Waste Management, Inc. (WM) Balance Sheet
WM balance sheet, 2025
December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollars$45.84B assets = $35.84B liabilities + $9.99B equity
Both columns are drawn to the same scale: what WM owns equals what it owes plus shareholders’ equity. Hover a block for its value.
WM financial health
Current ratio0.89
Tight · current assets cover current liabilities 0.89×
Debt / equity2.29
High leverage · $2.29 of debt for each $1 of equity
Equity / assets21.8%
Balanced · of assets funded by shareholders
Cash / debt0.9%
Low cash cover · cash & short-term investments vs total debt
Goodwill & intangibles38.5%
Acquisition-heavy · of total assets
Descriptive bands, not a rating. Fiscal 2025.
WM balance sheet trends, 2016–2025
| Metric | Trend | Then | Latest | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | $20.86B2016 | $45.84B2025 | +9.1%/yr | |
| Total liabilities | $15.54B2016 | $35.84B2025 | +9.7%/yr | |
| Shareholders’ equity | $5.30B2016 | $9.99B2025 | +7.3%/yr | |
| Cash & short-term investments | $32.0M2016 | $201.0M2025 | +22.7%/yr | |
| Total debt | $9.31B2016 | $22.91B2025 | +10.5%/yr | |
| Net cash (debt) | −$9.28B2016 | −$22.71B2025 | −$13.4B | |
| Working capital | −$418.0M2016 | −$614.0M2025 | −$196.0M | |
| Book value per share | $11.862016 | $24.722025 | +8.5%/yr | |
| Current ratio | 0.852016 | 0.892025 | +0.04 | |
| Debt / equity | 1.762016 | 2.292025 | +0.54 | |
| Shares outstanding | 446.5M2016 | 404.2M2025 | −1.1%/yr |
Change is the average annual growth (CAGR) or the difference between the first and latest year.
WM assets
Cash & ST investmentsReceivablesInventoryOther currentPP&EGoodwill & intangiblesLT investmentsOther non-current
WM liabilities and equity
Current liabilitiesLong-term debtOther long-term liabilitiesEquity
WM debt vs cash
Total debtCash & ST investmentsNet cash (debt)
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease obligations.
WM balance sheet
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | ||||||||||
| Cash & short-term investments | $201.0M | $414.0M | $458.0M | $351.0M | $118.0M | $553.0M | $3.56B | $61.0M | $22.0M | $32.0M |
| Cash & equivalents | $201.0M | $414.0M | $458.0M | $351.0M | $118.0M | $553.0M | $3.56B | $61.0M | $22.0M | $32.0M |
| Short-term investments | — | $200.0M | — | — | — | $426.0M | — | — | $0 | $0 |
| Receivables | $4.05B | $3.69B | $2.87B | $2.75B | $2.55B | $2.62B | $2.32B | $2.27B | $2.37B | $2.13B |
| Inventory | $225.0M | $206.0M | $173.0M | $164.0M | $135.0M | $124.0M | $106.0M | $102.0M | $96.0M | $90.0M |
| Other current assets | $429.0M | $467.0M | $303.0M | $284.0M | $270.0M | $239.0M | $223.0M | $207.0M | $132.0M | $122.0M |
| Total current assets | $4.91B | $4.77B | $3.80B | $3.55B | $3.07B | $3.54B | $6.21B | $2.65B | $2.62B | $2.38B |
| Property, plant & equipment (net) | $20.38B | $19.34B | $16.97B | $15.72B | $14.42B | $14.15B | $12.89B | $11.94B | $11.56B | $10.95B |
| Goodwill & intangible assets | $17.65B | $17.63B | $10.01B | $10.15B | $9.93B | $10.02B | $7.05B | $7.00B | $6.79B | $6.81B |
| Long-term investments | $779.0M | $846.0M | $606.0M | $578.0M | $432.0M | $426.0M | $483.0M | $406.0M | $269.0M | $320.0M |
