WCN Stock Overview Provides non-hazardous waste collection, transfer, disposal, and resource recovery services in the United States and Canada. More details
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Waste Connections, Inc. Competitors Price History & Performance
Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Waste Connections Historical stock prices Current Share Price US$250.47 52 Week High US$273.51 52 Week Low US$194.49 Beta 0.74 1 Month Change -5.61% 3 Month Change 2.72% 1 Year Change 28.16% 3 Year Change 48.85% 5 Year Change 110.60% Change since IPO 314.91%
Recent News & Updates
Third quarter dividend of US$0.32 announced Oct 27
Third quarter 2024 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations Oct 24 Waste Connections, Inc. Updates Earnings Guidance for 2024
Waste Connections, Inc. to Report Q3, 2024 Results on Oct 23, 2024 Sep 24
Independent Director recently sold CA$2.0m worth of stock Sep 06
Executive VP & CFO recently sold CA$4.0m worth of stock Aug 04 See more updates
Third quarter dividend of US$0.32 announced Oct 27
Third quarter 2024 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations Oct 24 Waste Connections, Inc. Updates Earnings Guidance for 2024
Waste Connections, Inc. to Report Q3, 2024 Results on Oct 23, 2024 Sep 24
Independent Director recently sold CA$2.0m worth of stock Sep 06
Executive VP & CFO recently sold CA$4.0m worth of stock Aug 04
Second quarter dividend of US$0.28 announced Jul 26
Second quarter 2024 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations Jul 25 Waste Connections, Inc. Updates Earnings Guidance for the Year 2024
Waste Connections, Inc. to Report Q2, 2024 Results on Jul 24, 2024 Jun 25
Waste Connections, Inc. (NYSE:WCN) acquired Pioneer Recycling Services, LLC from Delos Capital Management, LP and The Silverfern Group, Inc. May 03
First quarter dividend of US$0.28 announced Apr 28
First quarter 2024 earnings: Revenues and EPS in line with analyst expectations Apr 25
Waste Connections, Inc. Announces Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on May 23, 2024 Apr 25
Waste Connections, Inc. to Report Q1, 2024 Results on Apr 24, 2024 Mar 28
Insider recently sold CA$1.4m worth of stock Mar 12
Waste Connections, Inc., Annual General Meeting, May 17, 2024 Feb 27
Executive VP recently sold CA$2.0m worth of stock Feb 25
Waste Connections, Inc. Appoints Carl D. Sparks to Board of Directors, Effective March 1, 2024 Feb 21
Upcoming dividend of US$0.28 per share Feb 20
Fourth quarter dividend of US$0.28 announced Feb 16 Waste Connections, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Year 2024
Full year 2023 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations Feb 14
Waste Connections, Inc. to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Feb 13, 2024 Jan 09
Upcoming dividend of US$0.28 per share at 0.8% yield Oct 31
New major risk - Financial position Oct 29
Third quarter 2023 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations Oct 26
Waste Connections, Inc. Increases Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on November 28, 2023 Oct 26
Waste Connections, Inc. to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Oct 25, 2023 Sep 26
Upcoming dividend of US$0.26 per share at 0.7% yield Aug 08 Waste Connections, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Third Quarter of 2023 Waste Connections, Inc. Declares Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on August 30, 2023
Second quarter 2023 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations Aug 03
Waste Connections, Inc. to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Aug 02, 2023 Jun 30
Upcoming dividend of US$0.26 per share at 0.7% yield May 03
First quarter 2023 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations Apr 29
Independent Director recently sold CA$554k worth of stock Mar 10
Upcoming dividend of US$0.26 per share at 0.7% yield Feb 21
Waste Connections, Inc., Annual General Meeting, May 19, 2023 Feb 18
Waste Connections, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for 2023 Feb 17
Full year 2022 earnings: Revenues and EPS in line with analyst expectations Feb 17
Waste Connections Announces Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on March 15, 2023 Feb 16
Waste Connections, Inc. to Report Q4, 2022 Results on Feb 15, 2023 Jan 06
Waste Connections, Inc. Appoints Matthew S. Black as the Senior Vice President – Chief Accounting Officer, Effective February 20, 2023 Dec 04
Waste Connections, Inc. Appoints Andrea E. Bertone to its Board of Directors Nov 22
Insufficient new directors Nov 17
Senior VP & Chief Information Officer recently sold CA$739k worth of stock Nov 11
Upcoming dividend of US$0.26 per share Nov 08
