Waste Management (WM) dividend history
Waste Management paid $1.3B in dividends in fiscal 2025, about $3.30 per share.
Dividends per share grew 6.6% a year over 14 years, rising in each of the last 14 years.
That took 47% of free cash flow and 49% of net income.
At today's price the trailing yield is 1.66%.
Dividends by fiscal year
Dividends paid from the cash flow statement in Waste Management's 10-K filings, divided by diluted shares (an approximation of the per-share dividend).
| Fiscal year | Per share | Growth | Total paid | % of free cash flow | % of net income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3.30 | +10.0% | $1.3B | 47% | 49% |
| 2024 | $3.00 | +7.4% | $1.2B | 56% | 44% |
| 2023 | $2.79 | +7.6% | $1.1B | 62% | 49% |
| 2022 | $2.60 | +13.1% | $1.1B | 55% | 48% |
| 2021 | $2.29 | +5.2% | $970M | 40% | 53% |
| 2020 | $2.18 | +6.4% | $927M | 52% | 62% |
| 2019 | $2.05 | +10.4% | $876M | 43% | 52% |
| 2018 | $1.86 | +9.3% | $802M | 43% | 42% |
| 2017 | $1.70 | +4.4% | $750M | 45% | 38% |
| 2016 | $1.63 | +6.7% | $726M | 44% | 61% |
| 2015 | $1.52 | +2.4% | $695M | 54% | 92% |
| 2014 | $1.49 | +2.4% | $693M | 59% | 53% |
| 2013 | $1.45 | +2.6% | $683M | 58% | 697% |
| 2012 | $1.42 | +4.9% | $658M | 84% | 81% |
| 2011 | $1.35 | — | $637M | 56% | 66% |
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Questions
Does Waste Management pay a dividend?
Waste Management paid $1.3B in dividends in fiscal 2025, about $3.30 per share.
How fast has Waste Management's dividend grown?
Dividends per share grew 6.6% a year over 14 years, rising in each of the last 14 years.
From Waste Management's annual reports filed with the SEC (XBRL data), standardised by Investingly. Information only, not investment advice.