Waste Connections, Inc.

NYSE:WCN Stock Report

Market Cap: US$41.9b

Waste Connections Ownership

Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?

Recent Insider Transactions

NYSE:WCN Recent Insider Transactions by Companies or Individuals
DateValueNameEntityRoleSharesMax Price
29 Jul 26SellUS$51,930Robert NielsenIndividual300US$173.10
29 Jul 26SellUS$51,930Robert NielsenIndividual300US$173.10
28 Jul 26SellUS$480,749Robert CloningerIndividual2,811US$171.33
05 Jun 26SellUS$234,887Jason CraftIndividual1,500US$156.59
05 Jun 26SellUS$1,171,915Patrick SheaIndividual7,500US$156.26
14 May 26SellUS$77,780Robert NielsenIndividual500US$155.56
14 May 26SellUS$77,780Robert NielsenIndividual500US$155.56
13 May 26SellUS$95,351Robert NielsenIndividual627US$153.00
13 May 26SellUS$43,790Robert NielsenIndividual290US$151.00
12 May 26BuyUS$7,611,750Ronald MittelstaedtIndividual50,000US$152.24
12 May 26BuyUS$7,611,750Ronald MittelstaedtIndividual50,000US$152.24
12 May 26SellUS$51,561Robert NielsenIndividual337US$153.00
30 Apr 26SellUS$988,925Eric HansenIndividual6,000US$164.82
30 Apr 26SellUS$988,925Eric HansenIndividual6,000US$164.82
27 Apr 26SellUS$427,168James LittleIndividual2,605US$163.98
27 Apr 26SellUS$427,168James LittleIndividual2,605US$163.98
04 Mar 26SellUS$200,618Derek TanIndividual1,173US$171.03
10 Dec 25SellUS$335,180Robert NielsenIndividual2,000US$167.59
28 Oct 25SellUS$1,569,928Edward GuilletIndividual9,000US$174.44

Insider Trading Volume

Insider Buying: WCN insiders have only sold shares in the past 3 months.

Ownership Breakdown

What is the ownership structure of WCN?
Owner TypeNumber of SharesOwnership Percentage
State or Government258,7120.103%
Individual Insiders613,9390.244%
General Public31,972,36512.7%
Institutions219,204,51687%

Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.

Top Shareholders

Top 25 shareholders own 49.54% of the company
OwnershipNameSharesCurrent ValueChange %Portfolio %
7.23%
Vanguard Capital Management, LLC
18,229,099US$3.0b-0.44%0.04%
4.46%
Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC
11,232,978US$1.9b0.88%0.08%
3.35%
BMO Asset Management Corp.
8,447,281US$1.4b6.82%0.39%
2.96%
1832 Asset Management L.P.
7,456,684US$1.2b4.82%1.1%
2.67%
RBC Global Asset Management Inc.
6,726,128US$1.1b2.44%0.47%
2.53%
BlackRock, Inc.
6,370,788US$1.1b2.89%0.01%
2.09%
FMR LLC
5,278,607US$877.8m-28.8%0.04%
1.98%
Mackenzie Financial Corporation
4,980,317US$828.2m-11.4%0.66%
1.96%
Wellington Management Group LLP
4,935,243US$820.7m5.55%0.12%
1.93%
RBC Dominion Securities Inc.
4,872,253US$810.2m2.24%0.69%
1.93%
Capital Research and Management Company
4,869,834US$809.8m-20.5%0.03%
1.58%
Norges Bank Investment Management
3,977,490US$661.4m0%0.04%
1.51%
TD Asset Management, Inc.
3,804,528US$632.7m5.4%0.39%
1.51%
WCM Investment Management, LLC
3,794,258US$630.9m-2.09%0.73%
1.48%
Manulife Asset Management
3,724,204US$619.3m48.7%0.38%
1.37%
Two Sigma Investments, LP
3,444,052US$572.7m219%0.42%
1.24%
Citadel Advisors LLC
3,113,950US$517.8m201%0.32%
1.21%
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.
3,061,582US$509.1m6.15%0.04%
1.02%
UBS Asset Management AG
2,577,475US$428.6m20.4%0.03%
1.01%
Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P.
2,549,821US$424.0m139%0.07%
0.99%
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.
2,488,903US$413.9m48.8%0.73%
0.99%
Fiera Capital Corporation
2,484,844US$413.2m-2.44%1.04%
0.86%
State Street Investment Management
2,177,541US$362.1m10.8%0.01%
0.86%
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
2,162,377US$359.6m0%0.09%
0.84%
National Bank Investments Inc.
2,114,692US$351.7m5.82%0.28%

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/08/16 12:35
End of Day Share Price 2026/08/14 00:00
Earnings2026/06/30
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

Data Sources

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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

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Analyst Sources

Waste Connections, Inc. is covered by 35 analysts. 26 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 Cormark
William GrippinBarclays