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Waste Management, Inc. (WM) Return On Equity

Annual ROE:

36.24%+3.16%(+9.55%)
December 31, 2024

Summary

  • As of today, WM annual return on equity is 36.24%, with the most recent change of +3.16% (+9.55%) on December 31, 2024.
  • During the last 3 years, WM annual ROE has risen by +11.32% (+45.43%).
  • WM annual ROE is now at all-time high.

Performance

1-Year Change

+9.55%

3-Year Change

+45.43%

5-Year Change

+44.73%

15-Year Change

+5.63%

WM ROE Chart

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Highlights

Sector Percentile

88.02%
WM annual return on equity is higher than 88.02% of companies in Industrials sector

Range

All-Time High

36.24%
WM annual return on equity is currently at an all-time high

3-Year Low

24.92%
WM annual return on equity is currently +45.43% 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

Jan 28, 2026
WM next annual earnings announcement is scheduled for Jan 28, 2026

OtherWMprofitability metrics

Annual Revenue

$22.06B
WM annual revenue is $22.06 billion

Annual Net Income

$2.75B
WM annual net profit is $2.75 billion

Annual EPS

$6.81
WM annual earnings per share is $6.81

Annual ROA

7.00%
WM annual return on assets is 7.00%

Quarterly ROE:

29.42%-3.35%(-10.22%)
September 30, 2025

Summary

  • As of today, WM quarterly return on equity is 29.42%, with the most recent change of -3.35% (-10.22%) on September 30, 2025.
  • Over the past year, WM quarterly ROE has dropped by -6.55% (-18.21%).
  • WM quarterly ROE is now -55.87% below its all-time high of 66.67%, reached on December 31, 1987.

Performance

3-Month Change

-10.22%

1-Year Change

-18.21%

3-Year Change

-6.6%

5-Year Change

+35.45%

WM Quarterly ROE Chart

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Highlights

Sector Percentile

84.63%
WM quarterly return on equity is higher than 84.63% of companies in Industrials sector

Range

All-Time High

66.67%
WM quarterly return on equity is currently -55.87% below its historical high of 66.67%

3-Year Low

29.42%
WM quarterly return on equity is currently at its 3-year low

Earnings dates

Last Quarterly Earnings Report Date

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

Next Quarterly Earnings Report Date

Jan 28, 2026
WM next earnings announcement is scheduled for Jan 28, 2026

OtherWMprofitability metrics

Quarterly Revenue

$6.44B
WM quarterly revenue is $6.44 billion

Quarterly Net Income

$603.00M
WM quarterly net profit is $603.00 million

Quarterly EPS

$1.49
WM quarterly earnings per share is $1.49

Quarterly ROA

5.94%
WM quarterly return on assets is 5.94%

ROE Formula

ROE =  Net Income
Shareholders Equity ✕ 100%

Annual ROE

36.24%
WM annual return on equity is 36.24%

Annual Net Income

$2.75B
WM annual net profit is $2.75 billion

Annual Shareholders Equity

$8.25B
WM annual stockholders equity is $8.25 billion

WM ROE Trends

PeriodPeriodAnnualAnnualQuarterlyQuarterly
1Y1 Year+9.6%-18.2%
3Y3 Years+45.4%-6.6%
5Y5 Years+44.7%+35.5%

WM ROE Highs & Lows

PeriodPeriodAnnual vs HighAnnual vs HighAnnual vs LowAnnual vs LowQuarter. vs HighQuarter. vs HighQuarter. vs LowQuarter. vs Low
3Y3-Yearat high+45.4%-19.3%at low
5Y5-Yearat high+75.9%-19.3%+38.9%
All-TimeAll-Timeat high+273.6%-55.9%+166.1%

