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Operating Cash Flow for Waste Management (WM)

As of · Reported

Metric

Latest period

$1.50B

YoY change

+12.1%

5Y CAGR

+12.2%

Peak year (2025)

$6.04B

Operating Cash Flow history chart for Waste Management (WM) from 1989 to 2025

Latest: $6.04B

Operating Cash Flow growth chart for Waste Management (WM) from 1989 to 2025

Latest: +12.1%

Operating Cash Flow history table for Waste Management (WM) from 1989 to 2025

  • 2025$6.04B+12.1%
  • 2024$5.39B+14.2%
  • 2023$4.72B+4.0%
  • 2022$4.54B+4.6%
  • 2021$4.34B+27.5%
  • 2020$3.40B-12.2%
  • 2019$3.87B+8.5%
  • 2018$3.57B+12.3%
  • 2017$3.18B+7.4%
  • 2016$2.96B+18.5%
  • 2015$2.50B+7.2%
  • 2014$2.33B-5.1%
  • 2013$2.46B+7.0%
  • 2012$2.29B-7.0%
  • 2011$2.47B+8.5%
  • 2010$2.27B-3.7%
  • 2009$2.36B-8.3%
  • 2008$2.58B+5.6%
  • 2007$2.44B-4.0%
  • 2006$2.54B+6.2%
  • 2005$2.39B+7.8%
  • 2004$2.22B+15.2%
  • 2003$1.93B-10.5%
  • 2002$2.15B-8.6%
  • 2001$2.35B+10.8%
  • 2000$2.13B+25.8%
  • 1999$1.69B+12.5%
  • 1998$1.50B+231.7%
  • 1997$452.80M+120.7%
  • 1996$205.20M-678.0%
  • 1995−$35.50M-287.8%
  • 1994$18.90M+56.2%
  • 1993$12.10M-9.0%
  • 1992$13.30M+786.7%
  • 1991$1.50M+66.7%
  • 1990$900.00K+125.0%
  • 1989$400.00K—

Operating Cash Flow 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 Operating Cash Flow at Waste Management (WM)

Operating Cash Flow for Waste Management (WM): headline value $1.50B · YoY +12.1%. Annual and quarterly series, chart, and tables are below.

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

The 2025 reading of Waste Management (WM) operating cash flow is $6.04B – grew 12.1% year-over-year.

Over 2020–2025 (5 years), Waste Management operating cash flow expanded at a +12.2% compound annual rate, sustaining 5 straight years of year-over-year growth.

The record annual operating cash flow stands at $6.04B, reached in 2025; the historical low of −$35.50M was recorded in 1995.

Waste Management Operating Cash Flow by Year

Waste Management Operating Cash Flow 2025: $6.04B

Waste Management operating cash flow in 2025 was $6.04B, grew 12.1% from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.

Waste Management Operating Cash Flow 2024: $5.39B

2024's operating cash flow for Waste Management came in at $5.39B, grew 14.2% from 2023.

Waste Management Operating Cash Flow 2023: $4.72B

Waste Management posted operating cash flow of $4.72B in 2023, edged up 4.0% from 2022.

Waste Management Operating Cash Flow 2022: $4.54B

In 2022, Waste Management reported operating cash flow of $4.54B, edged up 4.6% from 2021.

Waste Management Operating Cash Flow 2021: $4.34B

Waste Management operating cash flow in 2021 was $4.34B.

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