Q3 FY2026 · ended Sep 30, 2026 · Revenue $6.85B, +6.3% YoY · Filed Oct 28, 2026
Waste Management, Inc. (WM) files with the SEC under industry code 4953, Refuse Systems. In Q3 of fiscal 2026, the quarter ended Sep 30, 2026, it reported revenue of $6.8 billion and net income of $820.0 million. Free cash flow was $983.0 million. As of Sep 30, 2026 it held $247.0 million in cash and investments and $3.2 billion in total debt.
Revenue
$6.85B
+6.3% vs year-ago quarter
Net income
$820.00M
+36.0% vs year-ago quarter
Operating cash flow
$1.64B
+3.0% vs year-ago quarter
Free cash flow
$983.00M
+20.5% vs year-ago quarter
EPS
$2.05
+37.6% vs year-ago quarter
Dividend per share
$0.94
+14.5% vs year-ago quarter
Shares outstanding
397.63M
-1.3% vs year-ago quarter
Net cash
$-2.91B
Q3 FY2026
Operating margin
18.4%
TTM
Company profile
- Industry
- Refuse Systems (SIC 4953)
- Listed as
- WM (NYSE)
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Incorporated in
- DE
- Headquarters
- Houston, TX
- SEC filer status
- Large accelerated filer
- SEC CIK
- 823768
- Former names
- USA WASTE SERVICES INC (until Jul 10, 1998)
Other Refuse Systems companies
- Republic Services, Inc. RSG
- Waste Connections, Inc. WCN
- GFL Environmental Inc. GFL
- Casella Waste Systems Inc CWST
- OIO Group OIO
- Enviri Corp NVRI
- Quest Resource Holding Corp QRHC
- Avalon Holdings Corp AWX
Key figures
Fiscal-year totals from the annual reports; switch to Annual for the full-year view. Balance sheet lines are as of each year end.
| Line | Q3 FY2026 Sep 30, 2026 |
Q2 FY2026 Jun 30, 2026 |
Q1 FY2026 Mar 31, 2026 |
Q4 FY2025 Dec 31, 2025 |
Q3 FY2025 Sep 30, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $6.8B | $6.7B | $6.2B | $6.3B | $6.4B |
| Operating income | $1.3B | $1.3B | $1.1B | $1.2B | $989.0M |
| Net income | $820.0M | $785.0M | $723.0M | $742.0M | $603.0M |
| Diluted EPS | $2.05 | $1.95 | $1.79 | $1.83 | $1.49 |
| Operating cash flow | $1.6B | $1.7B | $1.5B | $1.7B | $1.6B |
| Free cash flow | $983.0M | $1.1B | $851.0M | $810.0M | $816.0M |
| Total assets | $46.5B | $46.4B | $45.7B | $45.8B | $45.6B |
| Total liabilities | $36.7B | $36.5B | $35.7B | $35.8B | $36.1B |
| Stockholders' equity | $9.9B | $9.9B | $10.0B | $10.0B | $9.5B |
| Cash and investments | $247.0M | $557.0M | $158.0M | $201.0M | $175.0M |
| Total debt | $3.2B | $23.4B | $22.9B | $23.9B | $23.4B |
Recent SEC filings
| Form | Description | Filed | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | Oct 28, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 |
| 8-K |
Current report
Results of operations
|
Oct 27, 2026 | Oct 27, 2026 |
| 8-K |
Current report
Officer or director change, Regulation FD disclosure
|
Aug 26, 2026 | Aug 24, 2026 |
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | Jul 29, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 |
| 8-K |
Current report
Results of operations
|
Jul 28, 2026 | Jul 28, 2026 |
| 8-K |
Current report
Shareholder vote results
|
May 14, 2026 | May 12, 2026 |
All 1000 Waste Management, Inc. SEC filings
Source: SEC EDGAR filings. This is company-reported data, not investment advice.