Basis: Latest stored market observation. Source: stored company filings and market data; unavailable inputs remain N/A.
Is the free cash flow yield high or low?
The free cash flow yield of 4.28% is 54% above its 5-year average of 2.78%, near the high end of its 5-year range (2.27%–4.32%).
As of Thursday, August 27, 2026. 54.64% above its 12-month average of 2.77%.
FREE CASH FLOW YIELD
4.28%
FREE CASH FLOW YIELD AVG TTM
2.77%
FREE CASH FLOW YIELD AVG 3Y
2.74%
FREE CASH FLOW YIELD AVG 5Y
2.78%
FREE CASH FLOW YIELD AVG 10Y
3.10%
FREE CASH FLOW YIELD AVG 15Y
3.89%
FREE CASH FLOW YIELD AVG 20Y
4.42%
CURRENT VS TTM AVG
+54.64%
CURRENT VS 3Y AVG
+56.01%
CURRENT VS 5Y AVG
+53.89%
CURRENT VS 10Y AVG
+38.02%
CURRENT VS 15Y AVG
+9.97%
CURRENT VS 20Y AVG
-3.12%
SECTOR MEDIAN · INDUSTRIALS
3.68%
median of 127 covered companies
CURRENT VS SECTOR MEDIAN
+16.30%
vs the sector median at left
Waste Connections, Inc.
Market Cap
$41.76B
Free Cash Flow Yield
4.28%
TTM Avg
2.77%
3Y Avg
2.74%
5Y Avg
2.78%
Market Cap
$41.61B
Free Cash Flow Yield
2.68%
TTM Avg
2.47%
3Y Avg
2.21%
5Y Avg
2.23%
Market Cap
$39.09B
Free Cash Flow Yield
N/A
TTM Avg
-0.90%
3Y Avg
-4.00%
5Y Avg
-3.16%
Market Cap
$45.74B
Free Cash Flow Yield
4.82%
TTM Avg
4.15%
3Y Avg
3.07%
5Y Avg
2.94%
Market Cap
$46.95B
Free Cash Flow Yield
2.16%
TTM Avg
1.88%
3Y Avg
1.74%
5Y Avg
1.82%
Market Cap
$36.48B
Free Cash Flow Yield
6.93%
TTM Avg
9.57%
3Y Avg
9.96%
5Y Avg
9.99%
| NAME | MARKET CAP | FREE CASH FLOW YIELD | TTM | 3Y | 5Y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waste Connections, Inc. (WCN) | $41.76B | 4.28% | 2.77% | 2.74% | 2.78% |
| Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. (ODFL)vs › | $41.61B | 2.68% | 2.47% | 2.21% | 2.23% |
| Ferrovial SE (FER)vs › | $42.63B | 3.89% | 4.79% | 4.51% | 4.51% |
| Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (RKLB)vs › | $39.09B | N/A | -0.90% | -4.00% | -3.16% |
| Paychex, Inc. (PAYX)vs › | $44.99B | 5.19% | 5.36% | 4.21% | 3.83% |
| Ferguson plc (FERG)vs › | $45.24B | 2.79% | 3.64% | 4.32% | 4.27% |
| Thomson Reuters Corporation (TRI)vs › | $45.74B | 4.82% | 4.15% | 3.07% | 2.94% |
| HEICO Corporation (HEI)vs › | $46.95B | 2.16% | 1.88% | 1.74% | 1.82% |
| United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (UAL)vs › | $36.48B | 6.93% | 9.57% | 9.96% | 9.99% |
| Rockwell Automation, Inc. (ROK)vs › | $48.18B | 3.09% | 2.93% | 3.05% | 2.82% |
FCF Yield
4.28%
Earnings Yield
2.49%
Dividend Yield
0.85%
Formula: FCF Yield = (Free Cash Flow / Market Cap) × 100
How FCF Yield is used:
FCF vs earnings: Differences between FCF yield and earnings yield can reflect capital expenditures, working capital changes, and other non-cash accounting items.
FCF Yield measures free cash flow relative to market capitalization. It compares cash generation after capital expenditures with the equity value of the company.
