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Waste Management, Inc. (WM) Gross margin

annual gross margin:

29.07%+0.92%(+3.27%)
December 31, 2024

Summary

  • As of today (August 18, 2025), WM annual gross profit margin is 29.07%, with the most recent change of +0.92% (+3.27%) on December 31, 2024.
  • During the last 3 years, WM annual gross margin has risen by +2.18% (+8.11%).
  • WM annual gross margin is now -45.57% below its all-time high of 53.41%, reached on December 31, 1991.

Performance

1-year change

+3.27%

3-year change

+8.11%

5-year change

+2.47%

15-year change

+3.01%

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Highlights

Sector rank

57.23%
WM annual gross profit margin is higher than 57.23% of companies in Industrials sector

Range

All-time high

53.41%
WM annual gross profit margin is currently -45.57% below its historical high of 53.41%

3-year low

26.89%
WM annual gross profit margin is currently +8.11% above its 3-year low

Earnings dates

Last annual earnings report date

Dec 31, 2024
WM previous annual earnings announcement was published on Dec 31, 2024

Next annual earnings report date

N/A
WM next annual earnings announcement has not yet been scheduled

OtherWMprofitability metrics

Annual revenue

$22.06B
WM annual revenue is $22.06 billion

Annual gross profit

$6.41B
WM annual gross profit is $6.41 billion

annual operating margin

-52.13%
WM annual operating profit margin is -52.13%

annual net margin

12.44%
WM annual net profit margin is 12.44%

quarterly gross margin:

29.28%+0.78%(+2.74%)
June 30, 2025

Summary

  • As of today (August 18, 2025), WM quarterly gross profit margin is 29.28%, with the most recent change of +0.78% (+2.74%) on June 30, 2025.
  • Over the past year, WM quarterly gross margin has increased by +0.25% (+0.86%).
  • WM quarterly gross margin is now -37.10% below its all-time high of 46.55%, reached on March 31, 1999.

Performance

3-month change

+2.74%

1-year change

+0.86%

3-year change

+6.9%

5-year change

+7.81%

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Highlights

Sector rank

56.38%
WM quarterly gross profit margin is higher than 56.38% of companies in Industrials sector

Range

All-time high

46.55%
WM quarterly gross profit margin is currently -37.10% below its historical high of 46.55%

3-year low

26.28%
WM quarterly gross profit margin is currently +11.42% above its 3-year low

Earnings dates

Last quarterly earnings report date

Jun 30, 2025
WM previous earnings announcement was published on Jun 30, 2025

Next quarterly earnings report date

Oct 28, 2025
WM next earnings announcement is scheduled for Oct 28, 2025

OtherWMprofitability metrics

Quarterly revenue

$6.43B
WM quarterly revenue is $6.43 billion

quarterly gross profit

$1.88B
WM quarterly gross profit is $1.88 billion

quarterly operating margin

18.46%
WM quarterly operating profit margin is 18.46%

Quarterly net margin

11.29%
WM quarterly net profit margin is 11.29%

Gross margin Formula

Gross Margin =  Gross Profit
Revenue ✕ 100%

annual gross margin

29.07%
WM annual gross profit margin is 29.07%

Annual gross profit

$6.41B
WM annual gross profit is $6.41 billion

Annual revenue

$22.06B
WM annual revenue is $22.06 billion

WM Gross margin Trends

PeriodPeriodAnnualAnnualQuarterlyQuarterly
1 y1 year+3.3%+0.9%
3 y3 years+8.1%+6.9%
5 y5 years+2.5%+7.8%

WM Gross margin Highs & Lows

PeriodPeriodAnnual vs highAnnual vs highAnnual vs lowAnnual vs lowQuarter. vs highQuarter. vs highQuarter. vs lowQuarter. vs low
3 y3-yearat high+8.1%-1.1%+11.4%
5 y5-yearat high+8.1%-1.1%+12.9%
alltimeall time-45.6%+23.3%-37.1%>+9999.0%