| Other non-current assets | $2.12B | $1.98B | $1.43B | $1.37B | $1.25B | $1.21B | $1.10B | $655.0M | $583.0M | $407.0M |
| Total assets | $45.84B | $44.57B | $32.82B | $31.37B | $29.10B | $29.34B | $27.74B | $22.65B | $21.83B | $20.86B |
| Liabilities | ||||||||||
| Accounts payable | $1.87B | $2.05B | $1.71B | $1.77B | $1.38B | $1.12B | $1.06B | $1.04B | $1.04B | $799.0M |
| Short-term debt | $711.0M | $1.36B | $334.0M | $414.0M | $708.0M | $551.0M | $218.0M | $432.0M | $739.0M | $417.0M |
| Deferred revenue | $735.0M | $673.0M | $578.0M | $589.0M | $571.0M | $539.0M | $534.0M | $522.0M | $503.0M | $493.0M |
| Total current liabilities | $5.52B | $6.26B | $4.23B | $4.39B | $4.08B | $3.55B | $3.14B | $3.11B | $3.26B | $2.79B |
| Long-term debt | $22.20B | $22.54B | $15.89B | $14.57B | $12.70B | $13.26B | $13.28B | $9.59B | $8.75B | $8.89B |
| Other long-term liabilities | $8.12B | $7.51B | $5.81B | $5.54B | $5.19B | $5.08B | $4.25B | $3.67B | $3.77B | $3.85B |
| Total liabilities | $35.84B | $36.31B | $25.93B | $24.50B | $21.97B | $21.89B | $20.67B | $16.37B | $15.79B | $15.54B |
| Shareholders' equity | ||||||||||
| Common stock & paid-in capital | $6.0M | $6.0M | $6.0M | $6.0M | $6.0M | $6.0M | $6.0M | $6.0M | $4.94B | $6.0M |
| Retained earnings (deficit) | $17.23B | $15.86B | $14.33B | $13.17B | $12.00B | $11.16B | $10.59B | $9.80B | $8.59B | $7.39B |
| Treasury stock | — | — | — | — | −$10.07B | −$8.88B | −$8.57B | −$8.43B | −$7.52B | −$6.87B |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | −$10.0M | −$115.0M | −$37.0M | −$69.0M | $17.0M | $39.0M | −$8.0M | −$87.0M | $8.0M | −$80.0M |
| Minority interest | $1.0M | $2.0M | −$7.0M | $15.0M | $2.0M | $2.0M | $2.0M | $1.0M | $23.0M | $23.0M |
| Total shareholders' equity | $9.99B | $8.25B | $6.90B | $6.85B | $7.12B | $7.45B | $7.07B | $6.28B | $6.02B | $5.30B |
| Key figures | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $22.91B | $23.90B | $16.23B | $14.98B | $13.40B | $13.81B | $13.50B | $10.03B | $9.49B | $9.31B |
| Net cash (debt) | −$22.71B | −$23.49B | −$15.77B | −$14.63B | −$13.29B | −$13.26B | −$9.94B | −$9.96B | −$9.47B | −$9.28B |
| Working capital | −$614.0M | −$1.48B | −$422.0M | −$843.0M | −$1.01B | −$13.0M | $3.06B | −$463.0M | −$638.0M | −$418.0M |
| Tangible book value | −$7.66B | −$9.37B | −$3.11B | −$3.30B | −$2.80B | −$2.57B | $15.0M | −$727.0M | −$775.0M | −$1.51B |
| Book value per share | $24.72 | $20.46 | $16.96 | $16.50 | $16.85 | $17.53 | $16.53 | $14.52 | $13.62 | $11.86 |
| Shares outstanding | 404.2M | 403.4M | 406.9M | 415.0M | 422.9M | 425.1M | 427.5M | 432.2M | 441.9M | 446.5M |
| Current ratio | 0.89 | 0.76 | 0.90 | 0.81 | 0.75 | 1.00 | 1.97 | 0.85 | 0.80 | 0.85 |
| Quick ratio | 0.77 | 0.66 | 0.79 | 0.71 | 0.65 | 0.89 | 1.87 | 0.75 | 0.73 | 0.77 |
| Debt / equity | 2.29 | 2.90 | 2.35 | 2.19 | 1.88 | 1.85 | 1.91 | 1.60 | 1.58 | 1.76 |
| Equity / assets | 21.8% | 18.5% | 21.0% | 21.8% | 24.5% | 25.4% | 25.5% | 27.7% | 27.6% | 25.4% |
| Jun '26 | Mar '26 | Dec '25 | Sep '25 | Jun '25 | Mar '25 | Dec '24 | Sep '24 | Jun '24 | Mar '24 | Dec '23 | Sep '23 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | ||||||||||||
| Cash & short-term investments | $557.0M | $158.0M | $201.0M | $175.0M | $440.0M | $216.0M | $414.0M | $614.0M | $950.0M | $322.0M | $458.0M | $150.0M |
