All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)

Total Real Returns

WM: Total Real Return Chart (Dividends Reinvested, Inflation Adjusted)

WM real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, WM returned −9.39% over the past year and −1.94% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jun. 22, 1988, WM is up +2,902.24% in real purchasing-power return, or +9.38%/yr, and is currently −11.59% below its real total-return high on Mar. 9, 2026.

Wed 1988-06-22💬 to Fri 2026-06-05 YTD
Return
1 Year
Return
WM
×
−1.94%
2026-06-05
−9.39%
2026-06-05
Waste Management Inc NYSE Common Stock

Returns

Wed 1988-06-22💬 to Fri 2026-06-05 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
WM
×
+2,902.24%
+9.38%/yr
+8.42%/yr
(R2=0.802)
Waste Management Inc NYSE Common Stock

Growth of $10,000

Wed 1988-06-22💬 to Fri 2026-06-05 Start
Value
End
Value
WM
×
$10,000.00
1988-06-22
$300,223.60
2026-06-05
Waste Management Inc NYSE Common Stock

Annual Returns

Year WM
2026 (YTD) −1.94%
2025 +7.62%
2024 +11.08%
2023 +12.43%
2022 −10.29%
2021 +34.37%
2020 +4.05%
2019 +27.54%
2018 +3.35%
2017 +21.89%
2016 +33.62%
2015 +6.35%
2014 +17.35%
2013 +35.79%
2012 +5.81%
2011 −10.37%
2010 +11.58%
2009 +3.47%
2008 +4.65%
2007 −12.34%
2006 +21.17%
2005 +0.75%
2004 +0.54%
2003 +26.81%
2002 −29.81%
2001 +13.28%
2000 +56.25%
1999 −64.08%
1998 +16.96%
1997 +21.08%
1996 +63.45%
1995 +61.82%
1994 −2.61%
1993 −23.65%
1992 −19.48%
1991 +185.97%
1990 +237.67%
1989 −36.69%
1988 −47.81%

Drawdowns

Wed 1988-06-22💬 to Fri 2026-06-05 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
WM
×
−11.59%
from 2026-03-09 peak
−78.48%
2000-03-28
from 1999-05-04 peak
Waste Management Inc NYSE Common Stock

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-06-05 1
Year
2
Years
3
Years
5
Years
10
Years
WM
×
−9.39% +5.06%
+2.50%/yr
+27.52%
+8.44%/yr
+36.53%
+6.42%/yr
+208.68%
+11.93%/yr
Waste Management Inc NYSE Common Stock