Waste Connections Inc.

WCN | NYSE

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$184.08

+$2.11 (+1.16%)

At close: Oct 30, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

$183.81

-$0.27 (-0.15%)

After-hours: Oct 30, 2026, 5:10 PM ET

Overview Rating Statistics Financials Earnings Analysts Ownership Dividends Profile

Market Data

Market Cap $46.07B

Enterprise Value $55.73B

Beta 0.48

Average Volume 1.47M

Shares Outstanding (Diluted) 251.87M

Shares Change YoY -2.22%

Institutional Ownership 85.04%

Exchange NYSE

ISIN CA94106B1013

Price Performance

Price Change 1M 19.6%

Price Change 3M 10.0%

Price Change 6M 14.2%

Price Change YTD 5.0%

Price Change 1Y 9.8%

Price Change 3Y 42.1%

Price Change 5Y 35.3%

1M CAGR (ann.) 18.5%

1Y CAGR (ann.) 10.2%

5Y CAGR (ann.) 7.3%

All-Time CAGR 14.7%

Valuation

PE Ratio 41.37

Forward PE 28.71

PEG Ratio 0.48

Forward PEG 3.93

PS Ratio 4.62

Forward PS 4.30

PB Ratio 5.84

P/FCF Ratio 25.20

P/Adj. FCF Ratio 26.36

P/OCF Ratio 18.30

EV/Sales 5.58

EV/EBIT 29.22

EV/EBITDA 17.38

EV/FCF 30.48

Earnings Yield 2.4%

FCF Yield 4.0%

Adj. FCF Yield 3.8%

Financial Health

Net Debt $9.39B

Total Debt $9.76B

Cash & Short-Term Investments $95.69M

Total Assets $21.51B

Current Ratio 0.67

Quick Ratio 0.67

Debt / Equity Ratio 1.24

Debt / EBITDA 3.04

Debt / FCF 5.34

OCF / Debt 0.26

Interest Coverage 4.90

Altman Z-Score 3.12

Piotroski F-Score 6

Margins & Profitability

Gross Profit Margin 39.4%

Operating Profit Margin 17.8%

EBITDA Margin 32.1%

Net Profit Margin 11.4%

FCF Margin 18.3%

Adj. FCF Margin 17.5%

SBC / Revenue 0.8%

SBC Impact (per share) -4.4%

Returns

Return on Assets 5.3%

Return on Equity 14.2%

Return on Invested Capital 7.1%

Return on Capital Employed 9.2%

Return on Tangible Assets 10.2%

Historical Growth (CAGR)

Revenue CAGR 3Y 8.3%

Revenue CAGR 5Y 11.0%

Revenue CAGR 10Y 13.3%

EPS CAGR 3Y 11.4%

EPS CAGR 5Y 14.8%

EPS CAGR 10Y 16.3%

FCF CAGR 3Y 15.6%

FCF CAGR 5Y 16.9%

FCF CAGR 10Y 17.1%

Analyst Forecasts

Analyst Rating Buy

Analyst Count 14

EPS Growth Next 3Y 19.0%

Revenue Growth Next 3Y 6.2%

Earnings Date Feb 10, 2027

EPS Estimate (next Q) $1.40

EPS Growth Est (next Q) 8.5%

Revenue Est (next Q) $2.53B

Revenue Growth Est (next Q) 7.7%

Fair Value Estimates

Graham Number $56.04

Graham Upside -69.6%

Lynch Fair Value $65.95

Lynch Upside -64.2%

Price Target $201.33

Price Target Upside 9.4%

Cash Flow

Operating Cash Flow $2.53B

Free Cash Flow $1.83B

Adj. Free Cash Flow $1.75B

FCF Per Share $7.27

OCF Per Share $10.06

OCF/S Ratio 25.3%

Income Statement

Revenue $9.98B

Gross Profit $3.93B

Operating Income $1.78B

EBITDA $3.21B

Net Income $1.14B

EPS (Diluted) $4.45

Revenue / Employee $412.16K

Profit / Employee $46.97K

Employees 24,214

Dividends

Annual Dividend $1.40

Dividend Yield 0.76%

Payout Ratio 31.5%

FCF Payout Ratio 19.4%

Adj. FCF Payout Ratio 20.3%

Dividend Growth (YoY) 11.1%

Pay Frequency Quarterly

Ex-Dividend Date Nov 5, 2026