Waste Connections, Inc.
IndustrialsNYSE:WCN · New York Stock Exchange
+$0.44 today
Vol 1.05M · Avg 1.57M
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Cash Flow Statement
Annual data · 5 periods
| Metric | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | $1.1B +74.6% | $616.6M -19.2% | $762.8M -8.8% | $836.0M +35.2% | $618.5M | $487.6M | $476.4M | $465.2M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | $1.2B +5.9% | $1.2B +16.0% | $1.0B +9.2% | $919.0M +13.0% | $813.0M | $374.2M | $1.2B | $631.8M |
| Deferred Income Tax | $116.7M +303.6% | -$57.3M -1005.1% | $6.3M -93.2% | $93.5M +541.9% | $14.6M | $1.4B | -$1.5B | $304.2M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | $79.4M +2.0% | $77.9M +10.6% | $70.4M +10.9% | $63.5M +9.0% | $58.2M | $489.0M | $354.6M | -$1.6B |
| Change in Working Capital | -$264.2M -26.2% | -$209.3M -1769.9% | $12.5M -82.8% | $72.8M +282.9% | $19.0M | $350.4M | -$1.6B | $1.5B |
| Accounts Receivables | -$68.1M -539.3% | -$10.6M +48.4% | -$20.6M +79.5% | -$100.5M -83.9% | -$54.7M | $592.6M | $1.3B | $626.2M |
| Inventory | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 +100.0% | -$4.4M | $1.0B | $1.2B | $1.1B |
| Accounts Payables | $57.1M +271.3% | -$33.3M -203.1% | $32.3M -83.2% | $192.8M +188.9% | $66.8M | $948.2M | -$1.5B | $433.0M |
| Other Working Capital | -$253.2M -53.1% | -$165.3M -19853.8% | $837.0K +104.3% | -$19.5M -272.2% | $11.3M | $567.4M | $1.3B | $601.0M |
| Other Non-Cash Items | $173.5M -72.8% | $637.3M +134.7% | $271.5M +618.9% | $37.8M -78.4% | $174.9M | $1.4B | -$1.5B | $300.0M |
| Operating Cash Flow | $2.4B +8.3% | $2.2B +4.8% | $2.1B +5.2% | $2.0B +19.1% | $1.7B | $7.2B | $8.9B | $10.5B |
| Capital Expenditures | -$1.2B -13.1% | -$1.1B -13.1% | -$934.0M -2.3% | -$912.7M -22.6% | -$744.3M | $664.0M | $1.4B | $697.6M |
| Acquisitions (Net) | -$817.6M +60.8% | -$2.1B -207.9% | -$676.8M +69.3% | -$2.2B -123.9% | -$985.4M | $937.0M | $1.1B | $1.3B |
| Purchases of Investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $444.2M | $1.4B | $1.3B |
| Sales of Investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $822.2M | $318.2M | -$1.5B |
| Other Investing Activities | -$11.3M +41.5% | -$19.3M -165.0% | $29.7M -8.3% | $32.4M -10.7% | $36.3M | $616.4M | $370.0M | $1.2B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -$2.0B +36.0% | -$3.2B -99.8% | -$1.6B +48.8% | -$3.1B -82.3% | -$1.7B | $4.8B | $6.4B | $5.1B |
| Debt Repayment | $544.4M -58.7% | $1.3B +665.2% | -$233.4M -113.4% | $1.7B +695.2% | $219.1M | $680.8M | $759.2M | $1.1B |
| Common Stock Issued | $5.8M +187.3% | $2.0M +153.7% | $794.0K +20.3% | $660.0K +53.5% | $430.0K | $778.8M | $946.8M | $812.4M |
| Common Stock Repurchased | -$505.5M | $0 | $0 +100.0% | -$425.0M -25.4% | -$339.0M | $351.8M | -$1.6B | $1.5B |
| Dividends Paid | -$333.8M -10.4% | -$302.3M -11.7% | -$270.6M -11.4% | -$243.0M -10.4% | -$220.2M | $535.2M | $613.6M | $692.0M |
| Other Financing Activities | -$70.9M +4.0% | -$73.9M -79.2% | -$41.2M +11.1% | -$46.3M +71.0% | -$159.8M | -$1.6B | $1.3B | $1.1B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -$360.0M -138.1% | $944.9M +273.6% | -$544.4M -152.9% | $1.0B +305.9% | -$499.5M | $12.2B | $13.9B | -$15.5B |
| Effect of Forex Changes | $622.0K +210.9% | -$561.0K -141.8% | $1.3M +165.9% | -$2.0M -8040.0% | -$25.0K | $1.3B | $1.1B | $990.2M |
| Net Change in Cash | $31.4M +122.2% | $14.1M +428.6% | $2.7M +107.0% | -$38.3M +92.3% | -$494.8M | $3.2B | $4.9B | $6.5B |
| Free Cash Flow | $1.2B +4.0% | $1.2B -1.7% | $1.2B +7.5% | $1.1B +16.3% | $953.9M | $8.6B | -$16.8B | $11.1B |
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Does WCN generate free cash flow?
Waste Connections, Inc. (WCN) generated $1.22B of free cash flow in fiscal 2025.
How much operating cash flow does WCN produce?
Operating cash flow was $2.41B, before capital expenditures of $1.19B.
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