WM ROE History

DateAnnualQuarterly
Sep 2025
-
29.42%(-10.2%)
Jun 2025
-
32.77%(-3.4%)
Mar 2025
-
33.94%(-6.9%)
Dec 2024
36.24%(+9.6%)
36.45%(+1.3%)
Sep 2024
-
35.97%(+0.9%)
Jun 2024
-
35.65%(+0.9%)
Mar 2024
-
35.34%(+7.0%)
Dec 2023
33.08%(+3.3%)
33.02%(-1.0%)
Sep 2023
-
33.36%(+1.7%)
Jun 2023
-
32.81%(+1.8%)
Mar 2023
-
32.24%(+1.7%)
Dec 2022
32.02%(+28.5%)
31.69%(+0.6%)
Sep 2022
-
31.50%(+5.7%)
Jun 2022
-
29.81%(+13.1%)
Mar 2022
-
26.36%(+6.0%)
Dec 2021
24.92%(+21.0%)
24.87%(+4.0%)
Sep 2021
-
23.91%(+8.4%)
Jun 2021
-
22.05%(+1.1%)
Mar 2021
-
21.81%(+3.0%)
Dec 2020
20.60%(-17.7%)
21.18%(-2.5%)
Sep 2020
-
21.72%(-8.4%)
Jun 2020
-
23.70%(-5.8%)
Mar 2020
-
25.16%(-0.6%)
Dec 2019
25.04%(-19.8%)
25.31%(-7.2%)
Sep 2019
-
27.26%(-2.4%)
Jun 2019
-
27.94%(-7.5%)
Mar 2019
-
30.19%(-3.7%)
Dec 2018
31.22%(-9.0%)
31.34%(-18.9%)
Sep 2018
-
38.63%(+2.4%)
Jun 2018
-
37.71%(+4.8%)
Mar 2018
-
35.97%(+2.3%)
Dec 2017
34.31%(+55.4%)
35.17%(+37.9%)
Sep 2017
-
25.51%(+6.2%)
Jun 2017
-
24.02%(+5.4%)
Mar 2017
-
22.80%(+2.8%)
Dec 2016
22.08%(+65.3%)
22.17%(+5.2%)
Sep 2016
-
21.08%(-2.8%)
Jun 2016
-
21.68%(+2.5%)
Mar 2016
-
21.16%(+54.7%)
Dec 2015
13.36%(-40.6%)
13.68%(-29.4%)
Sep 2015
-
19.38%(+8.9%)
Jun 2015
-
17.80%(+7.6%)
Mar 2015
-
16.55%(-26.4%)
Dec 2014
22.50%(+997.6%)
22.50%(+886.8%)
Sep 2014
-
2.28%(-6.9%)
Jun 2014
-
2.45%(-16.4%)
Mar 2014
-
2.93%(+49.5%)
Dec 2013
2.05%(-84.4%)
1.96%(-86.2%)
Sep 2013
-
14.25%(+6.7%)
Jun 2013
-
13.36%(+3.2%)
Mar 2013
-
12.94%(-1.7%)
Dec 2012
13.16%(-15.4%)
13.17%(-5.9%)
Sep 2012
-
14.00%(-6.4%)
Jun 2012
-
14.95%(-2.7%)
Mar 2012
-
15.37%(-0.9%)
Dec 2011
15.55%(+2.3%)
15.51%(-1.5%)
Sep 2011
-
15.74%(+3.1%)
Jun 2011
-
15.26%(-1.0%)
Mar 2011
-
15.42%(+0.3%)
Dec 2010
15.20%(-8.4%)
15.38%(-3.8%)
Sep 2010
-
15.98%(-3.4%)
Jun 2010
-
16.54%(-1.5%)
Mar 2010
-
16.79%(+0.9%)
Dec 2009
16.59%(-9.6%)
16.64%(+9.6%)
Sep 2009
-
15.18%(-4.6%)
Jun 2009
-
15.92%(-7.4%)
Mar 2009
-
17.20%(-7.2%)
Dec 2008
18.36%(-4.3%)
18.54%(-7.7%)
Sep 2008
-
20.08%(+3.3%)
Jun 2008
-
19.44%(-1.4%)
Mar 2008
-
19.71%(+3.2%)
Dec 2007
19.19%(+3.7%)
19.09%(+6.9%)
Sep 2007
-
17.85%(-0.9%)
Jun 2007
-
18.02%(-6.3%)
Mar 2007
-
19.24%(+3.9%)
Dec 2006
18.50%
18.51%(-4.2%)
Sep 2006
-
19.32%(+7.4%)
Jun 2006
-
17.99%(-9.6%)
DateAnnualQuarterly
Mar 2006
-
19.89%(+2.7%)
Dec 2005
19.44%(+21.3%)
19.36%(+1.3%)
Sep 2005
-
19.12%(-7.7%)
Jun 2005
-
20.71%(+29.8%)
Mar 2005
-
15.96%(-0.4%)
Dec 2004
16.03%(+23.1%)
16.03%(+3.6%)
Sep 2004
-
15.48%(+10.4%)
Jun 2004
-
14.02%(+3.8%)
Mar 2004
-
13.51%(+3.7%)
Dec 2003
13.02%(-15.8%)
13.03%(-3.3%)
Sep 2003
-
13.47%(-3.9%)
Jun 2003
-
14.01%(-6.5%)
Mar 2003
-
14.98%(-3.5%)
Dec 2002
15.47%(+55.6%)
15.53%(+10.4%)
Sep 2002
-
14.07%(+35.5%)
Jun 2002
-
10.38%(+3.5%)
Mar 2002
-
10.03%(+1.0%)
Dec 2001
9.94%(+721.3%)
9.93%(+15.2%)
Sep 2001
-
8.62%(+109.2%)
Jun 2001
-
4.12%(>+9900.0%)
Mar 2001
-
0.03%(+102.1%)