| Cash & equivalents | $557.0M | $158.0M | $201.0M | $175.0M | $440.0M | $216.0M | $414.0M | $614.0M | $172.0M | $322.0M | $458.0M | $150.0M |
| Short-term investments | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $778.0M | — | — | — |
| Receivables | $4.21B | $3.96B | $4.05B | $4.02B | $3.93B | $3.59B | $3.69B | $3.12B | $2.98B | $2.69B | $2.87B | $2.92B |
| Inventory | $232.0M | $235.0M | $225.0M | $223.0M | $224.0M | $218.0M | $206.0M | $184.0M | $183.0M | $189.0M | $173.0M | $175.0M |
| Other current assets | $402.0M | $451.0M | $429.0M | $424.0M | $389.0M | $433.0M | $467.0M | $336.0M | $326.0M | $333.0M | $303.0M | $320.0M |
| Total current assets | $5.40B | $4.81B | $4.91B | $4.84B | $4.98B | $4.46B | $4.77B | $4.26B | $4.44B | $3.53B | $3.80B | $3.56B |
| Property, plant & equipment (net) | $20.44B | $20.34B | $20.38B | $20.07B | $19.96B | $19.55B | $19.34B | $17.93B | $17.42B | $17.04B | $16.97B | $16.23B |
| Goodwill & intangible assets | $17.64B | $17.54B | $17.65B | $17.77B | $17.85B | $17.54B | $17.63B | $10.56B | $10.12B | $9.97B | $10.01B | $10.18B |
| Long-term investments | $738.0M | $756.0M | $779.0M | $791.0M | $810.0M | $824.0M | $846.0M | $524.0M | $552.0M | $589.0M | $606.0M | $542.0M |
| Other non-current assets | $2.22B | $2.26B | $2.12B | $2.14B | $2.12B | $2.11B | $1.98B | $1.45B | $1.47B | $1.53B | $1.43B | $1.43B |
| Total assets | $46.44B | $45.70B | $45.84B | $45.61B | $45.72B | $44.49B | $44.57B | $34.73B | $34.00B | $32.67B | $32.82B | $31.93B |
| Liabilities | ||||||||||||
| Accounts payable | $1.99B | $1.80B | $1.87B | $2.08B | $2.02B | $1.90B | $2.05B | $1.85B | $1.78B | $1.62B | $1.71B | $1.74B |
| Short-term debt | $1.07B | $641.0M | $711.0M | $880.0M | $964.0M | $954.0M | $1.36B | $676.0M | $242.0M | $336.0M | $334.0M | $297.0M |
| Deferred revenue | $767.0M | $4.50B | $735.0M | $698.0M | $689.0M | $685.0M | $673.0M | $599.0M | $584.0M | $586.0M | $578.0M | $587.0M |
| Total current liabilities | $5.95B | $5.15B | $5.52B | $5.74B | $5.82B | $5.35B | $6.26B | $4.78B | $4.14B | $3.95B | $4.23B | $4.22B |
| Long-term debt | $22.28B | $22.25B | $22.20B | $22.48B | $23.06B | $22.88B | $22.54B | $15.98B | $16.50B | $15.76B | $15.89B | $15.13B |
| Other long-term liabilities | $8.29B | $8.28B | $8.12B | $7.87B | $7.65B | $7.61B | $7.51B | $6.00B | $5.91B | $5.88B | $5.81B | $5.62B |
| Total liabilities | $36.52B | $35.68B | $35.84B | $36.09B | $36.52B | $35.84B | $36.31B | $26.76B | $26.55B | $25.59B | $25.93B | $24.97B |
| Shareholders' equity | ||||||||||||
| Common stock & paid-in capital | $6.0M | $6.0M | $6.0M | $6.0M | $6.0M | $6.0M | $6.0M | $6.0M | $6.0M | $6.0M | $6.0M | $6.0M |
| Retained earnings (deficit) | $17.98B | $17.57B | $17.23B | $16.82B | $16.55B | $16.16B | $15.86B | $15.56B | $15.10B | $14.74B | $14.33B | $14.12B |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | −$71.0M | −$44.0M | −$10.0M | −$31.0M | $9.0M | −$87.0M | −$115.0M | −$76.0M | −$73.0M | −$60.0M | −$37.0M | −$58.0M |
| Minority interest | $1.0M | $1.0M | $1.0M | $1.0M | $1.0M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total shareholders' equity | $9.93B | $10.02B | $9.99B | $9.52B | $9.20B | $8.65B | $8.25B | $7.98B | $7.46B | $7.08B | $6.90B | $6.95B |