Third quarter 2022 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations Nov 04 Waste Connections, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on December 1, 2022
Now 22% undervalued Oct 08
Waste Connections, Inc. to Report Q3, 2022 Results on Nov 02, 2022 Oct 04
Executive VP recently sold CA$1.3m worth of stock Sep 13
Waste Connections, Inc. (NYSE:WCN) acquired Lone Star Disposal, LP from J.F. Lehman and Company, LLC. Aug 16
Chief Tax Officer & Senior VP recently sold CA$1.5m worth of stock Aug 11
Upcoming dividend of US$0.23 per share Aug 10
Now 20% undervalued Aug 10
Second quarter 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations Aug 03 Waste Connections, Inc. Revises Earnings Guidance for the Year 2022
Insufficient new directors Aug 02
Waste Connections, Inc. to Report Q2, 2022 Results on Aug 02, 2022 Jul 13
Upcoming dividend of US$0.23 per share May 10
First quarter 2022 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind May 05
Waste Connections, Inc. Announces Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on June 1, 2022 May 04
Waste Connections, Inc. to Report Q1, 2022 Results on May 03, 2022 Apr 02
Upcoming dividend of US$0.23 per share Feb 22
Full year 2021 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations Feb 17 Waste Connections, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Year 2022
Waste Connections, Inc., Annual General Meeting, May 13, 2022 Feb 12
Now 20% undervalued after recent price drop Feb 12
Insider recently sold CA$218k worth of stock Nov 24
COO & Executive VP recently sold CA$2.1m worth of stock Nov 05
Upcoming dividend of US$0.23 per share Nov 01
Third quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.44 (vs US$0.60 in 3Q 2020) Oct 29
Waste Connections, Inc. (NYSE:WCN) acquired E.L. Harvey & Sons Inc. from the family. Sep 02
Insider recently sold CA$2.0m worth of stock Aug 15
Upcoming dividend of US$0.20 per share Aug 10
Waste Connections, Inc. Revises Earnings Guidance for the Year 2021 Aug 06
Second quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.68 (vs US$0.86 loss in 2Q 2020) Aug 05
Waste Connections, Inc. (NYSE:WCN) acquired Act Disposal, LLC. Jul 20
Executive VP recently sold CA$1.6m worth of stock Jun 12
Chief Accounting Officer & Senior VP recently sold CA$5.2m worth of stock May 06
Upcoming dividend of US$0.20 per share May 04
First quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.61 (vs US$0.54 in 1Q 2020) Apr 30
Waste Connections, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on May 26, 2021 Apr 29
Insider recently sold CA$301k worth of stock Mar 12
Upcoming Dividend of US$0.20 Per Share Feb 23
Full year 2020 earnings released: EPS US$0.78 (vs US$2.15 in FY 2019) Feb 19
Revenue beats expectations, earnings disappoint Feb 19
New 90-day low: CA$125 Feb 17
Waste Connections, Inc., Annual General Meeting, May 14, 2021 Feb 13
New 90-day low: CA$127 Jan 27 Shareholder Returns WCN CA Commercial Services CA Market 7D -2.2% 1.2% -2.6% 1Y 28.2% 28.2% 15.2%
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Return vs Market: WCN exceeded the Canadian Market which returned 15.2% over the past year.
Price Volatility Is WCN's price volatile compared to industry and market? WCN volatility WCN Average Weekly Movement 2.1% Commercial Services Industry Average Movement 6.6% Market Average Movement 8.2% 10% most volatile stocks in CA Market 17.4% 10% least volatile stocks in CA Market 2.9%
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 (2%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company 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.
Show more Waste Connections, Inc. Fundamentals Summary How do Waste Connections's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap? WCN fundamental statistics Market cap CA$64.63b Earnings (TTM ) CA$1.35b Revenue (TTM ) CA$12.50b
Earnings & Revenue Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM) WCN income statement (TTM ) Revenue US$8.69b Cost of Revenue US$5.06b Gross Profit US$3.63b Other Expenses US$2.69b Earnings US$940.33m
Last Reported Earnings
Sep 30, 2024
Earnings per share (EPS) 3.64 Gross Margin 41.78% Net Profit Margin 10.81% Debt/Equity Ratio 98.9%
How did WCN perform over the long term?
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0.7% Current Dividend Yield
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status Data Last Updated (UTC time) Company Analysis 2024/12/22 14:55 End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00 Earnings 2024/09/30 Annual Earnings 2023/12/31
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Analyst Sources Waste Connections, Inc. is covered by 43 analysts. 21 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 Harriet Li Accountability Research Corporation Christopher Murray ATB Capital Markets Jonathan Windham Barclays
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