Waste Management, Inc.
Waste Management, Inc. is a Delaware-incorporated public company with its principal executive offices at 800 Capitol Street, Suite 3000, Houston, Texas 77002, identified in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filings by IRS Employer Identification Number 73-1309529. Common stock of Waste Management, Inc. trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol WM, and the company operates commercially under the WM brand.
Waste Management, Inc. is a comprehensive environmental solutions provider serving customers across the United States and Canada. Its core business activities include the collection, transfer and disposal of municipal and industrial solid waste, recycling processing and the sale of recycled commodities, and the generation of renewable electricity and renewable natural gas from landfill gas. According to its Form 10-K annual report for the year ended December 31, 2025, filed with the SEC, Waste Management, Inc. operated 257 active landfill disposal sites and 113 recycling processing facilities as of that date, and reported its business through segments covering Collection and Disposal, Recycling Processing and Sales, Renewable Energy, and Healthcare Solutions.
The Healthcare Solutions segment was established following Waste Management, Inc.’s acquisition of Stericycle, Inc., a provider of regulated medical waste and secure information destruction services. The acquisition, valued at approximately $7.2 billion, was completed on November 4, 2024; Stericycle, Inc. became a wholly owned indirect subsidiary, and its results have since been consolidated into Waste Management, Inc.’s financial statements, extending the group’s service footprint into Western Europe alongside its existing U.S. and Canadian operations.
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, Waste Management, Inc. reported consolidated revenue of approximately $25.2 billion, up from approximately $22.1 billion in fiscal 2024, and consolidated net income of approximately $2.71 billion, according to its fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 earnings release dated January 28, 2026. As of December 31, 2025, Waste Management, Inc. employed approximately 60,500 full-time employees, of whom around 53,600 were based in the United States and approximately 6,900 internationally.
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Shareholders
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Shareholders of Waste Management, Inc.
As a publicly traded company listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker WM, Waste Management, Inc.’s share register is dispersed among public investors, and a complete shareholder list is not centrally published. U.S. securities regulations require investors to publicly disclose only stakes exceeding 5% of outstanding common stock, so only major shareholders are individually identifiable through SEC filings. According to Waste Management, Inc.’s definitive proxy statement (DEF 14A) filed with the SEC ahead of its 2026 annual meeting, 402,913,509 shares of common stock were outstanding as of the March 17, 2026 record date. The Vanguard Group, Inc., an investment management firm based in Malvern, Pennsylvania, was disclosed as holding sole dispositive power over approximately 34,504,565 shares, equal to roughly 8.6% of shares outstanding on that date (a figure calculated from the two primary-source totals), held in its capacity as an asset manager on behalf of underlying index and mutual fund clients rather than as a controlling economic interest.
Zavia.ai’s underlying data set for this profile also lists smaller holdings attributed to an S&P 500 index fund and a dividend-income mutual fund, each below the 5% disclosure threshold. These specific holdings and percentages could not be independently confirmed against a primary SEC filing during this review and are therefore not restated here as verified facts.
Data availability
Major shareholders only: Waste Management, Inc. is a large-cap U.S. public company, and shareholder disclosure is limited under U.S. securities law to holders of 5% or more of outstanding stock, reported via SEC Schedule 13D/13G filings and the company’s proxy statement beneficial-ownership table. A complete shareholder register is not publicly available, and holdings below the 5% threshold are not comprehensively disclosed.
Sources
- Waste Management, Inc. Definitive Proxy Statement (DEF 14A), 2026 Annual Meeting, SEC EDGAR, record date March 17, 2026, https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/823768/000110465926037381/tm261369-1_def14a.htm, retrieved 2026-09-17.
Registry feed — rows exactly as filed with Texas Secretary of State — SOSDirect, including entries the profile above does not cover.
| Shareholder | Type | Holding | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Group Inc | 19.4% | Texas Secretary of State — SOSDirect | |
| SPDR S&P 500 ETF TRUST | 2.2% | Texas Secretary of State — SOSDirect | |
| Columbia Funds Series Trust I-Columbia Dividend Income Fund | 1.1% | Texas Secretary of State — SOSDirect |
Officers
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Directors and officers of Waste Management, Inc.
Waste Management, Inc.’s definitive proxy statement filed with the SEC for its 2026 annual meeting (record date March 17, 2026) identifies James C. Fish, Jr. as Chief Executive Officer and Kathleen M. Mazzarella as Non-Executive Chair of the Board of Directors, with John Morris serving as President and Chief Operating Officer. Zavia.ai’s underlying data set additionally records several other active executive officers, including an Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, an Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, a Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, and a Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, consistent with the structure of a large NYSE-listed company. That underlying data set lists two individuals against a Chief Financial Officer title; this most likely reflects a transition between an outgoing and incoming CFO rather than two people concurrently holding the post, but it could not be fully reconciled against a primary source during this review and is flagged here as a data-quality limitation. Nationality is not disclosed for any officer, consistent with standard U.S. corporate filing practice.
Recent officer changes
- CEO succession: On August 26, 2026, Waste Management, Inc. announced that Chief Executive Officer James C. Fish, Jr. plans to retire from the company and resign from the Board. President and Chief Operating Officer John Morris was named to succeed him as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective January 4, 2027, at which time Morris will also join the Board of Directors. Source: SEC Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.1, dated August 26, 2026.
Data availability
Full for current leadership: as a U.S.-listed public company, Waste Management, Inc. discloses its executive officers and board composition through SEC proxy statements and Form 8-K filings, which are complete for currently active leadership. Nationality is not published in these filings and is therefore not disclosed for any officer.
