Waste Management (WM) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in Waste Management (WM) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $42,500 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 15.6% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $116,725 reinvested (13.9% a year), or $82,943 taking the dividends as cash, $11,486 of it paid out along the way.
WM became
$116,725
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
13.9%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$16,212
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Worst drop
-30.5%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | WM total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +7.6% | $1,386 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +10.5% | $1,635 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +14.3% | $1,445 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +16.2% | $1,387 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −4.5% | $1,178 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +43.8% | $1,085 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +5.5% | $930 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +30.4% | $922 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | +5.3% | $814 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +24.5% | $746 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +36.4% | $708 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | +7.1% | $621 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +18.2% | $609 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +37.8% | $565 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +7.6% | $522 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | −7.7% | $486 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | +13.3% | $445 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +6.3% | $387 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | +4.7% | $342 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: WM total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in Waste Management (WM) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $116,725 at the end of Oct 2026: 13.9% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, WM turned $10,000 into $42,500 with dividends reinvested, 15.6% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, WM returned 9.5% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking WM's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $82,943, including $11,486 of cash received; reinvesting added $33,782.
- WM's best calendar year in that time was 2021 (43.8%) and its worst 2011 (-7.7%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "Waste Management (WM) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/WM/total-return
WM total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in WM 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $42,500 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 15.6% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $35,554 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is WM's total return since Dec 2007?
1067% in total, or 13.9% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 615%.
How much of WM's return came from dividends?
About 21% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $33,782 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was WM's worst year?
2011, at -7.7% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 1.9%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -30.5%.
How is total return calculated here?
From month-end prices: the adjusted price counts every dividend reinvested in the month it was paid; the plain price doesn't. The S&P 500 is SPY with its dividends reinvested. No trading costs or taxes.