Waste Management Inc (WM) Return on Equity ROE from the third quarter 2026 to third quarter 2025 and annually, average high and low, overall ranking from Sep 30 2026 to Sep 30 2025 - CSIMarket
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Waste Management Inc  (NYSE: WM)
    Sector • Services    Industry • Environmental Services
   Industry • Environmental Services
   Sector • Services

Waste Management Inc's ROE per quarter

Return on Equity, Quarterly Results, Trends, Rankings, Statistics


What is ROE for Waste Management Inc in the third quarter 2026?
Waste Management Inc achieved a return on average equity (ROE) of 30.86 % in its third quarter 2026, this is above WM's average return on equity of 19.69%.
Waste Management Incs equity during the 12 months ending in the third quarter 2026 are valued at $9 billion

ROE has advanced compared to 28.93% in the second quarter 2026, due to net income growth.

Within the Environmental Services industry Waste Management Inc achieved the highest return on equity. While Return on equity, overall ranking has advanced in the quarter, so far to 416, from total ROE ranking in the second quarter 2026 at 442.

What is ROE?




Return On Equity (Sep 30 2026)
III. Quarter
(Jun 30 2026)
II. Quarter
(Mar 31 2026)
I. Quarter
(Dec 31 2025)
IV. Quarter
(Sep 30 2025)
III. Quarter
Y / Y Equity Change 3.66 % 7.87 % 15.85 % 21.04 % -
Y / Y Net Income Change 35.99 % 8.12 % 13.5 % 24.08 % -20.66 %
Net Income (TTM) in Millions 3,071 2,854 2,795 2,709 2,565
Return On Equity (TTM) 30.86 % 28.93 % 28.86 % 29 % 28.8 %
WM's Total Ranking # 416 # 442 # 389 # 325 # 318
Equity (TTM) in Millions 9,868 9,926 10,022 9,991 9,520
Seq. Equity Change -0.58 % -0.96 % 0.31 % 4.95 % 3.46 %
Seq. Net Income Change 4.33 % 8.71 % -2.56 % 23.05 % -17.06 %

Return On Equity Company Ranking
Within: No.
Industry # 0
Sector # 47
Overall # 416

Return On Equity Statistics
High Average Low
37.62 %
19.69 %
-45.17 %
(Sep 30 2018)   (March 31, 2009)





WM Annual Return On Equity (Dec 31 2025)
2025
(Dec 31 2024)
2024
(Dec 31 2023)
2023
(Dec 31 2022)
2022
(Dec 31 2021)
2021
Total Equity in Millions 9,991 8,254 6,896 6,864 7,126
Y / Y Equity Change 21.04 % 19.69 % 0.47 % -3.68 % -4.4 %
Net Income in Millions 2,709 2,745 2,276 2,240 1,817
Y / Y Net Income Change -1.31 % 20.61 % 1.61 % 23.28 % 21.46 %
Return On Equity 27.11 % 33.26 % 33 % 32.63 % 25.5 %





Annual Roe Comment
In 2025 ROE decreased compared to the previous year to 27.11 %, due to deterioration of net income.


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Date modified: 2026-10-29T17:22:28+00:00



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