Waste Management, Inc. (WM)
NYSE: WM · Real-Time Price · USD
225.53
+2.45 (1.10%)
At close: Jun 26, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
225.26
-0.27 (-0.12%)
After-hours: Jun 26, 2026, 7:52 PM EDT
Waste Management Employees
Waste Management had 60,500 employees as of December 31, 2025. The number of employees decreased by 1,200 or -1.94% compared to the previous year.
Employees
60,500
Change (1Y)
-1,200
Growth (1Y)
-1.94%
Revenue / Employee
$420,050
Profits / Employee
$46,182
Market Cap
90.57B
Employees Chart
Employees History
| Date | Employees | Change | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 60,500 | -1,200 | -1.94% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 61,700 | 13,700 | 28.54% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 48,000 | -1,500 | -3.03% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 49,500 | 1,000 | 2.06% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 48,500 | 250 | 0.52% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 48,250 | 3,350 | 7.46% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 44,900 | 1,200 | 2.75% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 43,700 | 1,400 | 3.31% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 42,300 | 1,100 | 2.67% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 41,200 | 600 | 1.48% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 40,600 | 800 | 2.01% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 39,800 | -2,900 | -6.79% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 42,700 | -800 | -1.84% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 43,500 | -800 | -1.81% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 44,300 | 1,500 | 3.50% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 42,800 | -600 | -1.38% |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 43,400 | -2,500 | -5.45% |
| Dec 31, 2008 | 45,900 | -1,500 | -3.16% |
| Dec 31, 2007 | 47,400 | -600 | -1.25% |
| Dec 31, 2006 | 48,000 | -2,000 | -4.00% |
| Dec 31, 2005 | 50,000 | -1,000 | -1.96% |
| Dec 31, 2004 | 51,000 | -700 | -1.35% |
| Dec 31, 2003 | 51,700 | -1,300 | -2.45% |
| Dec 31, 2002 | 53,000 | -4,000 | -7.02% |
| Dec 31, 2001 | 57,000 | 0 | - |
| Dec 31, 2000 | 57,000 | -18,000 | -24.00% |
| Dec 31, 1999 | 75,000 | 7,000 | 10.29% |
| Dec 31, 1998 | 68,000 | 50,300 | 284.18% |
| Dec 31, 1997 | 17,700 | 7,900 | 80.61% |
| Dec 31, 1996 | 9,800 | 7,300 | 292.00% |
| Dec 31, 1995 | 2,500 | - | - |
Sources: Annual number of employees according to filings submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Data is also manually gathered from company press releases, IPO filings, and other official sources.
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WM News
- 13 hours ago - WM Sets Date for Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call - Business Wire
- 11 days ago - WM Updates Recycle Right® Rules: No Batteries in Recycling or Trash - PRNewsWire
- 11 days ago - Waste Management Slides: Investor presentation - Filings
- 16 days ago - Wallbridge Mining Announces Voting Results from Annual Meeting of Shareholders - GlobeNewsWire
- 16 days ago - Waste Management Transcript: Waste360/ Stifel Investor Summit - Transcripts
- 23 days ago - Waste Management Transcript: 46th Annual William Blair Growth Stock Conference - Transcripts
- 4 weeks ago - Why 46% of Bill Gates' fund is now concentrated in just 2 stocks - Invezz
- 5 weeks ago - Wallbridge Completes Private Placement for Proceeds of Approximately C$56 Million - GlobeNewsWire