.4×—

Current ratio0.9×+0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Waste Management in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss.

The source filing: Waste Management’s 10-Q, filed July 29, 2026.

Filed: Jul 29, 2026, 12:37 PM EDT
Fiscal quarter: Q2 FY2026
Calendar quarter: Q2 2026
Accession: 0001104659-26-088016

Three Months Ended June 30:	Net / Operating / Revenues	Intercompany / Operating / Revenues(a)	Gross / Operating / Revenues	Operating / Expenses	Selling, / General and / Administrative	Other / Net / Expenses(b)	Depreciation, / Depletion, / Amortization / and Accretion	Income / from / Operations(c)	Capital / Expenditures / (d)
2026
Collection and Disposal:
East Tier	$2,406	$663	$3,069	$1,888	$91	—	$306	$784	$302
West Tier	2,291	582	2,873	1,769	91	—	252	761	293
Other Ancillary	782	58	840	800	28	—	7	5	16
Collection and Disposal(e)(f)(g)	5,479	1,303	6,782	4,457	210	—	565	1,550	611
Recycling Processing and Sales(e)	403	88	491	385	14	2	54	36	64
Renewable Energy(f)	157	—	157	81	5	—	24	47	61

Item 1. Financial Statements.

FAQ

What is Waste Management's west tier region areas — operating income?: Waste Management (WM) reported west tier region areas — operating income of $761M in Q2 2026.
How has Waste Management's west tier region areas — operating income changed year-over-year?: Waste Management's west tier region areas — operating income increased by 0.5% year-over-year, from $757M to $761M.
What does west tier region areas — operating income mean?: Calculated as revenue minus cost of services and operating expenses, this metric measures the core profitability of the regional segment before interest and taxes. It is the primary indicator of the segment's operational health and management effectiveness.