Waste Connections, Inc. (WCN)
NYSE: WCN · Real-Time Price · USD
167.90
+1.69 (1.02%)
At close: Jun 26, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
167.58
-0.32 (-0.19%)
After-hours: Jun 26, 2026, 7:56 PM EDT

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 $203.92. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 21.45% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $156 (-7.09%) and the highest is $305 (+81.66%).

Price Target: $203.92 (+21.45%)
Analyst Consensus: Buy
TargetLowAverageMedianHigh
Price$156$203.92$205$305
Change-7.09%+21.45%+22.10%+81.66%

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

RatingJan '26Feb '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26
Strong Buy181718181818
Buy566666
Hold334444
Sell110000
Strong Sell000000
Total272728282828

Latest Forecasts

AnalystFirmRatingRatingActionPrice TargetUpsideDate
Bernstein
Bernstein
Buy
Maintains
$205
BuyMaintains$205+22.10%Jun 22, 2026
Truist Financial
Truist Financial
Buy
Maintains
n/a
BuyMaintainsn/an/aJun 17, 2026
UBS
UBS
Hold
Reiterates
$185$170
HoldReiterates$185$170+1.25%Jun 15, 2026
Stifel Nicolaus
Stifel Nicolaus
Buy
Maintains
$213
BuyMaintains$213+26.86%Jun 12, 2026
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
Buy
Maintains
$187
BuyMaintains$187+11.38%Jun 12, 2026
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
10.00B
from 9.47B
Increased by 5.62%
Revenue Next Year
10.60B
from 10.00B
Increased by 6.02%
EPS This Year
5.51
from 5.15
Increased by 6.92%
EPS Next Year
6.19
from 5.51
Increased by 12.35%
Fiscal YearFY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026
Period EndingDec 31, 2021Dec 31, 2022Dec 31, 2023Dec 31, 2024Dec 31, 2025Dec 31, 2026
Revenue
6.15B7.21B8.02B8.92B9.47B10.00B
Revenue Growth
12.95%17.24%11.23%11.19%6.14%5.62%
Gross Profit
2.50B2.88B3.28B3.73B4.01B4.28B
Gross Margin
40.60%39.88%40.86%41.79%42.37%42.80%
Operating Income
1.08B1.27B1.26B1.23B1.78B1.99B
Net Income
618.05M835.66M762.80M617.57M1.08B1.18B
EPS
----5.155.51
EPS Growth
----7.52%6.92%
Forward PE
37.2332.6732.9433.1531.8830.49
Dividend / Share
0.850.951.051.171.301.39
Dividend Growth
-11.83%11.11%11.43%10.68%7.61%
Free Cash Flow
810.31M906.76M895.39M842.46M1.17B1.43B
FFO
-----2.79B
No. Analysts
-----26
EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue202620272028
High10.1B
Avg10.0B
Low9.9B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth202620272028
High
7.1%
Avg
5.6%
Low
4.6%

EPS Forecast

EPS202620272028
High5.62
Avg5.51
Low5.36

EPS Growth

EPS Growth202620272028
High
9.1%
Avg
6.9%
Low
4.0%