Waste Management, Inc. (WM) Dividend History
DivTrkr holds 97 recorded WM dividend payments, running from September 28, 1998 to June 5, 2026 — 29 calendar years. Together those payments total $39.56 per share. WM has most often paid quarterly.
WM has increased its payment rate for 22 consecutive complete years.
Over the last five complete years the WM payment rate compounded at +8.6% a year, and +7.9% a year over the last ten. That is what the payments actually did; it is not a forecast.
Across 29 years of recorded history, WM's payment rate has never fallen materially from one complete year to the next.
WM dividends by year
| Year | Total paid per share | Payments | Median payment | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3.30 | 4 | $0.825 | +10.0% |
| 2024 | $3.00 | 4 | $0.750 | +7.1% |
| 2023 | $2.80 | 4 | $0.700 | +7.7% |
| 2022 | $2.60 | 4 | $0.650 | +13.0% |
| 2021 | $2.30 | 4 | $0.575 | +5.5% |
| 2020 | $2.18 | 4 | $0.545 | +6.2% |
| 2019 | $2.05 | 4 | $0.513 | +10.3% |
| 2018 | $1.86 | 4 | $0.465 | +9.4% |
| 2017 | $1.70 | 4 | $0.425 | +3.7% |
| 2016 | $1.64 | 4 | $0.410 | +6.5% |
| 2015 | $1.54 | 4 | $0.385 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | $1.50 | 4 | $0.375 | +2.7% |
| 2013 | $1.46 | 4 | $0.365 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | $1.42 | 4 | $0.355 | +4.4% |
| 2011 | $1.36 | 4 | $0.340 | +7.9% |
| 2010 | $1.26 | 4 | $0.315 | +8.6% |
| 2009 | $1.16 | 4 | $0.290 | +7.4% |
| 2008 | $1.08 | 4 | $0.270 | +12.5% |
| 2007 | $0.960 | 4 | $0.240 | +9.1% |
| 2006 | $0.880 | 4 | $0.220 | +10.0% |
| 2005 | $0.800 | 4 | $0.200 | +6.4% |
| 2004 | $0.752 | 4 | $0.188 | — |
| 2003 | $0.0100 | 1 (timing) | $0.0100 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | $0.0100 | 1 (timing) | $0.0100 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | $0.0100 | 1 (timing) | $0.0100 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | $0.0100 | 1 (timing) | $0.0100 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | $0.0100 | 1 (timing) | $0.0100 | — |
| 1998 | $0.0200 | 2 (timing) | $0.0100 | — |
How this growth is measured
Year-over-year growth here compares each year's median payment with the year before, not the calendar-year total. Ex-dividend dates drift, so a quarterly payer can book five ex-dates in one calendar year and four in the next. Comparing raw yearly totals would show a phantom cut of around 25% in a year where the company did nothing but pay slightly earlier. Using the median payment removes that distortion, and also ignores one-off special dividends.
Years marked “timing” booked a different number of payments than WM's usual cadence, so their total is not directly comparable with neighbouring years.
Recent WM dividend payments
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| June 5, 2026 | $0.945 |
| March 13, 2026 | $0.945 |
| December 5, 2025 | $0.825 |
| September 12, 2025 | $0.825 |
| June 6, 2025 | $0.825 |
| March 14, 2025 | $0.825 |
| December 6, 2024 | $0.750 |
| September 13, 2024 | $0.750 |
| June 7, 2024 | $0.750 |
| March 14, 2024 | $0.750 |
| November 30, 2023 | $0.700 |
| September 7, 2023 | $0.700 |
| June 1, 2023 | $0.700 |
| March 9, 2023 | $0.700 |
| December 1, 2022 | $0.650 |
| September 8, 2022 | $0.650 |
| June 2, 2022 | $0.650 |
| March 16, 2022 | $0.650 |
| December 2, 2021 | $0.575 |
| September 2, 2021 | $0.575 |
| June 3, 2021 | $0.575 |
| March 11, 2021 | $0.575 |
| December 3, 2020 | $0.545 |
| September 3, 2020 | $0.545 |
| June 4, 2020 | $0.545 |
| March 5, 2020 | $0.545 |
| December 5, 2019 | $0.513 |
| September 5, 2019 | $0.513 |
| June 6, 2019 | $0.513 |
| March 7, 2019 | $0.513 |
| November 29, 2018 | $0.465 |
| September 6, 2018 | $0.465 |
| June 7, 2018 | $0.465 |
| March 8, 2018 | $0.465 |
| November 30, 2017 | $0.425 |
| September 7, 2017 | $0.425 |
| June 7, 2017 | $0.425 |
| March 8, 2017 | $0.425 |
| November 30, 2016 | $0.410 |
| September 7, 2016 | $0.410 |
| June 1, 2016 | $0.410 |
| March 3, 2016 | $0.410 |
| December 2, 2015 | $0.385 |
| September 10, 2015 | $0.385 |
| June 3, 2015 | $0.385 |
| March 5, 2015 | $0.385 |
| December 3, 2014 | $0.375 |
| September 3, 2014 | $0.375 |
| June 4, 2014 | $0.375 |
| March 6, 2014 | $0.375 |
| December 2, 2013 | $0.365 |
| September 4, 2013 | $0.365 |
| June 5, 2013 | $0.365 |
| March 7, 2013 | $0.365 |
| November 26, 2012 | $0.355 |
| September 5, 2012 | $0.355 |
| June 6, 2012 | $0.355 |
| March 7, 2012 | $0.355 |
| November 28, 2011 | $0.340 |
| September 1, 2011 | $0.340 |
Showing the 60 most recent of 97 recorded payments. The full log is on the page.
WM dividend history questions
How many dividends has WM paid?
DivTrkr has 97 recorded WM dividend payments between September 28, 1998 and June 5, 2026, totalling $39.56 per share across 29 calendar years.
Has WM ever cut its dividend?
Not in the history DivTrkr holds. Across 29 years of recorded payments the per-payment rate has never fallen by a material amount from one complete year to the next.
How fast is the WM dividend growing?
The WM payment rate compounded at +8.6% a year over the last five complete years and +7.9% a year over the last ten.
How often does WM pay a dividend?
WM has most often paid quarterly — 4 payments a year. Individual years can show a different count when an ex-date drifts across a year boundary.
See the current WM dividend yield and next ex-dividend date, or track WM free with DivTrkr to see what this history pays on your own share count.