Waste Connections, Inc. (WCN)
NYSE: WCN · Real-Time Price · USD
153.48
-3.83 (-2.43%)
At close: May 6, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
153.77
+0.29 (0.19%)
After-hours: May 6, 2026, 6:00 PM EDT
Waste Connections Ratios and Metrics
Market cap in millions USD. Fiscal year is January - December.
Millions USD. Fiscal year is Jan - Dec.
Fiscal Quarter | Current | Q1 2026 | Q4 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q1 2025 | Q4 2024 | Q3 2024 | Q2 2024 | Q1 2024 | Q4 2023 | Q3 2023 | Q2 2023 | Q1 2023 | Q4 2022 | Q3 2022 | Q2 2022 | Q1 2022 | Q4 2021 | Q3 2021 | Q2 2021 |
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Period Ending | May '26 May 6, 2026 | Mar '26 Mar 31, 2026 | Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025 | Sep '25 Sep 30, 2025 | Jun '25 Jun 30, 2025 | Mar '25 Mar 31, 2025 | Dec '24 Dec 31, 2024 | Sep '24 Sep 30, 2024 | Jun '24 Jun 30, 2024 | Mar '24 Mar 31, 2024 | Dec '23 Dec 31, 2023 | Sep '23 Sep 30, 2023 | Jun '23 Jun 30, 2023 | Mar '23 Mar 31, 2023 | Dec '22 Dec 31, 2022 | Sep '22 Sep 30, 2022 | Jun '22 Jun 30, 2022 | Mar '22 Mar 31, 2022 | Dec '21 Dec 31, 2021 | Sep '21 Sep 30, 2021 | Jun '21 Jun 30, 2021 |
| 38,996 | 41,525 | 44,888 | 45,201 | 48,239 | 50,376 | 44,278 | 46,143 | 45,237 | 44,371 | 38,458 | 34,600 | 36,804 | 35,772 | 34,086 | 34,744 | 31,870 | 36,026 | 35,502 | 32,808 | 31,134 | |
Market Cap Growth | -22.34% | -17.57% | 1.38% | -2.04% | 6.64% | 13.53% | 15.13% | 33.36% | 22.91% | 24.04% | 12.83% | -0.41% | 15.48% | -0.71% | -3.99% | 5.90% | 2.36% | 27.14% | 31.69% | 20.26% | 26.31% |
Enterprise Value | 48,282 | 50,625 | 53,726 | 53,767 | 56,837 | 58,711 | 52,652 | 54,077 | 53,222 | 51,319 | 45,470 | 41,457 | 43,817 | 42,793 | 40,305 | 40,360 | 37,524 | 41,165 | 40,293 | 37,119 | 35,364 |
Last Close Price | 157.66 | 162.44 | 174.99 | 175.06 | 185.63 | 193.74 | 170.02 | 176.88 | 173.18 | 169.58 | 146.92 | 131.90 | 140.12 | 136.09 | 129.48 | 131.74 | 120.65 | 135.73 | 132.15 | 121.91 | 115.43 |
PE Ratio | 37.42 | 39.38 | 41.70 | 72.66 | 74.93 | 80.08 | - | 49.07 | 52.52 | 55.81 | 50.42 | 41.67 | 43.90 | 41.93 | 40.79 | 43.02 | 46.52 | 56.46 | 57.44 | 56.33 | 49.73 |
Forward PE | 27.30 | 29.80 | 31.88 | 32.60 | 35.10 | 37.00 | 33.15 | 35.29 | 35.94 | 35.86 | 32.94 | 29.76 | 32.77 | 32.86 | 32.67 | 33.31 | 31.17 | 37.31 | 37.23 | 37.08 | 37.18 |
PS Ratio | 4.05 | 4.32 | 4.74 | 4.83 | 5.22 | 5.55 | 4.96 | 5.31 | 5.37 | 5.42 | 4.79 | 4.40 | 4.80 | 4.79 | 4.73 | 4.99 | 4.77 | 5.63 | 5.77 | 5.54 | 5.45 |
