HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dec. 11, 2023-- WM (NYSE: WM) today announced that its Board of Directors has approved a 7.1% increase in the planned quarterly dividend rate for 2024, from $0.70 to $0.75 per share. The annual dividend rate increase from $2.80 to $3.00 per share marks the twenty-first consecutive year of dividend rate increases.