Dec 2000
-1.60%(+80.8%)
-1.46%(+69.5%)
Sep 2000
-
-4.78%(+76.6%)
Jun 2000
-
-20.47%(-49.7%)
Mar 2000
-
-13.67%(-86.0%)
Dec 1999
-8.34%(+60.1%)
-7.35%(-86.1%)
Sep 1999
-
-3.95%(+62.8%)
Jun 1999
-
-10.63%(+36.7%)
Mar 1999
-
-16.79%(+30.7%)
Dec 1998
-20.88%(-244.5%)
-24.23%(-0.2%)
Sep 1998
-
-24.19%(+12.3%)
Jun 1998
-
-27.58%(+23.0%)
Mar 1998
-
-35.80%(+19.5%)
Dec 1997
14.45%(+241.6%)
-44.48%(-513.4%)
Sep 1997
-
10.76%(+33.3%)
Jun 1997
-
8.07%(+348.3%)
Mar 1997
-
1.80%(+227.7%)
Dec 1996
4.23%(-64.3%)
-1.41%(-108.8%)
Sep 1996
-
16.11%(-57.4%)
Jun 1996
-
37.83%(-11.4%)
Mar 1996
-
42.71%(-4.8%)
Dec 1995
11.85%(-33.8%)
44.86%(+4092.5%)
Sep 1995
-
1.07%(+109.1%)
Jun 1995
-
-11.76%(-168.0%)
Mar 1995
-
17.29%(+1.5%)
Dec 1994
17.89%(-16.5%)
17.04%(+7.0%)
Sep 1994
-
15.93%(+3.3%)
Jun 1994
-
15.42%(-26.6%)
Mar 1994
-
21.02%(+0.3%)
Dec 1993
21.42%(+2.4%)
20.95%(+5.5%)
Sep 1993
-
19.86%(+6.6%)
Jun 1993
-
18.63%(+3.4%)
Mar 1993
-
18.01%(+1.2%)
Dec 1992
20.91%(>+9900.0%)
17.79%(-0.1%)
Sep 1992
-
17.81%(+1.8%)
Jun 1992
-
17.49%(+4.9%)
Mar 1992
-
16.67%(+8.0%)
Dec 1991
0.14%(-99.3%)
15.44%(+8.3%)
Sep 1991
-
14.26%(+37.5%)
Jun 1991
-
10.37%(+151.7%)
Mar 1991
-
4.12%(-26.2%)
Dec 1990
18.86%(-11.2%)
-
Sep 1990
-
5.58%(0.0%)
Jun 1990
-
5.58%(0.0%)
Mar 1990
-
5.58%(0.0%)
Dec 1989
21.25%(-1.3%)
5.58%(-2.6%)
Dec 1988
21.53%(+2.4%)
5.73%(-82.8%)
Sep 1988
-
33.33%(0.0%)
Jun 1988
-
33.33%(-33.3%)
Mar 1988
-
50.00%(-25.0%)
Dec 1987
21.02%(-31.8%)
66.67%
Dec 1986
30.82%(+81.7%)
-
Dec 1985
16.96%(-1.6%)
-
Dec 1984
17.24%(+2.4%)
-
Dec 1983
16.83%(-14.6%)
-
Dec 1982
19.70%(-15.7%)
-
Dec 1981
23.38%(+28.4%)
-
Dec 1980
18.21%
-

FAQ

  • What is Waste Management, Inc. annual return on equity?
  • What is the all-time high annual ROE for Waste Management, Inc.?
  • What is Waste Management, Inc. annual ROE year-on-year change?
  • What is Waste Management, Inc. quarterly return on equity?
  • What is the all-time high quarterly ROE for Waste Management, Inc.?
  • What is Waste Management, Inc. quarterly ROE year-on-year change?

What is Waste Management, Inc. annual return on equity?

The current annual ROE of WM is 36.24%

What is the all-time high annual ROE for Waste Management, Inc.?

Waste Management, Inc. all-time high annual return on equity is 36.24%

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

Over the past year, WM annual return on equity has changed by +3.16% (+9.55%)

What is Waste Management, Inc. quarterly return on equity?

The current quarterly ROE of WM is 29.42%

What is the all-time high quarterly ROE for Waste Management, Inc.?

Waste Management, Inc. all-time high quarterly return on equity is 66.67%

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

Over the past year, WM quarterly return on equity has changed by -6.55% (-18.21%)
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