Latest period
$3.05B
YoY change
-0.1%
5Y CAGR
+14.6%
Peak year (1998)
$3.60B
Cumulative CapEx
$51.56B
CapEx history chart for Waste Management (WM) from 1989 to 2025
Latest: $3.23B
CapEx growth chart for Waste Management (WM) from 1989 to 2025
Latest: -0.1%
CapEx history table for Waste Management (WM) from 1989 to 2025
| 2025 | $3.23B | -0.1% | −$4.00M | ||
| 2024 | $3.23B | +11.6% | +$336.00M | ||
| 2023 | $2.90B | +11.9% | +$308.00M | ||
| 2022 | $2.59B | +35.9% | +$683.00M | ||
| 2021 | $1.90B | +16.7% | +$272.00M | ||
| 2020 | $1.63B | -10.2% | −$186.00M | ||
| 2019 | $1.82B | +7.3% | +$124.00M | ||
| 2018 | $1.69B | +12.3% | +$185.00M | ||
| 2017 | $1.51B | +12.7% | +$170.00M | ||
| 2016 | $1.34B | +8.6% | +$106.00M | ||
| 2015 | $1.23B | +7.1% | +$82.00M | ||
| 2014 | $1.15B | -9.4% | −$120.00M | ||
| 2013 | $1.27B | -15.8% | −$239.00M | ||
| 2012 | $1.51B | +14.0% | +$186.00M | ||
| 2011 | $1.32B | +19.9% | +$220.00M | ||
| 2010 | $1.10B | -6.4% | −$75.00M | ||
| 2009 | $1.18B | -3.4% | −$42.00M | ||
| 2008 | $1.22B | +0.8% | +$10.00M | ||
| 2007 | $1.21B | -8.9% | −$118.00M | ||
| 2006 | $1.33B | +12.6% | +$149.00M | ||
| 2005 | $1.18B | -6.2% | −$78.00M | ||
| 2004 | $1.26B | +4.8% | +$58.00M | ||
| 2003 | $1.20B | -6.8% | −$87.00M | ||
| 2002 | $1.29B | -3.1% | −$41.00M | ||
| 2001 | $1.33B | +1.1% | +$15.00M | ||
| 2000 | $1.31B | -49.8% | −$1.30B | ||
| 1999 | $2.62B | -27.3% | −$981.70M | ||
| 1998 | $3.60B | +59.5% | +$1.34B | ||
| 1997 | $2.26B | +547.3% | +$1.91B | ||
| 1996 | $348.40M | +311.8% | +$263.80M | ||
| 1995 | $84.60M | +106.8% | +$43.70M | ||
| 1994 | $40.90M | +81.8% | +$18.40M | ||
| 1993 | $22.50M | +257.1% | +$16.20M | ||
| 1992 | $6.30M | +37.0% | +$1.70M | ||
| 1991 | $4.60M | +475.0% | +$3.80M | ||
| 1990 | $800.00K | -63.6% | −$1.40M | ||
| 1989 | $2.20M | — | — |
- 2025$3.23B-0.1%
- 2024$3.23B+11.6%
- 2023$2.90B+11.9%
- 2022$2.59B+35.9%
- 2021$1.90B+16.7%
- 2020$1.63B-10.2%
- 2019$1.82B+7.3%
- 2018$1.69B+12.3%
- 2017$1.51B+12.7%
- 2016$1.34B+8.6%
- 2015$1.23B+7.1%
- 2014$1.15B-9.4%
- 2013$1.27B-15.8%
- 2012$1.51B+14.0%
- 2011$1.32B+19.9%
- 2010$1.10B-6.4%
- 2009$1.18B-3.4%
- 2008$1.22B+0.8%
- 2007$1.21B-8.9%
- 2006$1.33B+12.6%
- 2005$1.18B-6.2%
- 2004$1.26B+4.8%
- 2003$1.20B-6.8%
- 2002$1.29B-3.1%
- 2001$1.33B+1.1%
- 2000$1.31B-49.8%
- 1999$2.62B-27.3%
- 1998$3.60B+59.5%
- 1997$2.26B+547.3%
- 1996$348.40M+311.8%
- 1995$84.60M+106.8%
- 1994$40.90M+81.8%
- 1993$22.50M+257.1%
- 1992$6.30M+37.0%
- 1991$4.60M+475.0%
- 1990$800.00K-63.6%
- 1989$2.20M—
CapEx values are taken from Waste Management's reported cash flow statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About CapEx at Waste Management (WM)
According to Waste Management's latest reported financial statements, the company's current CapEx (TTM) is $3.05B. Capital expenditures (CapEx) are cash outlays for property, plant, and equipment and other long-lived productive assets — reported on the cash flow statement under investing activities. CapEx funds future capacity (factories, data centers, software, machinery), so rising spend can signal investment in growth, while heavy CapEx reduces free cash flow available to shareholders. We display CapEx as a positive amount (the absolute cash outflow); compare with revenue to gauge capital intensity and with total assets for the asset-base context.
Headline TTM above sums the four reported quarters through (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
Waste Management (WM) most recent annual CapEx stands at $3.23B (2025) – edged down 0.1% year-over-year.
Across 2020–2025 (5 years), Waste Management CapEx produced a CAGR of +14.6% – with mixed annual results across the window.
Waste Management CapEx declined from $3.60B in 1998 to $3.23B in 2025, a 10.3% drawdown.
$3.60B stands as the all-time-high annual CapEx, posted in 1998, against a low of $800.00K during 1990.
Waste Management Capital Expenditures by Year
Waste Management Capital Expenditures 2025: $3.23B
In 2025, Waste Management reported CapEx of $3.23B, edged down 0.1% below 2024.
Waste Management Capital Expenditures 2024: $3.23B
Waste Management CapEx in 2024 was $3.23B, grew 11.6% from 2023.
Waste Management Capital Expenditures 2023: $2.90B
2023's CapEx for Waste Management came in at $2.90B, grew 11.9% from 2022.
Waste Management Capital Expenditures 2022: $2.59B
Waste Management posted CapEx of $2.59B in 2022, surged 35.9% from 2021.
Waste Management Capital Expenditures 2021: $1.90B
Waste Management CapEx in 2021 was $1.90B.
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Sector peers by CapEx
Industrials peers of Waste Management (WM), ranked by their latest CapEx
| $20.74B | |
| $4.23B | |
| $3.79B | |
| $2.94B | |
| $2.63B | |
| $1.47B | |
| $1.27B | |
| $0.00 |
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