| Key figures | ||||||||||||
| Total debt | $23.36B | $22.89B | $22.91B | $23.36B | $24.02B | $23.84B | $23.90B | $16.65B | $16.74B | $16.10B | $16.23B | $15.43B |
| Net cash (debt) | −$22.80B | −$22.73B | −$22.71B | −$23.19B | −$23.58B | −$23.62B | −$23.49B | −$16.04B | −$15.79B | −$15.78B | −$15.77B | −$15.28B |
| Working capital | −$551.0M | −$338.0M | −$614.0M | −$898.0M | −$832.0M | −$892.0M | −$1.48B | −$520.0M | $303.0M | −$420.0M | −$422.0M | −$656.0M |
| Tangible book value | −$7.72B | −$7.51B | −$7.66B | −$8.25B | −$8.65B | −$8.89B | −$9.37B | −$2.58B | −$2.66B | −$2.89B | −$3.11B | −$3.23B |
| Book value per share | $24.61 | $24.78 | $24.70 | $23.54 | $22.76 | $21.42 | $20.45 | $19.79 | $18.49 | $17.55 | $17.08 | $17.12 |
| Shares outstanding | 403.3M | 404.4M | 404.5M | 404.3M | 404.3M | 403.9M | 403.6M | 403.2M | 403.2M | 403.5M | 404.2M | 405.9M |
| Current ratio | 0.91 | 0.93 | 0.89 | 0.84 | 0.86 | 0.83 | 0.76 | 0.89 | 1.07 | 0.89 | 0.90 | 0.84 |
| Quick ratio | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.77 | 0.73 | 0.75 | 0.71 | 0.66 | 0.78 | 0.95 | 0.76 | 0.79 | 0.73 |
| Debt / equity | 2.35 | 2.28 | 2.29 | 2.45 | 2.61 | 2.76 | 2.90 | 2.09 | 2.25 | 2.27 | 2.35 | 2.22 |
| Equity / assets | 21.4% | 21.9% | 21.8% | 20.9% | 20.1% | 19.4% | 18.5% | 23.0% | 21.9% | 21.7% | 21.0% | 21.8% |
Quarterly columns are labeled by the month the quarter ended. Figures in U.S. dollars as reported (latest annual report filed February 9, 2026); data from EODHD.
WM financial position
At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), Waste Management had total assets of $45.8 billion (up 2.8% from a year earlier), total liabilities of $35.8 billion and shareholders' equity of $10.0 billion. It held $201.0 million in cash and short-term investments against $22.9 billion of debt, net debt of $22.7 billion. Its current ratio was 0.89. In the latest quarter (ended June 30, 2026) total assets were $46.4 billion and equity $9.9 billion.
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WM balance sheet FAQ
What are Waste Management's total assets?
Waste Management reported total assets of $45.8 billion at the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), compared with $44.6 billion a year earlier.
How much debt does Waste Management have?
Waste Management had $22.9 billion of total debt at the end of fiscal 2025, including short-term borrowings. Its debt-to-equity ratio was 2.29.
How much cash does Waste Management have?
Waste Management held $201.0 million in cash and short-term investments at the end of fiscal 2025; with $22.9 billion of debt that is net debt of $22.7 billion.
What is Waste Management's book value?
Waste Management's shareholders' equity (book value) was $10.0 billion at the end of fiscal 2025, or $24.72 per share.
What is Waste Management's current ratio?
Waste Management had current assets of $4.9 billion and current liabilities of $5.5 billion, a current ratio of 0.89 (current liabilities exceed current assets).
How much goodwill does Waste Management have?
Waste Management carried $17.6 billion of goodwill and intangible assets, 38.5% of total assets, at the end of fiscal 2025.