WM Gross margin History

DateAnnualQuarterly
Jun 2025
-
29.28%(+2.7%)
Mar 2025
-
28.50%(-0.5%)
Dec 2024
29.07%(+3.3%)
28.64%(-2.8%)
Sep 2024
-
29.45%(+1.4%)
Jun 2024
-
29.03%(-0.5%)
Mar 2024
-
29.17%(-1.5%)
Dec 2023
28.15%(+3.3%)
29.61%(+3.2%)
Sep 2023
-
28.68%(+4.0%)
Jun 2023
-
27.58%(+3.7%)
Mar 2023
-
26.59%(+1.2%)
Dec 2022
27.24%(+1.3%)
26.28%(-5.8%)
Sep 2022
-
27.90%(+1.9%)
Jun 2022
-
27.39%(+0.0%)
Mar 2022
-
27.38%(+5.6%)
Dec 2021
26.89%(-2.7%)
25.93%(-2.6%)
Sep 2021
-
26.62%(-3.9%)
Jun 2021
-
27.70%(+1.2%)
Mar 2021
-
27.38%(-1.5%)
Dec 2020
27.64%(-2.6%)
27.81%(-3.3%)
Sep 2020
-
28.75%(+5.9%)
Jun 2020
-
27.16%(+1.5%)
Mar 2020
-
26.76%(-9.5%)
Dec 2019
28.37%(+1.0%)
29.56%(+4.5%)
Sep 2019
-
28.28%(+2.0%)
Jun 2019
-
27.72%(-0.7%)
Mar 2019
-
27.92%(-1.9%)
Dec 2018
28.08%(-0.5%)
28.45%(+1.4%)
Sep 2018
-
28.07%(+0.7%)
Jun 2018
-
27.87%(-0.1%)
Mar 2018
-
27.91%(+53.0%)
Dec 2017
28.22%(+0.5%)
18.24%(-36.3%)
Sep 2017
-
28.63%(+2.1%)
Jun 2017
-
28.04%(+2.0%)
Mar 2017
-
27.50%(-4.8%)
Dec 2016
28.08%(+4.4%)
28.90%(+3.0%)
Sep 2016
-
28.07%(+0.7%)
Jun 2016
-
27.88%(+1.7%)
Mar 2016
-
27.42%(-3.0%)
Dec 2015
26.89%(+1.5%)
28.28%(+1.6%)
Sep 2015
-
27.83%(+11.1%)
Jun 2015
-
25.04%(-5.1%)
Mar 2015
-
26.38%(-5.5%)
Dec 2014
26.49%(+4.5%)
27.91%(+3.2%)
Sep 2014
-
27.04%(+4.6%)
Jun 2014
-
25.86%(+2.9%)
Mar 2014
-
25.14%(-3.1%)
Dec 2013
25.35%(-0.2%)
25.95%(-1.3%)
Sep 2013
-
26.29%(+5.7%)
Jun 2013
-
24.87%(+2.7%)
Mar 2013
-
24.21%(-5.2%)
Dec 2012
25.39%(-5.9%)
25.53%(-1.9%)
Sep 2012
-
26.03%(+2.8%)
Jun 2012
-
25.33%(+2.8%)
Mar 2012
-
24.64%(-13.2%)
Dec 2011
26.97%(-3.5%)
28.39%(+5.9%)
Sep 2011
-
26.80%(+1.0%)
Jun 2011
-
26.53%(+1.8%)
Mar 2011
-
26.07%(-14.2%)
Dec 2010
27.94%(-2.6%)
30.40%(+7.8%)
Sep 2010
-
28.19%(+4.4%)
Jun 2010
-
27.01%(+3.9%)
Mar 2010
-
26.00%(-8.9%)
Dec 2009
28.70%
28.54%(-0.4%)
Sep 2009
-
28.65%(-2.1%)
DateAnnualQuarterly
Jun 2009
-
29.27%(+3.3%)
Mar 2009
-
28.33%(+5.0%)
Dec 2008
27.52%(-0.2%)
26.99%(-2.7%)
Sep 2008
-
27.74%(-2.2%)
Jun 2008
-
28.37%(+5.7%)
Mar 2008
-
26.85%(-3.2%)
Dec 2007
27.57%(+7.0%)
27.73%(+1.6%)
Sep 2007
-
27.30%(-2.9%)
Jun 2007
-
28.11%(+3.6%)
Mar 2007
-
27.13%(+4.2%)
Dec 2006
25.76%(+9.3%)
26.04%(-2.6%)
Sep 2006
-
26.74%(+5.3%)
Jun 2006
-
25.40%(+2.4%)
Mar 2006
-
24.81%(+0.2%)
Dec 2005
23.57%(-0.1%)
24.76%(+3.9%)
Sep 2005
-
23.82%(+1.8%)
Jun 2005
-
23.41%(+5.7%)
Mar 2005
-
22.15%(-8.1%)
Dec 2004
23.59%(-2.2%)
24.10%(+1.4%)
Sep 2004
-
23.76%(-0.6%)
Jun 2004
-
23.90%(+6.3%)
Mar 2004
-
22.48%(-9.6%)
Dec 2003
