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Waste Management

WM · NYSE · Refuse Systems
Insider buys (12 months)
$393K
Insider sales (12 months)
$23.9M
8-K reports (12 months)
11
Tracked investors holding
3

At a glance

Waste Management reported 2025 revenue of $25.2B, up 14.2% from $22.06B in 2024. Over 4 years since 2021 ($17.93B), that is growth of about 8.9% a year. Operating margin was 17.1%, up from 16.5% in 2021. 2025 was the highest revenue year in this period.

In the last 12 months 13 insiders reported 1 open-market purchase ($393K) and 28 sales ($23.9M). 22 of the sales were made under pre-arranged 10b5-1 plans. The largest was a sale of $8.5M by Chief Executive Officer James C Fish Jr on Feb 10, 2026. Net, insiders were sellers of $23.5M.

Waste Management filed 11 current reports (Form 8-K) in the last 12 months, most often for results of operations (4), officer or director change (4), shareholder vote results (1) and material agreement (1). The latest officer or director change was reported on Aug 26, 2026. It reported a material agreement or a completed acquisition or disposal 1 time.

3 of the 20 investors tracked here held Waste Management at the last quarter end, worth $6.21B combined. It is the largest weight for Gates Foundation Trust (17.3% of its portfolio), followed by National Pension Service (Korea) (0.1%). Added: National Pension Service (Korea) and Renaissance Technologies. Reduced: Gates Foundation Trust.

Annual results

2021
Revenue $17.93B
Op. $2.96B
2022
Revenue $19.7B
Op. $3.37B
2023
Revenue $20.43B
Op. $3.58B
2024
Revenue $22.06B
Op. $4.06B
2025
Revenue $25.2B
Op. $4.31B
RevenueOperating income (or net income)SEC XBRL annual filings, fiscal years mapped to calendar years
Year20212022202320242025
Net income$1.82B$2.24B$2.3B$2.75B$2.71B
Diluted EPS$4.29$5.39$5.66$6.81$6.70
Dividend per share$2.30$2.60$2.80$3.00$3.30

Fiscal year ends Dec 31 · incorporated in DE

Tracked investors holding (13F)

Gates Foundation TrustReduced$5.96B · 17.3% · held 8 quarters
National Pension Service (Korea)Added$220M · 0.1% · held 7 quarters
Renaissance TechnologiesAdded$37.1M · 0.1% · held 6 quarters

Weight is the share of each investor's portfolio, as of the quarter end.

Current reports (8-K, last 12 months)

Insider open-market trades (last 12 months)

Source: SEC EDGAR. How figures are combined