Waste Management (WM) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield N/A.
TTM buyback yield
N/A
Shareholder yield (TTM)
N/A
5Y share count change
-4.9%
TTM buyback spend
N/A
SBC coverage (TTM)
0.00x
Diluted vs basic shares (annual)
Weighted average shares from the income statement: diluted (EPS denominator and typical buyback-yield basis) compared with basic.
Shares outstanding (annual)
Year-over-year change in diluted weighted average shares (industry-standard for EPS and per-share capital return). Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year; red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Dividend & buyback yield
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation
TTM coverage: 0.00x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.40B | 0.2% | — |
| 2024 | $262.00M | $118.00M | $144.00M | 0.40B | -0.9% | 0.32% |
| 2023 | $1.30B | $93.00M | $1.21B | 0.41B | -2.0% | 1.81% |
| 2022 | $1.50B | $84.00M | $1.42B | 0.41B | -1.9% | 2.34% |
| 2021 | $1.35B | $108.00M | $1.24B | 0.42B | -0.5% | 1.94% |
| 2020 | $402.00M | $94.00M | $308.00M | 0.43B | -0.6% | 0.81% |
| 2019 | $248.00M | $86.00M | $162.00M | 0.43B | -1.1% | 0.51% |
| 2018 | $1.00B | $89.00M | $915.00M | 0.43B | -2.2% | 2.65% |
| 2017 | $750.00M | $101.00M | $649.00M | 0.44B | -1.0% | 2.00% |
| 2016 | $725.00M | $90.00M | $635.00M | 0.45B | -2.1% | 2.32% |
| 2015 | $600.00M | $72.00M | $528.00M | 0.46B | -2.1% | 2.51% |
| 2014 | $600.00M | $65.00M | $535.00M | 0.47B | -0.9% | 2.55% |
| 2013 | $239.00M | $58.00M | $181.00M | 0.47B | 1.2% | 1.14% |
| 2012 | $575.00M | $29.00M | $546.00M | 0.46B | -1.5% | 3.66% |
| 2011 | $575.00M | $45.00M | $530.00M | 0.47B | -2.2% | 3.80% |
| 2010 | $501.00M | $36.00M | $465.00M | 0.48B | -2.3% | 2.86% |
| 2009 | $226.00M | $30.00M | $196.00M | 0.49B | -0.4% | 1.38% |
| 2008 | $410.00M | $48.00M | $362.00M | 0.50B | -5.1% | 2.52% |
| 2007 | $1.42B | $26.00M | $1.40B | 0.52B | -4.4% | 8.77% |
| 2006 | $1.07B | $45.00M | $1.03B | 0.55B | -3.4% | 5.54% |
| 2005 | $706.00M | $0.00 | $706.00M | 0.57B | -2.8% | 4.25% |
| 2004 | $496.00M | $0.00 | $496.00M | 0.58B | -2.2% | 2.90% |
| 2003 | $550.00M | $0.00 | $550.00M | 0.59B | -3.8% | 3.18% |
| 2002 | $982.00M | $0.00 | $982.00M | 0.62B | -1.7% | 7.10% |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.63B | 3.7% | — |
| 2000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.61B | -1.0% | — |
| 1999 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.61B | 4.8% | — |
| 1998 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.58B | 166.9% | — |
| 1997 | $1.00B | $0.00 | $1.00B | 0.22B | 56.8% | — |
| 1996 | $473.60M | $0.00 | $473.60M | 0.14B | — | — |
| 1995 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | $3.50M | $0.00 | $3.50M | — | — | — |
| 1991 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)0% of headroom
Headroom $1.48B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does Waste Management buy back its own stock?
- Yes, Waste Management (WM) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
Is Waste Management diluting shareholders?
- Compare stock-based compensation (SBC) to buybacks in the chart above. Net effect varies by year; see annual buyback vs SBC bars and the history table.
How has Waste Management's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about -4.9% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).