Waste Connections (WCN) Cash from Investing Activities (2015 - 2026)
Waste Connections' (WCN) quarterly Cash from Investing Activities came in at -$355.7 million in Q1 2026, up 41.03% year-on-year from -$252.2 million in Q1 2025, and up 39.64% quarter-over-quarter from -$589.3 million in Q4 2025.
Waste Connections (WCN) Cash from Investing Activities (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Waste Connections has disclosed Cash from Investing Activities across 12 years of filings, most recently posting -$355.7 million for Q1 2026.
- Cash from Investing Activities for Q1 2026 came in at -$355.7 million, up 41.03% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$1.8 billion (up 26.86% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$2.0 billion, up 35.96% from the prior year.
- Cash from Investing Activities came in at -$355.7 million for Q1 2026 at Waste Connections, up from -$589.3 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Cash from Investing Activities ranged from a high of -$286.9 million in Q2 2023 to a low of -$1.3 billion in Q1 2024.
- The 5-year median for Cash from Investing Activities is -$489.9 million (2022), against an average of -$600.4 million.
- Across the five-year window, Cash from Investing Activities tumbled 387.19% in 2022 and soared 67.81% in 2023, its largest moves.
- Waste Connections' Cash from Investing Activities stood at -$1.2 billion in 2022, then jumped by 67.81% to -$395.5 million in 2023, then slipped by 29.81% to -$513.4 million in 2024, then fell by 14.8% to -$589.3 million in 2025, then soared by 39.64% to -$355.7 million in 2026.
- The last three Cash from Investing Activities figures came in at -$355.7 million (Q1 2026), -$589.3 million (Q4 2025), and -$413.9 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Investing (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GFL Environmental | 257.60 Bn | 257.72 Bn | 218.62 Mn | - |
| 2 | Waste Connections | 40.67 Bn | 40.56 Bn | 1.01 Bn | -355.70 Mn |
| 3 | Clean Harbors | 15.27 Bn | 14.60 Bn | 445.42 Mn | -222.72 Mn |
| 4 | Casella Waste Systems | 5.80 Bn | 5.66 Bn | 148.40 Mn | -144.18 Mn |
| 5 | Enviri | 1.71 Bn | 1.63 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Onterris | 611.86 Mn | 600.82 Mn | - | - |
| 7 | American Battery Technology | 405.46 Mn | 366.97 Mn | 737,749.00 | -7.54 Mn |
| 8 | Waste Management | 201.08 Mn | 44.08 Mn | 2.53 Bn | -731.00 Mn |
| 9 | Perma Fix Environmental Services | 176.15 Mn | 156.14 Mn | -2.88 Mn | -964,000.00 |
| 10 | One & one Green Technologies | 149.86 Mn | 148.90 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -355.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -355.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -589.33 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -589.33 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -413.94 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -413.94 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -416.76 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -416.76 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -603.21 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -603.21 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -513.37 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -513.37 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -851.71 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -851.71 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -459.53 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -459.53 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -1.33 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -1.33 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -395.47 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -395.47 Mn |