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WASTE MANAGEMENT INC Stock Repurchases 2007-2026 | WM

Annual FY2007–FY2024 · quarterly through Q1 FY2026

Latest annual · FY2024

$262.0M

−79.9%YoY vs FY2023Source: 10-KFY2024

From $1.42B in FY2007 to $262.0M in FY2024: 0.2× in 17 years.

By quarter▲▼ vs a year before
Fiscal yearQ1Q2Q3Q4
FY26$344MNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
FY24$250M−28.6%$12M−95.6%$0−100.0%$0−100.0%
FY23$350M+40.0%$270M0.0%$370M−31.6%$312M−28.9%
FY22$250M0.0%$270M+8.0%$541M+8.2%$439M+25.4%
FY21$250M−37.8%$250M$500M$350M
Share22%22%30%26%

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. Share: its typical part of the fiscal year.

Key Statistics

Trend DirectionDeclining
CAGR

+1.1%

FY2019
$248.0M
FY2024
$262.0M

5 years selected · on the chart

Stock Repurchases History

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

  1. $262.0M
YoY changeLargest recent move+235.8%in FY21Latest −79.9%

2 older moves run past ±150% (largest +235.8%); point at, tap or drag across the bars to read one.

Stock Repurchases, period by period

PeriodValueChangeSource
FY2024$262.0M−79.9%10-K
FY2023$1.30B−13.2%10-K
FY2022$1.50B+11.1%10-K
FY2021$1.35B+235.8%10-K
FY2020$402.0M+62.1%10-K
FY2019$248.0M−75.3%10-K
FY2018$1.00B+33.9%10-K
FY2017$750.0M+3.4%10-K
FY2016$725.0M+20.8%10-K
FY2015$600.0M0.0%flat10-K
FY2014$600.0M+151.0%10-K
FY2013$239.0M−58.4%10-K
FY2011$575.0M+14.8%10-K
FY2010$501.0M+121.7%10-K
FY2009$226.0M−44.9%10-K
FY2008$410.0M−71.1%10-K
FY2007$1.42B—10-K

What is stock repurchases?

Stock repurchases (buybacks) represent cash spent to buy back the company's own shares from the open market, returning capital to shareholders.

What is WASTE MANAGEMENT INC's current stock repurchases?

WASTE MANAGEMENT INC (WM) annual stock repurchases for 2024 was $262.0M, a 79.88% decline from 2023. WASTE MANAGEMENT INC stock repurchases for the quarter ending March 31, 2026 was $344.0M.

What was WASTE MANAGEMENT INC's stock repurchases in 2023?

WASTE MANAGEMENT INC annual stock repurchases for 2023 was $1.30B, a 13.20% decline from 2022.

What was WASTE MANAGEMENT INC's stock repurchases in 2022?

WASTE MANAGEMENT INC annual stock repurchases for 2022 was $1.50B, a 11.11% increase from 2021.

What is WASTE MANAGEMENT INC's 5-year stock repurchases CAGR?

WASTE MANAGEMENT INC stock repurchases grew at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 1.10% from FY2019 to FY2024, going from $248.0M to $262.0M over 5 years.

Company
WASTE MANAGEMENT INC
Ticker
WM
Sector
Other
Industry
Refuse Systems