The cash flow of WASTE MANAGEMENT INC over the past 10 years
Chart WASTE MANAGEMENT INC: operating cash flow, capital expenditures, free cash flow, fiscal 2016–2025 Open the chart →In fiscal 2025, the latest fiscal year on file, WASTE MANAGEMENT INC's operating cash flow was $6.04B and its capital expenditures $3.23B, leaving free cash flow of $2.82B. Free cash flow was above zero in all 10 years shown. It ranged from $1.66B in fiscal 2016 to $2.82B in fiscal 2025. Capital expenditures were highest in fiscal 2024, at $3.23B.
Year by year
| Fiscal year | Operating cash flow | Capital expenditures | Free cash flow* |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025ended Dec 31, 2025 | $6.04B | $3.23B | $2.82B |
| 2024ended Dec 31, 2024 | $5.39B | $3.23B | $2.16B |
| 2023ended Dec 31, 2023 | $4.72B | $2.9B | $1.82B |
| 2022ended Dec 31, 2022 | $4.54B | $2.59B | $1.95B |
| 2021ended Dec 31, 2021 | $4.34B | $1.9B | $2.43B |
| 2020ended Dec 31, 2020 | $3.4B | $1.63B | $1.77B |
| 2019ended Dec 31, 2019 | $3.87B | $1.82B | $2.06B |
| 2018ended Dec 31, 2018 | $3.57B | $1.69B | $1.88B |
| 2017ended Dec 31, 2017 | $3.18B | $1.51B | $1.67B |
| 2016ended Dec 31, 2016 | $3B | $1.34B | $1.66B |
Fiscal years as WASTE MANAGEMENT INC reports them. * Calculated by us from the company's filed figures; — no figure on file. From SEC filings, updated nightly. How each line is read.
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