Expanded definitions: Investopedia, Wikipedia, Corporate Finance Institute
| DATE | FREE CASH FLOW YIELD |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-27 | 4.28% |
| 2026-08-26 | 4.25% |
| 2026-08-25 | 4.27% |
| 2026-08-24 | 4.20% |
| 2026-08-21 | 4.19% |
| 2026-08-20 | 4.22% |
| 2026-08-19 | 4.21% |
| 2026-08-18 | 4.29% |
| 2026-08-17 | 4.30% |
| 2026-08-14 | 4.27% |
| 2026-08-13 | 4.29% |
| 2026-08-12 | 4.29% |
| 2026-08-11 | 4.26% |
| 2026-08-10 | 4.27% |
| 2026-08-07 | 4.26% |
| 2026-08-06 | 4.24% |
| 2026-08-05 | 4.32% |
| 2026-08-04 | 4.29% |
| 2026-08-03 | 4.23% |
| 2026-07-31 | 4.24% |
| 2026-07-30 | 4.27% |
| 2026-07-29 | 4.11% |
| 2026-07-28 | 4.20% |
| 2026-07-27 | 4.19% |
| 2026-07-24 | 4.19% |
| 2026-07-23 | 4.23% |
| 2026-07-22 | 2.65% |
| 2026-07-21 | 2.64% |
| 2026-07-20 | 2.61% |
| 2026-07-17 | 2.59% |
| 2026-07-16 | 2.55% |
| 2026-07-15 | 2.62% |
| 2026-07-14 | 2.63% |
| 2026-07-13 | 2.60% |
| 2026-07-10 | 2.60% |
| 2026-07-09 | 2.62% |
| 2026-07-08 | 2.60% |
| 2026-07-07 | 2.58% |
| 2026-07-06 | 2.66% |
| 2026-07-02 | 2.64% |
| 2026-07-01 | 2.70% |
| 2026-06-30 | 2.67% |
| 2026-06-29 | 2.67% |
| 2026-06-26 | 2.65% |
| 2026-06-25 | 2.68% |
| 2026-06-24 | 2.68% |
| 2026-06-23 | 2.79% |
| 2026-06-22 | 2.90% |
| 2026-06-18 | 2.89% |
| 2026-06-17 | 2.87% |
| 2026-06-16 | 2.84% |
| 2026-06-15 | 2.87% |
| 2026-06-12 | 2.85% |
| 2026-06-11 | 2.86% |
| 2026-06-10 | 2.80% |
| 2026-06-09 | 2.83% |
| 2026-06-08 | 2.90% |
| 2026-06-05 | 2.87% |
| 2026-06-04 | 2.89% |
| 2026-06-03 | 2.95% |
| 2026-06-02 | 2.99% |
| 2026-06-01 | 2.98% |
| 2026-05-29 | 2.99% |
| 2026-05-28 | 2.95% |
| 2026-05-27 | 2.94% |
| 2026-05-26 | 2.90% |
| 2026-05-22 | 2.86% |
| 2026-05-21 | 2.86% |
| 2026-05-20 | 2.84% |
| 2026-05-19 | 2.83% |
| 2026-05-18 | 2.80% |
| 2026-05-15 | 2.84% |
| 2026-05-14 | 2.88% |
| 2026-05-13 | 2.93% |
| 2026-05-12 | 2.94% |
| 2026-05-11 | 2.95% |
| 2026-05-08 | 2.93% |
| 2026-05-07 | 2.90% |
| 2026-05-06 | 2.90% |
| 2026-05-05 | 2.82% |
| 2026-05-04 | 2.77% |
| 2026-05-01 | 2.76% |
| 2026-04-30 | 2.70% |
| 2026-04-29 | 2.72% |
| 2026-04-28 | 2.72% |
| 2026-04-27 | 2.76% |
| 2026-04-24 | 2.68% |
| 2026-04-23 | 2.64% |
| 2026-04-22 | 3.04% |
| 2026-04-21 | 3.01% |
| 2026-04-20 | 2.97% |
| 2026-04-17 | 2.98% |
| 2026-04-16 | 2.97% |
| 2026-04-15 | 2.98% |
| 2026-04-14 | 2.98% |
| 2026-04-13 | 2.94% |
| 2026-04-10 | 2.94% |
| 2026-04-09 | 2.90% |
| 2026-04-08 | 2.92% |
| 2026-04-07 | 2.90% |
| 2026-04-06 | 2.87% |
| 2026-04-02 | 2.86% |
| 2026-04-01 | 2.92% |
| 2026-03-31 | 2.93% |
| 2026-03-30 | 2.94% |
| 2026-03-27 | 3.05% |
| 2026-03-26 | 3.03% |
| 2026-03-25 | 3.03% |
| 2026-03-24 | 3.01% |
| 2026-03-23 | 2.93% |
| 2026-03-20 | 2.92% |
| 2026-03-19 | 2.89% |
| 2026-03-18 | 2.91% |
| 2026-03-17 | 2.85% |
| 2026-03-16 | 2.84% |
| 2026-03-13 | 2.86% |
| 2026-03-12 | 2.85% |
| 2026-03-11 | 2.85% |
| 2026-03-10 | 2.87% |
| 2026-03-09 | 2.77% |
| 2026-03-06 | 2.79% |
| 2026-03-05 | 2.79% |
| 2026-03-04 | 2.80% |
| 2026-03-03 | 2.76% |
| 2026-03-02 | 2.75% |
| 2026-02-27 | 2.76% |
| 2026-02-26 | 2.81% |
| 2026-02-25 | 2.85% |
