stockrowGFL Environmental Inc. (GFL) vs Waste Connections, Inc. (WCN)
- GFL Environmental Inc. GFL 46.07 +1.72%
- Waste Connections, Inc. WCN 190.96 −0.44%
GFL Environmental Inc. and Waste Connections, Inc. are both Waste Management companies. Waste Connections, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $48.0B against $20.1B — 2.4× the size. GFL Environmental Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Waste Connections, Inc. trades at 42.7×. GFL Environmental Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 8.19% against 6.30%. Waste Connections, Inc. has the higher net margin (11.4% vs −5.39%) and the higher return on invested capital (6.37% vs 1.45%). Both pay a dividend; Waste Connections, Inc. yields more (0.75% vs 0.14%). Across the 22 metrics below, Waste Connections, Inc. leads on 14 and GFL Environmental Inc. on 8.
Valuation
Profitability
| Metric | GFL | WCN | Waste Management median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 19.48% | 42.62% | 20.46% |
| Operating margin | 7.39% | 17.74% | 0.00% |
| Net margin | (5.39%) | 11.40% | 0.00% |
| Free cash flow margin | 4.15% | 11.91% | 0.00% |
| Return on equity | (4.07%) | 14.19% | 0.00% |
| Return on assets | (1.66%) | 5.36% | 0.00% |
| Return on invested capital | 1.45% | 6.37% | 0.00% |
Growth
Health
Dividend
Size
Any metric, up to five companies and an Excel export Powerpack