Waste Connections, Inc. (WCN)

NYSE: WCN · USD

$179

-2.51 (-1.4%)· Recorded snapshot

Market cap	44.9B
Revenue (ttm)	9.9B
Net income (ttm)	1.1B
EPS (ttm)	$4.46
Shares out	250.2M
P/E (trailing)	40.2x
P/E (forward)	29.9x
Dividend	$1.54 (0.86%)
Volume	1,687,251
Beta	0.48

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Price

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Financial snapshot

Revenue (ttm): 9.9B
Net income (ttm): 1.1B
EPS (ttm): $4.46
P/E (trailing): 40.2x
P/E (forward): 29.9x
Market cap: 44.9B

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Refreshed 2026-10-28 19:55 UTC

Forward P/E29.9

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Trailing P/E40.2

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ROE14.2

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ROIC8.5

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Profile and market data

Ticker identity, listing, currency, market cap, and source dates.

Metric	Value
Amount currency	USD
CIK code	0001318220
Company name	Waste Connections, Inc.
Country	Canada
Country code	US
CUSIP number	94106B101
Earnings date	2026-10-21
Earnings time	amc
Employees	24,214
Employees change	360
Employees growth	1.51%
Enterprise value	$54.6B
Exchange	NYSE
Financial currency	USD
Financial report date	2026-09-30
First seen	2026-05-09
Fiscal year end	December
Founded	1997
Industry	Waste Management
IPO date	1998-05-20
Is primary listing	Yes
Is SPAC	No
ISIN number	CA94106B1013
Last 10-K release date	2026-02-12
Last earnings date	2026-10-21
Last refreshed	2026-10-28
Last stock split date	2017-06-19
Last stock split type	Forward
Market cap	$44.9B
Market cap category	Large-Cap
Next earnings date	2027-02-10
Options	Yes
Price	$179.46
Price currency	USD
Sector	Industrials
SIC code	4953
Stock price date	2026-10-28
Symbol	WCN
Website	https://www.wasteconnections.com

Valuation

Multiples, yields, enterprise-value ratios, and valuation checks.

Metric	Value
Adjusted P/E ratio	32.05x
Average P/E ratio (10Y)	56.12x
Average P/E ratio (3Y)	55.2x
Average P/E ratio (5Y)	51.71x
Earnings yield	2.48%
EV/Earnings	48.09x
EV/EBIT	28.38x
EV/EBITDA	16.93x
EV/FCF	44.15x
EV/Sales	5.48x
FCF / EV yield	2.27%
FCF yield	2.75%
Forward EV/Sales	5.16x
Forward P/E	29.86x
Forward P/S	4.24x
Graham number	56.21903
Graham upside	-68.63%
Industry forward P/E	30.52x
Industry P/E	40.11x
Lynch fair value	$63.51
Lynch upside	-64.55%
P/(FCF - SBC) ratio	38.86x
P/(OCF - SBC) ratio	18.32x
P/B ratio	5.78x
P/E ratio	40.25x
P/FCF ratio	36.31x
P/OCF ratio	17.74x
P/S ratio	4.51x
PEG ratio	3.16x
Price/EBITDA ratio	13.92x
Sector forward P/E	26.24x
Sector P/E	40.28x

Profitability

Margins, returns on capital, cash conversion, and quality metrics.

Metric	Value
EBIT margin	19.31%
EBITDA margin	32.38%
Effective tax rate	22.33%
FCF margin	12.42%
Gross margin	42.62%
Operating margin	19.31%
Pretax margin	14.68%
Profit margin	11.4%
Profit per employee	$46,810
Profitable quarters	7
Profitable years	10
Revenue per employee	$410,656
ROA	5.68%
ROA (5Y)	4.73%
ROCE	9.92%
ROE	14.19%
ROE (5Y)	10.48%
ROIC	8.52%
ROIC (5Y)	7.27%
SBC / revenue	0.81%
Tax / revenue	3.28%

Growth

Revenue, earnings, cash-flow, and forward growth indicators.

Metric	Value
EPS growth	85.83%
EPS growth (Q)	28.76%
EPS growth (QoQ)	22.22%
EPS growth 10Y	16.09%
EPS growth 3Y	11.57%
EPS growth 5Y	14.97%
EPS growth quarters	2
EPS growth years	1
FCF growth	0%
FCF growth (Q)	4.44%
FCF growth (QoQ)	-7.84%
FCF growth 3Y	1.42%
FCF growth 5Y	8.1%
Gross profit growth	7.62%
Gross profit growth (Q)	8.12%
Gross profit growth 3Y	10.18%
Gross profit growth 5Y	12%
Net income growth	82.21%
Net income growth (Q)	25.48%
Net income growth (QoQ)	21.2%
Net income growth 3Y	10.93%
Net income growth 5Y	14.25%
Net income growth quarters	2
Net income growth years	1
OCF growth	4.19%
OCF growth (Q)	2.14%
OCF growth (QoQ)	-5.64%
OCF growth 10Y	14.5%
OCF growth 3Y	6.49%
OCF growth 5Y	11.11%
Operating income growth	51.02%
Operating income growth (Q)	15.79%
Operating income growth 3Y	10.55%
Operating income growth 5Y	13.1%
Revenue growth	6.31%
Revenue growth (Q)	7.31%
Revenue growth (QoQ)	2.99%
Revenue growth 10Y	13.27%
Revenue growth 3Y	8.17%
Revenue growth 5Y	10.91%
Revenue growth quarters	24
Revenue growth years	29

Financial statements

Income-statement and cash-flow amounts, totals and per share.

