Waste Management (WM) Historical Monthly & Quarterly Returns
Dividend-adjusted returns by month and quarter. Compare performance across years.
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +1.2% | +8.4% | 4.2% | +0.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | +9.1% | +5.7% | 0.2% | +0.8% | +3.3% | 4.7% | +0.2% | 1.2% | 2.1% | 9.5% | +9.1% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | +3.6% | +10.8% | +4.0% | 2.4% | +1.3% | +1.6% | 5.0% | +4.6% | 1.7% | +4.0% | +5.7% | 11.3% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | 3.2% | +9.5% | +1.8% | 2.5% | +7.6% | 5.6% | 4.3% | 2.3% | +7.8% | +4.5% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 9.9% | 4.0% | +10.2% | +3.7% | 3.6% | 3.1% | +7.6% | +2.7% | 4.9% | 1.2% | +5.9% | 6.1% |
| 2021 | 5.6% | 0.4% | +16.9% | +6.9% | +2.0% | +0.0% | +5.8% | +4.6% | 3.4% | +7.3% | +0.3% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | +6.8% | 8.9% | 16.1% | +8.1% | +6.7% | 0.3% | +3.5% | +4.0% | 0.3% | 4.6% | +10.4% | 0.5% |
| 2019 | +7.5% | +5.8% | +3.2% | +3.3% | +1.9% | +6.0% | +1.4% | +2.0% | 3.2% | 2.4% | +0.6% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | +2.5% | 2.4% | 2.0% | 3.4% | +1.7% | 1.1% | +10.6% | +1.0% | 0.1% | 1.0% | +5.3% | 5.1% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | +5.5% | +0.0% | 0.2% | +0.2% | +1.2% | +2.5% | +2.6% | +2.1% | +5.0% | +0.6% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +5.5% | +6.4% | 0.4% | +3.7% | +9.5% | 0.2% | 3.3% | +0.4% | +3.0% | +6.5% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | +0.2% | +5.9% | +0.2% | 8.6% | +0.2% | 5.9% | +10.3% | 2.1% | +0.3% | +7.9% | +0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2014 | 6.9% | 0.7% | +2.3% | +5.7% | +0.5% | +0.9% | +0.4% | +4.6% | +2.0% | +2.9% | 0.3% | +6.1% |
| 2013 | +7.8% | +2.6% | +6.1% | +4.5% | +2.3% | 3.0% | +4.2% | 3.8% | +2.9% | +5.6% | +4.9% | 1.0% |
| 2012 | +6.3% | +0.6% | +1.0% | 2.2% | 5.2% | +4.1% | +3.0% | +0.5% | 6.3% | +2.1% | +0.6% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | +2.7% | 2.1% | +1.6% | +5.7% | 0.6% | 4.1% | 15.5% | +4.9% | 0.4% | +1.1% | 3.9% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 5.2% | +3.1% | +5.2% | +0.7% | 5.3% | 3.8% | +8.5% | 2.6% | +9.0% | 0.0% | 3.2% | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 5.9% | 13.4% | 4.1% | +4.2% | +4.5% | +2.1% | 0.2% | +6.5% | +0.6% | +0.2% | +10.9% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | +1.3% | +3.1% | +7.6% | +5.8% | 0.6% | 5.7% | 0.2% | 10.5% | 0.9% | 5.6% | +13.5% |
