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Waste Connections (WCN) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2026)

Waste Connections has reported Free Cash Flow over the past 12 years, most recently at $249.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow fell 24.33% to $249.0 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $1.2 billion through Mar 2026, down 2.28% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $1.2 billion for FY2025, 5.28% up from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was $249.0 million for Q1 2026 at Waste Connections, up from $172.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $1.1 billion in Q4 2023 and troughed at $172.2 million in Q4 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $313.7 million (2022), against an average of $341.3 million.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Free Cash Flow: soared 373.63% in 2023 and later crashed 84.05% in 2024.
  • Tracing WCN's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at $228.0 million in 2022, then soared by 373.63% to $1.1 billion in 2023, then crashed by 84.05% to $172.2 million in 2024, then increased by 0.2% to $172.6 million in 2025, then skyrocketed by 44.28% to $249.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow over the past three periods came in at $249.0 million, $172.6 million, and $380.3 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.