WM
Waste Management, Inc.
Stock
$204.45+2.55 (+1.26%)Close Oct 2, 2026
Cash flow statement
| Line | Last 12 months | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $6.5B | $6.0B | $5.4B | $4.7B | $4.5B | $4.3B | $3.4B | $3.9B | $3.6B | $3.2B | $3.0B | $2.5B | $2.3B | $2.5B | $2.3B | $2.5B | $2.3B | $2.4B | $2.6B | $2.4B |
| Capital expenditures | — | — | — | — | $2.8B | $2.0B | $1.6B | $1.8B | $1.7B | $1.6B | $1.3B | $1.2B | $1.2B | $1.3B | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Free cash flow | — | — | — | — | $1.7B | $2.3B | $1.8B | $2.1B | $1.9B | $1.6B | $1.7B | $1.3B | $1.2B | $1.2B | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stock-based compensation | $175M | $169M | $118M | $93M | $84M | $108M | $94M | $86M | $89M | $101M | $90M | $72M | $65M | $58M | $29M | $45M | $36M | $30M | $48M | $37M |
| Buybacks | — | — | $262M | $1.3B | $1.5B | $1.4B | $402M | $248M | $1.0B | $750M | $725M | $600M | $600M | $239M | — | $575M | $501M | $226M | $410M | $1.4B |
| Dividends paid | $1.4B | $1.3B | $1.2B | $1.1B | $1.1B | $970M | $927M | $876M | $802M | $750M | $726M | $695M | $693M | $683M | $658M | $637M | $604M | $569M | $531M | $495M |
| Dividends per share | $3.54 | $3.30 | $3.00 | $2.80 | $2.60 | $2.30 | $2.18 | $2.05 | $1.86 | $1.70 | $1.64 | $1.54 | $1.50 | $1.46 | $1.42 | $1.36 | $1.26 | $1.16 | $1.08 | $0.96 |
| Free cash flow margin | — | — | — | — | 8.8% | 12.8% | 11.9% | 13.3% | 12.7% | 11.1% | 12.2% | 10.0% | 8.2% | 8.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — |