Waste Connections, Inc.
WCN Industrials Waste Management
Waste Connections, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $9.5 billion, up 6.14% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 6.42%, EPS grew 4.46%, free cash flow grew 6.63% and total debt rose 10.9%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Dividend growth for ten consecutive years, revenue growth for ten, operating cash flow growth for five; insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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| Dec '16 | Dec '17 | Dec '18 | Dec '19 | Dec '20 | Dec '21 | Dec '22 | Dec '23 | Dec '24 | Dec '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Net Income |
247.32 | 577.42 | 547.15 | 566.68 | 203.99 | 618.49 | 836.00 | 762.83 | 616.57 | 1,076.56 |
Depreciation & Amortization |
468.76 | 632.48 | 684.65 | 748.92 | 759.91 | 818.06 | 924.41 | 1,009.69 | 1,173.78 | 1,240.49 |
Non Cash Items (Other) |
114.41 | 48.09 | 148.00 | 173.58 | 484.10 | 242.66 | 189.28 | 341.76 | 647.89 | 361.19 |
Accounts Receivable Change |
(5.25) | (38.93) | (37.72) | (22.93) | 31.33 | (54.69) | (100.55) | (20.63) | (10.65) | (68.06) |
Accounts Payable Change |
54.22 | 50.01 | 16.14 | 71.15 | (148.36) | 66.75 | 192.85 | 32.33 | (33.32) | 57.08 |
Change in other assets and liabilities |
(84.14) | (81.81) | 53.03 | 3.15 | 77.55 | 6.95 | (19.50) | 0.84 | (165.34) | (253.19) |
Operating Cash Flow |
795.31 | 1,187.26 | 1,411.24 | 1,540.55 | 1,408.52 | 1,698.23 | 2,022.49 | 2,126.82 | 2,228.93 | 2,414.07 |
Capital expenditures |
(340.12) | (450.85) | (540.76) | (662.52) | (645.48) | (701.55) | (882.00) | (902.42) | (1,048.08) | (1,184.24) |
Net Aquisitions |
48.64 | (410.69) | (830.09) | (736.61) | (388.79) | (960.45) | (2,206.90) | (676.79) | (2,120.88) | (817.58) |
Long-Term Investments Change (Net) |
— | — | — | (2.18) | — | — | — | — | 37.00 | — |
Other investing activities |
(4.91) | 0.64 | (0.97) | (26.87) | (11.78) | (31.49) | 1.73 | (1.87) | (27.21) | (21.42) |
Investing cash flow |
(296.39) | (860.91) | (1,371.82) | (1,426.01) | (1,046.04) | (1,693.48) | (3,087.17) | (1,581.08) | (3,159.18) | (2,023.24) |
Repayment/Issuance of Debt (Net) |
(246.06) | 211.89 | 51.13 | 102.52 | 273.76 | 218.73 | 1,741.09 | (234.18) | 1,318.82 | 544.44 |
Equity Repurchase (Common, Net) |
19.87 | 10.81 | (56.26) | 4.04 | (104.97) | (337.34) | (421.07) | 4.70 | 6.50 | (499.73) |
Dividends Paid (Total) |
(92.55) | (131.97) | (152.55) | (175.64) | (199.88) | (220.20) | (243.01) | (270.60) | (302.26) | (333.81) |
Other financial activities |
(36.13) | (33.97) | (29.89) | (26.81) | (47.13) | (160.68) | (48.54) | (44.33) | (78.12) | (70.94) |
Financing cash flow |
(354.87) | 56.76 | (187.58) | (95.89) | (78.22) | (499.50) | 1,028.46 | (544.40) | 944.95 | (360.04) |
Exchange Rate Adjustment |
(0.60) | 1.80 | (1.29) | 0.61 | 6.91 | (0.02) | (2.03) | 1.34 | (0.56) | 0.62 |
Discontinued Operations and Adjustments |
(0.04) | (0.15) | 0.19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Change in Cash |
143.41 | 384.75 | (149.26) | 19.26 | 291.17 | (494.77) | (38.25) | 2.67 | 14.14 | 31.41 |
Beginning Cash |
10.97 | 168.48 | 553.23 | 403.97 | 423.22 | 714.39 | 219.62 | 181.36 | 184.04 | 198.17 |
Ending Cash |
154.38 | 553.23 | 403.97 | 423.22 | 714.39 | 219.62 | 181.36 | 184.04 | 198.17 | 229.58 |
Stock Based Compensation |
44.77 | 39.36 | 43.80 | 42.67 | 45.75 | 58.22 | 63.49 | 70.44 | 77.89 | 79.45 |
Dividends Paid (Common) |
(92.55) | (131.97) | (152.55) | (175.64) | (199.88) | (220.20) | (243.01) | (270.60) | (302.26) | (333.81) |
Net Cash/Marketcap |
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Assets Liabilities Change (Total) |
(35.17) | (70.73) | 31.44 | 51.36 | (39.48) | 19.01 | 72.80 | 12.53 | (209.31) | (264.17) |
Investments Change (Net) |
— | — | — | (2.18) | — | — | — | — | 37.00 | — |
Issuance/Purchase of Shares |
19.87 | 10.81 | (56.26) | 4.04 | (104.97) | (337.34) | (421.07) | 4.70 | 6.50 | (499.73) |
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Revenue per Employee |
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.39 |