Waste Management (WM) balance sheet
NYSE · Industrials · Waste Management · 60,500 employees · CEO James C. Fish Jr.
- Price
- $233.45 +1.10%
- Market cap
- $92.8B
- Enterprise value
- $116B
- Last report
- Q3 '26 filed 2026-10-28
- Next report
- 2027-01-27 EPS est. $2.07
At the end of Q3 '26 Waste Management (WM) held $247M in cash and short-term investments against $23.4B of debt incl. leases. Total assets $46.5B, total liabilities $36.7B, shareholders' equity $9.87B.
Balance sheet
| Balance sheet | Trend | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q3 '26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||||||||||||
| Cash & equivalents | $458M | $322M | $172M | $614M | $414M | $216M | $440M | $175M | $201M | $158M | $557M | $247M | |
| Short-term investments | $0 | $0 | $778M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Receivables | $2.87B | $2.69B | $2.98B | $3.13B | $3.69B | $3.59B | $3.93B | $4.02B | $4.06B | $3.96B | $4.21B | $4.36B | |
| Inventory | $173M | $189M | $183M | $184M | $206M | $218M | $224M | $223M | $225M | $235M | $232M | $239M | |
| Other current assets | $303M | $333M | $326M | $336M | $467M | $433M | $389M | $424M | $429M | $451M | $402M | $405M | |
| Current assets | $3.8B | $3.53B | $4.44B | $4.26B | $4.77B | $4.46B | $4.98B | $4.84B | $4.91B | $4.81B | $5.4B | $5.25B | |
| Property, plant & equipment (net) | $17B | $17B | $17.4B | $17.9B | $19.3B | $19.6B | $20B | $20.1B | $20.4B | $20.3B | $20.4B | $20.8B | |
| Long-term investments | $606M | $589M | $552M | $524M | $846M | $824M | $810M | $1.33B | $779M | $1.41B | $738M | $711M | |
| Goodwill | $9.25B | $9.25B | $9.36B | $9.82B | $13.4B | $13.5B | $13.9B | $13.9B | $13.9B | $13.9B | $14B | $14B | |
| Intangible assets | $759M | $728M | $753M | $742M | $4.19B | $4.02B | $3.96B | $3.87B | $3.77B | $3.66B | $3.64B | $3.54B | |
| Deferred tax assets | $422M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1M | $0 | |
| Other non-current assets | $1.01B | $1.53B | $1.47B | $1.45B | $1.98B | $2.11B | $2.12B | $1.6B | $2.12B | $1.61B | $2.22B | $2.16B | |
| Non-current assets | $29B | $29.1B | $29.6B | $30.5B | $39.8B | $40B | $40.7B | $40.8B | $40.9B | $40.9B | $41B | $41.3B | |
| Total assets | $32.8B | $32.7B | $34B | $34.7B | $44.6B | $44.5B | $45.7B | $45.6B | $45.8B | $45.7B | $46.4B | $46.5B | |
| Liabilities | |||||||||||||
| Accounts payable | $1.71B | $1.62B | $1.79B | $1.85B | $2.05B | $1.9B | $2.03B | $2.08B | $1.87B | $1.8B | $1.99B | $2.01B | |
| Accrued expenses | $1.61B | $1.41B | $1.53B | $1.65B | $2.18B | $1.81B | $2.14B | $2.08B | $2.21B | $0 | $2.11B | $2.07B | |
| Short-term debt | $334M | $336M | $242M | $676M | $1.36B | $954M | $964M | $880M | $711M | $641M | $1.08B | $1.52B | |
| Deferred revenue | $578M | $586M | $584M | $599M | $673M | $685M | $689M | $698M | $735M | $4.51B | $767M | $777M | |
| Other current liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | -$1.8B | $0 | $0 | |
| Current liabilities | $4.23B | $3.95B | $4.14B | $4.78B | $6.26B | $5.35B | $5.82B | $5.74B | $5.52B | $5.15B | $5.95B | $6.39B | |
| Long-term debt | $15.9B | $15.8B | $16.5B | $16B | $22.5B | $22.9B | $23.1B | $22.5B | $22.2B | $22.3B | $22.3B | $21.8B | |
| Deferred tax liabilities | $1.83B | $1.88B | $1.83B | $1.88B | $2.82B | $2.84B | $2.87B | $3.03B | $3.16B | $3.27B | $3.31B | $3.36B | |
| Other non-current liabilities | $3.98B | $4B | $4.09B | $4.12B | $4.7B | $4.76B | $4.78B | $4.84B | $4.96B | $5.02B | $4.98B | $5.06B | |
| Non-current liabilities | $21.7B | $21.6B | $22.4B | $22B | $30.1B | $30.5B | $30.7B | $30.4B | $30.3B | $30.5B | $30.6B | $30.3B | |
| Total liabilities | $25.9B | $25.6B | $26.5B | $26.8B | $36.3B | $35.8B | $36.5B | $36.1B | $35.8B | $35.7B | $36.5B | $36.7B | |
| Equity | |||||||||||||
| Common stock & paid-in capital | $6M | $6M | $6M | $6M | $6M | $6M | $6M | $6M | $6M | $6M | $6M | $6M | |
| Retained earnings | $14.3B | $14.7B | $15.1B | $15.6B | $15.9B | $16.2B | $16.6B | $16.8B | $17.2B | $17.6B | $18B | $18.4B | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | -$37M | -$60M | -$73M | -$76M | -$115M | -$87M | $9M | -$31M | -$10M | -$44M | -$71M | -$90M | |