Sources
- Waste Management, Inc. Definitive Proxy Statement (DEF 14A), 2026 Annual Meeting, SEC EDGAR, record date March 17, 2026, https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/823768/000110465926037381/tm261369-1_def14a.htm, retrieved 2026-09-17.
- "Jim Fish to Retire from WM; John Morris Named as Next CEO", SEC Form 8-K Exhibit 99.1, https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000823768/000110465926101077/tm2624023d1_ex99-1.htm, dated August 26, 2026, retrieved 2026-09-17.
Registry feed — rows exactly as filed with Texas Secretary of State — SOSDirect, including entries the profile above does not cover.
Group Structure
Group structure of Waste Management, Inc.
Waste Management, Inc. is the top-level publicly traded parent of its corporate group; no controlling parent company was identified in reviewed filings. On November 4, 2024, Waste Management, Inc. completed the acquisition of Stericycle, Inc., a Delaware-incorporated provider of regulated medical waste and secure information destruction services, for an aggregate transaction value of approximately $7.2 billion. Stericycle, Inc. became a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Waste Management, Inc., and its post-closing operating results have been consolidated into Waste Management, Inc.’s financial statements within a newly created Healthcare Solutions reportable segment. Stericycle, Inc.’s regulated waste and information-destruction operations extend into the United States, Canada and Western Europe, per Waste Management, Inc.’s most recent Form 10-K. Zavia.ai’s underlying automated data source did not record any parent, subsidiary or ownership linkage for this company prior to this review; that reflects a limitation of the automated source rather than confirmation that no other group entities exist, since large NYSE-listed groups of this kind typically operate numerous additional direct and indirect subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business.
Verified corporate relationships
| Entity | Country | Registration number | Relationship | Ownership | Status | Information date |
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| Stericycle, Inc. | United States (Delaware) | Not disclosed | Direct subsidiary (wholly owned, indirect) | Wholly owned | Active | 2024-11-04 |
Recent structural changes
- Acquisition: Waste Management, Inc. completed its acquisition of Stericycle, Inc. on November 4, 2024, for approximately $7.2 billion in cash consideration, including assumed and repaid debt. Source: SEC Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.1, dated November 4, 2024.
Data availability
Partial: Waste Management, Inc.’s SEC filings confirm its acquisition of Stericycle, Inc. as a major, well-documented recent group change, but a complete list of Waste Management, Inc.’s subsidiaries (as filed in Exhibit 21 to its Form 10-K) was not reviewed in full during this research.
Sources
- Waste Management, Inc. Form 10-K for fiscal year 2025, SEC EDGAR, https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/823768/000110465926012049/wm-20251231x10k.htm, retrieved 2026-09-17.
- "WM Completes Acquisition of Stericycle", SEC Form 8-K Exhibit 99.1, https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/823768/000110465924113690/tm2427004d3_ex99-1.htm, dated November 4, 2024, retrieved 2026-09-17.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does Waste Management, Inc. do?
Waste Management, Inc. (WM) is a Delaware-incorporated environmental solutions company headquartered in Houston, Texas. It provides waste collection, transfer and disposal, recycling processing and sales, and renewable energy generation, along with regulated medical waste and secure information destruction services through its Stericycle subsidiary, primarily across the United States and Canada.
Who owns Waste Management, Inc.?
As a U.S. public company, only holders of 5 percent or more of outstanding stock are individually disclosed. The Vanguard Group, Inc. was the largest identified institutional holder, with sole dispositive power over approximately 34,504,565 shares, equal to roughly 8.6 percent of the 402,913,509 shares outstanding as of the March 17, 2026 record date, per Waste Management, Inc.'s 2026 proxy statement.
Who is Waste Management, Inc.'s UBO (Ultimate Beneficial Owner)?
No individual ultimate beneficial owner is identifiable. Waste Management, Inc. is a widely held public company whose largest disclosed holders are institutional asset managers holding shares on behalf of fund investors, not as beneficial owners.
Is Waste Management, Inc. still an active company?
Waste Management, Inc.'s status on Texas Secretary of State — SOSDirect is listed as active.
What is Waste Management, Inc.'s registered address?
The registered address on file for Waste Management, Inc. is Houston, United States.
What legal structure is Waste Management, Inc. registered as?
Waste Management, Inc. is registered as a Public Limited Company in United States.
What is Waste Management, Inc.'s revenue?
Waste Management, Inc. reported consolidated revenue of approximately $25.2 billion for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, up from approximately $22.1 billion in fiscal 2024, per its fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 earnings release dated January 28, 2026.
Is Waste Management, Inc. listed on a stock exchange?
Waste Management, Inc. common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol WM.
Who are the officers/directors of Waste Management, Inc.?
James C. Fish, Jr. serves as Chief Executive Officer and Kathleen M. Mazzarella as Non-Executive Chair of the Board, per Waste Management, Inc.'s 2026 proxy statement. On August 26, 2026, the company announced a planned CEO retirement, with President and Chief Operating Officer John Morris named to succeed Fish as Chief Executive Officer effective January 4, 2027.
Does Waste Management, Inc. have a parent company or subsidiaries?
Waste Management, Inc. is the top-level public parent of its corporate group. On November 4, 2024, it completed the acquisition of Stericycle, Inc. for approximately $7.2 billion. Stericycle became a wholly owned indirect subsidiary and now operates within the Healthcare Solutions segment.
Can Zavia monitor changes to Waste Management, Inc.'s ownership over time?
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Where does this company information come from, and how current is it?
This record is sourced directly from Texas Secretary of State — SOSDirect and was last synced on 17 September 2026.