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Waste 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. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 6.42%, EPS grew 4.46%, free cash flow grew 6.63% and total debt rose 10.9%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Dividend growth for ten consecutive years, revenue growth for ten, operating cash flow growth for five; insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to December
| Group | Line | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Trend | 2026e | 2027e | 2028e |
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| Price, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Price, $ | Low | 33.76 | 52.24 | 65.06 | 73.07 | 70.87 | 97.02 | 113.50 | 125.83 | 145.35 | 163.27 |
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| High | 53.27 | 74.20 | 81.36 | 97.93 | 111.04 | 138.82 | 148.20 | 149.88 | 194.83 | 201.66 | |||||
| People | |||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | — | — | — | 18,204 | 18,933 | 19,998 | 22,109 | 22,539 | 23,854 | 24,214 | ||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.39 | |||||
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 3,376 | 4,630 | 4,923 | 5,389 | 5,446 | 6,151 | 7,212 | 8,022 | 8,920 | 9,467 | ||||
| Gross margin, % | 42.01 | 41.59 | 41.79 | 40.64 | 39.83 | 40.60 | 39.88 | 40.86 | 41.79 | 42.37 | |||||
| EBT | 361 | 509 | 707 | 706 | 254 | 771 | 1,049 | 984 | 763 | 1,418 | |||||
| EBT margin, % | 10.70 | 10.98 | 14.36 | 13.10 | 4.66 | 12.53 | 14.54 | 12.26 | 8.55 | 14.98 | |||||
| Net income | 247 | 577 | 547 | 567 | 204 | 618 | 836 | 763 | 617 | 1,077 | |||||
| Depreciation | 469 | 632 | 685 | 749 | 760 | 818 | 924 | 1,010 | 1,174 | 1,240 | |||||
| Per share, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 14.66 | 17.56 | 18.67 | 20.43 | 20.69 | 23.55 | 28.02 | 31.15 | 34.58 | 36.79 | ||||
| Earnings | 1.07 | 2.19 | 2.07 | 2.15 | 0.78 | 2.37 | 3.25 | 2.96 | 2.39 | 4.18 | |||||
| Cash flow | 3.45 | 4.50 | 5.35 | 5.84 | 5.35 | 6.50 | 7.86 | 8.26 | 8.64 | 9.38 | |||||
| Capex | (1.48) | (1.71) | (2.05) | (2.51) | (2.45) | (2.69) | (3.43) | (3.50) | (4.06) | (4.60) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 1.98 | 2.79 | 3.30 | 3.33 | 2.90 | 3.82 | 4.43 | 4.75 | 4.58 | 4.78 | |||||
| Book value | 24.55 | 23.79 | 24.50 | 26.30 | 26.08 | 26.78 | 27.64 | 29.89 | 30.47 | 32.04 | |||||
| Shares, m | 230 | 264 | 264 | 264 | 263 | 261 | 257 | 258 | 258 | 257 | |||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 50.32 | 32.07 | 35.87 | 42.23 | 131.50 | 57.50 | 40.53 | 50.21 | 71.79 | 41.95 | ||||
| P/S | 3.59 | 3.99 | 3.98 | 4.44 | 4.96 | 5.79 | 4.70 | 4.77 | 4.96 | 4.77 | |||||
| P/B | 2.14 | 2.94 | 3.03 | 3.45 | 3.93 | 5.09 | 4.77 | 4.97 | 5.63 | 5.47 | |||||
| EV/Sales | 4.63 | 4.75 | 4.77 | 5.20 | 5.72 | 6.60 | 5.66 | 5.62 | 5.87 | 5.70 | |||||
| EV/FCF | 34.31 | 29.86 | 26.96 | 31.94 | 40.85 | 40.72 | 35.77 | 36.81 | 44.35 | 43.89 | |||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 795 | 1,187 | 1,411 | 1,541 | 1,409 | 1,698 | 2,022 | 2,127 | 2,229 | 2,414 | ||||
| Capex | (340) | (451) | (541) | (663) | (645) | (702) | (882) | (902) | (1,048) | (1,184) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 455 | 736 | 870 | 878 | 763 | 997 | 1,140 | 1,224 | 1,181 | 1,230 | |||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | 51 | 374 | 206 | 123 | 380 | (200) | (395) | (546) | (652) | (813) | ||||
