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Income Tax Expense

The latest quarterly tax expense is $168.00 Million with a quarter-over-quarter change of -12.95%. Income tax expense is the amount a company pays in federal, state, and foreign income taxes based on its taxable income for the period.

Tax Expense

WM Tax Expense

$168.00M

Reported quarterly tax expense; no daily interpolation.

+60.00% 5Y

Current Tax Expense

$168.00M

$168.00 Million

Quarter-over-Quarter Change

-12.95%

vs. $193.00M prior quarter

Historical Data

96

Quarters of data available

Quarterly Tax Expense History

PeriodTax ExpenseQoQ Change% Change
Q1 2026$168.00M$-25.00M-12.95%
Q4 2025$193.00M+$21.00M+12.21%
Q3 2025$172.00M$-29.00M-14.43%
Q2 2025$201.00M+$50.00M+33.11%
Q1 2025$151.00M+$49.00M+48.04%
Q4 2024$102.00M$-133.00M-56.60%
Q3 2024$235.00M+$21.00M+9.81%
Q2 2024$214.00M+$52.00M+32.10%
Q1 2024$162.00M$-13.00M-7.43%
Q4 2023$175.00M$-35.00M-16.67%
Q3 2023$210.00M+$14.00M+7.14%
Q2 2023$196.00M+$32.00M+19.51%
Q1 2023$164.00M+$21.00M+14.69%
Q4 2022$143.00M$-46.00M-24.34%
Q3 2022$189.00M+$00.00%
Q2 2022$189.00M+$32.00M+20.38%
Q1 2022$157.00M+$21.00M+15.44%
Q4 2021$136.00M$-31.00M-18.56%
Q3 2021$167.00M+$62.00M+59.05%
Q2 2021$105.00M$-19.00M-15.32%
Q1 2021$124.00M+$15.00M+13.76%
Q4 2020$109.00M$-17.00M-13.49%
Q3 2020$126.00M+$38.00M+43.18%
Q2 2020$88.00M+$14.00M+18.92%
Q1 2020$74.00M$-10.00M-11.90%
Q4 2019$84.00M$-36.00M-30.00%
Q3 2019$120.00M+$5.00M+4.35%
Q2 2019$115.00M+$00.00%
Q1 2019$115.00M$-13.00M-10.16%
Q4 2018$128.00M+$29.00M+29.29%
Q3 2018$99.00M$-11.00M-10.00%
Q2 2018$110.00M$-6.00M-5.17%
Q1 2018$116.00M+$435.00M+136.36%
Q4 2017$-319.00M$-534.00M-248.37%
Q3 2017$215.00M+$6.00M+2.87%
Q2 2017$209.00M+$72.00M+52.55%
Q1 2017$137.00M$-39.00M-22.16%
Q4 2016$176.00M+$23.00M+15.03%
Q3 2016$153.00M$-20.00M-11.56%
Q2 2016$173.00M+$33.00M+23.57%
Q1 2016$140.00M+$16.00M+12.90%
Q4 2015$124.00M$-35.00M-22.01%
Q3 2015$159.00M+$43.00M+37.07%
Q2 2015$116.00M+$207.00M+227.47%
Q1 2015$-91.00M$-92.00M-9200.00%
Q4 2014$1.00M$-132.00M-99.25%
Q3 2014$133.00M$-47.00M-26.11%
Q2 2014$180.00M+$81.00M+81.82%
Q1 2014$99.00M+$103.00M+2575.00%
Q4 2013$-4.00M$-159.00M-102.58%
Q3 2013$155.00M+$28.00M+22.05%
Q2 2013$127.00M+$41.00M+47.67%
Q1 2013$86.00M$-28.00M-24.56%
Q4 2012$114.00M$-11.00M-8.80%
Q3 2012$125.00M+$10.00M+8.70%
Q2 2012$115.00M+$26.00M+29.21%
Q1 2012$89.00M$-45.00M-33.58%
Q4 2011$134.00M$-2.00M-1.47%
Q3 2011$136.00M+$5.00M+3.82%
Q2 2011$131.00M+$21.00M+19.09%
Q1 2011$110.00M$-50.00M-31.25%
Q4 2010$160.00M+$7.00M+4.58%
Q3 2010$153.00M$-53.00M-25.73%
Q2 2010$206.00M+$96.00M+87.27%
Q1 2010$110.00M+$94.00M+587.50%
Q4 2009$16.00M$-117.00M-87.97%
Q3 2009$133.00M$-30.00M-18.40%
Q2 2009$163.00M+$62.00M+61.39%
Q1 2009$101.00M$-24.00M-19.20%
Q4 2008$125.00M$-76.00M-37.81%
Q3 2008$201.00M+$2.00M+1.01%
Q2 2008$199.00M+$55.00M+38.19%
Q1 2008$144.00M$-3.00M-2.04%
Q4 2007$147.00M$-11.00M-6.96%
Q3 2007$158.00M+$16.00M+11.27%
Q2 2007$142.00M+$33.00M+30.28%
Q1 2007$109.00M+$30.00M+37.97%
Q4 2006$79.00M$-34.00M-30.09%
Q3 2006$113.00M+$83.00M+276.67%
Q2 2006$30.00M$-73.00M-70.87%
Q1 2006$103.00M+$52.00M+101.96%
Q4 2005$51.00M+$40.00M+363.64%
Q3 2005$11.00M+$233.00M+104.95%
Q2 2005$-222.00M$-292.00M-417.14%
Q1 2005$70.00M+$1.00M+1.45%
Q4 2004$69.00M+$34.00M+97.14%
Q3 2004$35.00M$-46.00M-56.79%
Q2 2004$81.00M+$19.00M+30.65%
Q1 2004$62.00M$-49.00M-44.14%
Q4 2003$111.00M$-8.00M-6.72%
Q3 2003$119.00M+$13.00M+12.26%
Q2 2003$106.00M+$38.00M+55.88%
Q1 2003$68.00M$-16.00M-19.05%
Q4 2002$84.00M$-37.00M-30.58%
Q3 2002$121.00M$-14.00M-10.37%
Q2 2002$135.00M
Data as of Monday, June 29, 2026

About Waste Management, Inc.

Waste Management, Inc. (WM) functions as a premier provider of environmental waste solutions across North America, serving a diverse client base that includes residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal customers. The company's core operations involve comprehensive collection services, which include gathering and transporting both waste materials and recyclables from their initial point of generation to designated transfer stations, material recovery facilities (MRFs), or final disposal sites. Waste Management maintains an extensive network of facilities, owning, developing, and operating landfill gas-to-energy plants within the United States, in addition to managing numerous transfer stations. As of December 31, 2021, its substantial infrastructure consisted of 255 solid waste landfills, 5 secure hazardous waste landfills, 96 material recovery facilities, and 340 transfer stations. Beyond primary collection and disposal, WM offers services in materials processing and commodities recycling. This extends to recycling brokerage, where they handle the marketing of recyclable goods for third-party entities, alongside providing various other strategic business solutions. Its service portfolio also encompasses construction and remediation projects, the responsible management of fly ash and other residues generated from coal and fuel combustion, and specialized in-plant services offering full-spectrum waste management consulting. Furthermore, the company delivers tailored disposal solutions for oil and gas exploration and production activities. Originally incorporated in 1987 as USA Waste Services, Inc., the company rebranded to Waste Management, Inc. in 1998. Its corporate headquarters are situated in Houston, Texas.

Houston, TX
61,700 employees
Industrials / Waste Management
Sector
Industrials
Industry
Waste Management
CEO
James C. Fish Jr.