Growth Metrics

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

Waste Connections has reported Net Cash Flow over the past 12 years, most recently at $93.8 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Net Cash Flow rose 81.32% to $93.8 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $72.8 million through Mar 2026, up 126.22% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $30.8 million for FY2025, 109.48% up from the prior year.
  • Net Cash Flow was $93.8 million for Q1 2026 at Waste Connections, up from -$61.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Net Cash Flow peaked at $243.1 million in Q1 2022 and troughed at -$136.2 million in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Net Cash Flow is -$4.1 million (2023), against an average of $6.1 million.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Net Cash Flow: crashed 1048.33% in 2022 and later skyrocketed 1202.22% in 2024.
  • Tracing WCN's Net Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at -$128.2 million in 2022, then skyrocketed by 86.43% to -$17.4 million in 2023, then plummeted by 129.1% to -$39.8 million in 2024, then crashed by 53.08% to -$61.0 million in 2025, then soared by 253.7% to $93.8 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Net Cash Flow over the past three periods came in at $93.8 million, -$61.0 million, and $24.5 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.