stockrowWaste Connections, Inc.
WCN Industrials Waste Management
Waste Connections, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $9.5 billion, up 6.14% from fiscal 2024.
- Revenue
- +7.31%
- EPS
- +28.8%
- Free cash flow
- +2.74%
- Total debt
- +8.87%
Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier
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Waste Connections, Inc. (WCN) Return on equity
Waste Connections, Inc.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 14.2%, up 0.8 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (13.4%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −5.95% (fiscal 2015) to 13.4% (fiscal 2025) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. That is above the Waste Management industry median of 0.00% and above the Industrials sector median of 3.71%.
Return on equity, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on equity | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 13.4% | 5.43 |
| FY2024 | 7.94% | (2.36) |
| FY2023 | 10.3% | (1.55) |
| FY2022 | 11.9% | 2.93 |
| FY2021 | 8.92% | 5.95 |
| FY2020 | 2.97% | (5.49) |
| FY2019 | 8.46% | (0.13) |
| FY2018 | 8.59% | (1.08) |
| FY2017 | 9.67% | 3.22 |
| FY2016 | 6.45% | 12.40 |
Against its own ten years
Return on equity against peers
| Company | Return on equity |
|---|---|
| WM Waste Management, Inc. compare | 31.7% |
| RSG Republic Services, Inc. compare | 18.5% |
| CLH Clean Harbors, Inc. compare | 17.9% |
| WCN Waste Connections, Inc. | 14.2% |
| CWST Casella Waste Systems, Inc. compare | 0.36% |
| OIO ESGL Holdings Limited compare | 0.00% |
| ONT Onterris, Inc. compare | −2.32% |
| GFL GFL Environmental Inc. compare | −4.07% |
| NVRI Enviri Corporation compare | −93.3% |
| Waste Management industry median | 0.00% |
| Industrials sector median | 3.71% |
| Market median | 0.51% |
What Return on equity is
ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)
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