Waste Connections, Inc. (WCN)

CA — Industrials Sector
Peers: CLH  CWST  WM  GFL  SRCL  HCCI  HSC  RSG  MEG 

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Key Metrics & Ratings

  • symbol WCN
  • Rev/Share 35.1466
  • Book/Share 31.0394
  • PB 6.062
  • Debt/Equity 1.0859
  • CurrentRatio 0.7002
  • ROIC 0.0478

 

  • MktCap 48619415040.0
  • FreeCF/Share 4.5746
  • PFCF 41.1634
  • PE 77.233
  • Debt/Assets 0.4297
  • DivYield 0.0065
  • ROE 0.0783

 

  • Rating C+
  • Score 2
  • Recommendation Sell
  • P/E Score 1
  • DCF Score 4
  • P/B Score 1
  • D/E Score 1

Recent Analyst Ratings

Type Ticker Analyst Firm Previous Rating Current Rating Previous Price Target Current Price Target Date
Initiation WCN Melius -- Buy -- -- June 9, 2025
Initiation WCN Seaport Research Partners -- Buy -- $220 May 7, 2025
Initiation WCN William Blair -- Outperform -- -- April 3, 2025
Initiation WCN Scotiabank -- Sector Perform -- $196 Oct. 4, 2024

News

Waste Connections Q1 Earnings Surpass Estimates, Revenues Rise Y/Y
WCN
Published: May 01, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

WCN's top line in the first quarter of 2025 mainly benefits from the rise in the solid waste collection segment's revenues.

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Waste Connections (WCN) Q1 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates
WCN
Published: April 24, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

The headline numbers for Waste Connections (WCN) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended March 2025, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.

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Waste Connections (WCN) Surges 5.3%: Is This an Indication of Further Gains?
WCN
Published: April 10, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Waste Connections (WCN) witnessed a jump in share price last session on above-average trading volume. The latest trend in earnings estimate revisions for the stock doesn't suggest further strength down the road.

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Waste Connections Gains on Decentralized Operations Amid Low Liquidity
WCN
Published: April 09, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

The WCN stock is benefiting from buyouts and shareholder-friendly policies.

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Reasons to Retain Waste Connections Stock in Your Portfolio Now
WCN
Published: March 13, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

WCN thrives on strategic acquisitions, optimal asset positioning, environmental trends and consistent shareholder rewards.

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Waste Connections Q4 Earnings Miss Estimates, Revenues Rise Y/Y
WCN
Published: February 18, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Neutral

WCN's top line gains from improved segmental performances in the fourth quarter of 2024.

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Waste Connections (WCN) Reports Q4 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say
WCN
Published: February 13, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Neutral

While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Waste Connections (WCN) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended December 2024, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.

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WASTE CONNECTIONS REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER 2024 RESULTS AND PROVIDES 2025 OUTLOOK
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Published: February 12, 2025 by: PRNewsWire
Sentiment: Neutral

Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Highlights Strong finish to the year led by solid execution and accelerating improvement in operating trends in the fourth quarter, providing momentum for 2025 Full year 2024 revenue of $8.920 billion, up 11.2% year over year Net income(a) of $617.6 million, adjusted net income(b) of $1.239 billion, and adjusted EBITDA(b) of $2.902 billion, up 15.0%, and 32.5% of revenue, up 100 basis points year over year Net cash provided by operating activities of $2.229 billion and adjusted free cash flow(b) of $1.218 billion Record year of private company acquisitions of approximately $750 million in …

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About Waste Connections, Inc. (WCN)

  • IPO Date 1998-05-22
  • Website https://www.wasteconnections.com
  • Industry Waste Management
  • CEO Ronald J. Mittelstaedt
  • Employees 23854

Waste Connections, Inc. provides non-hazardous waste collection, transfer, disposal, and resource recovery services in the United States and Canada. It offers collection services to residential, commercial, municipal, industrial, and exploration and production (E&P) customers; landfill disposal services; and recycling services for various recyclable materials, including compost, cardboard, mixed paper, plastic containers, glass bottles, and ferrous and aluminum metals. The company also owns and operates transfer stations that receive compact and/or load waste to be transported to landfills or treatment facilities through truck, rail, or barge; and intermodal services for the rail haul movement of cargo and solid waste containers in the Pacific Northwest through a network of intermodal facilities. In addition, it provides E&P waste treatment, recovery, and disposal services for waste resulting from oil and natural gas exploration and production activity, such as drilling fluids, drill cuttings, completion fluids, and flowback water; production wastes and produced water during a well's operating life; contaminated soils that require treatment during site reclamation; and substances, which require clean-up after a spill, reserve pit clean-up, or pipeline rupture. Further, the company offers leasing services to its customers. As of December 31, 2021, it owned 334 solid waste collection operations; 142 transfer stations; 61 municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills; 12 E&P waste landfills; 14 non-MSW landfills; 71 recycling operations; 4 intermodal operations; 23 E&P liquid waste injection wells; and 19 E&P waste treatment and oil recovery facilities. The company also operates an additional 53 transfer stations, 10 MSW landfills, and 2 intermodal operations. Waste Connections, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is based in Woodbridge, Canada.