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WM Dividend

Waste Management, Inc.

NYSEIndustrialsStockData as of
Dividend yield
1.76%
Annual dividend
$3.66
Payout ratio
0.50
Frequency
Quarterly
Share price
$207.96
Market cap
$83.1B

Is WM a good dividend stock?

What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.

  • Yield is below the market median1.76% against a median of 2.92%. A lower yield is common among companies that reinvest more of their earnings or whose shares have risen.
  • Dividend is comfortably coveredA payout ratio of 0.50 means roughly 50% of earnings go to the dividend, leaving room to keep paying through a weaker year.
  • Dividend has been cut onceAcross 28 complete years, the annual total fell in 1999. The most recent reduction was in 1999.
  • Raised for 22 consecutive yearsA long record of increases suggests both the cash generation to fund them and a management commitment to maintaining them. This figure is derived from payment history and is approximate.

WM dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 1998 to 2025.

1998200320082013201820232025
Peak $3.30 in 2025Year the total fellTypical payment × payments that year, split-adjusted, excluding special and one-off distributions. Robust to duplicate records in the source data. The current year is omitted while incomplete.

Recent dividend payments

The last 40 dividend payments for WM, most recent first.
Ex-dividend datePay dateAmountType
$0.9450Quarterly
$0.9450Quarterly
$0.9450Quarterly
$0.8250Quarterly
$0.8250Quarterly
$0.8250Quarterly
$0.8250Quarterly
$0.7500Quarterly
$0.7500Quarterly
$0.7500Quarterly
$0.7500Quarterly
$0.7000Quarterly
$0.7000Quarterly
$0.7000Quarterly
$0.7000Quarterly
$0.6500Quarterly
$0.6500Quarterly
$0.6500Quarterly
$0.6500Quarterly
$0.5750Quarterly
$0.5750Quarterly
$0.5750Quarterly
$0.5750Quarterly
$0.5450Quarterly
$0.5450Quarterly
$0.5450Quarterly
$0.5450Quarterly
$0.5125Quarterly
$0.5125Quarterly
$0.5125Quarterly
$0.5125Quarterly
$0.4650Quarterly
$0.4650Quarterly
$0.4650Quarterly
$0.4650Quarterly
$0.4250Quarterly
$0.4250Quarterly
$0.4250Quarterly
$0.4250Quarterly
$0.4100Quarterly

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Frequently asked questions

Does WM pay a dividend?
Yes. Waste Management, Inc. pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 1.76% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $3.66 per share.
How much does WM pay in dividends?
$3.66 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.
When is the next WM ex-dividend date?
No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for WM. Dates appear here once the company declares them.