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WCN (Waste Connections) 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate : 11.40% (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Waste Connections 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate?

Waste Connections's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was $0.29.

The historical rank and industry rank for Waste Connections's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate or its related term are showing as below:

WCN' s 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 11.4   Med: 14.7   Max: 76.9
Current: 11.4

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Waste Connections was 76.90% per year. The lowest was 11.40% per year. And the median was 14.70% per year.

WCN's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate is ranked better than
59.65% of 57 companies
in the Waste Management industry
Industry Median: 8.7 vs WCN: 11.40

During the past 12 months, Waste Connections's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 11.80% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 11.40% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 12.50% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 14.80% 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 dividends per share growth rate.

Waste Connections's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was 0.21. As of today, Waste Connections's Dividend Yield % is 0.65%.

Warning Sign:

Waste Connections Inc stock dividend yield is close to 10-year low.

For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.


Competitive Comparison of Waste Connections's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate

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

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Waste Connections's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Distribution in the Waste Management Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Waste Connections's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate falls into.



Waste Connections 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Calculation

This is the average annual rate that a company has been raising its dividends. The growth rate is calculated with expontential compound based on the latest four year annual data.

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 dividends per share growth rate.


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

1. Dividend Payout Ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.

Waste Connections's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio=Dividends per Share (Q: Sep. 2024 )/ EPS without NRI (Q: Sep. 2024 )
=0.285/ 1.35
=0.21

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Waste Connections was 0.29. The lowest was 0.23. And the median was 0.25.

2. Dividend Yield % measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

Waste Connections Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 0.3150002024-11-072024-11-072024-11-21Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.2850002024-08-072024-08-072024-08-22Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.2850002024-05-072024-05-082024-05-23Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.2850002024-02-272024-02-282024-03-13Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000

* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.

Waste Connections's Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Dividend Yield %=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=1.17/179.95
=0.65 %

Current Share Price is $179.95.
Waste Connections's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $1.17.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Waste Connections was 1.11%. The lowest was 0.59%. And the median was 0.70%.

Warning Sign:

Waste Connections Inc stock dividend yield is close to 10-year low.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


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Waste Connections Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
6220 Highway 7, Suite 600, Woodbridge, Vaughan, ON, CAN, L4H 4G3
Waste Connections is the third-largest integrated provider of traditional solid waste and recycling services in the North America, operating 103 active landfills (9 are exploration and production waste landfills and 16 are nonmunicipal waste landfills), 157 transfer stations, and 81 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 2023, 12% of consolidated revenue was generated from the firm's Canadian segment.
Executives
Iii Robert Nielsen officer: SR VP Operations 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
Edward E Guillet director C/O WASTE CONNECTIONS, INC, 610 APPLEWOOD CRESCENT, SUITE 200, VAUGHAN A6 L4K 0C3
Philip Rivard officer: SR VP Business Development 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
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
Robert Michael Cloninger officer: SR VP, Deputy General Counsel 3 WATERWAY SQUARE PLACE, SUITE 110, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Andrea E. Bertone director C/O CORP. SECRETARY, PEABODY ENERGY CORP, 701 MARKET STREET, ST. LOUIS MO 63101
Eric Hansen officer: Senior Vice President and CIO 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
Patrick James Shea officer: Sr. VP, General Counsel & Sec 3 WATERWAY SQUARE PLACE, SUITE 110, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
William J Razzouk director C/O WASTE CONNECTIONS, INC, 610 APPLEWOOD CRESCENT, SUITE 200, VAUGHAN A6 L4K 0C3
Domenic Pio officer: SR VP Operations 1001 FANNIN ST, STE 4000, HOUSTON TX 77002
David Eddie officer: Sr. VP & Chief Accting Officer 3 WATERWAY SQUARE PLACE, SUITE 110, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380