Waste Connections (WCN) Cash from Operations (2015 - 2026)

Waste Connections' (WCN) quarterly Cash from Operations came in at 545598000.0 in Q1 2026, up 0.75% year-on-year from 541539000.0 in Q1 2025, and down 2.03% quarter-over-quarter from 556879000.0 in Q4 2025.

Waste Connections (WCN) Cash from Operations (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Waste Connections has disclosed Cash from Operations across 12 years of filings, most recently posting 545598000.0 for Q1 2026.

  • Cash from Operations for Q1 2026 came in at 545598000.0, up 0.75% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 2418128000.0 (up 6.05% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 2414069000.0, up 8.31% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Operations came in at 545598000.0 for Q1 2026 at Waste Connections, down from 556879000.0 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Cash from Operations ranged from a high of 677449000.0 in Q3 2025 to a low of 440897000.0 in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Cash from Operations is 554164000.0 (2023), against an average of 549288411.76.
  • Across the five-year window, Cash from Operations climbed 24.91% in 2022 and dropped 2.12% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Waste Connections' Cash from Operations stood at 522355000.0 in 2022, then increased by 6.43% to 555941000.0 in 2023, then gained 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.
  • The last three Cash from Operations figures came in at 545598000.0 (Q1 2026), 556879000.0 (Q4 2025), and 677449000.0 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Operations (Qtr)
1 GFL Environmental 252.38 Bn 252.50 Bn 218.62 Mn -
2 Waste Connections 40.24 Bn 40.13 Bn 1.01 Bn 545.60 Mn
3 Clean Harbors 15.26 Bn 14.59 Bn 445.42 Mn 6.30 Mn
4 Casella Waste Systems 5.57 Bn 5.43 Bn 148.40 Mn 62.25 Mn
5 Enviri 1.71 Bn 1.63 Bn - -
6 Onterris 613.85 Mn 602.80 Mn - -
7 American Battery Technology 425.23 Mn 386.75 Mn 737,749.00 -2.70 Mn
8 Waste Management 198.93 Mn 41.93 Mn 2.53 Bn 1.50 Bn
9 Perma Fix Environmental Services 184.86 Mn 164.86 Mn -2.88 Mn -3.78 Mn
10 One & one Green Technologies 144.62 Mn 143.66 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 545.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 545.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 556.88 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 556.88 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 677.45 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 677.45 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 638.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 638.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 541.54 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 541.54 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 568.93 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 568.93 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 558.31 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 558.31 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 611.38 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 611.38 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 490.31 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 490.31 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 555.94 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 555.94 Mn