Financing Cash Flow
Waste Connections Financing Cash Flow decreased by 236.8% to -$96.14M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 184.8%, from $113.38M to -$96.14M. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Financing Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a -10.3% CAGR.
Analysis
How to read this metric
A large negative value typically indicates a company is returning capital to shareholders or paying down debt, while a positive value suggests the company is raising external capital to fund operations or acquisitions.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the net flow of cash between a company and its capital providers, including shareholders and lend...
Peer comparison
Large-cap peers like Microsoft or Alphabet similarly show large negative financing outflows due to aggressive share repurchase programs and dividend distributions.
net_cash_from_financingHistorical Data
| 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 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -$227.70M | -$98.40M | -$7.92M | $292.06M | -$266.92M | $425.28M | $578.05M | -$65.42M | -$323.85M | $22.74M | -$177.87M | $878.48M | -$176.60M | $338.48M | $113.38M | -$205.86M | -$239.01M | -$28.55M | -$96.14M |
| QoQ Change | — | +56.8% | +92.0% | >999% | -191.4% | +259.3% | +35.9% | -111.3% | -395.0% | +107.0% | -882.3% | +593.9% | -120.1% | +291.7% | -66.5% | -281.6% | -16.1% | +88.1% | -236.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -17.2% | +532.2% | >999% | -122.4% | -21.3% | -94.7% | -130.8% | >999% | +45.5% | >999% | -87.1% | -16.6% | -170.6% | — | -184.8% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Waste Connections's financing cash flow?
- Waste Connections (WCN) reported financing cash flow of -$96.14M in Q1 2026.
- How has Waste Connections's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Waste Connections's financing cash flow decreased by 184.8% year-over-year, from $113.38M to -$96.14M.
- What is the long-term trend for Waste Connections's financing cash flow?
- Over 3 years (2021 to 2025), Waste Connections's financing cash flow has grown at a -10.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$499.50M to -$360.04M.
- What does financing cash flow mean?
- The total amount of money a company spends or receives from borrowing debt and managing its own shares and dividends.