Waste Connections/$WCN
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About Waste Connections
Waste Connections is a North American waste management company focused on integrated waste collection services. The firm primarily focuses on residential, commercial, municipal, and industrial waste collection, with a secondary market focus on rural areas. With 113 landfills and 222 transfer stations as of 2024, it is the third-largest waste management company by revenue. Revenue is split among six operating segments: Western, Southern, Eastern, Central, Canada, and Midsouth.
- Ticker
- $WCN
- Sector
- Business services
- Primary listing
- NYSE
- Employees
- 24,214
- Headquarters
- Woodbridge, Canada
- Website
- www.wasteconnections.com
WCN Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$39B
37.51
$4.14
0.48
$1.40
0.90%
Price and volume
Market cap
$39B
Beta
0.48
52-week high
$179.74
52-week low
$146.89
Average daily volume
958K
Dividend rate
$1.40
Financial strength
Current ratio
0.657
Quick ratio
0.55
Long term debt to equity
1.206
Total debt to equity
1.217
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
32.81%
Interest coverage (TTM)
5.29%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
3,132.069
Gross margin (TTM)
42.53%
Net profit margin (TTM)
10.86%
Operating margin (TTM)
19.02%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
23.32%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$400,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
5.52%
Return on equity (TTM)
13.03%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
37.513
Price to revenue (TTM)
4.063
Price to book
4.94
Price to tangible book (TTM)
-16.05
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
34.003
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
2.94%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
4.568
Dividend yield (TTM)
0.90%
Forward dividend yield
0.90%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
5.74%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
66.88%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
8.37%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
15.44%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
8.41%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
19.54%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
11.11%
10-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
13.75%
What the Analysts think about WCN
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Waste Connections stock.
Analyst projections of the future price of Waste Connections stock.
Bulls say / Bears say
Waste Connections delivered a stronger-than-expected second quarter, with revenue up 6.4%, adjusted EBITDA up 6.8%, and management raising its full-year 2026 outlook to $10.02–$10.05 billion of revenue and $3.33–$3.34 billion of adjusted EBITDA. (Waste Connections)
Pricing remains a major earnings support: net price increases and surcharges contributed $266.4 million in the first half of 2026, helping offset volume pressure and support a 32.8% adjusted EBITDA margin in the second quarter. (SEC)
Management continues to cite a robust acquisition pipeline, while returning capital aggressively through record year-to-date share repurchases of $614.5 million, or approximately 1.5% of shares outstanding, by the end of the second quarter. (SEC)
Waste Connections recorded $122.1 million of volume losses in the first half of 2026, primarily from weaker roll-off and commercial collection volumes in its Eastern, Southern, and Canada segments. (SEC)
Landfill liabilities remain a material earnings risk: the company recorded $132.0 million of closure and post-closure liability adjustments in the first half of 2026, including $55.8 million in the second quarter. (SEC)
The business is capital-intensive, with 2026 capital-expenditure guidance of approximately $1.25 billion and $137.2 million of closure and post-closure payments already made in the first half, which could constrain free-cash-flow conversion. (Waste Connections)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 8 Sept 2026.
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Funds containing WCN
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Fund name | Fund size | $WCN weighting |
|---|---|---|
iShares Edge MSCI World Minimum Volatility$MVOL | $2.6B | 0.59% |
iShares Edge MSCI World Minimum Volatility€IQQ0 | €2.3B | 0.59% |
iShares Edge MSCI World Minimum Volatility£MINV | £1.9B | 0.59% |
SPDR MSCI World Industrials€WIND | €217M | 0.40% |
Vanguard FTSE North America£VNRG | £2.5B | 0.07% |
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