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Waste Management KPI & segment coverage

Operating KPI and segment definitions available for Waste Management (WM) through the VizualStocks API.

WM21 metric seriesCatalog checked 2026-10-28

Active metrics 21

SEGMENT

Corporate And Other Income From Operations

Operating loss from WM's central corporate and unallocated activities, including technology, risk management and other company-wide costs. It is a reconciliation category rather than a waste-service business and is normally negative.

corporateAndOtherIncomeFromOperations
Frequency
quarterly / annual
Reported history
Q4'22 — Q3'26
History endpoint
SEGMENT

Corporate And Other Revenue

Small amount of revenue assigned to WM's corporate and unallocated activities, including intercompany landfill-gas royalties before elimination. It is not revenue from a standalone customer-facing segment.

corporateAndOtherRevenue
Frequency
quarterly / annual
Reported history
Q4'22 — Q3'26
History endpoint
SEGMENT

East Tier Revenue

Revenue from WM's eastern Collection and Disposal tier, including commercial, industrial and residential collection, landfills, transfer stations and related services. Together with West Tier and Other Ancillary, it forms the company's core Collection and Disposal business.

eastTierRevenue
Frequency
quarterly / annual
Reported history
Q1'21 — Q2'26
History endpoint
SEGMENT

Landfill Revenue

Fees WM earns for accepting and disposing of waste at its owned or operated landfills, including volumes delivered by its own collection network and third parties. Landfill pricing, special-waste volumes and internal transfers are important drivers.

landfillRevenue
Frequency
quarterly / annual
Reported history
Q1'15 — Q3'26
History endpoint
COMPANY KPI

Landfills Owned Or Operated

Number of landfills owned or operated by the company at period end.

landfillsOwnedOrOperated
Frequency
quarterly / annual
Reported history
Q4'15 — Q4'25
History endpoint
COMPANY KPI

Material Recovery Facilities

Period-end count of material recovery facilities reported by Waste Management. This is a point-in-time population rather than activity during the period.

materialRecoveryFacilities
Frequency
quarterly / annual
Reported history
Q4'15 — Q4'25
History endpoint
SEGMENT

Other Ancillary Revenue

Revenue from ancillary services that support WM's collection and disposal operations but are not managed within the East or West tiers. It is included in Total Collection and Disposal rather than treated as a separate reportable segment.

otherAncillaryRevenue
Frequency
quarterly / annual
Reported history
Q1'21 — Q2'26
History endpoint
COMPANY KPI

Other Facilities

Period-end count of other facilities reported by Waste Management. This is a point-in-time population rather than activity during the period.

otherFacilities
Frequency
quarterly / annual
Reported history
Q4'24 — Q4'24
History endpoint
SEGMENT

Other Revenue

Unpopulated residual field for WM revenue outside the configured reportable segments. The current issuer table reconciles revenue through Collection and Disposal, Recycling Processing and Sales, Renewable Energy, Healthcare Solutions and Corporate and Other, so stored zeros do not represent a separate business.

otherRevenue
Frequency
quarterly / annual
Reported history
Q1'15 — Q3'25
History endpoint
SEGMENT

Recycling Processing And Sales Income From Operations

Operating income from WM facilities that sort recyclable materials and sell recovered paper, cardboard, glass, plastic and metal. Profit is influenced by processing efficiency, inbound volumes and prices received for recycled commodities.

recyclingProcessingAndSalesIncomeFromOperations
Frequency
quarterly / annual
Reported history
Q4'22 — Q3'26
History endpoint
SEGMENT

Recycling Processing And Sales Revenue

Revenue from processing recyclable material and selling recovered commodities such as paper, cardboard, glass, plastic and metal. The line combines service activity with commodity sales, so market prices can affect revenue independently of volume.

recyclingProcessingAndSalesRevenue
Frequency
quarterly / annual
Reported history
Q4'22 — Q3'26
History endpoint
SEGMENT

Total Collection And Disposal Income From Operations

Operating income from WM's core waste collection, landfill, transfer and ancillary-service network across its East and West tiers. It reflects the combined economics of collecting waste and controlling the infrastructure used to transfer and dispose of it.

totalCollectionAndDisposalIncomeFromOperations
Frequency
quarterly / annual
Reported history
Q4'22 — Q3'26
History endpoint
SEGMENT

Total Collection And Disposal Revenue

Combined revenue from WM's collection routes, landfills, transfer stations and ancillary disposal services across its East and West tiers. This is the company's largest business and includes intercompany activity before applicable eliminations.

totalCollectionAndDisposalRevenue
Frequency
quarterly / annual
Reported history
Q1'15 — Q3'26
History endpoint
SEGMENT

Total Collection Revenue

Revenue from WM picking up commercial, industrial, residential and other waste and transporting it through its network. It excludes the separately disclosed landfill and transfer-station revenue generated after collection.

totalCollectionRevenue
Frequency
quarterly / annual
Reported history
Q1'15 — Q3'26
History endpoint
SEGMENT

Transfer Revenue

Fees earned at WM transfer stations, where collected waste is consolidated before being hauled to landfills or other processing facilities. Transfer stations improve route and long-haul efficiency within the collection-and-disposal network.

transferRevenue
Frequency
quarterly / annual
Reported history
Q1'15 — Q3'26
History endpoint
COMPANY KPI

Transfer Stations

Period-end count of transfer stations reported by Waste Management. This is a point-in-time population rather than activity during the period.

transferStations
Frequency
quarterly / annual
Reported history
Q4'15 — Q4'25
History endpoint
SEGMENT

Waste Management Healthcare Solutions Income From Operations

Operating income or loss from WM's regulated medical and specialized-waste compliance services and secure information-destruction operations. The segment largely reflects the Stericycle business acquired in late 2024, including integration costs and acquisition synergies.

wasteManagementHealthcareSolutionsIncomeFromOperations
Frequency
quarterly / annual
Reported history
Q4'24 — Q3'26
History endpoint
SEGMENT

Waste Management Healthcare Solutions Revenue

Revenue from regulated waste and compliance services for medical, pharmaceutical and hazardous waste plus secure destruction of confidential information. The segment was created from WM's acquisition of Stericycle and operates in the United States, Canada and Western Europe.

wasteManagementHealthcareSolutionsRevenue
Frequency
quarterly / annual
Reported history
Q4'24 — Q3'26
History endpoint
SEGMENT

Waste Management Renewable Energy Income From Operations

Operating income from converting landfill gas into renewable natural gas, electricity and related environmental value. The segment pays an internal royalty for gas sourced from WM landfills, which is eliminated in consolidated results.

wasteManagementRenewableEnergyIncomeFromOperations
Frequency
quarterly / annual
Reported history
Q4'22 — Q3'26
History endpoint
SEGMENT

Waste Management Renewable Energy Revenue

Revenue from beneficial use of gas captured at WM landfills, including renewable natural gas, electricity and environmental attributes such as renewable fuel credits. Project completions can raise volumes independently of the traditional waste business.

wasteManagementRenewableEnergyRevenue
Frequency
quarterly / annual
Reported history
Q4'22 — Q3'26
History endpoint
SEGMENT

West Tier Revenue

Revenue from WM's western Collection and Disposal tier, including commercial, industrial and residential collection, landfills, transfer stations and related services. Together with East Tier and Other Ancillary, it forms the company's core Collection and Disposal business.

westTierRevenue
Frequency
quarterly / annual
Reported history
Q1'21 — Q2'26
History endpoint