If you invested $1,000 in WM — what it would be worth today
$1,000
once in
Dollar-cost averaging invests the same amount every period, so the chart compares value against what you put in.January 2016
Priced at a real closing price — the month's last trading day, or that exact day's close when you pick one.today
Monthly data: valued at the closing price on the last trading day of that month.A $1,000 investment in Waste Management Inc. (WM) in January 2016 would be worth $4,895 as of September 2026 with dividends reinvested — 16.1% a year. Use the dropdowns above to try any amount or starting month back to September 1988.
Over the same period, the same $1,000 would be worth $4,680 in the S&P 500 (SPY) and $7,409 in the Nasdaq-100 (QQQ). WM beat the S&P 500 but trailed the Nasdaq-100 over that period.
Growth of $1,000 in WM since January 2016— monthly
Waste Management Inc. (WM). Total return approximated via dividend- and split-adjusted closes (no taxes or fees). Not investment advice.
What $1,000 in WM would be worth today, by starting month— each bar = one starting month, held to today
$1,000 invested in WM, by year— dividends reinvested, held to today
| Invested in | Worth today | Multiple | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $4,895 | 4.9× | 16.1% |
| 2017 | $3,633 | 3.6× | 14.4% |
| 2018 | $2,792 | 2.8× | 12.7% |
| 2019 | $2,527 | 2.5× | 13.0% |
| 2020 | $1,950 | 2.0× | 10.6% |
| 2021 | $2,092 | 2.1× | 14.0% |
| 2022 | $1,523 | 1.5× | 9.6% |
| 2023 | $1,457 | 1.5× | 11.0% |
| 2024 | $1,194 | 1.2× | 7.0% |
| 2025 | $992 | 1.0× | -0.5% |
Methodology
Investments are assumed made at the chosen month's last trading day close, or that exact day's close when a day is picked. "Dividends reinvested" uses split- and dividend-adjusted closes (a standard total-return approximation; taxes and fees excluded). "Price-only" uses split-adjusted closes. WM data begins September 1988; values as of September 2026 and refresh daily. Past performance does not predict future returns; not investment advice.
See the live WM chart and fundamentals on the WM quote page or compare with the same investment in SPY.
FAQ#
- How much would $1,000 invested in WM be worth today?
- A $1,000 investment in Waste Management Inc. (WM) in January 2016 would be worth about $4,895 as of September 2026, with dividends reinvested. That works out to about 16.1% a year.
- How far back does the WM calculation go?
- WM data begins September 1988. You can pick any starting month from then to the present and see what your investment would be worth today.
- Does this include dividends?
- Yes. The default "dividends reinvested" view uses split- and dividend-adjusted closing prices — a standard total-return approximation that excludes taxes and fees. A price-only view (split-adjusted, no dividends) is also available.