WM Announces Plan to Increase its Dividend Rate and a Refreshed $1.5 Billion Share Repurchase Authorization
Annual Dividend Per Share to Increase 7.1% from
“The strong and consistent cash flow generation of our business allows WM to continue to fund all our capital allocation priorities. In 2023, we will pay over
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