Waste Management (WM) earnings history
Most recent quarter
- Fiscal period
- Q2 2026
- Period end
- Jun 30, 2026
- EPS actual
- $2.02
- EPS estimate
- $1.98
- EPS surprise
- +2.15%
- Revenue surprise
- −0.38%
- Revenue
- $6.7B
- Revenue estimate
- $6.7B
- Reported
- Jul 28, 2026
Waste Management reported Q2 2026 results on July 28, 2026. Earnings per share came in at $2.02, ahead of the $1.98 estimate by 2.15%. Revenue was $6.7 billion, just below the $6.7 billion consensus by 0.38%. Compared with Q2 2025, EPS rose about 5.2% from $1.92 and revenue rose about 4.7% from $6.4 billion. Both figures are the highest in the table.
The longer record shows steady growth with few large swings. Annual EPS rose from $5.59 in 2022 to $6.19 in 2023, $7.23 in 2024 and $7.50 in 2025, a gain of about 34% over three years. The first half of 2026 adds up to $3.83, about 6.7% more than the same period a year earlier. Revenue grew from $4.7 billion in Q3 2021 to $6.7 billion now, about 43% higher. Over the last 20 quarters, Waste Management beat the EPS estimate 13 times and missed 7 times, mostly by small margins. The largest beat was 16.64% in Q1 2024.
Waste Management reported Q3 between October 24 and October 28 in each of the past five years. That points to late October 2026 for the next report. It will show whether EPS moves above Q3 2025's $1.98.
Earnings history
| Period | Reported | EPS estimate | EPS actual | Surprise | Revenue | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | Jul 28, 2026 | $1.98 | $2.02 | +2.15% | $6.7B | SEC |
| Q1 2026 | Apr 28, 2026 | $1.74 | $1.81 | +3.99% | $6.2B | SEC |
| Q4 2025 | Jan 28, 2026 | $1.95 | $1.93 | −0.93% | $6.3B | SEC |
| Q3 2025 | Oct 27, 2025 | $2.01 | $1.98 | −1.61% | $6.4B | SEC |
| Q2 2025 | Jul 28, 2025 | $1.89 | $1.92 | +1.50% | $6.4B | SEC |
| Q1 2025 | Apr 28, 2025 | $1.59 | $1.67 | +5.31% | $6.0B | SEC |
| Q4 2024 | Jan 30, 2025 | $1.80 | $1.70 | −5.66% | $5.9B | SEC |
| Q3 2024 | Oct 28, 2024 | $1.88 | $1.96 | +3.99% | $5.6B | SEC |
| Q2 2024 | Jul 24, 2024 | $1.83 | $1.82 | −0.55% | $5.4B | SEC |
| Q1 2024 | Apr 25, 2024 | $1.50 | $1.75 | +16.64% | $5.2B | SEC |
| Q4 2023 | Feb 13, 2024 | $1.53 | $1.74 | +13.66% | $5.2B | SEC |
| Q3 2023 | Oct 24, 2023 | $1.61 | $1.63 | +1.02% | $5.2B | SEC |
| Q2 2023 | Jul 25, 2023 | $1.55 | $1.51 | −2.37% | $5.1B | SEC |
| Q1 2023 | Apr 27, 2023 | $1.29 | $1.31 | +1.94% | $4.9B | SEC |
| Q4 2022 | Feb 1, 2023 | $1.41 | $1.30 | −8.06% | $4.9B | SEC |
| Q3 2022 | Oct 26, 2022 | $1.52 | $1.56 | +2.82% | $5.1B | — |
| Q2 2022 | Jul 27, 2022 | $1.40 | $1.44 | +2.84% | $5.0B | — |
| Q1 2022 | Apr 26, 2022 | $1.14 | $1.29 | +13.25% | $4.7B | — |
| Q4 2021 | Feb 2, 2022 | $1.26 | $1.26 | +0.12% | $4.7B | — |
| Q3 2021 | Oct 26, 2021 | $1.35 | $1.26 | −6.97% | $4.7B | — |
Quarterly revenue
Frequently asked questions
When did Waste Management (WM) last report earnings?
Waste Management last reported on Jul 28, 2026, covering fiscal Q2 2026.
Did WM beat earnings estimates?
Yes. Waste Management reported EPS of $2.02 for Q2 2026 against a $1.98 estimate — a 2.15% beat.
How much revenue did WM report last quarter?
Waste Management reported $6.7B in revenue for Q2 2026, against a consensus estimate of $6.7B.
Earnings figures may be restated, revised or corrected by the issuer. Past results do not indicate future performance.
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