| 2026-02-24 | 2.87% |
| 2026-02-23 | 2.92% |
| 2026-02-20 | 2.91% |
| 2026-02-19 | 2.86% |
| 2026-02-18 | 2.92% |
| 2026-02-17 | 2.95% |
| 2026-02-13 | 2.97% |
| 2026-02-12 | 3.02% |
| 2026-02-11 | 2.79% |
| 2026-02-10 | 2.81% |
| 2026-02-09 | 2.79% |
| 2026-02-06 | 2.83% |
| 2026-02-05 | 2.83% |
| 2026-02-04 | 2.83% |
| 2026-02-03 | 2.88% |
| 2026-02-02 | 2.85% |
| 2026-01-30 | 2.86% |
| 2026-01-29 | 2.87% |
| 2026-01-28 | 2.83% |
| 2026-01-27 | 2.83% |
| 2026-01-26 | 2.80% |
| 2026-01-23 | 2.82% |
| 2026-01-22 | 2.82% |
| 2026-01-21 | 2.88% |
| 2026-01-20 | 2.92% |
| 2026-01-16 | 2.87% |
| 2026-01-15 | 2.86% |
| 2026-01-14 | 2.91% |
| 2026-01-13 | 2.94% |
| 2026-01-12 | 2.88% |
| 2026-01-09 | 2.88% |
| 2026-01-08 | 2.85% |
| 2026-01-07 | 2.84% |
| 2026-01-06 | 2.75% |
| 2026-01-05 | 2.76% |
| 2026-01-02 | 2.75% |
| 2025-12-31 | 2.73% |
| 2025-12-30 | 2.69% |
| 2025-12-29 | 2.68% |
| 2025-12-26 | 2.69% |
| 2025-12-24 | 2.69% |
| 2025-12-23 | 2.70% |
| 2025-12-22 | 2.71% |
| 2025-12-19 | 2.74% |
| 2025-12-18 | 2.73% |
| 2025-12-17 | 2.72% |
| 2025-12-16 | 2.72% |
| 2025-12-15 | 2.72% |
| 2025-12-12 | 2.78% |
| 2025-12-11 | 2.80% |
| 2025-12-10 | 2.85% |
| 2025-12-09 | 2.85% |
| 2025-12-08 | 2.81% |
| 2025-12-05 | 2.77% |
| 2025-12-04 | 2.77% |
| 2025-12-03 | 2.75% |
| 2025-12-02 | 2.77% |
| 2025-12-01 | 2.75% |
| 2025-11-28 | 2.71% |
| 2025-11-26 | 2.71% |
| 2025-11-25 | 2.72% |
| 2025-11-24 | 2.77% |
| 2025-11-21 | 2.73% |
| 2025-11-20 | 2.76% |
| 2025-11-19 | 2.74% |
| 2025-11-18 | 2.78% |
| 2025-11-17 | 2.83% |
| 2025-11-14 | 2.84% |
| 2025-11-13 | 2.86% |
| 2025-11-12 | 2.84% |
| 2025-11-11 | 2.86% |
| 2025-11-10 | 2.89% |
| 2025-11-07 | 2.88% |
| 2025-11-06 | 2.90% |
| 2025-11-05 | 2.89% |
| 2025-11-04 | 2.84% |
| 2025-11-03 | 2.89% |
| 2025-10-31 | 2.86% |
| 2025-10-30 | 2.80% |
| 2025-10-29 | 2.85% |
| 2025-10-28 | 2.75% |
| 2025-10-27 | 2.74% |
| 2025-10-24 | 2.71% |
| 2025-10-23 | 2.71% |
| 2025-10-22 | 2.69% |
| 2025-10-21 | 2.53% |
| 2025-10-20 | 2.53% |
| 2025-10-17 | 2.55% |
| 2025-10-16 | 2.58% |
| 2025-10-15 | 2.59% |
| 2025-10-14 | 2.55% |
| 2025-10-13 | 2.56% |
| 2025-10-10 | 2.55% |
| 2025-10-09 | 2.59% |
| 2025-10-08 | 2.54% |
| 2025-10-07 | 2.54% |
| 2025-10-06 | 2.53% |
| 2025-10-03 | 2.52% |
| 2025-10-02 | 2.55% |
| 2025-10-01 | 2.51% |
| 2025-09-30 | 2.51% |
| 2025-09-29 | 2.53% |
| 2025-09-26 | 2.55% |
| 2025-09-25 | 2.57% |
| 2025-09-24 | 2.56% |
| 2025-09-23 | 2.56% |
| 2025-09-22 | 2.55% |
| 2025-09-19 | 2.53% |
| 2025-09-18 | 2.51% |
| 2025-09-17 | 2.54% |
| 2025-09-16 | 2.54% |
| 2025-09-15 | 2.51% |
| 2025-09-12 | 2.50% |
| 2025-09-11 | 2.47% |
| 2025-09-10 | 2.50% |
| 2025-09-09 | 2.48% |
| 2025-09-08 | 2.47% |
| 2025-09-05 | 2.46% |
| 2025-09-04 | 2.43% |
| 2025-09-03 | 2.44% |
| 2025-09-02 | 2.41% |
| 2025-08-29 | 2.38% |
| 2025-08-28 | 2.40% |
| 2025-08-27 | 2.40% |
| 2025-08-26 | 2.41% |
| 2025-08-25 | 2.42% |
| 2025-08-22 | 2.38% |
| 2025-08-21 | 2.36% |
| 2025-08-20 | 2.37% |
| 2025-08-19 | 2.37% |
| 2025-08-18 | 2.38% |
| 2025-08-15 | 2.38% |
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