| 2007 | +3.3% | 10.3% | +1.8% | +8.7% | +4.0% | +1.0% | 2.6% | 0.3% | +0.2% | 3.6% | 5.0% | 4.8% |
| 2006 | +4.1% | +5.3% | +6.8% | +6.1% | 2.3% | 1.4% | 4.2% | +0.3% | +7.0% | +2.2% | 1.7% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | +1.5% | 1.3% | 1.3% | +4.3% | 3.9% | 0.8% | 1.7% | +4.3% | +3.2% | +2.0% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 6.3% | +3.4% | +5.9% | 5.9% | +2.0% | +6.6% | 8.2% | 0.6% | 1.6% | +4.2% | +5.3% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | +0.3% | 13.5% | +6.4% | +2.5% | +17.3% | 5.4% | 0.8% | +11.4% | 1.6% | 1.0% | +13.5% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 9.7% | 8.7% | +3.6% | 3.3% | +4.2% | 5.1% | 9.1% | +7.5% | 8.3% | 1.3% | +8.3% | 8.0% |
| 2001 | 12.1% | +3.9% | 2.6% | 1.2% | +14.6% | +10.2% | +0.6% | 0.2% | 13.5% | 8.4% | +19.6% | +8.9% |
| 2000 | +1.9% | 14.3% | 8.8% | +16.8% | +27.4% | 6.7% | 1.6% | +1.3% | 7.9% | +14.7% | +19.7% | +15.9% |
| 1999 | +7.1% | 2.1% | 9.2% | +27.3% | 6.4% | +1.6% | 52.5% | 14.2% | 12.0% | 4.6% | 11.6% | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 6.4% | +13.3% | +7.1% | +10.1% | 3.8% | +4.7% | +11.6% | 20.2% | +9.3% | 6.1% | 5.0% | +8.8% |
| 1997 | +14.5% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 7.8% | +10.7% | +6.6% | +4.4% | +4.2% | 5.0% | 7.2% | 10.7% | +18.8% |
| 1996 | +9.8% | +3.0% | +19.3% | +2.0% | +13.4% | +0.4% | 15.6% | +10.0% | +14.5% | +1.6% | +0.7% | 1.1% |
| 1995 | +6.7% | 8.2% | +7.8% | +24.9% | 0.7% | +4.1% | +22.6% | +2.7% | +0.0% | +7.7% | +0.0% | 10.0% |
| 1994 | +26.5% | 8.6% | 3.8% | 4.0% | 2.1% | 2.1% | +10.9% | +13.6% | +1.7% | 9.3% | 11.1% | 5.3% |
| 1993 | 7.0% | +3.7% | 5.4% | 7.5% | 1.0% | +7.1% | +3.9% | 8.3% | 2.0% | 10.3% | 1.3% | +5.9% |
| 1992 | 2.2% | 0.7% | 8.8% | 21.7% | +7.1% | +1.9% | +0.0% | 8.4% | 7.3% | +15.5% | +3.9% | +7.5% |
| 1991 | +0.0% | +2.2% | +55.5% | 4.1% | +5.6% | +52.8% | +2.7% | 1.7% | +19.2% | 1.5% | 4.4% | +9.3% |
| 1990 | 11.5% | +8.7% | +53.8% | 15.6% | +0.0% | +102.8% | +52.1% | 22.8% | +2.7% | +18.2% | 6.7% | +9.6% |
| 1989 | +25.9% | 21.2% | +19.4% | 6.9% | 9.4% | 20.0% | 3.7% | 6.6% | +17.4% | 5.3% | +5.6% | 24.1% |
| 1988 | — | — | — | — | — | 4.3% | 11.0% | 30.1% | 2.6% | 2.0% | +0.0% | 7.5% |
| Avg | +1.3% | 0.6% | +5.0% | +1.5% | +2.7% | +4.1% | +0.6% | 1.1% | 0.1% | +0.9% | +1.9% | +1.7% |
| Median | +0.3% | +1.0% | +2.7% | +0.8% | +1.9% | +0.7% | +0.3% | +0.1% | 0.3% | +0.1% | +0.6% | +1.7% |
