Payments of Ordinary Dividends, Common Stock
Waste Connections Payments of Ordinary Dividends, Common Stock decreased by 1.2% to $88.75M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 8.9%, from $81.48M to $88.75M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Payments of Ordinary Dividends, Common Stock shows an upward trend with a 11.0% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase suggests strong cash flow generation and shareholder-friendly capital allocation, while a decrease may indicate capital preservation or financial stress.
Detailed definition
Represents the total cash outflow distributed to common shareholders as a return on their investment. This metric reflec...
Peer comparison
Standard across all dividend-paying public companies, often compared against free cash flow to assess coverage.
other_payments_of_dividends_common_stockHistorical 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 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $53.42M | $53.42M | $59.45M | $59.39M | $59.42M | $58.90M | $65.30M | $65.79M | $65.35M | $65.68M | $73.79M | $73.57M | $73.70M | $73.98M | $81.01M | $81.48M | $81.47M | $81.00M | $89.86M | $88.75M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +11.3% | -0.1% | +0.1% | -0.9% | +10.9% | +0.7% | -0.7% | +0.5% | +12.4% | -0.3% | +0.2% | +0.4% | +9.5% | +0.6% | -0.0% | -0.6% | +10.9% | -1.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +11.2% | +10.2% | +9.8% | +10.8% | +10.0% | +11.5% | +13.0% | +11.8% | +12.8% | +12.6% | +9.8% | +10.7% | +10.5% | +9.5% | +10.9% | +8.9% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Waste Connections's payments of ordinary dividends, common stock?
- Waste Connections (WCN) reported payments of ordinary dividends, common stock of $88.75M in Q1 2026.
- How has Waste Connections's payments of ordinary dividends, common stock changed year-over-year?
- Waste Connections's payments of ordinary dividends, common stock increased by 8.9% year-over-year, from $81.48M to $88.75M.
- What is the long-term trend for Waste Connections's payments of ordinary dividends, common stock?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Waste Connections's payments of ordinary dividends, common stock has grown at a 11.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $220.20M to $333.81M.
- What does payments of ordinary dividends, common stock mean?
- The total cash paid out to common shareholders as dividends.