GFL Environmental (GFL) Free Cash Flow (2019 - 2026)
GFL Environmental (GFL) posted Free Cash Flow of $704.9 million for Q2 2026, up 18.5% from $595.1 million a year earlier and up 27.2% from the prior quarter.
GFL Environmental (GFL) Free Cash Flow (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Free Cash Flow at GFL Environmental was $2.72 billion, up 7.7% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $1.76 billion, down 11.9% from FY2024.
- Annual Free Cash Flow shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 20.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, GFL Environmental's Free Cash Flow was $2 billion in FY2024 (+32.3%), $1.51 billion in FY2023 (+5.4%), $1.43 billion in FY2022 (+16.1%) and $1.23 billion in FY2021 (+77.5%).
- Quarterly Free Cash Flow has run from a low of $358.6 million in Q3 2021 to a high of $1.46 billion in Q4 2022 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Free Cash Flow increased in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 5.9%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Free Cash Flow in the past five years was Q4 2022, with growth of 167.7%; the weakest was Q4 2023, with a decline of 45.7%.
- According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow for the three prior quarters was $554 million (Q1 2026), $781.7 million (Q4 2025) and $680.6 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waste Management | 81.64 Bn | 80.55 Bn | 2.73 Bn | 1.10 Bn |
| 2 | Republic Services | 64.27 Bn | 63.89 Bn | 1.87 Bn | 761.00 Mn |
| 3 | Waste Connections | 38.82 Bn | 38.45 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 430.94 Mn |
| 4 | Clean Harbors | 16.38 Bn | 13.39 Bn | 608.78 Mn | 112.98 Mn |
| 5 | GFL Environmental | 15.51 Bn | 13.19 Bn | 385.80 Mn | 704.90 Mn |
| 6 | Casella Waste Systems | 5.03 Bn | 4.15 Bn | 178.80 Mn | 26.46 Mn |
| 7 | Onterris | 470.12 Mn | 429.40 Mn | 82.26 Mn | 499,000.00 |
| 8 | Perma Fix Environmental Services | 331.90 Mn | 223.46 Mn | -2.50 Mn | -6.99 Mn |
| 9 | Deep Isolation Nuclear | 182.23 Mn | 182.23 Mn | 707,000.00 | -2.86 Mn |
| 10 | Comstock | 177.73 Mn | 181.05 Mn | -896,073.00 | -15.08 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 704.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 554.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 781.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 680.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 595.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 488.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 816.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 628.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 926.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 559.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 790.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 402.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 537.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 463.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.46 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 493.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 360.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 379.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 543.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 358.60 Mn |
GFL Environmental Free Cash Flow API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=GFL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "ticker": "GFL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=GFL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();