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Total Debt for Waste Management (WM)

As of · Reported

Metric

Latest period

$22.89B

YoY change

-4.2%

5Y CAGR

+10.7%

Peak year (2024)

$23.90B

Total Debt history chart for Waste Management (WM) from 1987 to 2025

Latest: $22.91B

Total Debt growth chart for Waste Management (WM) from 1987 to 2025

Latest: -4.2%

Total Debt history table for Waste Management (WM) from 1987 to 2025

  • 2025$22.91B-4.2%
  • 2024$23.90B+47.3%
  • 2023$16.23B+8.3%
  • 2022$14.98B+11.8%
  • 2021$13.40B-2.9%
  • 2020$13.81B+2.3%
  • 2019$13.50B+34.6%
  • 2018$10.03B+5.6%
  • 2017$9.49B+1.9%
  • 2016$9.31B+3.7%
  • 2015$8.98B-4.8%
  • 2014$9.44B-7.7%
  • 2013$10.23B+3.1%
  • 2012$9.92B+1.6%
  • 2011$9.76B+9.5%
  • 2010$8.91B+0.4%
  • 2009$8.87B+6.6%
  • 2008$8.33B-0.1%
  • 2007$8.34B+0.2%
  • 2006$8.32B-4.3%
  • 2005$8.69B+1.4%
  • 2004$8.57B+0.6%
  • 2003$8.51B+2.6%
  • 2002$8.29B+0.8%
  • 2001$8.22B-3.1%
  • 2000$8.48B-26.2%
  • 1999$11.50B-1.7%
  • 1998$11.70B+323.3%
  • 1997$2.76B+132.8%
  • 1996$1.19B+217.5%
  • 1995$373.80M+140.1%
  • 1994$155.70M+61.7%
  • 1993$96.30M+94.9%
  • 1992$49.40M+107.6%
  • 1991$23.80M+621.2%
  • 1990$3.30M+230.0%
  • 1989$1.00M-16.7%
  • 1988$1.20M+9.1%
  • 1987$1.10M—

Total Debt values are taken from Waste Management's reported balance sheets (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 Total Debt at Waste Management (WM)

According to Waste Management's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported total debt is $22.89B. Total debt is the sum of short-term and long-term interest-bearing borrowings on the balance sheet (notes, bonds, term loans, lease liabilities). Useful for leverage and refinancing risk — compare with cash on hand for net leverage, and total liabilities for the broader obligations picture.

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

Waste Management (WM) most recent annual total debt stands at $22.91B (2025) – edged down 4.2% year-over-year.

Through 2020–2025 (5 years), Waste Management total debt delivered a +10.7% annualised rate; with mixed annual results across the window.

$23.90B stands as the all-time-high annual total debt, posted in 2024, against a low of $1.00M during 1989.

Waste Management Total Debt by Year

Waste Management Total Debt 2025: $22.91B

Waste Management posted total debt of $22.91B in 2025, edged down 4.2% below 2024.

Waste Management Total Debt 2024: $23.90B

In 2024, Waste Management reported total debt of $23.90B, surged 47.3% from 2023. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.

Waste Management Total Debt 2023: $16.23B

Waste Management total debt in 2023 was $16.23B, grew 8.3% from 2022.

Waste Management Total Debt 2022: $14.98B

2022's total debt for Waste Management came in at $14.98B, grew 11.8% from 2021.

Waste Management Total Debt 2021: $13.40B

Waste Management total debt in 2021 was $13.40B.

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