Waste Management Quarterly Cash Flow Statement
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Waste Management free cash flow
In the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, Waste Management generated $1.73 billion of operating cash flow and spent $630.0 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $1.10 billion, a free-cash-flow margin of 16.4% of revenue. Free cash flow was up 34.8% from the prior year's $813.0 million.
Waste Management returned $1.04 billion to shareholders: $379.0 million in dividends and $659.0 million in share repurchases, equal to 95% of free cash flow. Free cash flow covered dividend payments 2.9 times.
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Waste Management cash flow statement (quarterly)
| Quarter (USD) | Q2 20262026-06-30 | Q1 20262026-03-31 | Q4 20252025-12-31 | Q3 20252025-09-30 | Q2 20252025-06-30 | Q1 20252025-03-31 | Q4 20242024-12-31 | Q3 20242024-09-30 | Q2 20242024-06-30 | Q1 20242024-03-31 | Q4 20232023-12-31 | Q3 20232023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 786.00M | 723.00M | 742.00M | 603.00M | 727.00M | 637.00M | 598.00M | 760.00M | 680.00M | 707.00M | 469.00M | 662.00M |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | +8.12% | +13.50% | +24.08% | -20.66% | +6.91% | -9.90% | +27.51% | +14.80% | +10.93% | +32.89% | -6.20% | +3.60% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 777.00M | 735.00M | 770.00M | 729.00M | 708.00M | 691.00M | 652.00M | 558.00M | 543.00M | 514.00M | 526.00M | 519.00M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 46.00M | 52.00M | 34.00M | 43.00M | 41.00M | 51.00M | 34.00M | 27.00M | 27.00M | 30.00M | 22.00M | 24.00M |
| Change in Working Capital | 58.00M | -148.00M | -52.00M | -137.00M | -45.00M | -236.00M | 49.00M | -39.00M | -116.00M | 74.00M | 63.00M | -7.00M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 1.73B | 1.50B | 1.70B | 1.59B | 1.54B | 1.21B | 1.51B | 1.36B | 1.15B | 1.37B | 1.38B | 1.26B |
| Capital Expenditures | -630.00M | -650.00M | -888.00M | -776.00M | -732.00M | -831.00M | -1.11B | -781.00M | -667.00M | -668.00M | -1.04B | -673.00M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -696.00M | -731.00M | -867.00M | -784.00M | -1.09B | -829.00M | -7.76B | -480.00M | -1.60B | -755.00M | -1.08B | -668.00M |
| Dividends Paid | -379.00M | -385.00M | -333.00M | -332.00M | -333.00M | -336.00M | -301.00M | -301.00M | -301.00M | -307.00M | -281.00M | -283.00M |
| Share Repurchases | -659.00M | -344.00M | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | -12.00M | -250.00M | -312.00M | -370.00M |
| Debt Issued | 6.78B | 6.05B | 5.46B | 5.82B | 4.14B | 4.99B | 13.66B | 1.73B | 4.77B | 4.41B | 3.99B | 5.96B |
| Debt Repaid | -6.36B | -6.13B | -5.97B | -6.54B | -4.07B | -5.16B | -7.25B | -1.87B | -4.18B | -4.57B | -3.40B | -5.92B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -631.00M | -821.00M | -843.00M | -1.05B | -245.00M | -536.00M | 6.06B | -439.00M | 273.00M | -737.00M | 1.00M | -606.00M |
| Net Change in Cash | 393.00M | -52.00M | -11.00M | -244.00M | 221.00M | -156.00M | -200.00M | 441.00M | -179.00M | -127.00M | 302.00M | -13.00M |
| Free Cash Flow | 1.10B | 851.00M | 810.00M | 816.00M | 813.00M | 377.00M | 396.00M | 577.00M | 487.00M | 699.00M | 340.00M | 590.00M |
This table shows 12 quarterly periods of Waste Management's cash flow statement, from Q2 2026 back to Q3 2023, across 14 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow WM's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?