| Win % | 53% | 53% | 66% | 55% | 65% | 55% | 53% | 50% | 42% | 50% | 61% | 66% |
2026
Jan+1.2%
Feb+8.4%
Mar4.2%
Apr+0.2%
May—
Jun—
Jul—
Aug—
Sep—
Oct—
Nov—
Dec—
2025
Jan+9.1%
Feb+5.7%
Mar0.2%
Apr+0.8%
May+3.3%
Jun4.7%
Jul+0.2%
Aug1.2%
Sep2.1%
Oct9.5%
Nov+9.1%
Dec+1.2%
2024
Jan+3.6%
Feb+10.8%
Mar+4.0%
Apr2.4%
May+1.3%
Jun+1.6%
Jul5.0%
Aug+4.6%
Sep1.7%
Oct+4.0%
Nov+5.7%
Dec11.3%
2023
Jan1.4%
Feb3.2%
Mar+9.5%
Apr+1.8%
May2.5%
Jun+7.6%
Jul5.6%
Aug4.3%
Sep2.3%
Oct+7.8%
Nov+4.5%
Dec+4.7%
2022
Jan9.9%
Feb4.0%
Mar+10.2%
Apr+3.7%
May3.6%
Jun3.1%
Jul+7.6%
Aug+2.7%
Sep4.9%
Oct1.2%
Nov+5.9%
Dec6.1%
2021
Jan5.6%
Feb0.4%
Mar+16.9%
Apr+6.9%
May+2.0%
Jun+0.0%
Jul+5.8%
Aug+4.6%
Sep3.4%
Oct+7.3%
Nov+0.3%
Dec+4.3%
2020
Jan+6.8%
Feb8.9%
Mar16.1%
Apr+8.1%
May+6.7%
Jun0.3%
Jul+3.5%
Aug+4.0%
Sep0.3%
Oct4.6%
Nov+10.4%
Dec0.5%
2019
Jan+7.5%
Feb+5.8%
Mar+3.2%
Apr+3.3%
May+1.9%
Jun+6.0%
Jul+1.4%
Aug+2.0%
Sep3.2%
Oct2.4%
Nov+0.6%
Dec+1.4%
2018
Jan+2.5%
Feb2.4%
Mar2.0%
Apr3.4%
May+1.7%
Jun1.1%
Jul+10.6%
Aug+1.0%
Sep0.1%
Oct1.0%
Nov+5.3%
Dec5.1%
2017
Jan2.0%
Feb+5.5%
Mar+0.0%
Apr0.2%
May+0.2%
Jun+1.2%
Jul+2.5%
Aug+2.6%
Sep+2.1%
Oct+5.0%
Nov+0.6%
Dec+4.9%
2016
Jan0.8%
Feb+5.5%
Mar+6.4%
Apr0.4%
May+3.7%
Jun+9.5%
Jul0.2%
Aug3.3%
Sep+0.4%
Oct+3.0%
Nov+6.5%
Dec+2.0%
2015
Jan+0.2%
Feb+5.9%
Mar+0.2%
Apr8.6%
May+0.2%
Jun5.9%
Jul+10.3%
Aug2.1%
Sep+0.3%
Oct+7.9%
Nov+0.0%
Dec0.0%
2014
Jan6.9%
Feb0.7%
Mar+2.3%
Apr+5.7%
May+0.5%
Jun+0.9%
Jul+0.4%
Aug+4.6%
Sep+2.0%
Oct+2.9%
Nov0.3%
Dec+6.1%
2013
Jan+7.8%
Feb+2.6%
Mar+6.1%
Apr+4.5%
May+2.3%
Jun3.0%
Jul+4.2%
Aug3.8%
Sep+2.9%
Oct+5.6%
Nov+4.9%
Dec1.0%
2012
Jan+6.3%
Feb+0.6%
Mar+1.0%
Apr2.2%
May5.2%
Jun+4.1%
Jul+3.0%
Aug+0.5%
Sep6.3%
Oct+2.1%
Nov+0.6%
Dec+3.6%
2011
Jan+2.7%
Feb2.1%
Mar+1.6%
Apr+5.7%
May0.6%
Jun4.1%
Jul15.5%
Aug+4.9%
Sep0.4%
Oct+1.1%
Nov3.9%
Dec+4.5%
2010
Jan5.2%
Feb+3.1%
Mar+5.2%
Apr+0.7%
May5.3%
Jun3.8%
Jul+8.5%
Aug2.6%
Sep+9.0%
Oct0.0%
Nov3.2%
Dec+7.7%
2009
Jan5.9%
Feb13.4%
Mar4.1%
Apr+4.2%
May+4.5%
Jun+2.1%
Jul0.2%
Aug+6.5%
Sep+0.6%
Oct+0.2%
Nov+10.9%
Dec+3.0%
2008
Jan0.8%
Feb+1.3%
Mar+3.1%
Apr+7.6%
May+5.8%
Jun0.6%
Jul5.7%
Aug0.2%
Sep10.5%
Oct0.9%
Nov5.6%
Dec+13.5%
2007
Jan+3.3%
Feb10.3%
Mar+1.8%
Apr+8.7%
May+4.0%
Jun+1.0%
Jul2.6%
Aug0.3%
Sep+0.2%
Oct3.6%
Nov5.0%
Dec4.8%
2006
Jan+4.1%
Feb+5.3%
Mar+6.8%
Apr+6.1%
May2.3%
Jun1.4%
Jul4.2%
Aug+0.3%
Sep+7.0%
Oct+2.2%
Nov1.7%
Dec+0.5%
2005
Jan3.2%
Feb+1.5%
Mar1.3%
Apr1.3%
May+4.3%
Jun3.9%
Jul0.8%
Aug1.7%
Sep+4.3%
Oct+3.2%
Nov+2.0%
Dec+1.4%
2004
