AI-extracted from the 10-Q filed 2026-07-29 — Q2 2026 (quarter ended June 30, 2026). Every figure is machine-verified against the filing text on SEC EDGAR.
Revenues rose 4.0% to $6,684 million on Collection and Disposal yield of 3.6% and a $102 million energy surcharge increase, lifting income from operations to $1,253 million (18.7% of revenues).
Biggest Revenue Drivers
Collection and Disposal$5,479M+3.6% average yield
Higher yield across collection, landfill and transfer, partially offset by lower special waste and residential volumes
Healthcare Solutions$638M-$30M YoY
Contributions from pricing activities were more than offset by declines in volumes
Biggest Revenue Drivers
Total revenue: $6,684M+4.0% YoY
Collection and Disposal$5,479M+3.6% average yield
Higher yield across collection, landfill and transfer, partially offset by lower special waste and residential volumes
Within Collection and Disposal
Commercial collection$1,485M+4.0% yield
Healthcare Solutions$638M-$30M YoY
Contributions from pricing activities were more than offset by declines in volumes
Recycling Processing and Sales$403M
Volume growth from recycling automation and growth projects, offset by ~10% lower single-stream commodity prices
Renewable Energy$157M
Volume growth from new renewable natural gas plants; yield down $4M on lower RNG pricing
Largest Expense Items
Operating expenses$3,955M59.2% of revenues vs 59.1%
Higher fuel prices, annual wage increases and higher medical costs, plus Renewable Energy growth
Depreciation, depletion, amortization and accretion$777M11.6% of revenues, flat
Capital assets placed in service during 2025 and 2026, particularly sustainability businesses
Selling, general and administrative$683M10.2% of revenues vs 10.8%
Lower professional fees and labor from Stericycle synergies, offset by higher bad debt expense
Interest expense, net$233M
Lower average debt balances offset by lower capitalized interest as sustainability projects completed
Margins: Income from operations margin expanded to 18.7% from 17.9%, driven by Collection and Disposal yield, Healthcare Solutions synergies and higher Recycling and Renewable Energy volumes, partly offset by prior-year wildfire cleanup earnings.
Watch Items from the Filing
Approximately $3.8 billion of debt matures within 12 months, including $2.0 billion of tax-exempt bonds and $1.1 billion of commercial paper; total debt is $23.4 billion.
Provision for bad debts rose to $40 million from $24 million, on increased receivable balances in Collection and Disposal.
Healthcare Solutions revenue declined to $638 million from $646 million on volume losses; segment income from operations was just $2 million.
Recorded liability of approximately $100 million for the San Jacinto River Waste Pits site; EPA issued a Unilateral Administrative Order in April 2026 and ultimate liability could differ materially.
Repurchased 3.0 million shares for $671 million in the quarter at $223.94 average, with $2.0 billion remaining under the $3.0 billion authorization.
AI-extracted and verified against SEC EDGAR filing text. Not investment advice.
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WASTE MANAGEMENT INC (WM) stock profile, AI quality score, and SEC EDGAR financial data, a Utilities sector company. 13F Pro's AI-powered ranking engine scores WM at 67.6/100 on a composite quality score built from its SEC filings, placing it at rank #353 of 2,925 stocks — the top 25% of the AI-ranked universe. WM scores in the top quartile across revenue scale (93.9). Based on the latest XBRL financial filings (Q2 2026), WASTE MANAGEMENT INC reports quarterly revenue of $6.7B, net income of $785.0M, an operating margin of 18.8%. WM trades on the NYSE exchange and files with the SEC under CIK 823768. 13F Pro's AI research platform runs 10 specialized AI analysts — value, growth, momentum, macro, and activist specialists — that debate WM daily and publish AI-generated analysis with cited SEC sources. The platform aggregates historical XBRL financial facts, 10-Q and 10-K filings, insider Form 4 transactions, and institutional 13-F holdings for WASTE MANAGEMENT INC directly from SEC EDGAR.