Waste Connections (Waste Connections) Dividend Payout Ratio

: 0.26 (As of Dec. 2023)

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Waste Connections's dividend payout ratio for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.26.

The historical rank and industry rank for Waste Connections's Dividend Payout Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

WCN' s Dividend Payout Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.23 Med: 0.25 Max: 0.29
Current: 0.25

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.

WCN's Dividend Payout Ratio is ranked better than
69.07% of 97 companies
in the Waste Management industry
Industry Median: 0.37 vs WCN: 0.25

As of today (2024-04-19), the Dividend Yield % of Waste Connections is 0.66%.

During the past 13 years, the highest Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Waste Connections was 1.11%. The lowest was 0.60%. And the median was 0.72%.

Waste Connections's Dividends per Share for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.29.

During the past 12 months, Waste Connections's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 11.10% 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.

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.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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Waste Connections Dividend Payout Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Waste Connections's Dividend Payout Ratio can be seen below:

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Waste Connections Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

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Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Dividend Payout Ratio

0.24

0.29

0.26

0.25

Waste Connections Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Dividend Payout Ratio																0.29	0.29	0.25	0.22	0.26

Competitive Comparison

For the Waste Management subindustry, Waste Connections's Dividend Payout Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Payout Ratio 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 Dividend Payout Ratio Distribution

For the Waste Management industry and Industrials sector, Waste Connections's Dividend Payout Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Waste Connections's Dividend Payout Ratio falls into.

Waste Connections Dividend Payout Ratio Calculation

Dividend payout ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.

Waste Connections's Dividend Payout Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio	=	Dividends per Share (A: Dec. 2023 )	/	EPS without NRI (A: Dec. 2023 )
	=	1.05	/	4.19
	=	0.25

Waste Connections's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio	=	Dividends per Share (Q: Dec. 2023 )	/	EPS without NRI (Q: Dec. 2023 )
	=	0.285	/	1.11
	=	0.26

Waste Connections (NYSE:WCN) Dividend Payout Ratio Explanation

In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.

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Waste Connections (Waste Connections) 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 100 active landfills (9 are exploration and production waste landfills and 16 are nonmunicipal waste landfills), 157 transfer stations, and 79 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 2022, 13% of consolidated revenue was generated from the firm's Canadian segment.

Executives

Philip Rivard	officer: SR VP Business Development	3 WATERWAY SQUARE PLACE, SUITE #110, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Iii Robert Nielsen	officer: SR VP Operations	3 WATERWAY SQUARE PLACE, SUITE #110, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Robert Michael Cloninger	officer: SR VP, Deputy General Counsel	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
James Little	officer: Sr. Vice President Engineering	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
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
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
Patrick James Shea	officer: Sr. VP, General Counsel & Sec	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
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
Matthew Stephen Black	officer: Sr. Vice President - Tax	3 WATERWAY SQUARE PLACE, SUITE #110, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380