SuperworthWaste Management profit margin WM
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2009.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 11.1%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 17.6%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- −0.2 pts
- Peer median
- 10.9%
Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Waste Management kept 11.1% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 17.6% and a gross margin of 40.9%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 9.7%.
The median for 3 waste management stocks of a similar size is 10.9%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 10.7% | 17.1% | 40.7% |
| FY2024 | 12.4% | 18.4% | 39.3% |
| FY2023 | 11.3% | 17.5% | 38.3% |
| FY2022 | 11.4% | 17.1% | 37.6% |
| FY2021 | 10.1% | 16.5% | 38.0% |
| FY2020 | 9.8% | 16.0% | 38.6% |
| FY2019 | 10.8% | 17.5% | 38.6% |
| FY2018 | 12.9% | 18.7% | 38.0% |
| FY2017 | 13.5% | 18.2% | 37.7% |
| FY2016 | 8.7% | 16.9% | 37.6% |
| FY2015 | 5.8% | 15.8% | 36.5% |
| FY2014 | 9.3% | 16.4% | 35.7% |
| FY2013 | 0.7% | 7.7% | 34.8% |
| FY2012 | 6.0% | 13.6% | 34.9% |
| FY2011 | 7.2% | 15.2% | n/a |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | 11.1% | −0.2 pts | 17.6% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 11.0% | −0.7 pts | 17.3% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 10.7% | −1.7 pts | 17.1% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 10.3% | −2.0 pts | 16.4% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 11.4% | −0.8 pts | 17.5% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 11.7% | −0.3 pts | 17.7% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 12.4% | +1.2 pts | 18.4% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 12.3% | +0.9 pts | 18.4% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 12.1% | +0.7 pts | 18.3% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 12.0% | +0.6 pts | 18.2% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 11.3% | −0.1 pts | 17.5% | |
| Q3 FY23 | 11.5% | −0.1 pts | 17.6% |
Against its peers
Companies in Waste Management nearest Waste Management's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| WMWaste Management | 11.1% |
| RSGRepublic Services | 12.9% |
| WCNWaste Connections | 10.9% |
| CLHClean Harbors | 7.0% |
| Peer median | 10.9% |
Where Waste Management ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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