Waste Connections, Inc.
WCN · NYSE
12/31/2024 | 12/31/2023 | 12/31/2022 | 12/31/2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Activities | – | – | – | – |
| Net Income | $616,570 | $762,826 | $836,001 | $618,489 |
| Dep. & Amort. | $1,163,769 | $1,003,211 | $918,960 | $813,009 |
| Deferred Tax | -$57,285 | $6,329 | $93,481 | $14,563 |
| Stock-Based Comp. | $77,885 | $70,436 | $63,485 | $58,221 |
| Change in WC | -$209,308 | $12,534 | $72,800 | $19,014 |
| Other Non-Cash | $637,296 | $271,481 | $37,765 | $174,933 |
| Operating Cash Flow | $2,228,927 | $2,126,817 | $2,022,492 | $1,698,229 |
| Investing Activities | – | – | – | – |
| PP&E Inv. | -$1,055,988 | -$934,000 | -$912,677 | -$744,315 |
| Net Acquisitions | -$2,083,878 | -$676,793 | -$2,206,901 | -$985,449 |
| Inv. Purchases | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Inv. Sales/Matur. | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other Inv. Act. | -$19,310 | $29,714 | $32,407 | $36,282 |
| Investing Cash Flow | -$3,159,176 | -$1,581,079 | -$3,087,171 | -$1,693,482 |
| Financing Activities | – | – | – | – |
| Debt Repay. | $1,319,050 | -$233,388 | $1,742,161 | $219,093 |
| Stock Issued | $2,014 | $794 | $660 | $430 |
| Stock Repurch. | $0 | $0 | -$424,999 | -$338,993 |
| Dividends Paid | -$302,258 | -$270,604 | -$243,013 | -$220,203 |
| Other Fin. Act. | -$73,861 | -$41,207 | -$46,346 | -$159,823 |
| Financing Cash Flow | $944,945 | -$544,405 | $1,028,463 | -$499,496 |
| Forex Effect | -$561 | $1,341 | -$2,035 | -$25 |
| Net Chg. in Cash | $14,135 | $2,674 | -$38,251 | -$494,774 |
| Supplemental Information | – | – | – | – |
| Beg. Cash | $184,038 | $181,364 | $219,615 | $714,389 |
| End Cash | $198,173 | $184,038 | $181,364 | $219,615 |
| Free Cash Flow | $1,172,939 | $1,192,817 | $1,109,815 | $953,914 |