Key Highlights

  • GFL Environmental's board declared a quarterly dividend of US$0.0169 per share, the same for both share classes.
  • The dividend is payable on October 30, 2026 to shareholders of record on October 14, 2026.
  • GFL designated the payment an eligible dividend for Canadian tax purposes under Canada's Income Tax Act.
  • The release says the declaration, timing, amount and payment of future dividends remain at the board's discretion.

GFL Environmental Inc. (NYSE:GFL) furnished a Form 6-K on September 29, 2026 attaching a press release announcing that its board of directors has declared a quarterly dividend of US$0.0169 per share. The dividend applies to both the company's subordinate voting shares and its multiple voting shares.

It is payable on October 30, 2026 to holders of record on October 14, 2026, and the company has designated it an eligible dividend for Canadian tax purposes.

The Dividend Terms

The press release, datelined Miami Beach, Florida, sets out four key terms. The amount is US$0.0169 per share, the same for each of the two share classes named. The record date is October 14, 2026, which determines which shareholders are entitled to the payment. The payment date is October 30, 2026. The dividend is designated as an "eligible dividend" under Canada's Income Tax Act.

An eligible dividend designation is a tax classification. Under Canadian tax rules, dividends paid by Canadian corporations that meet the designation requirements may be taxed differently in the hands of Canadian resident individual shareholders than other dividends. The press release states only that the dividend is designated as eligible.

What the Announcement Says About the Company

The release describes GFL as "the fourth largest diversified environmental services company in North America." It says the company provides waste management solutions across Canada and 19 U.S. states, and that it has approximately 17,000 employees. The release lists Patrick Dovigi as the contact, with a telephone number and email address given on the release.

Discretion over Future Dividends

The release includes a statement about the board's role: "The declaration, timing, amount and payment of any future dividends remains at the discretion of GFL's Board of Directors." In other words, the announcement covers this one quarterly payment and does not commit the company to any level of future dividends. It also contains the standard forward-looking statement language acknowledging that uncertainties and risks may cause actual results to differ materially from projections. The dividend itself is a declared amount, but the announcement does not discuss financial results, earnings or cash flow, and it gives no explanation of how the board arrived at the amount.

The Form 6-K covers the month of September 2026 and carries SEC file number 001-39240. The cover page indicates that GFL files its annual reports on Form 40-F rather than Form 20-F, which is the form used by certain Canadian issuers under the multijurisdictional disclosure system. The only exhibit is the press release issued on September 29, 2026.

Mindy Gilbert, Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, signed the report on September 29, 2026. It functions as a public notice that the dividend has been declared and of the dates that apply to it.

GFL's Dividend Dates and Board Discretion

Two dates matter for this dividend. Shareholders of record on October 14, 2026 are the holders entitled to it, and the payment is scheduled for October 30, 2026.