Growth Metrics

Waste Connections (WCN) Cash from Operations (2016 - 2026)

Waste Connections has reported Cash from Operations over the past 12 years, most recently at 545598000.0 for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Cash from Operations rose 0.75% to 545598000.0 in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 2418128000.0 through Mar 2026, up 6.05% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 2414069000.0 for FY2025, 8.31% up from the prior year.
  • Cash from Operations was 545598000.0 for Q1 2026 at Waste Connections, down from 556879000.0 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Cash from Operations peaked at 677449000.0 in Q3 2025 and troughed at 440897000.0 in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Cash from Operations is 554164000.0 (2023), against an average of 549288411.76.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Cash from Operations: grew 24.91% in 2022 and later decreased 2.12% in 2025.
  • Tracing WCN's Cash from Operations over 5 years: stood at 522355000.0 in 2022, then increased by 6.43% to 555941000.0 in 2023, then grew by 2.34% to 568929000.0 in 2024, then dropped by 2.12% to 556879000.0 in 2025, then dropped by 2.03% to 545598000.0 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Cash from Operations over the past three periods came in at 545598000.0, 556879000.0, and 677449000.0 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.