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Waste Connections Free Cash Flow 2010-2026 | WCN

Annual FY2010–FY2025 · quarterly through Q3 FY2026

Latest annual · FY2025

$1.23B

+5.3%YoY vs FY2024Source: 10-KFY2025

From $196.2M in FY2010 to $1.23B in FY2025: 6.3× in 15 years.

By quarter▲▼ vs a year before
Fiscal yearQ1Q2Q3Q4
FY26$249M−24.3%$431M+22.1%$397M+4.4%Not reported
FY25$329M+2.7%$353M−10.5%$380M+32.9%$173M+0.2%
FY24$320M+20.2%$394M+10.7%$286M−14.0%$172M−27.5%
FY23$267M−7.6%$356M+13.5%$333M+19.0%$237M+4.2%
FY22$289M−4.9%$314M+14.7%$280M+31.0%$228M+39.5%
Share27%30%28%16%

Shaded by size: darkest is the largest quarter shown; ringed is the latest reported; a dash marks a quarter with no separate figure. Each quarter sits by its period-end date. Share: its typical part of the fiscal year.

Key Statistics

Trend DirectionStable
CAGR

+8.8%

FY2020
$811.5M
FY2025
$1.23B

5 years selected · on the chart

Free Cash Flow History

Year-over-year comparison from 10-K annual reports

  1. $1.23B
YoY changeLargest recent move+86.8%in FY17Latest +5.3%

Free Cash Flow, period by period

PeriodValueChangeSource
FY2025$1.23B+5.3%10-K
FY2024$1.17B−1.7%10-K
FY2023$1.19B+7.5%10-K
FY2022$1.11B+16.3%10-K
FY2021$953.9M+17.6%10-K
FY2020$811.5M−10.4%10-K
FY2019$906.1M+4.7%10-K
FY2018$865.1M+22.2%10-K
FY2017$708.0M+86.8%10-K
FY2015$379.1M+4.7%10-K
FY2014$362.2M+49.4%10-K
FY2013$242.5M+55.0%10-K
FY2012$156.4M−44.8%10-K
FY2011$283.4M+44.4%10-K
FY2010$196.2M—10-K

What is Waste Connections's current free cash flow?

Waste Connections (WCN) annual free cash flow for 2025 was $1.23B, a 5.28% increase from 2024. Waste Connections free cash flow for the quarter ending September 30, 2026 was $397.1M.

What was Waste Connections's free cash flow in 2024?

Waste Connections annual free cash flow for 2024 was $1.17B, a 1.67% decline from 2023.

What was Waste Connections's free cash flow in 2023?

Waste Connections annual free cash flow for 2023 was $1.19B, a 7.48% increase from 2022.

What is Waste Connections's 5-year free cash flow CAGR?

Waste Connections free cash flow grew at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.76% from FY2020 to FY2025, going from $811.5M to $1.23B over 5 years.

Company
Waste Connections
Ticker
WCN
Sector
Other
Industry
Refuse Systems