Waste Connections, Inc. (WCN)

NYSE: WCN · Real-Time Price · USD

165.93

+0.25 (0.15%)

At close: Aug 28, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT

165.68

-0.25 (-0.15%)

After-hours: Aug 28, 2026, 7:44 PM EDT

Waste Connections Ratios and Metrics

Market cap in millions USD. Fiscal year is January - December.

Millions USD. Fiscal year is Jan - Dec.

Total Valuation

Fiscal Year	Current	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021
Period Ending	Aug '26 Aug 28, 2026	Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025	Dec '24 Dec 31, 2024	Dec '23 Dec 31, 2023	Dec '22 Dec 31, 2022	Dec '21 Dec 31, 2021
Market Capitalization	41,823	44,888	44,278	38,458	34,086	35,502
Market Cap Growth	-11.35%	1.38%	15.13%	12.83%	-3.99%	31.69%
Enterprise Value	51,361	53,726	52,652	45,470	40,305	40,293
Last Close Price	165.93	174.23	169.28	146.28	128.91	131.58

Price Ratios

Fiscal Year	Current	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021
Period Ending	Aug '26 Aug 28, 2026	Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025	Dec '24 Dec 31, 2024	Dec '23 Dec 31, 2023	Dec '22 Dec 31, 2022	Dec '21 Dec 31, 2021
PE Ratio	40.07	41.70	71.70	50.42	40.79	57.44
Forward PE	28.42	31.88	33.15	32.94	32.67	37.23
PS Ratio	4.28	4.74	4.96	4.79	4.73	5.77
PB Ratio	5.28	5.44	5.63	5.00	4.79	5.08
P/FCF Ratio	34.35	36.80	37.75	32.24	30.71	37.22
P/OCF Ratio	16.64	18.59	19.86	18.08	16.85	20.91
PEG Ratio	2.74	3.09	2.68	3.02	2.64	2.63

EV Ratios

Fiscal Year	Current	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021
Period Ending	Aug '26 Aug 28, 2026	Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025	Dec '24 Dec 31, 2024	Dec '23 Dec 31, 2023	Dec '22 Dec 31, 2022	Dec '21 Dec 31, 2021
EV/Sales Ratio	5.26	5.68	5.90	5.67	5.59	6.55
EV/EBITDA Ratio	16.44	17.85	22.03	20.08	18.44	21.31
EV/EBIT Ratio	27.77	30.23	42.95	36.05	31.81	37.38
EV/FCF Ratio	42.18	44.05	44.89	38.12	36.32	42.24

Financial Efficiency

Fiscal Year	Current	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021
Period Ending	Aug '26 Aug 28, 2026	Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025	Dec '24 Dec 31, 2024	Dec '23 Dec 31, 2023	Dec '22 Dec 31, 2022	Dec '21 Dec 31, 2021
Debt / Equity Ratio	1.22	1.11	1.07	0.91	1.00	0.76
Debt / EBITDA Ratio	3.02	2.98	3.44	3.04	3.19	2.73
Debt / FCF Ratio	7.92	7.50	7.17	5.90	6.41	5.54
Net Debt / Equity Ratio	1.20	1.10	1.06	0.90	0.99	0.73
Net Debt / EBITDA Ratio	3.05	3.02	3.49	3.07	3.21	2.72
Net Debt / FCF Ratio	7.83	7.46	7.12	5.82	6.32	5.38
Asset Turnover	0.46	0.46	0.47	0.46	0.45	0.43
Inventory Turnover	-	72.73	78.17	81.20	87.20	90.24
Quick Ratio	0.55	0.53	0.55	0.58	0.64	0.75
Current Ratio	0.66	0.62	0.65	0.68	0.74	0.84
Return on Equity (ROE)	13.03%	13.37%	7.93%	10.30%	11.85%	8.93%
Return on Assets (ROA)	5.49%	5.43%	4.06%	4.50%	4.98%	4.70%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	8.14%	8.04%	6.42%	6.80%	7.69%	7.40%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)	9.60%	9.40%	6.80%	7.80%	8.10%	8.00%

Yields

Fiscal Year	Current	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021
Period Ending	Aug '26 Aug 28, 2026	Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025	Dec '24 Dec 31, 2024	Dec '23 Dec 31, 2023	Dec '22 Dec 31, 2022	Dec '21 Dec 31, 2021
Earnings Yield	2.54%	2.40%	1.40%	1.98%	2.45%	1.74%
FCF Yield	2.91%	2.72%	2.65%	3.10%	3.26%	2.69%
Dividend Yield	0.84%	0.74%	0.69%	0.72%	0.73%	0.64%
Payout Ratio	33.81%	31.01%	48.94%	35.48%	29.08%	35.63%
Buyback Yield / Dilution	1.14%	0.27%	-0.20%	-0.04%	1.41%	0.74%
Total Shareholder Return	1.98%	1.01%	0.49%	0.68%	2.14%	1.39%

SEC Filings: 10-K · 10-Q