Discontinued — last reported Q3 '25
Financing
Share Buybacks
Waste Connections Share Buybacks increased by 348.3% to $283.96M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Share Buybacks shows an upward trend with a 10.5% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionFinancing
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalHigher is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ4 2013
Last reportedQ3 2025
How to read this metric
Large repurchases signal that management believes the stock is undervalued or that they have excess cash with no better internal investment opportunities.
Detailed definition
The cash spent by a company to buy back its own shares from the open market. This reduces the total number of shares out...
Peer comparison
Highly profitable tech giants often prioritize repurchases over dividends due to tax efficiencies and the impact on EPS.
Metric ID:
share_repurchasesHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $239.64M | $0.00 | $33.35M | $425.00M | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $389.00K | $441.79M | $63.34M | $283.96M |
| QoQ Change | — | -100.0% | — | >999% | -100.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | >999% | -85.7% | +348.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -100.0% | — | -100.0% | -100.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Range$0.00 – $441.79M
CAGR+3.6%
Avg YoY Growth-100.0%
Median YoY Growth-100.0%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Waste Connections's share buybacks?
- Waste Connections (WCN) reported share buybacks of $283.96M in Q1 2026.
- What is the long-term trend for Waste Connections's share buybacks?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Waste Connections's share buybacks has grown at a 10.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $338.99M to $505.52M.
- What does share buybacks mean?
- The money a company spends to buy back its own stock.