PB Ratio | 4.97 | 5.15 | 5.44 | 5.59 | 5.78 | 6.29 | 5.63 | 5.59 | 5.67 | 5.70 | 5.00 | 4.56 | 4.93 | 4.94 | 4.79 | 5.00 | 4.64 | 5.33 | 5.08 | 4.77 | 4.53 |
P/FCF Ratio | 34.19 | 36.44 | 36.80 | 36.62 | 42.30 | 42.63 | 37.75 | 37.27 | 35.21 | 35.59 | 32.24 | 29.24 | 32.57 | 32.88 | 30.71 | 33.24 | 32.55 | 38.37 | 37.22 | 39.23 | 36.50 |
P/OCF Ratio | 16.11 | 17.17 | 18.59 | 18.63 | 20.91 | 22.09 | 19.86 | 20.82 | 20.45 | 20.40 | 18.08 | 16.53 | 17.82 | 17.67 | 16.85 | 18.02 | 17.48 | 20.72 | 20.91 | 21.98 | 20.70 |
PEG Ratio | 2.74 | 2.84 | 3.09 | 3.00 | 2.90 | 3.35 | 2.68 | 2.72 | 2.78 | 2.85 | 3.02 | 2.71 | 2.99 | 2.84 | 2.64 | 2.59 | 2.53 | 3.06 | 2.63 | 2.67 | 2.99 |
EV/Sales Ratio | 5.02 | 5.27 | 5.68 | 5.75 | 6.16 | 6.47 | 5.90 | 6.22 | 6.32 | 6.26 | 5.67 | 5.28 | 5.71 | 5.73 | 5.59 | 5.79 | 5.61 | 6.43 | 6.55 | 6.26 | 6.19 |
EV/EBITDA Ratio | 15.72 | 16.50 | 17.87 | 21.48 | 22.79 | 24.00 | 22.05 | 20.50 | 21.05 | 21.10 | 19.31 | 17.11 | 18.75 | 18.85 | 18.27 | 18.83 | 18.21 | 20.88 | 21.18 | 20.26 | 20.11 |
EV/EBIT Ratio | 26.62 | 27.95 | 30.28 | 42.39 | 44.37 | 46.76 | - | 35.06 | 36.15 | 36.42 | 33.65 | 28.98 | 32.07 | 32.28 | 31.31 | 32.22 | 31.39 | 36.42 | 36.99 | 35.79 | 36.09 |
EV/FCF Ratio | 42.37 | 44.42 | 44.05 | 43.55 | 49.84 | 49.69 | 44.89 | 43.67 | 41.43 | 41.17 | 38.12 | 35.03 | 38.77 | 39.34 | 36.32 | 38.61 | 38.33 | 43.85 | 42.24 | 44.38 | 41.46 |
Debt / Equity Ratio | 1.17 | 1.17 | 1.11 | 1.11 | 1.04 | 1.09 | 1.07 | 1.03 | 1.01 | 1.04 | 0.91 | 0.94 | 0.93 | 0.99 | 1.00 | 0.93 | 0.85 | 0.89 | 0.76 | 0.75 | 0.73 |
Debt / EBITDA Ratio | 3.01 | 3.04 | 3.00 | 2.79 | 2.76 | 3.06 | 8.20 | 2.68 | 2.72 | 3.11 | 3.49 | 2.61 | 2.71 | 3.13 | 3.11 | 2.71 | 2.54 | 2.97 | 2.60 | 2.51 | 2.60 |
Debt / FCF Ratio | 8.28 | 8.28 | 7.50 | 7.26 | 7.61 | 7.38 | 7.17 | 6.86 | 6.25 | 6.51 | 5.90 | 6.02 | 6.16 | 6.58 | 6.41 | 6.15 | 5.96 | 6.43 | 5.54 | 6.13 | 5.90 |
Net Debt / Equity Ratio | 1.16 | 1.16 | 1.10 | 1.09 | 1.02 | 1.07 | 1.06 | 1.01 | 0.99 | 1.02 | 0.90 | 0.92 | 0.92 | 0.97 | 0.99 | 0.90 | 0.82 | 0.84 | 0.73 | 0.70 | 0.63 |
Net Debt / EBITDA Ratio | 3.04 | 3.04 | 3.03 | 3.53 | 3.44 | 3.52 | 3.50 | 3.18 | 3.14 | 3.28 | 2.95 | 2.89 | 2.93 | 3.09 | 3.18 | 2.90 | 2.72 | 2.87 | 2.70 | 2.61 | 2.45 |
Net Debt / FCF Ratio | 8.18 | 8.18 | 7.46 | 7.16 | 7.51 | 7.28 | 7.12 | 6.76 | 6.18 | 6.40 | 5.82 | 5.92 | 6.06 | 6.44 | 6.32 | 5.95 | 5.73 | 6.02 | 5.38 | 5.72 | 5.05 |
Asset Turnover | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.48 | 0.47 | 0.45 | 0.46 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.44 | 0.45 | 0.48 | 0.47 | 0.44 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.44 | |
