Waste Connections (WCN) dividend history
Waste Connections paid $334M in dividends in fiscal 2025, about $1.29 per share.
Dividends per share grew 10.1% a year over 14 years, rising in each of the last 11 years.
That took 27% of free cash flow and 31% of net income.
At today's price the trailing yield is 0.85%.
Dividends by fiscal year
Dividends paid from the cash flow statement in Waste Connections's 10-K filings, divided by diluted shares (an approximation of the per-share dividend).
| Fiscal year | Per share | Growth | Total paid | % of free cash flow | % of net income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.29 | +10.7% | $334M | 27% | 31% |
| 2024 | $1.17 | +11.5% | $302M | 26% | 49% |
| 2023 | $1.05 | +11.3% | $271M | 23% | 35% |
| 2022 | $0.94 | +11.9% | $243M | 22% | 29% |
| 2021 | $0.84 | +11.0% | $220M | 23% | 36% |
| 2020 | $0.76 | +14.5% | $200M | 25% | 98% |
| 2019 | $0.66 | +14.7% | $175M | 19% | 31% |
| 2018 | $0.58 | +15.5% | $153M | 18% | 28% |
| 2017 | $0.50 | +24.7% | $132M | 19% | 23% |
| 2016 | $0.40 | +12.4% | $93M | 21% | 38% |
| 2015 | $0.36 | +13.2% | $66M | 20% | — |
| 2014 | $0.31 | -14.7% | $59M | 19% | 25% |
| 2013 | $0.37 | +1.3% | $64M | 26% | 54% |
| 2012 | $0.36 | +8.0% | $63M | 41% | 67% |
| 2011 | $0.34 | — | $61M | 22% | — |
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Questions
Does Waste Connections pay a dividend?
Waste Connections paid $334M in dividends in fiscal 2025, about $1.29 per share.
How fast has Waste Connections's dividend grown?
Dividends per share grew 10.1% a year over 14 years, rising in each of the last 11 years.
From Waste Connections's annual reports filed with the SEC (XBRL data), standardised by Investingly. Information only, not investment advice.