Dividends

Upcoming ex-dividend dates, recent cuts and initiations across 10+ years of US dividend history.
Waste Connections (WCN) — Dividend Profile
Utilities·Environmental Services
11y payment streak7y growth streakActiveQuarterly
Forward Yield
0.90%
@ $155.22
TTM Yield
0.88%
Forward Annual
$1.40
Quarterly
Market Cap
$39.1b
Payout (FCF)
30%
3.4x covered
Payout (Earnings)
32%
Latest Amount
$0.3500
Ex 2026-05-06
3y CAGR
-12.6%
5y CAGR
-3.7%
10y CAGR
4.9%
Next Ex-Date
—
Last recorded cut on or near 2017-08-04.
Dividend Safety Forensics
Composite of six quantitative scores plus a 5-point yield-trap framework. Each axis contributes independently; the overall label is the aggregate.
Forensics: WatchYield Trap: Green1 of 6 red flags · 0 of 5 trap signals
Score breakdown
Altman Z (bankruptcy)
Distance from bankruptcy. Safe > 2.99, Distress < 1.81.
Grey (2.84)
Ohlson O (default prob)
Estimated 1-year probability of financial distress.
High (44.2%)
Piotroski F-Score
Fundamental quality (9 binary criteria). 7+ strong, 3- weak.
6/9 (Moderate)
Beneish M (manipulation)
Detects accounting manipulation signals in earnings.
Clean
Dividend Safety (EQ)
Composite from payout ratio, FCF coverage, accrual quality.
Safe
FCF Coverage
Free cash flow divided by dividends. 2.0× = strong cushion.
3.39×
Yield-trap signals (5-point Benzinga framework)
Payout > 100%
Paying out more than it earns over TTM.
✓ OK
FCF coverage < 1.0×
Free cash flow doesn't fully cover the dividend.
✓ OK
Yield > 2× sector median
Yield well above peers — often a sign of price collapse, not premium income.
✓ OK
High leverage (D/E > 2)
Debt-to-equity above 2× — limits flexibility if cash flow dips.
✓ OK
6m return < -25%
Current 6m return: -10.3%
✓ OK
Dividend Capture Stats
Measures how this stock has historically behaved around its ex-dividend dates over the last 10 years. Pre-tax, pre-commission, before-slippage. Based on 26 settled events.
Median Ex-Date Drop
-0.06%
Pre-close → ex-close. Clean ex-dates drop by ~the dividend amount.
Recovery Rate
96%
25 of 26 events recovered within 90 days
Median Recovery Time
3 days
1 – 10 days IQR
Avg Capture Yield
0.18%
Per-cycle return when capture succeeds
Disclaimer: Historical capture statistics are descriptive, not predictive. Past recovery patterns don’t guarantee future ones. The "naive capture" math also ignores taxes (qualified-dividend treatment vs. short-term gains can swing outcomes significantly).
Annual dividends per share
Sum of recurring per-share payments per calendar year. Current year is partial.
Cumulative per-share payments
Full dividend history (41)
Ex-Date▼AmountFrequencyPay DateType
2026-05-06$0.3500Quarterly2026-05-21recurring
2026-02-25$0.3500Quarterly2026-03-12recurring
2025-11-05$0.3500Quarterly2025-11-20recurring
2025-08-06$0.3150Quarterly2025-08-21recurring
2025-05-07$0.3150Quarterly2025-05-22recurring
2025-02-27$0.3150Quarterly2025-03-13recurring
2024-11-07$0.3150Quarterly2024-11-21recurring
2024-08-07$0.2850Quarterly2024-08-22recurring
2024-05-07$0.2850Quarterly2024-05-23recurring
2024-02-27$0.2850Quarterly2024-03-13recurring
2023-11-07$0.2850Quarterly2023-11-28recurring
2023-08-15$0.2550Quarterly2023-08-30recurring
2023-05-09$0.2550Quarterly2023-05-24recurring
2023-02-28$0.2550Quarterly2023-03-15recurring
2022-11-15$0.2550Quarterly2022-12-01recurring
2022-08-17$0.2300Quarterly2022-09-01recurring
2022-05-17$0.2300Quarterly2022-06-01recurring
2022-03-01$0.2300Quarterly2022-03-16recurring
2021-11-08$0.2300Quarterly2021-11-23recurring
2021-08-17$0.2050Quarterly2021-09-01recurring
2021-05-11$0.2050Quarterly2021-05-26recurring
2021-03-02$0.2050Quarterly2021-03-17recurring
2020-11-09$0.2050Quarterly2020-11-25recurring
2020-08-03$0.1850Quarterly2020-08-18recurring
2020-05-04$0.1850Quarterly2020-05-19recurring
2020-02-26$0.1850Quarterly2020-03-12recurring
2019-11-08$0.1850Quarterly2019-11-26recurring
2019-08-09$0.1600Quarterly2019-08-26recurring
2019-05-07$0.1600Quarterly2019-05-22recurring
2019-02-28$0.1600Quarterly2019-03-15recurring
2018-11-09$0.1600Quarterly2018-11-27recurring
2018-08-06$0.1400Quarterly2018-08-21recurring
2018-05-15$0.1400Quarterly2018-05-30recurring
2018-02-27$0.1400Quarterly2018-03-14recurring
2017-11-07$0.1400Quarterly2017-11-22recurring
2017-08-04$0.1200Quarterly2017-08-22recurring
2017-05-08$0.1800Quarterly2017-05-24recurring
2017-03-03$0.1800Quarterly2017-03-21recurring
2016-11-03$0.1800Quarterly2016-11-21recurring
2016-07-29$0.1450Quarterly2016-08-15recurring
2016-05-12$0.1100Quarterly2016-05-30recurring
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