SuperworthWaste Management shares outstanding WM
Diluted shares outstanding, averaged over each quarter, from 2008.
- Latest quarter, to Jun 30, 2026
- 402.4M
- On a year earlier
- −0.5%
- fewer shares
Waste Management had 402.4M diluted shares outstanding on average in Q2 FY26, the quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
That is about the same as a year earlier.
Shares outstanding over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Shares, fourth quarter | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 404.8M | +0% |
| FY2024 | 404M | −0% |
| FY2023 | 404.8M | −2% |
| FY2022 | 411.4M | −2% |
| FY2021 | 420.8M | −1% |
| FY2020 | 425.4M | −1% |
| FY2019 | 427.8M | −0% |
| FY2018 | 429.2M | −2% |
| FY2017 | 437.7M | −2% |
| FY2016 | 444.7M | −1% |
| FY2015 | 451.2M | −3% |
| FY2014 | 463.2M | −1% |
| FY2013 | 467.7M | +1% |
| FY2012 | 465M | +1% |
| FY2011 | 462.2M | −3% |
Each fiscal year is the twelve months to its fourth quarter, shown as the fourth quarter's average share count.
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Shares outstanding | On a year earlier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | 402.4M | −0% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 404.4M | +0% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 404.8M | +0% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 404.3M | +0% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 404.3M | +0% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 403.9M | +0% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 404M | −0% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 403.2M | −1% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 403.2M | −1% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 403.5M | −1% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 404.8M | −2% | |
| Q3 FY23 | 405.9M | −2% |
What the shares outstanding tells you
Diluted shares outstanding, averaged over the period. Fewer shares means each one owns more of the company.
A falling count usually means buybacks. A rising one means stock pay, acquisitions paid in shares or new shares sold.
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