Jan6.3%
Feb+3.4%
Mar+5.9%
Apr5.9%
May+2.0%
Jun+6.6%
Jul8.2%
Aug0.6%
Sep1.6%
Oct+4.2%
Nov+5.3%
Dec+0.5%
2003
Jan+0.3%
Feb13.5%
Mar+6.4%
Apr+2.5%
May+17.3%
Jun5.4%
Jul0.8%
Aug+11.4%
Sep1.6%
Oct1.0%
Nov+13.5%
Dec+0.7%
2002
Jan9.7%
Feb8.7%
Mar+3.6%
Apr3.3%
May+4.2%
Jun5.1%
Jul9.1%
Aug+7.5%
Sep8.3%
Oct1.3%
Nov+8.3%
Dec8.0%
2001
Jan12.1%
Feb+3.9%
Mar2.6%
Apr1.2%
May+14.6%
Jun+10.2%
Jul+0.6%
Aug0.2%
Sep13.5%
Oct8.4%
Nov+19.6%
Dec+8.9%
2000
Jan+1.9%
Feb14.3%
Mar8.8%
Apr+16.8%
May+27.4%
Jun6.7%
Jul1.6%
Aug+1.3%
Sep7.9%
Oct+14.7%
Nov+19.7%
Dec+15.9%
1999
Jan+7.1%
Feb2.1%
Mar9.2%
Apr+27.3%
May6.4%
Jun+1.6%
Jul52.5%
Aug14.2%
Sep12.0%
Oct4.6%
Nov11.6%
Dec+5.8%
1998
Jan6.4%
Feb+13.3%
Mar+7.1%
Apr+10.1%
May3.8%
Jun+4.7%
Jul+11.6%
Aug20.2%
Sep+9.3%
Oct6.1%
Nov5.0%
Dec+8.8%
1997
Jan+14.5%
Feb1.3%
Mar1.4%
Apr7.8%
May+10.7%
Jun+6.6%
Jul+4.4%
Aug+4.2%
Sep5.0%
Oct7.2%
Nov10.7%
Dec+18.8%
1996
Jan+9.8%
Feb+3.0%
Mar+19.3%
Apr+2.0%
May+13.4%
Jun+0.4%
Jul15.6%
Aug+10.0%
Sep+14.5%
Oct+1.6%
Nov+0.7%
Dec1.1%
1995
Jan+6.7%
Feb8.2%
Mar+7.8%
Apr+24.9%
May0.7%
Jun+4.1%
Jul+22.6%
Aug+2.7%
Sep+0.0%
Oct+7.7%
Nov+0.0%
Dec10.0%
1994
Jan+26.5%
Feb8.6%
Mar3.8%
Apr4.0%
May2.1%
Jun2.1%
Jul+10.9%
Aug+13.6%
Sep+1.7%
Oct9.3%
Nov11.1%
Dec5.3%
1993
Jan7.0%
Feb+3.7%
Mar5.4%
Apr7.5%
May1.0%
Jun+7.1%
Jul+3.9%
Aug8.3%
Sep2.0%
Oct10.3%
Nov1.3%
Dec+5.9%
1992
Jan2.2%
Feb0.7%
Mar8.8%
Apr21.7%
May+7.1%
Jun+1.9%
Jul+0.0%
Aug8.4%
Sep7.3%
Oct+15.5%
Nov+3.9%
Dec+7.5%
1991
Jan+0.0%
Feb+2.2%
Mar+55.5%
Apr4.1%
May+5.6%
Jun+52.8%
Jul+2.7%
Aug1.7%
Sep+19.2%
Oct1.5%
Nov4.4%
Dec+9.3%
1990
Jan11.5%
Feb+8.7%
Mar+53.8%
Apr15.6%
May+0.0%
Jun+102.8%
Jul+52.1%
Aug22.8%
Sep+2.7%
Oct+18.2%
Nov6.7%
Dec+9.6%
1989
Jan+25.9%
Feb21.2%
Mar+19.4%
Apr6.9%
May9.4%
Jun20.0%
Jul3.7%
Aug6.6%
Sep+17.4%
Oct5.3%
Nov+5.6%
Dec24.1%
1988
Jan—
Feb—
Mar—
Apr—
May—
Jun4.3%
Jul11.0%
Aug30.1%
Sep2.6%
Oct2.0%
Nov+0.0%
Dec7.5%
Avg
Jan+1.3%
Feb0.6%
Mar+5.0%
Apr+1.5%
May+2.7%
Jun+4.1%
Jul+0.6%
Aug1.1%
Sep0.1%
Oct+0.9%
Nov+1.9%
Dec+1.7%
Median
Jan+0.3%
Feb+1.0%
Mar+2.7%
Apr+0.8%
May+1.9%
Jun+0.7%
Jul+0.3%
Aug+0.1%
Sep0.3%
Oct+0.1%
Nov+0.6%
Dec+1.7%
Win %
Jan53%
Feb53%
Mar66%
Apr55%
May65%
Jun55%
Jul53%
Aug50%
Sep42%
Oct50%
Nov61%
Dec66%
Frequently asked questions
What is the best performing month for Waste Management (WM) stock?
- Historically, March is the best performing month for Waste Management (WM) stock with an average return of +4.98%.
What is the worst performing month for Waste Management (WM) stock?
