Buyback yield (TTM)
0.37%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
1.87%
5Y share count change
-4.9%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$345.00M
Cumulative buybacks
$17.97B
Key takeaways
- Waste Management (WM) repurchased about $345.00M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 4.9% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 2.27× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at -100.0% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 18% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Waste Management (WM)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for Waste Management (WM)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for Waste Management (WM)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for Waste Management (WM)
Latest: $0.00
Overview
2025's annual buyback spend for Waste Management (WM) came in at $0.00 – plunged 100.0% year-over-year.
Through 2020–2025 (5 years), Waste Management buyback spend delivered a -100.0% annualised rate; with a net decline across the window.
Between 2022 and 2025, Waste Management buyback spend plunged 100.0%, falling from $1.50B to $0.00.
$1.50B stands as the all-time-high annual buyback spend, posted in 2022, against a low of $0.00 during 1989.
Waste Management Buyback Spend 2025: $0.00
Waste Management posted buyback spend of $0.00 in 2025, plunged 100.0% below 2024.
Waste Management Buyback Spend 2024: $262.00M
In 2024, Waste Management reported buyback spend of $262.00M, plunged 79.9% below 2023.
Waste Management Buyback Spend 2023: $1.30B
Waste Management buyback spend in 2023 was $1.30B, declined 13.2% below 2022.
Waste Management Buyback Spend 2022: $1.50B
2022's buyback spend for Waste Management came in at $1.50B, grew 11.1% from 2021. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Waste Management Buyback Spend 2021: $1.35B
Waste Management buyback spend in 2021 was $1.35B.
See more financial history for Waste Management (WM).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.40B | +0.2% | |
| 2024 | $262.00M | $118.00M | $144.00M | 0.32% | 0.40B | -0.9% | |
| 2023 | $1.30B | $93.00M | $1.21B | 1.81% | 0.41B | -2.0% | |
| 2022 | $1.50B | $84.00M | $1.42B | 2.34% | 0.41B | -1.9% | |
| 2021 | $1.35B | $108.00M | $1.24B | 1.94% | 0.42B | -0.5% | |
| 2020 | $402.00M | $94.00M | $308.00M | 0.81% | 0.43B | -0.6% | |
| 2019 | $248.00M | $86.00M | $162.00M | 0.51% | 0.43B | -1.1% | |
| 2018 | $1.00B | $89.00M | $915.00M | 2.65% | 0.43B | -2.2% | |
| 2017 | $750.00M | $101.00M | $649.00M | 2.00% | 0.44B | -1.0% | |
| 2016 | $725.00M | $90.00M | $635.00M | 2.32% | 0.45B | -2.1% | |
| 2015 | $600.00M | $72.00M | $528.00M | 2.51% | 0.46B | -2.1% | |
| 2014 | $600.00M | $65.00M | $535.00M | 2.55% | 0.47B | -0.9% | |
| 2013 | $239.00M | $58.00M | $181.00M | 1.14% | 0.47B | +1.2% | |
| 2012 | $575.00M | $29.00M | $546.00M | 3.66% | 0.46B | -1.5% | |
| 2011 | $575.00M | $45.00M | $530.00M | 3.80% | 0.47B | -2.2% | |
| 2010 | $501.00M | $36.00M | $465.00M | 2.86% | 0.48B | -2.3% | |
| 2009 | $226.00M | $30.00M | $196.00M | 1.38% | 0.49B | -0.4% | |
| 2008 | $410.00M | $48.00M | $362.00M | 2.52% | 0.50B | -5.1% | |
| 2007 | $1.42B | $26.00M | $1.40B | 8.77% | 0.52B | -4.4% | |
| 2006 | $1.07B | $45.00M | $1.03B | 5.54% | 0.55B | -3.4% | |
| 2005 | $706.00M | $0.00 | $706.00M | 4.25% | 0.57B | -2.8% | |
| 2004 | $496.00M | $0.00 | $496.00M | 2.90% | 0.58B | -2.2% | |
| 2003 | $550.00M | $0.00 | $550.00M | 3.18% | 0.59B | -3.8% | |
| 2002 | $982.00M | $0.00 | $982.00M | 7.10% | 0.62B | -1.7% | |
| 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 | — | — | — |
- 2025$0.00
- 2024$262.00M
- 2023$1.30B
- 2022$1.50B
- 2021$1.35B
- 2020$402.00M
- 2019$248.00M
- 2018$1.00B
- 2017$750.00M
- 2016$725.00M
- 2015$600.00M
- 2014$600.00M
- 2013$239.00M
- 2012$575.00M
- 2011$575.00M
- 2010$501.00M
- 2009$226.00M
- 2008$410.00M
- 2007$1.42B
- 2006$1.07B
- 2005$706.00M
- 2004$496.00M
- 2003$550.00M
- 2002$982.00M
- 2001$0.00
- 2000$0.00
- 1999$0.00
- 1998$0.00
- 1997$1.00B
- 1996$473.60M
- 1995$0.00
- 1994$0.00
- 1993$0.00
- 1992$3.50M
- 1991$0.00
- 1990$0.00
- 1989$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Waste Management (WM)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 2.27×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Waste Management (WM)
How Waste Management splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Waste Management, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $7.55B | |
| $5.19B | |
| $2.68B | |
| $1.86B | |
| $1.14B | |
| $1.13B | |
| $50.00M | |
| $0.00 |
- $7.55B
- $5.19B
- $2.68B
- $1.86B
- $1.14B
- $1.13B
- $50.00M
- $0.00
Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $1.91B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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