All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)
WM total return snapshot: WM returned −2.79% over the past year and +4.11% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jun. 22, 1988, WM is up +8,663.09% in nominal total return, or +12.45%/yr, and is currently −7.21% below its total-return high on Mar. 9, 2026.
Data ending Tue Aug. 11, 2026
| Wed 1988-06-22💬 to Tue 2026-08-11 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WM × |
+8,663.09%
+12.45%/yr |
+11.08%/yr
R2=0.870 |
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| Waste Management Inc NYSE Common Stock | ||||||
| Wed 1988-06-22💬 to Tue 2026-08-11 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| WM × |
$10,000.00
1988-06-22 |
$876,308.57
2026-08-11 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| WM × | +4.11% | −2.79% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| WM × |
−7.21%
on 2026-08-11 from 2026-03-09 peak |
−77.85%
on 2000-03-28 from 1999-05-04 peak |
| Period ending Tue 2026-08-11 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WM × | −2.79% |
+13.89% +6.72%/yr |
+47.58% +13.85%/yr |
+64.48% +10.47%/yr |
+306.54% +15.06%/yr |
| Year | WM |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +4.11% |
| 2025 | +10.50% |
| 2024 | +14.28% |
| 2023 | +16.20% |
| 2022 | −4.49% |
| 2021 | +43.82% |
| 2020 | +5.46% |
| 2019 | +30.45% |
| 2018 | +5.32% |
| 2017 | +24.46% |
| 2016 | +36.39% |
| 2015 | +7.13% |
| 2014 | +18.24% |
| 2013 | +37.83% |
| 2012 | +7.64% |
| 2011 | −7.71% |
| 2010 | +13.25% |
| 2009 | +6.29% |
| 2008 | +4.75% |
| 2007 | −8.75% |
| 2006 | +24.22% |
| 2005 | +4.21% |
| 2004 | +3.81% |
| 2003 | +29.19% |
| 2002 | −28.14% |
| 2001 | +15.04% |
| 2000 | +61.54% |
| 1999 | −63.12% |
| 1998 | +18.84% |
| 1997 | +23.14% |
| 1996 | +68.87% |
| 1995 | +65.93% |
| 1994 | +0.00% |
| 1993 | −21.55% |
| 1992 | −17.14% |
| 1991 | +194.73% |
| 1990 | +258.32% |
| 1989 | −33.75% |
| 1988 | −46.65% |
