Waste Management Deferred Revenue 2011-2025 | WM

Deferred revenue is the amount of money or obligations that a company has received in advance for goods or services that have not yet been delivered or performed. In other words, it is income that has already been received but has not yet been recognized in accounting as revenue because the goods or services have not yet been transferred to the customer.

Features of the metric

Sources of future cash inflows
A high level of deferred revenue indicates that the company has secured future cash flows, which positively affects forecasts of its financial condition and stability.
Assessment of operational stability
Deferred revenue reflects demand for the company’s products or services and its ability to attract customers willing to pay in advance. It is one of the indicators of business stability and its competitive advantages.
Risks and obligations
Although deferred revenue indicates future inflows, it also represents obligations that the company must fulfill. If fulfilling these obligations is delayed or impossible, it can negatively impact reputation and financial results.
Analysis of liquidity and cash flow
Inflows in the form of deferred revenue improve the company’s current liquidity since the funds are already in the accounts. However, investors need to assess the ratio of deferred revenue to fulfilled obligations to understand the actual financial capabilities and risks.
Impact on company valuation
In fundamental analysis, deferred revenue is taken into account for accurate revenue and profit forecasting, especially in industries with long-term contracts or subscriptions (e.g., IT sector, services, manufacturing).

Annual Deferred Revenue Waste Management

2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011
673 M	578 M	589 M	571 M	539 M	534 M	522 M	503 M	493 M	472 M	475 M	475 M	465 M	470 M

All numbers in USD currency

Indicator range from annual reports

Maximum	Minimum	Average
673 M	465 M	526 M

Quarterly Deferred Revenue Waste Management

2025-Q2	2025-Q1	2024-Q3	2024-Q2	2024-Q1	2023-Q3	2023-Q2	2023-Q1	2022-Q4	2022-Q3	2022-Q2	2022-Q1	2021-Q4	2021-Q3	2021-Q2	2021-Q1	2020-Q4	2020-Q3	2020-Q2	2020-Q1	2019-Q4	2019-Q3	2019-Q2	2019-Q1	2018-Q4	2018-Q3	2018-Q2	2018-Q1	2017-Q4	2017-Q3	2017-Q2	2017-Q1	2016-Q4	2016-Q3	2016-Q2	2016-Q1	2015-Q4	2015-Q3	2015-Q2	2015-Q1	2014-Q4	2014-Q3	2014-Q2	2014-Q1	2013-Q4	2013-Q3	2013-Q2	2013-Q1	2012-Q4	2012-Q3	2012-Q2	2012-Q1	2011-Q4	2011-Q3	2011-Q2	2011-Q1
689 M	685 M	599 M	584 M	586 M	587 M	568 M	584 M	589 M	591 M	-	600 M	571 M	562 M	557 M	548 M	539 M	539 M	539 M	539 M	534 M	534 M	534 M	534 M	522 M	522 M	522 M	522 M	503 M	484 M	497 M	479 M	493 M	493 M	493 M	493 M	472 M	472 M	472 M	472 M	475 M	475 M	475 M	475 M	475 M	475 M	475 M	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

All numbers in USD currency

Indicator range from quarterly reporting

Maximum	Minimum	Average
689 M	472 M	531 M

Deferred Revenue of other stocks in the Waste management industry

Issuer	Deferred Revenue	Price	% 24h	Market Cap	Country
Clean Harbors CLH	88.5 M	$ 241.52	-0.13 %	$ 13 B	USA
Nuverra Environmental Solutions, Inc. NES	120 K	-	-5.67 %	$ 21.6 M	USA
US Ecology, Inc. ECOL	15.3 M	-	-	$ 1.5 B	USA
Code Chain New Continent Limited CCNC	901 K	-	6.35 %	$ 7.7 M	China
Covanta Holding Corporation CVA	12 M	-	0.10 %	$ 2.69 B	USA
Newater Technology, Inc. NEWA	2.95 M	-	-	$ 45.1 M	China
Casella Waste Systems CWST	50.7 M	$ 101.16	2.13 %	$ 6.03 B	USA
Charah Solutions CHRA	8.42 M	-	3.83 %	$ 7.33 M	USA
Avalon Holdings Corporation AWX	3.44 M	$ 2.6	-4.95 %	$ 10.1 M	USA
Republic Services RSG	485 M	$ 214.82	0.55 %	$ 67.5 B	USA
Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc HCCI	2.52 M	-	-	$ 1.07 B	USA
JanOne JAN	292 K	-	4.21 %	$ 8.93 M	USA
Montrose Environmental Group MEG	9.3 M	$ 26.83	0.45 %	$ 887 M	USA
Waste Connections WCN	383 M	$ 175.77	1.81 %	$ 45.3 B	Canada
Perma-Fix Environmental Services PESI	6.82 M	$ 13.88	-1.49 %	$ 187 M	USA
Quest Resource Holding Corporation QRHC	1.51 M	$ 2.04	-5.12 %	$ 41.1 M	USA
Sharps Compliance Corp. SMED	7.03 M	-	-0.12 %	$ 167 M	USA
Stericycle SRCL	72.6 M	-	-	$ 5.73 B	USA