NYSE$WM

Waste Management Inc · Q1 2026 earnings

Q1 2026 earnings · · After market close · Investor relations

Briefing

Waste Management Inc Q1 fiscal 2026: $6.23B revenue, $723.0M net income

Waste Management Inc net income attributable to Waste Management, Inc.

  • Revenue: $6.23B
  • Net income: $723.0M
  • Diluted EPS: $1.79
  • Operating income: $1.11B

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$6.23B

Previous: $6.02B+3.5%
EPS (adj)

$1.79

Previous: $1.67+7.2%
Capital Expenditures

-$650M

Previous: -$831M+21.8%
Free Cash Flow

$851M

No prior period
Net Income

$723M

Previous: $637M+13.5%
Operating Income

$1.11B

Previous: $1.01B+9.9%
Gross Profit

$2.53B

Previous: $1.72B+47.7%
Cash & Equivalents

$158M

No prior period
Total Assets

$45.7B

No prior period

Revenue & EPS history

Waste Management · Revenue · Quarterly

$6.23B

Q1 2026+3.5%vs Q1 2025
Beat estimate in 4 of 15 quarters(27%)
ActualEstimate

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2026

Historical avgQ1 2026

+0.1%

Avg return

Earnings day

+1.0%

Avg return

5 days after

+2.7%

Avg return

30 days after

52%

38 / 73 earnings

Positive

+8.6%

Q2 2018

Best reaction

-11.3%

Q2 2011

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+0.2%+0.2%
Q4 2025-1.9%-2.8%+4.0%
Q3 2025-4.4%-6.5%+1.7%
Q2 2025+0.3%+1.7%-3.5%
Q1 2025-0.1%+2.1%+3.8%
Q4 2024+6.1%+6.0%+11.1%
Q3 2024+6.0%+3.5%+10.5%
Q2 2024-8.6%-8.3%-4.0%
Q1 2024+1.9%+1.6%+0.0%
Q4 2023+5.6%+6.7%+11.7%
Q3 2023+5.2%+3.5%+10.1%
Q2 2023-4.0%-5.2%-8.5%
Q1 2023-2.4%+0.7%-2.6%
Q4 2022-2.8%-1.9%-3.0%
Q3 2022-4.1%-4.0%-0.4%
Q2 2022+6.2%+5.4%+10.6%
Q1 2022+7.4%+5.4%+1.3%
Q4 2021-2.7%-2.7%+3.3%
Q3 2021-3.7%-0.6%+2.8%
Q2 2021-0.7%+1.1%+4.7%
Q1 2021+1.7%+3.0%+4.9%
Q4 2020-0.5%-2.0%+8.3%
Q3 2020+6.3%+10.5%+8.5%
Q2 2020-0.0%-0.8%+4.0%
Q1 2020+2.5%+1.5%+13.3%
Q4 2019+0.1%+0.5%-16.2%
Q3 2019-3.2%-4.8%-5.3%
Q2 2019+2.3%+1.9%+0.1%
Q1 2019-0.3%+1.2%+2.2%
Q4 2018+0.5%+0.5%+2.4%
Q3 2018-2.6%+1.8%+4.2%
Q2 2018+8.6%+9.1%+11.3%
Q1 2018-0.1%-1.7%-1.4%
Q4 2017+3.1%+2.7%+4.6%
Q3 2017+6.2%+6.0%+3.7%
Q2 2017-0.3%-0.6%+0.3%
Q1 2017-1.9%-1.6%-3.2%
Q4 2016+1.5%+2.1%+3.1%
Q3 2016+1.0%+4.7%+11.6%
Q2 2016-1.5%-1.3%-5.0%
Q1 2016+4.2%
Q4 2015+1.1%
Q3 2015+2.7%
Q2 2015+2.2%
Q1 2015-5.6%
Q4 2014+6.5%
Q3 2014+0.3%
Q2 2014+3.4%
Q1 2014+2.5%
Q4 2013-5.7%
Q3 2013-2.5%
Q2 2013+0.4%
Q1 2013+3.4%
Q4 2012+0.1%
Q3 2012+1.4%
Q2 2012+5.3%
Q1 2012-5.1%
Q4 2011-1.2%
Q3 2011-2.8%
Q2 2011-11.3%
Q1 2011+1.3%
Q4 2010+0.1%
Q3 2010-1.0%
Q2 2010+1.3%
Q1 2009-1.7%
Q1 2010+0.4%
Q4 2009+3.7%
Q3 2009-2.4%
Q3 2008-2.4%
Q2 2009-4.6%
Q4 2008-4.6%
Q4 2007-4.6%
Q2 2008-4.6%

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