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WASTE MANAGEMENT INC WM
WASTE MANAGEMENT INC dividends
Dividend yield1.52%
Dividend payout49.3%
Safetymoderate
Per share (TTM)$3.54
Years paying (in our data)10 · rising
Dividends by year
Yield by year = that fiscal year's dividend per share over the share price around year-end — approximate, not the yield on today's price.
By fiscal year
| FY | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total dividends paid | $1.3B | $1.2B | $1.1B | $1.1B | $970.0M | $927.0M | $876.0M | $802.0M | $750.0M | $726.0M |
| Per share | $3.30 | $3.00 | $2.79 | $2.60 | $2.29 | $2.18 | $2.05 | $1.86 | $1.70 | $1.63 |
| Yield then (approx) | 1.49% | 1.36% | 1.50% | 1.68% | 1.52% | 1.96% | 1.68% | 1.94% | 1.92% | 2.34% |
Annual dividend per share = total paid ÷ shares. “Yield then” is the per-share dividend over the share price at that fiscal year-end — approximate.
Per-share dividends by quarter · as declared
| Period end | Dividend / share | Yield then (approx) |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | $0.945 | 1.67% |
| 2026-03-31 | $0.945 | 1.63% |
| 2025-09-30 | $0.825 | 1.65% |
| 2025-06-30 | $0.825 | 1.44% |
| 2025-03-31 | $0.825 | 1.41% |
| 2024-09-30 | $0.75 | 1.39% |
| 2024-06-30 | $0.75 | 1.48% |
| 2024-03-31 | $0.75 | 1.44% |
| 2023-09-30 | $0.7 | 1.70% |
| 2023-06-30 | $0.7 | 1.71% |
| 2023-03-31 | $0.7 | 1.69% |
| 2022-09-30 | $0.65 | 1.64% |
Per-share amounts are declared dividends tagged to each fiscal quarter (exact ex-/pay-dates aren't in the filings). “Yield then” annualises that quarter's dividend over the month-end share price at the time — approximate.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.