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Waste Management, Inc. filings document the regulatory record for an NYSE-listed environmental services company with common stock trading under WM. The company’s Form 8-K reports cover operating results, financial condition, non-GAAP reconciliations, material agreements, credit-agreement covenant calculations, executive compensation arrangements and employee-benefit plan notices.
Proxy materials disclose annual meeting proposals, board elections, auditor ratification, advisory executive-compensation votes and employee stock purchase plan share authorization matters. The filing record also documents governance practices, capital-structure terms, shareholder voting mechanics, debt and liquidity arrangements, and the formal exhibits associated with WM’s quarterly and annual earnings communications.
Gluski Andres reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Waste Management Inc. director Andres Gluski received a stock award of 861 shares of Common Stock at $220.71 per share. The award was granted under the Waste Management, Inc. 2023 Stock Incentive Plan and is a form of equity compensation. Following this grant, Gluski directly holds 18,383 shares.
Waste Management IncMay 15, 2026, at a grant value of $220.71 per share. The award was made to the Chinn Family Trust under the company’s 2023 Stock Incentive Plan, bringing the trust’s reported holdings to 3,729 shares. This is a compensation-related stock award rather than an open-market purchase.
WASTE MANAGEMENT INC director Thomas Bene reported an indirect acquisition of 861 shares of common stock valued at $220.71 per share. The shares were granted as a stock award to the Thomas L Bene and Susannah Harkins Bene Revocable Trust under the company’s 2023 Stock Incentive Plan.
Following this grant, the trust holds 2,987 shares of Waste Management common stock indirectly attributed to Bene.
Waste Management Inc. executive Marcel Dalby filed an initial ownership report showing his equity position in the company. He directly holds 3,609.7289 shares of Common Stock. He also holds a stock option for 1,628 shares of Common Stock with an exercise price of $204.7585 per share, expiring on March 1, 2034. According to the grant terms, the option was issued under the company’s 2023 Stock Incentive Plan and vests 34% on the first anniversary of the grant date and 33% on each of the second and third anniversaries.
Waste Management, Inc. reported results from its Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 12, 2026. A total of 345,284,283 shares of common stock were represented in person or by proxy out of 402,913,509 shares outstanding and entitled to vote.
Stockholders elected all nominated directors and approved each of the three other proposals presented. The company also filed an amended and restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan, effective May 12, 2026, as an exhibit to this report.
Waste Management, Inc. announced leadership changes and related compensation actions. Senior Vice President of Enterprise Strategy and President of WM Healthcare Solutions, Rafael E. Carrasco, has decided to retire effective July 17, 2026 after a decade in operational leadership roles, including leading the Stericycle acquisition and building the healthcare solutions business.
The Board promoted Tara J. Hemmer, previously Senior Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer, to Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, reporting to President John J. Morris Jr., who voluntarily resigned the COO title. Hemmer will oversee the operating platform while continuing to lead Sustainability businesses such as Recycling, Renewable Energy and Advisory Services.
In connection with her promotion, Hemmer’s annual base salary was set at $850,000, with a target annual cash incentive equal to 105% of year-end base salary. She also received a restricted stock unit award valued at $575,000 under the 2023 Stock Incentive Plan, vesting 34% after one year and 33% annually over the following two years, with standard provisions for death, disability, retirement, termination without cause and change in control.
Waste Management Inc ownership filing: Vanguard Capital Management reported beneficial ownership of 28,904,129 shares of Common Stock, representing 7.16% of the class as shown in the filing. The filing states Vanguard has sole dispositive power over 28,904,129 shares and sole voting power for 3,734,616 shares. The schedule discloses that these holdings include shares held for Vanguard funds and managed accounts and attributes voting/dispositive powers to affiliated business units.
Waste Management, Inc. reported solid first-quarter 2026 results, with operating revenues of $6,227 million, up from $6,018 million a year earlier. Income from operations rose to $1,113 million, and net income attributable to the company increased to $723 million, or $1.79 per diluted share, versus $637 million and $1.58 in 2025.
Operating cash flow strengthened to $1,501 million, funding $650 million of capital expenditures, $354 million of share repurchases and $385 million of cash dividends. Total assets were $45,700 million and total debt was $22,891 million as of March 31, 2026, with stockholders’ equity of $10,021 million.
WM reported solid first quarter 2026 results with higher profit, margins and cash flow. Revenue reached $6.23 billion, up from $6.02 billion, while income from operations increased to $1.11 billion and net income rose to $723 million.
Adjusted operating EBITDA was $1.85 billion with a 29.8% margin, up from $1.75 billion and 29.1% a year earlier. Net cash provided by operating activities grew to $1.50 billion, and free cash flow climbed to $920 million, as WM reaffirmed its full‑year financial outlook.
The company highlighted disciplined pricing, cost optimization and contributions from sustainability growth projects, and noted it returned nearly $730 million to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases in the quarter.
Waste Management SVP-Chief Information Officer Johnson Varkey reported a routine tax-withholding disposition of 192 shares of Common Stock at $233.935 per share. The shares were withheld to settle taxes on a restricted share award under the Waste Management, Inc. 2014 Stock Incentive Plan.
After this transaction, Varkey directly holds 9,100.7856 shares of Waste Management common stock. The filing reflects compensation-related share settlement rather than an open-market sale.