Quick Ratio | 0.57 | 0.57 | 0.53 | 0.57 | 0.57 | 0.59 | 0.55 | 0.64 | 0.60 | 0.63 | 0.58 | 0.63 | 0.66 | 0.70 | 0.64 | 0.74 | 0.76 | 0.89 | 0.75 | 0.90 | 1.26 |
Current Ratio | 0.69 | 0.69 | 0.62 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.70 | 0.65 | 0.77 | 0.70 | 0.75 | 0.68 | 0.73 | 0.76 | 0.82 | 0.74 | 0.89 | 0.94 | 1.12 | 0.84 | 1.01 | 1.38 |
Return on Equity (ROE) | 10.76% | 12.66% | 13.92% | 14.19% | 12.17% | -9.73% | 15.17% | 13.97% | 11.83% | 6.63% | 12.18% | 11.38% | 11.03% | 11.06% | 13.73% | 13.16% | 10.49% | 9.59% | 6.67% | 10.26% | |
Return on Assets (ROA) | 5.25% | 5.10% | 5.71% | 5.70% | 5.09% | -0.99% | 6.16% | 5.74% | 5.09% | 3.36% | 5.92% | 5.46% | 4.64% | 4.79% | 5.56% | 5.47% | 4.65% | 4.90% | 5.18% | 4.83% | |
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 1.98% | 1.89% | 2.14% | 2.07% | 1.92% | -0.48% | 2.30% | 2.15% | 1.97% | 1.29% | 2.25% | 1.99% | 1.76% | 1.80% | 2.27% | 2.15% | 1.80% | 1.87% | 2.22% | 1.92% | |
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) | 9.50% | 9.40% | 9.30% | 6.80% | 6.90% | 6.80% | 6.80% | 8.40% | 8.40% | 8.10% | 8.30% | 8.90% | 8.60% | 8.40% | 8.20% | 8.50% | 8.50% | 8.00% | 8.10% | 7.90% | 7.50% |
Earnings Yield | 2.71% | 2.54% | 2.40% | 1.38% | 1.33% | 1.25% | 1.40% | 2.04% | 1.90% | 1.79% | 1.98% | 2.40% | 2.28% | 2.38% | 2.45% | 2.32% | 2.15% | 1.77% | 1.74% | 1.77% | 2.01% |
FCF Yield | 2.93% | 2.74% | 2.72% | 2.73% | 2.36% | 2.35% | 2.65% | 2.68% | 2.84% | 2.81% | 3.10% | 3.42% | 3.07% | 3.04% | 3.26% | 3.01% | 3.07% | 2.61% | 2.69% | 2.55% | 2.74% |
Dividend Yield | 0.91% | 0.82% | 0.74% | 0.72% | 0.66% | 0.62% | 0.69% | 0.65% | 0.64% | 0.64% | 0.71% | 0.77% | 0.71% | 0.71% | 0.73% | 0.70% | 0.74% | 0.64% | 0.64% | 0.67% | 0.69% |
Payout Ratio | 33.28% | 40.46% | 34.76% | 28.29% | 28.07% | 33.74% | - | 24.02% | 26.75% | 31.98% | 58.21% | 28.68% | 31.24% | 33.26% | 33.60% | 24.86% | 26.52% | 32.94% | 35.75% | 46.71% | 30.17% |
Buyback Yield / Dilution | 0.60% | 1.17% | 0.61% | 0.46% | -0.16% | -0.16% | 0.10% | -0.20% | -0.18% | -0.19% | -0.13% | -0.13% | -0.14% | 0.61% | 1.26% | 1.25% | 1.41% | 1.37% | 0.89% | 0.90% | 0.60% |
Total Shareholder Return | 1.51% | 1.99% | 1.35% | 1.18% | 0.50% | 0.46% | 0.79% | 0.44% | 0.46% | 0.45% | 0.59% | 0.64% | 0.56% | 1.32% | 1.99% | 1.94% | 2.15% | 2.01% | 1.53% | 1.57% | 1.29% |
Source: S&P Global Market Intelligence. Standard template. Financial Sources.