Waste Management Inc
WM- Exchange
- NYSE
- Industry
- Refuse Systems
- SEC CIK
- 0000823768
In the last 90 days, Waste Management Inc insiders filed 0 open-market purchases and 2 sales; 2,387 institutions reported holding it in 13F filings for Q2 2026, worth $74.1B in total; Gates Foundation Trust is the only superinvestor holding it.
Key figures
- Market capClose on Nov 9, 2026
- $94.1B
- Insider buysOpen market, last 90 days
- 0
- Insider sellsLast 90 days, $421.2K in total
- 2
- 13F holdersQ2 2026, +38 vs. previous quarter
- 2,387
- 13F valueReported value at the end of Q2 2026
- $74.1B
- Superinvestors holdingAt the end of Q2 2026
- 1
Price chart
Financials
See financial statementsFrom SEC filings, in USD.
- Revenue, FY2025
- $25.2B
- +14.2% year over year
- Net income, FY2025
- $2.71B
- −1.4% year over year
- Free cash flow, FY2025
- $2.82B
- +30.4% year over year
- Revenue, Q3 FY2026
- $6.85B
- +6.3% year over year
Revenue flow, FY2025
Green is profit; orange is costs, expenses and taxes. Percentages are shares of revenue.
Short interest
See short dataFrom FINRA, settlement date Oct 15, 2026.
- Short interest
- 7.50M
- Shares sold short
- Change
- −284.8K
- −3.7% vs. previous
- Days to cover
- 3.10
- At average daily volume
Superinvestors holding WM, Q2 2026
Go to the superinvestors tab1 superinvestor reports holding Waste Management Inc on Form 13F. Percentages are the stock's share of each portfolio.
Gates Foundation Trust
Bill Gates
17.3%
Waste Management Inc's share of the portfolio
- Shares
- 26,720,744
- Value
- $5.96B
Latest insider trades
See all insider tradesOpen-market purchases and sales by Waste Management Inc insiders from Form 4, newest first.
| Filed (ET) | Trade date | Filing delay | Insider | Transaction | Shares | Avg price | Value | Holding change | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 (view filing)8:30 AM ET | Nov 5 | 4 days | Varkey JohnsonSVP-Chief Information Officer | SSale | −500 | $242.00 | −$121.0K | −5.4%8.71K after | |
| Sep 8, 2026 (view filing)2:44 PM ET | Sep 4 | 4 days | Carroll John A.VP & Chief Accounting Officer | SSale | −1.36K | $219.90 | −$300.2K | −28.0%3.51K after | |
| Jun 8, 2026 (view filing) | Jun 5 | 3 days | Carrasco RafaelSVP of Enterprise Strategy | SSale | −2.65K | $220.47 | −$585.3K | −14.6%15.5K after | |
| Mar 10, 2026 (view filing) | Mar 9 | 1 day | Reed David L.EVP & CFO | SSale | −75 | $245.26 | −$18.4K | −0.9%8.49K after | 10b5-1 |
| Mar 10, 2026 (view filing) | Mar 9 | 1 day | Morris John JPresident & COO | SSale | −4.21K | $243.38 | −$1.02M | −4.0%99.9K after | 10b5-1 |
| Mar 10, 2026 (view filing) | Mar 9 | 1 day | Varkey JohnsonSVP-Chief Information Officer | SSale | −121 | $245.27 | −$29.7K | −1.3%9.29K after | 10b5-1 |
| Mar 10, 2026 (view filing) | Mar 9 | 1 day | Carroll John A.VP & Chief Accounting Officer | SSale | −47 | $245.30 | −$11.5K | −0.5%8.98K after | 10b5-1 |
| Mar 10, 2026 (view filing) | Mar 9 | 1 day | DeSantis Christopher P.SVP Operations - East | SSale | −61 | $245.50 | −$15.0K | −0.6%9.39K after | 10b5-1 |
| Mar 9, 2026 (view filing) | Mar 6 | 3 days | Morris John JPresident & COO | SSale | −7.98K | $245.07 | −$1.96M | −7.5%98.7K after | 10b5-1 |
| Mar 4, 2026 (view filing) | Mar 3 | 1 day | Varkey JohnsonSVP-Chief Information Officer | SSale | −617 | $244.13 | −$150.6K | −6.0%9.61K after |
Top 10 13F holders, Q2 2026
See all 2,387 holdersThe largest institutional positions in Waste Management Inc at the end of Q2 2026; share changes are against Q1 2026.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. | 30,733,944 | $6.85B | 0.10% | +535,079+1.8% | Added |
| Gates Foundation TrustSuperinvestorGates Foundation Trust | 26,720,744 | $5.96B | 17.30% | −921,600−3.3% | Reduced |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 25,179,716 | $5.61B | 0.12% | +10,2030.0% | Added |
| State Street Corp | 18,008,931 | $4.01B | 0.12% | +507,209+2.9% | Added |
| Capital Research Global Investors | 10,438,136 | $2.33B | 0.32% | +1,706,093+19.5% | Added |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 10,121,428 | $2.26B | 0.10% | −115,237−1.1% | Reduced |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 9,068,808 | $2.01B | 0.11% | −122,542−1.3% | Reduced |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 7,086,113 | $1.58B | 0.32% | −341,294−4.6% | Reduced |
| Morgan Stanley | 6,584,906 | $1.47B | 0.08% | −492,264−7.0% | Reduced |
| Parnassus Investments | 4,792,005 | $1.07B | 2.85% | −189,573−3.8% | Reduced |
Holders of 5% or more of WM
See all 2 holders and filingsHolders whose latest Schedule 13D or 13G filing reports 5% or more of Waste Management Inc.
| Holder | Latest form | Stake | Change | First filed | Latest filing | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gates Foundation TrustSuperinvestorGates Foundation Trust | 13G/A | 7.20%28.9M shares | – | Feb 10, 20232 filings | Nov 14, 2025 | SEC |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 13G | 7.16%28.9M shares | New | Apr 30, 20261 filing | Apr 30, 2026 | SEC |
Politician trades
All politician trades in WM17 members of Congress reported 32 trades in Waste Management Inc since 2020. Newest filings:
| Filed | Politician | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 14, 2026 |  Rick Larsen House · WA | Buy | $1K-$15K |
| Oct 10, 2025 |  Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. House · CA | Sell (partial) | $1K-$15K |
| Aug 13, 2025 |  Lisa C. McClain House · MI | Buy | $1K-$15K |
| Aug 13, 2025 | Lisa C. McClain House · MI | Sell | $1K-$15K |
| Jun 9, 2025 |  Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr. House · PA | Sell | $1K-$15K |
House · WA · Jan 14, 2026
Buy$1K-$15K
House · CA · Oct 10, 2025
Sell (partial)$1K-$15K
House · MI · Aug 13, 2025
Buy$1K-$15K
House · MI · Aug 13, 2025
Sell$1K-$15K
House · PA · Jun 9, 2025
Sell$1K-$15K