Waste Connections (NYSE:WCN) 3-Year FCF Growth Rate

: 9.20% (As of Mar. 2023)

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Waste Connections's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Mar. 2023 was $1.03.

During the past 12 months, Waste Connections's average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 17.10% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 9.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 7.50% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 10.80% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average Free Cash Flow per Share growth rate.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Waste Connections was 203.40% per year. The lowest was -2.80% per year. And the median was 13.30% per year.

Competitive Comparison

For the Waste Management subindustry, Waste Connections's 3-Year FCF Growth Rate, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year FCF Growth Rate data, can be viewed below:

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Waste Connections 3-Year FCF Growth Rate Distribution

For the Waste Management industry and Industrials sector, Waste Connections's 3-Year FCF Growth Rate distribution charts can be found below:

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Waste Connections 3-Year FCF Growth Rate Calculation

This is the 3-year average growth rate of Free Cash Flow per Share. The growth rate is calculated using exponential compounding based on the latest four year annual data.

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Waste Connections (NYSE:WCN) 3-Year FCF Growth Rate Explanation

Free Cash Flow per Share is the amount of Free Cash Flow per outstanding share of the company's stock. Free Cash Flow is considered one of the most important parameters to measure a company's earnings power by value investors because it is not subject to estimates of Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization (DDA). However, when we look at the Free Cash Flow, we should look from a long term perspective, because any year's Free Cash Flow can be drastically affected by the spending on Property, Plant, & Equipment (PPE) of the business in that year. Over the long term, Free Cash Flow should give pretty good picture on the real earnings power of the company. It's used in the calculation of Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) %.

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Waste Connections (NYSE:WCN) Business Description

Industry

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Address

6220 Highway 7, Suite 600, Woodbridge, Vaughan, ON, CAN, L4H 4G3

Website

https://www.wasteconnections.com

Waste Connections is the third-largest integrated provider of traditional solid waste and recycling services in the North America, operating 97 active landfills (12 are exploration and production waste landfills and 14 are nonmunicipal waste landfills), 142 transfer stations, and 71 recycling operations. The firm serves residential, commercial, industrial, and energy end markets. Waste Connections entered the Canadian market with its 2016 merger with Progressive Waste. In 2021, 14% of consolidated revenue was generated from the firm's Canadian segment.

Executives

Andrea E. Bertone	director	C/O CORP. SECRETARY, PEABODY ENERGY CORP, 701 MARKET STREET, ST. LOUIS MO 63101
Robert Michael Cloninger	officer: SR VP, Deputy General Counsel	3 WATERWAY SQUARE PLACE, SUITE 110, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Susan Netherton	officer: VP People, Training & Devlpmnt	3 WATERWAY SQUARE PLACE, SUITE 110, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Jason Craft	officer: Sr Vice President-Operations	3 WATERWAY SQUARE PLACE, SUITE #110, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Elise Lipman Jordan	director	3 WATERWAY SQUARE PLACE, SUITE #110, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Eric Hansen	officer: Senior Vice President and CIO	3 WATERWAY SQUARE PLACE, SUITE #110, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Mary Anne Whitney	officer: Sr Vice President - Finance	3 WATERWAY SQUARE PLACE, SUITE #110, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Michael W Harlan	director	C/O WASTE CONNECTIONS, INC., 610 APPLEWOOD CRESCENT, SUITE 200, VAUGHAN A6 L4K 0C3
Patrick James Shea	officer: Sr. VP, General Counsel & Sec	3 WATERWAY SQUARE PLACE, SUITE 110, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Matthew Stephen Black	officer: Sr. Vice President - Tax	3 WATERWAY SQUARE PLACE, SUITE #110, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Edward E Guillet	director	C/O WASTE CONNECTIONS, INC, 610 APPLEWOOD CRESCENT, SUITE 200, VAUGHAN A6 L4K 0C3
Worthing Jackman	officer: EVP & CFO	3 WATERWAY SQUARE PLACE, SUITE 110, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Darrell W Chambliss	officer: EVP & COO	3 WATERWAY SQUARE PLACE, SUITE 110, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
David M Hall	officer: Sr. Vice President	3 WATERWAY SQUARE PLACE, SUITE 110, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
James Little	officer: Sr. Vice President Engineering	3 WATERWAY SQUARE PLACE, SUITE 110, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380