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Waste Connections TSX:WCN Stock Report

Market Cap

CA$65.9b

7D

0.4%

1Y

6.4%

Updated

23 Jun, 2025

Data

Company Financials +

Waste Connections (WCN) Stock Overview

Provides non-hazardous waste collection, transfer, disposal, and resource recovery services in the United States and Canada. More details

WCN fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation1/6
Future Growth4/6
Past Performance2/6
Financial Health2/6
Dividends0/6

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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 PriceUS$255.06
52 Week HighUS$284.73
52 Week LowUS$237.07
Beta0.62
1 Month Change-5.49%
3 Month Change-7.38%
1 Year Change6.39%
3 Year Change60.90%
5 Year Change102.83%
Change since IPO322.52%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

WCNCA Commercial ServicesCA Market
7D0.4%0.5%-0.3%
1Y6.4%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

Is WCN's price volatile compared to industry and market?
WCN volatility
WCN Average Weekly Movement2.9%
Commercial Services Industry Average Movement6.7%
Market Average Movement9.6%
10% most volatile stocks in CA Market18.2%
10% least volatile stocks in CA Market3.9%

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

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
199723,854Ron Mittelstaedtwww.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

How do Waste Connections's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
WCN fundamental statistics
Market capCA$65.94b
Earnings (TTM)CA$864.33m
Revenue (TTM)CA$12.47b
76.3x
P/E Ratio
5.3x
P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
WCN income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$9.08b
Cost of RevenueUS$5.26b
Gross ProfitUS$3.81b
Other ExpensesUS$3.18b
EarningsUS$629.03m

Last Reported Earnings

Mar 31, 2025

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)2.43
Gross Margin42.02%
Net Profit Margin6.93%
Debt/Equity Ratio104.8%

How did WCN perform over the long term?

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Dividends

0.7%
Current Dividend Yield
49%
Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/06/23 04:47
End of Day Share Price 2025/06/20 00:00
Earnings2025/03/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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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.

AnalystInstitution
Harriet LiAccountability Research Corporation
Christopher MurrayATB Capital Markets
Jonathan WindhamBarclays