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Waste Management return on equity (ROE)

Waste Management's return on equity is 31.12%: net income of 3.07B USD over the last twelve months on shareholders' equity of 9.87B USD.

Today
31.12%
Average, 5 years
30.80%
Low, 5 years
25.51%
High, 5 years
34.62%

ROE (return on equity) = net income (last 12 months) ÷ shareholders' equity = 3.07B ÷ 9.87B = 31.12%

ROE (return on equity)
Net income
Shareholders' equity

Each quarter's net income over its last four quarters, over the shareholders' equity at the quarter end.

Why is Waste Management's return on equity so high?

Net margin
10.7%
profit on each dollar of sales
Asset turnover
0.55×
sales on each dollar of assets
Equity multiplier
4.59×
assets on each dollar of equity
Return on equity
27.1%
FY2025
  • FY202510.7% × 0.55 × 4.59 = 27.1%
  • FY202412.4% × 0.50 × 5.40 = 33.3%
  • FY202311.3% × 0.62 × 4.75 = 33.4%
  • FY202211.4% × 0.63 × 4.58 = 32.7%
  • FY202110.1% × 0.62 × 4.08 = 25.5%

The DuPont breakdown, on each year-end's assets and equity, as the return on equity elsewhere on this page. A high equity multiplier means a small equity base: debt, or buybacks that return the equity to shareholders, lift the return on what is left.

ROE (return on equity) by year and by quarter

Fiscal yearPeriod endingROE (return on equity)Net incomeShareholders' equity
Today31.12%3.07B9.87B
FY202531 Dec 202527.11%2.71B9.99B
FY202431 Dec 202433.26%2.75B8.25B
FY202331 Dec 202332.97%2.28B6.90B
FY202231 Dec 202232.71%2.24B6.85B
FY202131 Dec 202125.51%1.82B7.12B
FY202031 Dec 202020.08%1.50B7.45B
FY201931 Dec 201923.64%1.67B7.07B
FY201831 Dec 201830.65%1.92B6.28B
FY201731 Dec 201732.38%1.95B6.02B
FY201631 Dec 201622.28%1.18B5.30B
FY201531 Dec 201514.07%752.00M5.35B
FY201431 Dec 201422.81%1.34B5.87B
FY201331 Dec 20132.28%130.00M5.71B
FY201231 Dec 201213.53%860.00M6.35B
FY201131 Dec 201116.62%1.01B6.07B
FY201031 Dec 201016.01%1.00B6.26B
FY200931 Dec 200916.87%1.06B6.29B
FY200831 Dec 200818.42%1.09B5.90B
FY200731 Dec 200720.08%1.16B5.79B
FY200631 Dec 200618.47%1.15B6.22B
FY200531 Dec 200519.31%1.18B6.12B
FY200431 Dec 200415.73%939.00M5.97B
FY200331 Dec 200311.32%630.00M5.56B
FY200231 Dec 200215.49%822.00M5.31B
FY200131 Dec 20019.33%503.00M5.39B
FY200031 Dec 2000-2.02%-97.00M4.80B
FY199931 Dec 1999-8.97%-395.10M4.40B
FY199831 Dec 1998-17.54%-766.80M4.37B
FY199731 Dec 199710.40%273.30M2.63B
FY199631 Dec 19962.85%32.90M1.16B
FY199531 Dec 19957.52%30.30M402.80M
FY199431 Dec 199412.78%13.80M108.00M
FY199331 Dec 199320.56%9.60M46.70M
FY199231 Dec 199218.30%7.30M39.90M
FY199131 Dec 19919.77%3.00M30.70M
FY199031 Dec 19902.02%200.00K9.90M
FY198931 Dec 19891.89%100.00K5.30M
FY198831 Dec 19883.85%200.00K5.20M
FY198731 Dec 198766.67%400.00K600.00K

Figures in USD. A quarter's revenue, net income and dividends are those of its last four quarters.

See also:P/E ratio,Market cap,P/S ratio,Dividend yield,Debt to equity,Current ratio,All ratios

Common questions about Waste Management's ROE

Source: Financial Modeling Prep