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Quarterly report 2025-Q2
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Waste Management Long-Term Debt 2011-2025 | WM

Long-term debt is a financial obligation of a company or an individual with a repayment period exceeding one year from the date it arises. In accounting, such obligations are recorded under the "long-term liabilities" section.

Main characteristics:
  • Term exceeds 12 months
  • Can take the form of bonds, bank loans, credit lines, leasing, or loans from affiliated parties
  • Repaid through regular payments (interest and/or principal) over several years
Why long-term debt is needed:
  • Investment in development
    Allows financing of large projects — new factories, production lines, innovative developments — without diverting working capital.
  • Smoothing of cash flows
    A long-term payment schedule facilitates budget planning and reduces short-term financial risks.
  • Optimization of capital structure
    A combination of equity and borrowed capital can reduce the average cost of business financing.

A high level of long-term debt may indicate that a company heavily relies on borrowed funds. This increases risks, especially in conditions of rising interest rates or declining profits. However, a moderate level of debt can signal a sound growth strategy — for example, the company takes a loan to expand its business.

If a company uses borrowed funds effectively (e.g., invests in profitable projects), this can lead to profit growth and, consequently, an increase in stock value. An investor evaluates whether the investments made using debt are paying off.

It is important to monitor whether the company can regularly pay interest and repay the principal. Payment difficulties can lead to reduced dividends, a drop in stock value, and even bankruptcy.

Examples of long-term debt:
  • Mortgage loans for property purchases
  • Corporate bonds issued by a company to raise capital
  • Project financing — long-term loans for building or expanding production facilities
  • Leasing obligations for equipment or transport

Annual Long-Term Debt Waste Management

2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011
22.5 B 15.9 B 14.6 B 12.7 B 551 M 13.3 B 9.59 B 8.75 B 8.89 B 8.73 B 8.34 B 9.5 B 9.17 B 9.12 B

All numbers in USD currency

Indicator range from annual reports

Maximum Minimum Average
22.5 B 551 M 10.8 B

Quarterly Long-Term Debt 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
23.1 B 22.9 B 16 B 16.5 B 15.8 B 15.1 B 14.9 B 15 B 14.6 B 13.8 B - 13.1 B 12.7 B 12.4 B 12.9 B 13.2 B 13.3 B 13.3 B 13.3 B 13.3 B 13.3 B 13.3 B 13.3 B 13.3 B 9.59 B 9.59 B 9.59 B 9.59 B 8.75 B 8.75 B 8.75 B 8.75 B 8.89 B 8.89 B 8.89 B 8.89 B 8.68 B 8.68 B 8.68 B 8.68 B 8.34 B 8.34 B 8.34 B 8.34 B 9.5 B 9.5 B 9.5 B 9.5 B 9.17 B 9.17 B 9.17 B 9.17 B 9.12 B 9.12 B 9.12 B 9.12 B

All numbers in USD currency

Indicator range from quarterly reporting

Maximum Minimum Average
23.1 B 8.34 B 11.4 B

Long-Term Debt of other stocks in the Waste management industry

Issuer Long-Term Debt Price % 24h Market Cap Country
Nuverra Environmental Solutions, Inc. Nuverra Environmental Solutions, Inc.
NES
31.7 M - -5.67 % $ 21.6 M usaUSA
US Ecology, Inc. US Ecology, Inc.
ECOL
782 M - - $ 1.5 B usaUSA
Clean Harbors Clean Harbors
CLH
2.77 B $ 239.83 -0.74 % $ 12.9 B usaUSA
Code Chain New Continent Limited Code Chain New Continent Limited
CCNC
1.32 M - 6.35 % $ 7.7 M chinaChina
Covanta Holding Corporation Covanta Holding Corporation
CVA
2.41 B - 0.10 % $ 2.69 B usaUSA
Newater Technology, Inc. Newater Technology, Inc.
NEWA
1.38 M - - $ 45.1 M chinaChina
Casella Waste Systems Casella Waste Systems
CWST
1.09 B $ 100.29 1.25 % $ 5.97 B usaUSA
Charah Solutions Charah Solutions
CHRA
150 M - 3.83 % $ 7.33 M usaUSA
Avalon Holdings Corporation Avalon Holdings Corporation
AWX
29.2 M $ 2.64 -2.12 % $ 10.3 M usaUSA
Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc
HCCI
89.4 M - - $ 1.07 B usaUSA
GFL Environmental GFL Environmental
GFL
7.52 B $ 44.02 -0.29 % $ 12.3 B -
JanOne JanOne
JAN
113 K - 4.21 % $ 8.93 M usaUSA
Aqua Metals Aqua Metals
AQMS
143 K $ 6.29 -2.48 % $ 40.4 M usaUSA
Montrose Environmental Group Montrose Environmental Group
MEG
205 M $ 26.81 0.3 % $ 886 M usaUSA
Perma-Fix Environmental Services Perma-Fix Environmental Services
PESI
1.98 M $ 13.72 -2.63 % $ 185 M usaUSA
Republic Services Republic Services
RSG
9.55 B $ 215.32 0.83 % $ 67.7 B usaUSA
Quest Resource Holding Corporation Quest Resource Holding Corporation
QRHC
64.6 M $ 2.06 -4.08 % $ 41.5 M usaUSA
Waste Connections Waste Connections
WCN
8.07 B $ 175.65 1.74 % $ 45.3 B canadaCanada
Sharps Compliance Corp. Sharps Compliance Corp.
SMED
3.33 M - -0.12 % $ 167 M usaUSA
Stericycle Stericycle
SRCL
1.29 B - - $ 5.73 B usaUSA