Calendar
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Ex dividend date
06 Aug 2025
event_available
Last Dividend Payment
21 Aug 2025
About Waste Connections Inc
Ticker
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WCN
Trading on
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NYSE
ISIN
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CA94106B1013
Industry
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Waste Management
Sector
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Industrials
CEO
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Ronald J. Mittelstaedt
Headquarters
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6220 Highway 7, Woodbridge, ON, Canada, L4H 4G3
Employees
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23,854
Website
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wasteconnections.com
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 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. Waste Connections, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is based in Woodbridge, Canada.
Metrics
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Market cap
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$47B
P/E ratio
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73.43
EPS
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$2.49
Dividend Yield
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0.67%
Beta
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0.58
Forward P/E ratio
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31.06
EBIDTA
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$2.5B
Ex dividend date
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2025-08-06
Price & volume
Market cap
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$47B
Average daily volume
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1M
90-day return
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-
30-day return
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-
7-day return
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-
Dividends
Dividend per share
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$1.23
Dividend yield
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0.67%
Forward dividend per share
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$1.26
Forward dividend yield
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0.69%
Payout ratio
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25.56%
Valuation
P/E ratio
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73.43
Forward P/E
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31.06
PEG ratio
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1.69
Trailing P/E
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73.43
Price to sales
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5.09
Price to book
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5.63
Earnings
EPS
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$2.49
EPS estimate (current quarter)
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$1.25
EPS estimate (next quarter)
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$1.45
EBITDA
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$2.5B
Revenues (TTM)
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$9.23B
Revenues per share (TTM)
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$35.77
Technicals
Beta
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0.58
52-week High
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$201.00
52-week Low
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$168.52
50-day moving average
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$185.16
200-day moving average
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$187.10
Short ratio
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1.94
Short %
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1.05%
Management effectiveness
ROE (TTM)
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7.88%
ROA (TTM)
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4.01%
Profit margin
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6.97%
Gross profit margin
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$3.88B
Operating margin
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19.37%
Growth
Quarterly earnings growth (YoY)
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4.90%
Quarterly revenue growth (YoY)
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7.10%
Share stats
Outstanding Shares
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257M
Float
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257M
Insiders %
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0.23%
Institutions %
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90.80%
Analyst Insights & forecasts
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68% Buy

24% Hold

8% Sell

Based on information from 25 analysts.

Average price target

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$210.95
Earnings per share (EPS) forecast
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Actual
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Expected
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Surprise
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$1.35
$1.29
4.65%
Q3 • 24Beat
$1.16
$1.19
-2.41%
Q4 • 24Missed
$1.13
$1.08
4.85%
Q1 • 25Beat
$1.29
$1.25
3.20%
Q2 • 25Current
QuarterlyAnnual
Financial Performance
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Income StatementBalance SheetCash Flow
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Revenue
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Net income
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Profit margin
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$2.23B
$242M
10.84%
Q1 • 25
$2.45B
$295M
12.06%
Q2 • 25
9.81%
22.17%
11.26%
QoQ growth
QuarterlyAnnual
Totals assets
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Total liabilities
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Debt to assets
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$20.3B
$12.2B
60.43%
Q1 • 25
$20.7B
$12.3B
59.60%
Q2 • 25
2.09%
0.69%
-1.37%
QoQ growth
QuarterlyAnnual
Operating
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Investing
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Financing
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Free cash flow
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$542M
$-603M
$113M
$329M
Q1 • 25
$638M
$-417M
$-206M
$353M
Q2 • 25
17.85%
-30.91%
-281.57%
7.23%
QoQ growth
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FAQs

How much is a Waste Connections Inc share?
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Waste Connections Inc shares are currently traded for undefined per share.

How many shares does Waste Connections Inc have?
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Waste Connections Inc currently has 257M shares.

Does Waste Connections Inc pay dividends?
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Yes, Waste Connections Inc does pay dividends.

What is Waste Connections Inc 52 week high?
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Waste Connections Inc 52 week high is $201.00.

What is Waste Connections Inc 52 week low?
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Waste Connections Inc 52 week low is $168.52.

What is the 200-day moving average of Waste Connections Inc?
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Waste Connections Inc 200-day moving average is $187.10.

Who is Waste Connections Inc CEO?
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The CEO of Waste Connections Inc is Ronald J. Mittelstaedt.

How many employees Waste Connections Inc has?
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Waste Connections Inc has 23,854 employees.

What is the market cap of Waste Connections Inc?
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The market cap of Waste Connections Inc is $47B.

What is the P/E of Waste Connections Inc?
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The current P/E of Waste Connections Inc is 73.43.

What is the EPS of Waste Connections Inc?
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The EPS of Waste Connections Inc is $2.49.

What is the PEG Ratio of Waste Connections Inc?
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The PEG Ratio of Waste Connections Inc is 1.69.

What do analysts say about Waste Connections Inc?
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According to the analysts Waste Connections Inc is considered a buy.