Metric	Value
Capital expenditures	$-1.3B
Depreciation and amortization	$1.3B
EBIT	$1.9B
EBITDA	$3.2B
EPS	$4.46
FCF per share	$4.93
Financing cash flow	$-636.2M
Free cash flow	$1.2B
Free cash flow minus SBC	$1.2B
Gross profit	$4.2B
Income taxes	$326M
Investing cash flow	$-1.9B
Net borrowing	$777.2M
Net cash flow	$-11.8M
Net income	$1.1B
Operating cash flow minus SBC	$2.4B
Operating income	$1.9B
Revenue	$9.9B
Stock-based compensation	$80.8M

Financial strength

Debt, cash, solvency, accounting-quality, and balance-sheet signals.

Metric	Value
Altman Z-Score	2.95
Book value per share	$31.50
Debt / EBITDA	2.97
Debt / equity	1.24
Debt / FCF	7.92
Goodwill	$8.4B
Interest coverage	5.31
Long-term assets	$20.1B
Long-term liabilities	$11.5B
Net cash (debt)	$-9.7B
Net cash / market cap	-21.58%
Net debt / EBITDA	3.01
Net debt / equity	1.23
Net debt / FCF	7.84
Piotroski F-Score	6
Property, plant and equipment	$9.3B
Shareholders' equity	$7.9B
Tangible book value	$-2.5B
Tangible book value per share	$-9.98
Total assets	$21.5B
Total cash	$98.1M
Total debt	$9.8B
Total liabilities	$13.6B
WACC	6.18%

Liquidity

Current-asset coverage and working-capital efficiency metrics.

Metric	Value
Asset turnover	0.47
Current assets	$1.4B
Current liabilities	$2.2B
Current ratio	0.67
Net working capital	$-745.2M
Quick ratio	0.56
Working capital	$-717.8M
Working capital turnover	-14.19

Dividends and buybacks

Dividend yield, payout, buybacks, and shareholder-yield indicators.

Metric	Value
Buyback yield / dilution	1.57%
Dividend growth	10.81%
Dividend growth (10Y)	9.97%
Dividend growth (3Y)	10.97%
Dividend growth (5Y)	11.17%
Dividend growth years	8
Dividend payment date	2026-11-19
Dividend payment years	13
Dividend payout frequency	Quarterly
Dividend per share	$1.54
Dividend yield	0.86%
Ex-dividend date	2026-11-05
FCF payout ratio	31.21%
Last dividend	$0.39
Payout ratio	34.54%
Shareholder yield	2.43%

Performance and technicals

Returns, volatility, beta, momentum, RSI, and moving-average context.

Metric	Value
10Y price change	263.12%
10Y return CAGR	14.6%
10Y total return	290.68%
150-day SMA	$162.09
1D price change	-1.38%
1M price change	15.16%
1M total return	15.16%
1W price change	5.7%
1W total return	5.7%
1Y price change	2.5%
1Y return CAGR	3.38%
1Y total return	3.37%
20-day SMA	$164.82
200-day SMA	$163.27
3M price change	5.78%
3M total return	6.01%
3Y price change	39.91%
3Y return CAGR	12.68%
3Y total return	43.08%
50-day SMA	$162.73
50-day SMA vs 200-day SMA	50under200
52-week high	$187.36
52-week high date	2026-10-26
52-week low	$146.89
52-week low date	2026-06-02
5Y price change	36.74%
5Y return CAGR	7.25%
5Y total return	41.86%
6M price change	10.9%
6M total return	11.38%
All-time high	$201.66
All-time high date	2025-04-03
All-time low	$43.67
All-time low date	2016-06-01
Average true range (ATR)	$4.39
Average volume	2.1M
Beta (1Y)	-0.4
Beta (2Y)	0.01
Beta (5Y)	0.48
Change from 52-week high	-4.21%
Change from 52-week low	22.17%
Change from all-time high	-11.17%
Change from all-time low	310.24%
Change from open	0.01%
Day's gap	-1.38%
Dollar volume	$302.8M
High price	$182.22
Low price	$178.82
Monthly RSI	54.83
Open price	$179.45
Position in 52-week range	18.82%
Premarket change	-1.11%
Premarket close	$181.97
Premarket price	$179.95
Previous close	$181.97
Price vs 150-day SMA	10.52%
Price vs 20-day SMA	8.69%
Price vs 200-day SMA	9.72%
Price vs 50-day SMA	10.08%
Relative volume	0.82
RSI	66.14
Sharpe ratio	0.1
Sharpe ratio (3Y)	0.4
Sharpe ratio (5Y)	0.25
Sortino ratio	0.41
Sortino ratio (3Y)	0.89
Sortino ratio (5Y)	0.65
Volume	1.7M
Weekly RSI	60.16
YTD price change	2.16%
YTD total return	2.82%

Ownership and float

Institutional, insider, float, short-interest, and share-count fields.

Metric	Value
Float	249.3M
Float percentage	99.65%
Shares change (QoQ)	-0.78%
Shares change (YoY)	-1.57%
Shares held by insiders	0.24%
Shares held by institutions	89.76%
Shares outstanding	250.2M
Short % of float	1.57%
Short % of shares	1.57%
Short ratio	3.2 days

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Forecast

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Valuation

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Sensitivity

Cost-of-equity and terminal-growth stress table.

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Risks

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Earnings

Next earnings setup and beat / inline / miss thresholds.

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Position sizing

Entry, exit, conviction, and quarterly monitoring rules.

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Financials

Revenue, margins, cash flow, and balance-sheet context.

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Peers

Relative valuation and profitability against the cohort.

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Moat

Economic-profit evidence and competitive advantage risk.

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Industry cycle

Sector phase, capital cycle, and secular tailwinds.

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