Waste Connections (WCN) Stock Overview
Provides non-hazardous waste collection, transfer, disposal, and resource recovery services in the United States and Canada. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
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| Valuation | 1/6 |
| Future Growth | 4/6 |
| Past Performance | 2/6 |
| Financial Health | 2/6 |
| Dividends | 0/6 |
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Waste Connections, Inc. Competitors
Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | US$255.06 |
| 52 Week High | US$284.73 |
| 52 Week Low | US$237.07 |
| Beta | 0.62 |
| 1 Month Change | -5.49% |
| 3 Month Change | -7.38% |
| 1 Year Change | 6.39% |
| 3 Year Change | 60.90% |
| 5 Year Change | 102.83% |
| Change since IPO | 322.52% |
Recent News & Updates
Recent updates
Shareholder Returns
| WCN | CA Commercial Services | CA Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | 0.4% | 0.5% | -0.3% |
| 1Y | 6.4% | 23.1% | 18.9% |
Return vs Industry: WCN underperformed the Canadian Commercial Services industry which returned 23.1% over the past year.
Return vs Market: WCN underperformed the Canadian Market which returned 18.9% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| WCN volatility | |
|---|---|
| WCN Average Weekly Movement | 2.9% |
| Commercial Services Industry Average Movement | 6.7% |
| Market Average Movement | 9.6% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in CA Market | 18.2% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in CA Market | 3.9% |
Stable Share Price: WCN has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the Canadian market.
Volatility Over Time: WCN's weekly volatility (3%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 23,854 | Ron Mittelstaedt | www.wasteconnections.com |
Waste Connections, Inc. provides non-hazardous waste collection, transfer, disposal, and resource recovery services in the United States and Canada. It offers collection services to residential, commercial, municipal, industrial, and exploration and production (E&P) customers; landfill disposal services; and recycling services for various recyclable materials, including compost, cardboard, mixed paper, plastic containers, glass bottles, and ferrous and aluminum metals. The company owns and operates transfer stations that receive compact and/or load waste to be transported to landfills or treatment facilities through truck, rail, or barge; and intermodal services for the rail haul movement of cargo and solid waste containers in the Pacific Northwest through a network of intermodal facilities.
Waste Connections, Inc. Fundamentals Summary
| WCN fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market cap | CA$65.94b |
| Earnings (TTM) | CA$864.33m |
| Revenue (TTM) | CA$12.47b |
Is WCN overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| WCN income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | US$9.08b |
| Cost of Revenue | US$5.26b |
| Gross Profit | US$3.81b |
| Other Expenses | US$3.18b |
| Earnings | US$629.03m |
Last Reported Earnings
Mar 31, 2025
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 2.43 |
| Gross Margin | 42.02% |
| Net Profit Margin | 6.93% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 104.8% |
How did WCN perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonDividends
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/06/23 04:47 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/06/20 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Waste Connections, Inc. is covered by 46 analysts. 24 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Harriet Li | Accountability Research Corporation |
| Christopher Murray | ATB Capital Markets |
| Jonathan Windham | Barclays |