Waste Management Balance Sheet
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Waste Management financial position
At the end of fiscal 2025, Waste Management reported total assets of $45.84 billion, up 2.8% from a year earlier against total liabilities of $35.84 billion. Shareholders' equity stood at $9.99 billion, or 21.8% of assets. The company held $201.0 million in cash and equivalents against $22.91 billion of debt, a net debt position of $22.71 billion.
The current ratio (current assets divided by current liabilities) was 0.89, meaning short-term obligations exceed short-term assets. Debt-to-equity was 2.29.
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Waste Management balance sheet (annual)
| Fiscal year (USD) | FY 20252025-12-31 | FY 20242024-12-31 | FY 20232023-12-31 | FY 20222022-12-31 | FY 20212021-12-31 | FY 20202020-12-31 | FY 20192019-12-31 | FY 20182018-12-31 | FY 20172017-12-31 | FY 20162016-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & Equivalents | 201.00M | 414.00M | 458.00M | 351.00M | 118.00M | 553.00M | 3.56B | 61.00M | 22.00M | 32.00M |
| Receivables | 3.44B | 3.27B | 2.63B | 2.46B | 2.28B | 2.10B | 1.95B | 1.93B | 1.80B | 1.70B |
| Total Current Assets | 4.91B | 4.77B | 3.80B | 3.55B | 3.07B | 3.54B | 6.21B | 2.65B | 2.69B | 2.38B |
| Property, Plant & Equipment | 20.38B | 19.34B | 16.97B | 15.72B | 14.42B | 14.15B | 12.89B | 11.94B | 11.56B | 10.95B |
| Goodwill | 13.88B | 13.44B | 9.25B | 9.32B | 9.03B | 8.99B | 6.53B | 6.43B | 6.25B | 6.21B |
| Intangible Assets | 3.77B | 4.19B | 759.00M | 827.00M | 898.00M | 1.02B | 521.00M | 572.00M | 547.00M | 591.00M |
| Total Assets | 45.84B | 44.57B | 32.82B | 31.37B | 29.10B | 29.34B | 27.74B | 22.65B | 21.83B | 20.86B |
| Accounts Payable | 1.87B | 2.05B | 1.71B | 1.77B | 1.38B | 1.12B | 1.06B | 1.04B | 1.04B | 799.00M |
| Short-Term Debt | 711.00M | 1.36B | 334.00M | 414.00M | 708.00M | 551.00M | 218.00M | 432.00M | 739.00M | 417.00M |
| Total Current Liabilities | 5.52B | 6.26B | 4.23B | 4.39B | 4.08B | 3.55B | 3.14B | 3.11B | 3.26B | 2.79B |
| Long-Term Debt | 22.20B | 22.54B | 15.89B | 14.57B | 12.70B | 13.26B | 13.28B | 9.59B | 8.75B | 8.89B |
| Total Liabilities | 35.84B | 36.31B | 25.93B | 24.50B | 21.97B | 21.89B | 20.67B | 16.37B | 15.79B | 15.54B |
| Shareholders' Equity | 9.99B | 8.25B | 6.90B | 6.85B | 7.12B | 7.45B | 7.07B | 6.28B | 6.02B | 5.30B |
| Retained Earnings | 17.23B | 15.86B | 14.33B | 13.17B | 12.00B | 11.16B | 10.59B | 9.80B | 8.59B | 7.39B |
| Total Debt | 22.91B | 23.90B | 16.23B | 14.98B | 13.40B | 13.81B | 13.50B | 10.03B | 9.49B | 9.31B |
| Net Cash (Debt) | -22.71B | -23.49B | -15.77B | -14.63B | -13.29B | -13.26B | -9.94B | -9.96B | -9.47B | -9.28B |
| Shares Outstanding | 402.90M | 401.50M | 401.50M | 407.90M | 416.10M | 422.80M | 424.30M | 424.00M | 433.30M | 439.30M |
This table shows 10 annual periods of Waste Management's balance sheet, from FY 2025 back to FY 2016, across 18 line items including cash & equivalents, short-term investments, receivables. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow WM's reporting calendar. What is a balance sheet?