secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
======================================

Issuer:     WASTE MANAGEMENT INC (WM)
CIK:        0000823768
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-07-28T20:42:59+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-26-087575
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

WM Q2 2026: Revenue $6.68B, Adj. EPS $2.02, Cash Flow Up 12%
------------------------------------------------------------

- Revenue $6.68B (+4.0% YoY); adjusted diluted EPS $2.02 vs $1.92; adjusted operating EBITDA $2.07B (+5.5%).
- Cash from operations $1.73B (+11.6%); free cash flow $1.10B (+34.5%).
- Returned $1.04B to shareholders: $659M in buybacks, $379M in dividends.
- Full-year guidance: adjusted EBITDA $8.15-8.25B; free cash flow $3.75-3.85B; revenue revised to $26.275-26.475B.
- Completed four sustainability growth projects: three RNG facilities and one recycling facility.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/823768/000110465926087575/0001104659-26-087575-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/823768/000110465926087575/tm2621414d1_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-087575

License: Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer