WASTE MANAGEMENT INC (WM) Form 8-K — Oct 27, 2026
WM reported Q3 2026 revenue of $6.846 billion, up 6.3% year over year, with net income of $820 million and diluted EPS of $2.05 ($2.15 adjusted). Adjusted operating EBITDA rose 5.8% to $2.121 billion with a 31.0% margin, driven by 5.8% core price, strength in Collection and Disposal, and a $41 million increase in Healthcare Solutions operating income on 3.7% revenue growth. Nine-month free cash flow reached $3.01 billion, up more than 42%, and the company returned $957 million to shareholders in the quarter, bringing year-to-date returns above $2.72 billion.
Key figures
- Eps
- 2.05
- Eps Beat
- 0
- Revenue
- 6846000000
- Guidance
- 2026 revenue at high end of $26.275-$26.475B, adjusted operating EBITDA within $8.15-$8.25B, free cash flow at high end of $3.75-$3.85B
- Net Income
- 820000000
- Total Assets
- 46519000000
- Cash Position
- 247000000
- Core price q3
- 5.8%
- Ytd dividends
- $1.141 billion
- Ytd share repurchases
- $1.58 billion
- Q3 shareholder returns
- $957 million ($580M buybacks, $377M dividends)
- Adjusted diluted eps q3
- $2.15
- Adjusted ebitda margin q3
- 31.0%
- Nine month free cash flow
- $3.009 billion vs $2.114 billion prior year
- Adjusted operating ebitda q3
- $2,121 million
- Nine month operating cash flow
- $4.867 billion (+12.0% YoY)
- Collection disposal volume change
- -0.4%
- Healthcare solutions revenue growth
- 3.7%
- Shares outstanding weighted diluted
- 399800000
- Healthcare solutions income increase
- $41 million
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