Waste Connections (WCN) FCF Payout Ratio (2015 - 2026)
Waste Connections' (WCN) FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.21 for Q2 2026, down 11.2% from 0.23 a year earlier and down 42.5% from the prior quarter.
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Waste Connections (WCN) FCF Payout Ratio (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, FCF Payout Ratio at Waste Connections was 0.28, up 1.2% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 0.27, up 4.9% from FY2024.
- Annual FCF Payout Ratio has increased for three consecutive years.
- In prior years, Waste Connections' FCF Payout Ratio was 0.26 in FY2024 (+13.6%), 0.23 in FY2023 (+3.6%), 0.22 in FY2022 (-5.1%) and 0.23 in FY2021 (-6.3%).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly FCF Payout Ratio since Q2 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, FCF Payout Ratio increased in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 17.4%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for FCF Payout Ratio in the past five years was Q4 2024, with growth of 51.4%; the weakest was Q4 2021, with a decline of 68.6%.
- According to Business Quant data, FCF Payout Ratio for the three prior quarters was 0.36 (Q1 2026), 0.52 (Q4 2025) and 0.21 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waste Management | 81.64 Bn | 80.55 Bn | 2.73 Bn | 0.35 |
| 2 | Republic Services | 64.27 Bn | 63.89 Bn | 1.87 Bn | 0.25 |
| 3 | Waste Connections | 38.82 Bn | 38.45 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 0.21 |
| 4 | Clean Harbors | 16.38 Bn | 13.39 Bn | 608.78 Mn | - |
| 5 | GFL Environmental | 15.51 Bn | 13.19 Bn | 385.80 Mn | - |
| 6 | Casella Waste Systems | 5.03 Bn | 4.15 Bn | 178.80 Mn | - |
| 7 | Onterris | 470.12 Mn | 429.40 Mn | 82.26 Mn | - |
| 8 | Perma Fix Environmental Services | 331.90 Mn | 223.46 Mn | -2.50 Mn | - |
| 9 | Deep Isolation Nuclear | 182.23 Mn | 182.23 Mn | 707,000.00 | - |
| 10 | Comstock | 177.73 Mn | 181.05 Mn | -896,073.00 | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.21 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.36 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.52 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.21 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.23 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.25 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.47 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.26 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.19 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.23 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.31 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.20 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.18 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.25 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.29 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.21 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.19 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.21 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.36 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.25 |
API Access
Waste Connections FCF Payout Ratio 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=fcf-payout-ratio&ticker=WCN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-payout-ratio", "ticker": "WCN", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-payout-ratio&ticker=WCN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();