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Operating Income for Waste Management (WM)

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TTM

$4.69B

YoY change

+11.0%

5Y CAGR

+13.2%

Peak year (2025)

$4.61B

Operating Income history chart for Waste Management (WM) from 1987 to 2025

Latest: $4.61B

Operating Income growth chart for Waste Management (WM) from 1987 to 2025

Latest: +11.0%

Operating Income history table for Waste Management (WM) from 1987 to 2025

  • 2025$4.61B+11.0%
  • 2024$4.15B+8.5%
  • 2023$3.82B+11.2%
  • 2022$3.44B+14.3%
  • 2021$3.01B+21.4%
  • 2020$2.48B-10.0%
  • 2019$2.75B+0.7%
  • 2018$2.73B+4.4%
  • 2017$2.62B+8.6%
  • 2016$2.41B+12.6%
  • 2015$2.14B-5.2%
  • 2014$2.26B+8.7%
  • 2013$2.08B+4.4%
  • 2012$1.99B-3.3%
  • 2011$2.06B+1.1%
  • 2010$2.04B+0.8%
  • 2009$2.02B-8.5%
  • 2008$2.21B-1.4%
  • 2007$2.24B+9.0%
  • 2006$2.05B+13.7%
  • 2005$1.81B+7.2%
  • 2004$1.69B+9.4%
  • 2003$1.54B-6.3%
  • 2002$1.64B+28.1%
  • 2001$1.28B-28.2%
  • 2000$1.79B+35.0%
  • 1999$1.32B-47.3%
  • 1998$2.51B+269.3%
  • 1997$679.90M+130.6%
  • 1996$294.80M+248.5%
  • 1995$84.60M+157.9%
  • 1994$32.80M+66.5%
  • 1993$19.70M+38.7%
  • 1992$14.20M+173.1%
  • 1991$5.20M+2500.0%
  • 1990$200.00K-200.0%
  • 1989−$200.00K-200.0%
  • 1988$200.00K-71.4%
  • 1987$700.00K—

Operating Income 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 Operating Income at Waste Management (WM)

According to Waste Management's latest reported financial statements, the company's current operating income (TTM) is $4.69B. Operating income is profit from core operations: revenue minus cost of goods sold and operating expenses (SG&A, R&D). It excludes interest, taxes, and non-operating items, so it isolates how profitable the business itself is before financing and tax decisions. Compare with EBITDA and net income.

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 operating income stands at $4.61B (2025) – grew 11.0% year-over-year.

Waste Management operating income has grown for 5 consecutive years, with a +13.2% compound annual growth rate over 2020–2025 (5 years).

The record annual operating income stands at $4.61B, reached in 2025; the historical low of −$200.00K was recorded in 1989.

Waste Management Operating Income by Year

Waste Management Operating Income 2025: $4.61B

2025's operating income for Waste Management came in at $4.61B, grew 11.0% from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.

Waste Management Operating Income 2024: $4.15B

Waste Management posted operating income of $4.15B in 2024, grew 8.5% from 2023.

Waste Management Operating Income 2023: $3.82B

In 2023, Waste Management reported operating income of $3.82B, grew 11.2% from 2022.

Waste Management Operating Income 2022: $3.44B

Waste Management operating income in 2022 was $3.44B, grew 14.3% from 2021.

Waste Management Operating Income 2021: $3.01B

Waste Management operating income in 2021 was $3.01B.

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