Waste Connections Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 28 analysts polled by S&P Global, Waste Connections stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $204.52. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 32.05% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $156 (+0.72%) and the highest is $305 (+96.93%).

Price Target: $204.52 (+32.05%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$156	$204.52	$205	$305
Change	+0.72%	+32.05%	+32.36%	+96.93%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Waste Connections stock is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Jan '26	Feb '26	Mar '26	Apr '26	May '26	Jun '26
Strong Buy	18	17	18	18	18	18
Buy	5	6	6	6	6	6
Hold	3	3	4	4	4	4
Sell	1	1	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	27	27	28	28	28	28

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Trevor Romeo William Blair	William Blair	Buy Maintains n/a	Buy	Maintains	n/a	n/a	Jun 5, 2026
Adam Bubes Goldman Sachs	Goldman Sachs	Buy Reiterates $211	Buy	Reiterates	$211	+36.23%	Jun 4, 2026
William Grippin Barclays	Barclays	Hold Reiterates $176 → $180	Hold	Reiterates	$176 → $180	+16.22%	Apr 28, 2026
James Schumm TD Cowen	TD Cowen	Buy Reiterates $200	Buy	Reiterates	$200	+29.13%	Apr 27, 2026
Kevin Chiang CIBC	CIBC	Buy Maintains $197 → $198	Buy	Maintains	$197 → $198	+27.84%	Apr 24, 2026

More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

9.99B

from 9.47B

5.56%

from 9.47B

Revenue Next Year

10.60B

from 9.99B

6.02%

from 9.99B

EPS This Year

5.50

from 5.15

6.86%

from 5.15

EPS Next Year

6.18

from 5.50

12.32%

from 5.50

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026
Revenue	6.15B	7.21B	8.02B	8.92B	9.47B	9.99B
Revenue Growth	12.95%	17.24%	11.23%	11.19%	6.14%	5.56%
Gross Profit	2.50B	2.88B	3.28B	3.73B	4.01B	4.28B
Gross Margin	40.60%	39.88%	40.86%	41.79%	42.37%	42.83%
Operating Income	1.08B	1.27B	1.26B	1.23B	1.78B	1.99B
Net Income	618.05M	835.66M	762.80M	617.57M	1.08B	1.18B
EPS	-	-	-	-	5.15	5.50
EPS Growth	-	-	-	-	7.52%	6.86%
Forward PE	37.23	32.67	32.94	33.15	31.88	28.14
Dividend / Share	0.85	0.95	1.05	1.17	1.30	1.39
Dividend Growth	-	11.83%	11.11%	11.43%	10.68%	7.61%
Free Cash Flow	810.31M	906.76M	895.39M	842.46M	1.17B	1.43B
FFO	-	-	-	-	-	2.79B
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	26

EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027	2028
High	10.1B
Avg	10.0B
Low	9.9B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	7.1%
Avg	5.6%
Low	4.6%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027	2028
High	5.62
Avg	5.50
Low	5.36

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	9.1%
Avg	6.9%
Low	4.0%