- Historically, August is the worst performing month for Waste Management (WM) stock with an average return of 1.15%.
What is the best performing quarter for Waste Management (WM) stock?
- Historically, Q2 is the best performing quarter for Waste Management (WM) stock with an average return of +7.75%.
What is the worst performing quarter for Waste Management (WM) stock?
- Historically, Q3 is the worst performing quarter for Waste Management (WM) stock with an average return of 0.56%.
What is the best performing year for Waste Management (WM) stock?
- Historically, 1990 is the best performing year for Waste Management (WM) stock with a return of +268.53%.
What is the worst performing year for Waste Management (WM) stock?
- Historically, 1999 is the worst performing year for Waste Management (WM) stock with a return of 63.15%.
Which month has the highest win rate for Waste Management (WM) stock?
- Historically, March has the highest win rate for Waste Management (WM) stock — positive in 66% of years.
Which month has the lowest win rate for Waste Management (WM) stock?
- Historically, September has the lowest win rate for Waste Management (WM) stock — positive in 42% of years.
Which quarter has the highest win rate for Waste Management (WM) stock?
- Historically, Q2 has the highest win rate for Waste Management (WM) stock — positive in 67% of years.
Which quarter has the lowest win rate for Waste Management (WM) stock?
- Historically, Q3 has the lowest win rate for Waste Management (WM) stock — positive in 55% of years.
Data & methodology
How are returns calculated?
- We compare the closing price at the end of each period (month or quarter) with the closing price at the end of the previous period. The return is the percentage change. All prices are adjusted for dividends and stock splits. Based on historical prices from our data provider.
What is average vs median?
- Average is the arithmetic mean of returns for each period across years. Median is the middle value. Both exclude empty cells. Use median to reduce impact of outliers.
What does the heatmap show?
- Green cells indicate positive returns, red cells indicate negative returns. The darker the color, the stronger the move. Average and Median rows summarize each column across years.
What is Win %?
- Percentage of years when the period had a positive return. For example, 80% for January means January was positive in 80% of the years in the selected range.
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