WM: Financial results

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition. Waste Management, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release today announcing its financial results for the third quarter of 2026, a copy of which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K. The Company is conducting an audio webcast to discuss these results beginning at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on October 28, 2026. Listeners can access the live audio webcast by visiting investors.wm.com and selecting “Events & Presentations” from the website menu. A replay of the audio webcast will be available at the same location. On the webcast, management of the Company is expected to discuss certain non-GAAP financial measures. The Company has provided information regarding its use of non-GAAP measures and reconciliations of such measures to their most comparable GAAP measures in the notes and tables that accompany the press release. Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits Exhibit Index Exhibit Number Description 99.1 Press Release dated October 27, 2026 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) 2 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized. WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC. Date: October 27, 2026 By: /s/ Charles C. Boettcher Charles C. Boettcher Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer 3