24.12%(-15.4%)
24.87%(+1.3%)
Sep 2003
-
24.54%(+1.7%)
Jun 2003
-
24.12%(+5.5%)
Mar 2003
-
22.86%(-16.0%)
Dec 2002
28.51%(-1.7%)
27.20%(-6.1%)
Sep 2002
-
28.97%(>+9900.0%)
Jun 2002
-
0.00%(0.0%)
Mar 2002
-
0.00%(0.0%)
Dec 2001
29.01%(+2.8%)
0.00%(0.0%)
Sep 2001
-
0.00%(0.0%)
Jun 2001
-
0.00%(0.0%)
Mar 2001
-
0.00%(-100.0%)
Dec 2000
28.22%(+14.2%)
26.78%(-5.7%)
Sep 2000
-
28.39%(>+9900.0%)
Jun 2000
-
0.00%(-100.0%)
Mar 2000
-
28.32%(-12.3%)
Dec 1999
24.71%(-17.9%)
32.30%(+35.3%)
Sep 1999
-
23.88%(-45.7%)
Jun 1999
-
43.98%(-5.5%)
Mar 1999
-
46.55%(>+9900.0%)
Dec 1998
30.08%(-18.5%)
0.00%(0.0%)
Sep 1998
-
0.00%(0.0%)
Jun 1998
-
0.00%(0.0%)
Mar 1998
-
0.00%(-100.0%)
Dec 1997
36.91%(-1.0%)
-
Dec 1996
37.27%(-3.1%)
-
Dec 1995
38.48%(+20.3%)
-
Dec 1994
31.99%(-19.5%)
-
Dec 1993
39.76%(-6.5%)
-
Dec 1992
42.51%(-20.4%)
-
Dec 1991
53.41%(+58.3%)
-
Dec 1990
33.75%(-7.7%)
-
Dec 1989
36.57%(-4.3%)
26.68%(-30.7%)
Dec 1988
38.20%(+0.2%)
38.49%
Dec 1987
38.13%(-0.9%)
-
Dec 1986
38.49%(+4.9%)
-
Dec 1985
36.69%(+3.0%)
-
Dec 1984
35.63%(-3.1%)
-
Dec 1983
36.77%(-4.8%)
-
Dec 1982
38.63%(+6.5%)
-
Dec 1981
36.26%(+1.5%)
-
Dec 1980
35.74%
-

FAQ

  • What is Waste Management, Inc. annual gross profit margin?
  • What is the all time high annual gross margin for Waste Management, Inc.?
  • What is Waste Management, Inc. annual gross margin year-on-year change?
  • What is Waste Management, Inc. quarterly gross profit margin?
  • What is the all time high quarterly gross margin for Waste Management, Inc.?
  • What is Waste Management, Inc. quarterly gross margin year-on-year change?

What is Waste Management, Inc. annual gross profit margin?

The current annual gross margin of WM is 29.07%

What is the all time high annual gross margin for Waste Management, Inc.?

Waste Management, Inc. all-time high annual gross profit margin is 53.41%

What is Waste Management, Inc. annual gross margin year-on-year change?

Over the past year, WM annual gross profit margin has changed by +0.92% (+3.27%)

What is Waste Management, Inc. quarterly gross profit margin?

The current quarterly gross margin of WM is 29.28%

What is the all time high quarterly gross margin for Waste Management, Inc.?

Waste Management, Inc. all-time high quarterly gross profit margin is 46.55%

What is Waste Management, Inc. quarterly gross margin year-on-year change?

Over the past year, WM quarterly gross profit margin has changed by +0.25% (+0.86%)
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