| Total debt | 3,670 | 3,959 | 4,210 | 4,424 | 4,789 | 5,141 | 6,978 | 6,866 | 8,168 | 8,904 | |||||
| Net debt | 3,516 | 3,525 | 3,891 | 4,097 | 4,171 | 4,993 | 6,900 | 6,788 | 8,106 | 8,858 | |||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 5,655 | 6,274 | 6,460 | 6,938 | 6,863 | 6,994 | 7,114 | 7,698 | 7,860 | 8,245 | |||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | 3.04 | 4.99 | 4.44 | 4.30 | 1.48 | 4.31 | 5.25 | 4.35 | 3.27 | 5.26 | ||||
| ROIC | 3.08 | 4.00 | 5.03 | 4.74 | 2.34 | 5.42 | 5.54 | 5.33 | 4.18 | 6.25 | |||||
| ROE | 6.45 | 9.67 | 8.59 | 8.46 | 2.97 | 8.92 | 11.85 | 10.30 | 7.94 | 13.37 | |||||
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Fiscal years to Dec 2025 · latest quarter Jun 2026
Charts ten years each
Waste Connections, Inc. vs peers in Waste Management (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WM Waste Management, Inc. | $89.6B | 32.0× | 27.0× | +3.95% (above 0%: growing) | +8.89% (above 0%: growing) | +34.81% (above 0%: growing) | 40.83% | 18.75% | Compare |
| RSG Republic Services, Inc. | $70.3B | 32.8× | 28.9× | +4.60% (above 0%: growing) | +4.55% (above 0%: growing) | +8.20% (above 0%: growing) | 42.14% | 20.34% | Compare |
| WCN Waste Connections, Inc. | $41.7B | 40.3× | 33.5× | +6.42% (above 0%: growing) | +4.46% (above 0%: growing) | +6.63% (above 0%: growing) | 42.25% | 17.08% | |
| GFL GFL Environmental Inc. | $19.0B | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | +16.16% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +557.08% (above 0%: growing) | 19.81% | 5.58% | Compare |
| CLH Clean Harbors, Inc. | $16.9B | 38.7× | 33.3× | +11.95% (above 0%: growing) | +36.29% (above 0%: growing) | −4.89% (below 0%: shrinking) | 35.09% | 15.50% | Compare |
| CWST Casella Waste Systems, Inc. | $5.5B | 978× | 559× | +16.85% (above 0%: growing) | −25.00% (below 0%: shrinking) | +14.24% (above 0%: growing) | 32.88% | 3.67% | Compare |
| ONT Onterris, Inc. | $494.1M | — (loss-making) | 123× | −20.42% (below 0%: shrinking) | −91.67% (below 0%: shrinking) | −96.15% (below 0%: shrinking) | 44.07% | 3.46% | Compare |
| PESI Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. | $282.0M | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | −11.66% (below 0%: shrinking) | n/m | −156.46% (below 0%: shrinking) | (19.43%) | (50.50%) | Compare |
| ABAT American Battery Technology Company | $225.5M | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | +196.60% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | −32.23% (below 0%: shrinking) | 15.66% | (246.50%) | Compare |
| Median of peers | $11.2B | 35.7× | 33.3× | +8.27% | +4.55% | +1.66% | 33.99% | 4.63% |
Waste Connections, Inc. (WCN) key facts
- Strength: Waste Connections, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $9.5 billion, up 6.14% from fiscal 2024.
- Waste Connections, Inc. (WCN) is a Waste Management company in the Industrials sector, listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
- As of October 16, 2026, WCN traded at $167.30, a market capitalization of $41.7 billion.
- Waste Connections, Inc. pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share, a yield of 0.84%, with a payout ratio of 33.7%.
- Return on equity was 13.4% and debt-to-equity 1.18.
- Its Piotroski F-score is 6 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 3.11 (safe zone) for fiscal 2025.
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