| Shareholders' equity | $6.9B | $7.08B | $7.46B | $7.98B | $8.25B | $8.65B | $9.2B | $9.52B | $9.99B | $10B | $9.93B | $9.87B | |
| Debt | |||||||||||||
| Total debt (incl. leases) | $16.2B | $16.1B | $16.7B | $16.7B | $23.9B | $23.8B | $24B | $23.4B | $22.9B | $22.9B | $23.4B | $23.4B | |
| Net debt (debt - cash) | $15.8B | $15.8B | $16.6B | $16B | $23.5B | $23.6B | $23.6B | $23.2B | $22.7B | $22.7B | $22.8B | $23.1B | |
| Balance sheet | Trend | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||||||||||
| Cash & equivalents | $32M | $22M | $61M | $3.56B | $553M | $118M | $351M | $458M | $414M | $201M | |
| Receivables | $2.13B | $2.37B | $2.28B | $2.32B | $2.62B | $2.55B | $2.75B | $2.87B | $3.69B | $4.06B | |
| Inventory | $90M | $96M | $102M | $106M | $124M | $135M | $164M | $173M | $206M | $225M | |
| Other current assets | $122M | $132M | $207M | $223M | $239M | $270M | $284M | $303M | $467M | $429M | |
| Current assets | $2.38B | $2.62B | $2.65B | $6.21B | $3.54B | $3.07B | $3.55B | $3.8B | $4.77B | $4.91B | |
| Property, plant & equipment (net) | $11B | $11.6B | $11.9B | $12.9B | $14.1B | $14.4B | $15.7B | $17B | $19.3B | $20.4B | |
| Long-term investments | $320M | $269M | $406M | $483M | $426M | $432M | $578M | $606M | $846M | $779M | |
| Goodwill | $6.22B | $6.25B | $6.43B | $6.53B | $8.99B | $9.03B | $9.32B | $9.25B | $13.4B | $13.9B | |
| Intangible assets | $591M | $547M | $572M | $521M | $1.02B | $898M | $827M | $759M | $4.19B | $3.77B | |
| Deferred tax assets | $1.48B | -$269M | $1.29B | -$483M | -$426M | -$432M | $1.73B | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Other non-current assets | -$1.08B | $852M | -$636M | $1.59B | $1.64B | $1.68B | -$364M | $1.43B | $1.98B | $2.12B | |
| Non-current assets | $18.5B | $19.2B | $20B | $21.5B | $25.8B | $26B | $27.8B | $29B | $39.8B | $40.9B | |
| Total assets | $20.9B | $21.8B | $22.7B | $27.7B | $29.3B | $29.1B | $31.4B | $32.8B | $44.6B | $45.8B | |
| Liabilities | |||||||||||
| Accounts payable | $799M | $1.04B | $1.04B | $1.07B | $1.12B | $1.38B | $1.77B | $1.71B | $2.05B | $1.87B | |
| Accrued expenses | $1.09B | $980M | $1.12B | $1.33B | $1.34B | $1.43B | $1.63B | $1.61B | $2.18B | $2.21B | |
| Short-term debt | $417M | $739M | $432M | $218M | $551M | $708M | $414M | $334M | $1.36B | $711M | |
| Deferred revenue | $493M | $503M | $522M | $534M | $539M | $571M | $589M | $578M | $673M | $735M | |
| Current liabilities | $2.79B | $3.26B | $3.11B | $3.14B | $3.55B | $4.08B | $4.39B | $4.23B | $6.26B | $5.52B | |
| Long-term debt | $8.89B | $8.75B | $9.59B | $13.3B | $13.3B | $12.7B | $14.6B | $15.9B | $22.5B | $22.2B | |
| Deferred tax liabilities | $1.48B | $1.25B | $1.29B | $1.41B | $1.81B | $1.69B | $1.73B | $1.83B | $2.82B | $3.16B | |
| Other non-current liabilities | $2.37B | $2.53B | $2.38B | $2.84B | $3.27B | $3.5B | $3.81B | $3.98B | $4.7B | $4.96B | |
| Non-current liabilities | $12.7B | $12.5B | $13.3B | $17.5B | $18.3B | $17.9B | $20.1B | $21.7B | $30.1B | $30.3B | |
| Total liabilities | $15.5B | $15.8B | $16.4B | $20.7B | $21.9B | $22B | $24.5B | $25.9B | $36.3B | $35.8B | |
| Equity | |||||||||||
| Common stock & paid-in capital | $6M | $6M | $6M | $6M | $6M | $6M | $6M | $6M | $6M | $6M | |
| Retained earnings | $7.39B | $8.59B | $9.8B | $10.6B | $11.2B | $12B | $13.2B | $14.3B | $15.9B | $17.2B | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | -$80M | $8M | -$87M | -$8M | $39M | $17M | -$69M | -$37M | -$115M | -$10M | |
| Shareholders' equity | $5.3B | $6.02B | $6.28B | $7.07B | $7.45B | $7.12B | $6.85B | $6.9B | $8.25B | $9.99B | |
| Debt | |||||||||||
| Total debt (incl. leases) | $9.31B | $9.49B | $10B | $13.5B | $13.8B | $13.4B | $15B | $16.2B | $23.9B | $22.9B | |
| Net debt (debt - cash) | $9.28B | $9.47B | $9.97B | $9.94B | $13.3B | $13.3B | $14.6B | $15.8B | $23.5B | $22.7B | |
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Sources
Statements, segment revenue, metrics, estimates: Financial Modeling Prep. Segment profits and every reported line: SEC EDGAR (XBRL). Filings read: 10-Q 2026-09-30, 10-Q 2026-06-30, 10-Q 2026-03-31, 10-K 2025-12-31, 10-Q 2025-09-30, 10-Q 2025-06-30, 10-Q 2025-03-31, 10-K 2024-12-31, 10-Q 2024-09-30
Data as of 2026-11-01