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WASTE MANAGEMENT INC Shares Outstanding 2008-2026 | WM

Annual FY2008–FY2025 · quarterly through Q1 FY2026

Latest annual · FY2025

402.9M

+0.3%YoY vs FY2024Source: 10-KFY2025

From 490.7M in FY2008 to 402.9M in FY2025: 0.8× in 17 years.

By quarter▲▼ vs a year before
Fiscal yearQ1Q2Q3Q4
FY26402M0.0%Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
FY25402M+0.3%403M+0.4%403M+0.4%403M+0.3%
FY24401M−1.4%401M−0.9%401M−0.3%402M0.0%
FY23407M−2.0%405M−2.0%403M−1.9%402M−1.6%
FY22415M−1.6%413M−1.8%411M−1.9%408M−2.0%

Shaded by size: darkest is the largest quarter shown; ringed is the latest reported; a dash marks a quarter with no separate figure. Each quarter sits by its period-end date.

Key Statistics

Trend DirectionStable
CAGR

−1.0%

FY2020
422.8M
FY2025
402.9M

5 years selected · on the chart

Shares Outstanding History

Year-over-year comparison from 10-K annual reports

  1. 402.9M
YoY changeLargest recent move−2.1%in FY18Latest +0.3%

Shares Outstanding, period by period

PeriodValueChangeSource
FY2025402.9M+0.3%10-K
FY2024401.5M0.0%flat10-K
FY2023401.5M−1.6%10-K
FY2022407.9M−2.0%10-K
FY2021416.1M−1.6%10-K
FY2020422.8M−0.4%10-K
FY2019424.3M+0.1%10-K
FY2018424.0M−2.1%10-K
FY2017433.3M−1.4%10-K
FY2016439.3M−1.8%10-K
FY2015447.2M−2.5%10-K
FY2014458.5M−1.2%10-K
FY2013464.3M0.0%flat10-K
FY2012464.2M+0.8%10-K
FY2011460.5M−3.1%10-K
FY2010475.0M−2.3%10-K
FY2009486.1M−0.9%10-K
FY2008490.7M—10-K

What is shares outstanding?

Shares outstanding is the total number of common shares currently held by all shareholders, including restricted shares.

What is WASTE MANAGEMENT INC's current shares outstanding?

WASTE MANAGEMENT INC (WM) annual shares outstanding for 2025 was 402.9M, a 0.35% increase from 2024. WASTE MANAGEMENT INC shares outstanding for the quarter ending March 31, 2026 was 402.3M.

What was WASTE MANAGEMENT INC's shares outstanding in 2024?

WASTE MANAGEMENT INC annual shares outstanding for 2024 was 401.5M, a 0.00% increase from 2023.

What was WASTE MANAGEMENT INC's shares outstanding in 2023?

WASTE MANAGEMENT INC annual shares outstanding for 2023 was 401.5M, a 1.57% decline from 2022.

What is WASTE MANAGEMENT INC's 5-year shares outstanding CAGR?

WASTE MANAGEMENT INC shares outstanding grew at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 0.96% from FY2020 to FY2025, going from 422.8M to 402.9M over 5 years.

Company
WASTE MANAGEMENT INC
Ticker
WM
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Industry
Refuse Systems