GFL Environmental Retained Earnings 2011-2026 | GFL

Retained earnings — this is the portion of a company’s net profit that has not been distributed to shareholders as dividends but remains at the company’s disposal for future use. It is also referred to as retained income or accumulated earnings.

Possible uses include

reinvestment in development (R&D, equipment, marketing)
debt repayment
acquisition of other companies
creation of reserves for the future

A high level of retained earnings indicates that the company is in a growth phase, accumulating capital and prioritizing reinvestment over dividend payouts. Conversely, low or negative retained earnings may suggest either a generous dividend policy, in which all profits are distributed to shareholders, or ongoing losses that reduce the overall financial result.

The presence of retained earnings does not indicate that the company has available cash — it is solely an accounting figure reflecting the accumulated portion of net profit remaining after dividends have been paid. Therefore, it is important for investors to analyze not only the amount of retained earnings, but also how effectively it is used to develop the business, reduce debt, or build financial stability.

Annual Retained Earnings GFL Environmental

2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011
-	-	-	-	-	-1.78 B	-770 M	-319 M	-382 M	-	-	-	-	-	-

All numbers in CAD currency

Indicator range from annual reports

Maximum	Minimum	Average
-319 M	-1.78 B	-812 M

Quarterly Retained Earnings GFL Environmental

2022-Q4	2022-Q3	2022-Q2	2022-Q1	2021-Q4	2021-Q3	2021-Q2	2021-Q1	2020-Q4	2020-Q3	2020-Q2	2020-Q1	2019-Q4	2019-Q3	2019-Q2	2019-Q1	2018-Q4	2018-Q3	2018-Q2	2018-Q1	2017-Q4	2017-Q3	2017-Q2	2017-Q1	2016-Q4	2016-Q3	2016-Q2	2016-Q1	2015-Q4	2015-Q3	2015-Q2	2015-Q1	2014-Q4	2014-Q3	2014-Q2	2014-Q1	2013-Q4	2013-Q3	2013-Q2	2013-Q1	2012-Q4	2012-Q3	2012-Q2	2012-Q1	2011-Q4	2011-Q3	2011-Q2	2011-Q1
-	-	-	-	-2.51 B	-	-	-	-1.89 B	-	-	-	-770 M	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

All numbers in CAD currency

Indicator range from quarterly reporting

Maximum	Minimum	Average
-770 M	-2.51 B	-1.72 B

Retained Earnings of other stocks in the Waste management industry

Issuer	Retained Earnings	Price	% 24h	Market Cap	Country
Casella Waste Systems CWST	-125 M	$ 86.23	-1.09 %	$ 5.47 B	USA
Nuverra Environmental Solutions, Inc. NES	-207 M	-	-5.67 %	$ 21.6 M	USA
US Ecology, Inc. ECOL	-188 M	-	-	$ 1.5 B	USA
Code Chain New Continent Limited CCNC	-270 M	-	6.35 %	$ 7.7 M	China
Aqua Metals AQMS	-270 M	$ 3.85	-0.52 %	$ 5.75 M	USA
Charah Solutions CHRA	-223 M	-	3.83 %	$ 7.33 M	USA
Avalon Holdings Corporation AWX	-20.9 M	$ 2.59	-0.38 %	$ 10.1 M	USA
Covanta Holding Corporation CVA	-526 M	-	0.10 %	$ 2.69 B	USA
Newater Technology, Inc. NEWA	8.83 M	-	-	$ 45.1 M	China
Montrose Environmental Group MEG	-273 M	$ 22.84	0.22 %	$ 755 M	USA
Perma-Fix Environmental Services PESI	-111 M	$ 11.48	0.26 %	$ 212 M	USA
Quest Resource Holding Corporation QRHC	-110 M	$ 1.17	-0.85 %	$ 23.5 M	USA
Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc HCCI	222 M	-	-	$ 1.07 B	USA
Republic Services RSG	11.2 B	$ 220.86	-1.04 %	$ 68.9 B	USA
JanOne JAN	-56.9 M	-	4.21 %	$ 8.93 M	USA
Waste Connections WCN	5.2 B	$ 165.5	-0.35 %	$ 42.6 B	Canada
Waste Management WM	17.2 B	$ 233.8	-0.69 %	$ 94.2 B	USA
Sharps Compliance Corp. SMED	13.6 M	-	-0.12 %	$ 167 M	USA
Stericycle SRCL	1.39 B	-	-	$ 5.73 B	USA
Clean Harbors CLH	2.76 B	$ 299.64	0.89 %	$ 16 B	USA