Waste Management, Inc.

NYSE WM

Waste Management, Inc. Return on Assets (ROA) for the Trailing 12 Months (TTM) ending December 31, 2024

Waste Management, Inc. Return on Assets (ROA) is NA for the Trailing 12 Months (TTM) ending December 31, 2024. Return on assets measures profitability against assets; higher ROA indicates efficient asset use and profitability.

Waste Management, Inc. Return on Assets (ROA) for the Trailing 12 Months (TTM) ending December 31, 2023 was 7.22%, a -2.78% change year over year.
Waste Management, Inc. Return on Assets (ROA) for the Trailing 12 Months (TTM) ending December 31, 2022 was 7.43%, a 18.63% change year over year.
Waste Management, Inc. Return on Assets (ROA) for the Trailing 12 Months (TTM) ending December 31, 2021 was 6.26%, a 12.88% change year over year.
Waste Management, Inc. Return on Assets (ROA) for the Trailing 12 Months (TTM) ending December 31, 2020 was 5.55%, a -13.49% change year over year.

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Date	Return on Assets (ROA)	Return on Equity (ROE)	Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)	Interest Coverage Ratio

NYSE: WM

Waste Management, Inc.

CEO	Mr. James C. Fish Jr.
IPO Date	June 22, 1988
Location	United States
Headquarters	800 Capitol Street
Employees	48,000
Sector	Utilities
Industries Waste Management Gas Petrochemicals Pollution Treatment Utilities

Description

Waste Management, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides waste management environmental services to residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal customers in North America. It offers collection services, including picking up and transporting waste and recyclable materials from where it was generated to a transfer station, material recovery facility (MRF), or disposal site; and owns, develops, and operates landfill gas-to-energy facilities in the United States, as well as owns and operates transfer stations. As of December 31, 2021, the company owned or operated 255 solid waste landfills; 5 secure hazardous waste landfills; 96 MRFs; and 340 transfer stations. It also provides materials processing and commodities recycling services; recycling brokerage services, such as managing the marketing of recyclable materials for third parties; and other strategic business solutions. In addition, the company offers construction and remediation services; services related with the disposal of fly ash, and residue generated from the combustion of coal and other fuel stocks; in-plant services comprising full-service waste management solutions and consulting services; and specialized disposal services for oil and gas exploration and production operations. The company was formerly known as USA Waste Services, Inc. and changed its name to Waste Management, Inc. in 1998. Waste Management, Inc. was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

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