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EBITDA Margin for Waste Management (WM)

As of · Reported

Metric

TTM

29.1%

YoY change

−0.69pp

Trough year (1989)

7.7%

Peak year (1996)

237.4%

EBITDA Margin history chart for Waste Management (WM) from 1987 to 2025

Latest: 28.6%

EBITDA Margin change chart for Waste Management (WM) from 1987 to 2025

Latest: −0.69pp

EBITDA Margin history table for Waste Management (WM) from 1987 to 2025

  • 202528.6%-0.69pp
  • 202429.3%+1.25pp
  • 202328.0%+0.37pp
  • 202227.6%+0.74pp
  • 202126.9%+0.01pp
  • 202026.9%-0.21pp
  • 201927.1%-1.81pp
  • 201828.9%+1.22pp
  • 201727.7%+1.39pp
  • 201626.3%+4.97pp
  • 201521.3%-4.40pp
  • 201425.7%+8.73pp
  • 201317.0%-6.28pp
  • 201223.3%-1.85pp
  • 201125.1%-2.19pp
  • 201027.3%+0.49pp
  • 200926.8%+0.55pp
  • 200826.3%-1.42pp
  • 200727.7%+0.78pp
  • 200626.9%+2.39pp
  • 200524.5%+0.50pp
  • 200424.0%-0.61pp
  • 200324.6%-1.03pp
  • 200225.6%+2.20pp
  • 200123.4%-2.30pp
  • 200025.7%+3.36pp
  • 199922.4%-9.18pp
  • 199831.6%-85.19pp
  • 1997116.8%-120.64pp
  • 1996237.4%+155.51pp
  • 199581.9%+52.60pp
  • 199429.3%-6.44pp
  • 199335.7%-0.68pp
  • 199236.4%-0.76pp
  • 199137.2%+12.83pp
  • 199024.3%+16.63pp
  • 19897.7%-13.36pp
  • 198821.1%-31.89pp
  • 198752.9%—

EBITDA Margin values are taken from Waste Management's reported income 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 EBITDA Margin at Waste Management (WM)

According to Waste Management's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported EBITDA margin is 29.1%. EBITDA margin is EBITDA divided by revenue — earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization as a percentage of sales. By stripping out non-cash charges and capital-structure effects, it approximates operating cash profitability and is widely used to compare companies with different asset bases and leverage.

Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

2025's annual EBITDA margin for Waste Management (WM) came in at 28.57% – contracted 0.7 percentage points year-over-year.

Across the available history, EBITDA margin reached its high of 237.39% in 1996 and its low of 7.69% in 1989.

Waste Management EBITDA Margin by Year

Waste Management EBITDA Margin 2025: 28.6%

Waste Management posted EBITDA margin of 28.57% in 2025, contracted 0.7 percentage points from 2024.

Waste Management EBITDA Margin 2024: 29.3%

In 2024, Waste Management reported EBITDA margin of 29.26%, expanded 1.2 percentage points from 2023.

Waste Management EBITDA Margin 2023: 28.0%

Waste Management EBITDA margin in 2023 was 28.01%, expanded 0.4 percentage points from 2022.

Waste Management EBITDA Margin 2022: 27.6%

2022's EBITDA margin for Waste Management came in at 27.65%, expanded 0.7 percentage points from 2021.

Waste Management EBITDA Margin 2021: 26.9%

Waste Management EBITDA margin in 2021 was 26.90%.

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