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Waste Management stock buybacks
WM$1.0Bbought back in the 12 months to Jun 30, 2026
Waste Management bought back $1.0B of its stock in the last twelve months, $828M more than it paid out in stock compensation. Its share count is down 0.5% from a year earlier.
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| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Q3 '20 | $0 |
| Q4 '20 | $0 |
| Q1 '21 | $250M |
| Q2 '21 | $250M |
| Q3 '21 | $500M |
| Q4 '21 | $350M |
| Q1 '22 | $250M |
| Q2 '22 | $270M |
| Q3 '22 | $541M |
| Q4 '22 | $439M |
| Q1 '23 | $350M |
| Q2 '23 | $270M |
| Q3 '23 | $370M |
| Q4 '23 | $312M |
| Q1 '24 | $250M |
| Q2 '24 | $12M |
| Q3 '24 | $0 |
| Q4 '24 | $0 |
| Q1 '25 | $0 |
| Q2 '25 | $0 |
| Q3 '25 | $0 |
| Q4 '25 | $0 |
| Q1 '26 | $344M |
| Q2 '26 | $659M |
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| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Q3 '20 | 424.6M |
| Q4 '20 | 425.5M |
| Q1 '21 | 424.3M |
| Q2 '21 | 423.6M |
| Q3 '21 | 422.0M |
| Q4 '21 | 421.7M |
| Q1 '22 | 417.8M |
| Q2 '22 | 416.4M |
| Q3 '22 | 414.3M |
| Q4 '22 | 411.5M |
| Q1 '23 | 409.0M |
| Q2 '23 | 407.7M |
| Q3 '23 | 405.9M |
| Q4 '23 | 405.0M |
| Q1 '24 | 403.5M |
| Q2 '24 | 403.2M |
| Q3 '24 | 403.2M |
| Q4 '24 | 403.7M |
| Q1 '25 | 403.9M |
| Q2 '25 | 404.3M |
| Q3 '25 | 404.3M |
| Q4 '25 | 404.3M |
| Q1 '26 | 404.4M |
| Q2 '26 | 402.4M |
$659Mlast quarter (Q2 2026)
$828Mnet of stock compensation ($175M)
−0.5%diluted shares, 1 year
−4.9%diluted shares, 5 years
$1.4Bdividends, 12 months
28%of free cash flow ($3.6B) spent on buybacks
$0raised by issuing stock, 12 months
399.7Mshares outstanding (Jul 24, 2026)
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Questions
- Does Waste Management buy back its stock?
- Waste Management bought back $1.0B of its stock in the last twelve months, $828M more than it paid out in stock compensation. Its share count is down 0.5% from a year earlier.
- How much did Waste Management spend on buybacks in fiscal 2024?
- $262M, according to its 10-K for the fiscal year ending Dec 31, 2024.
- Is Waste Management's share count going down?
- Its diluted share count changed −4.9% over five fiscal years and −0.5% over the last year.
Latest filing used: 10-Q for the period ending Jun 30, 2026, filed Jul 29, 2026 · open on SEC.gov