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The cash flow of WASTE CONNECTIONS, INC. over the past 10 years

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In fiscal 2025, the latest fiscal year on file, WASTE CONNECTIONS, INC.'s operating cash flow was $2.41B and its capital expenditures $1.19B, leaving free cash flow of $1.22B. Free cash flow was above zero in all 10 years shown. It ranged from $450.59M in fiscal 2016 to $1.22B in fiscal 2025. Capital expenditures were highest in fiscal 2025, at $1.19B.

Year by year

Fiscal yearOperating cash flowCapital expendituresFree cash flow*
2025ended Dec 31, 2025$2.41B$1.19B*$1.22B
2024ended Dec 31, 2024$2.23B$1.06B$1.17B
2023ended Dec 31, 2023$2.13B$934M$1.19B
2022ended Dec 31, 2022$2.02B$912.68M$1.11B
2021ended Dec 31, 2021$1.7B$744.32M$953.91M
2020ended Dec 31, 2020$1.41B$664.56M*$743.96M
2019ended Dec 31, 2019$1.54B$666.09M*$874.46M
2018ended Dec 31, 2018$1.41B$546.14M$865.09M
2017ended Dec 31, 2017$1.19B$479.29M$707.97M
2016ended Dec 31, 2016$795.31M$344.72M$450.59M

Fiscal years as WASTE CONNECTIONS, INC. reports them. * Calculated by us from the company's filed figures; — no figure on file. From SEC filings, updated nightly. How each line is read.

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