GFL Environmental vs Waste Connections
GFL and WCN side by side, both in electric, gas, and sanitary services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How GFL and WCN compare
GFL Environmental grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (7.8% versus 5.7% for Waste Connections).
Waste Connections pays a dividend yielding 0.57%; GFL Environmental does not pay one.
Waste Connections scores higher on the StockData Score (11 against 6 for GFL Environmental), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | GFL | WCN |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | – | $46.4B |
| Share price | $45.21 | $184.08 |
| Change, 1 year | 3.0% | 9.3% |
| Change, 5 years | 14.3% | 36.9% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.80 | 0.37 |
| Employees | 15K | 24K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 6 | 11 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Health score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 44.4× |
| P/S | – | 4.8× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 18.9× |
| P/FCF | – | 37.6× |
| PEG | – | 5.05 |
| FCF yield | – | 2.7% |
| Fair value | – | $171.86 |
| Margin of safety | – | −7.1% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 7.8% (better) | 5.7% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 9.5% | 11.7% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | 67.3% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 39.8% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 20.7% | 42.5% (better) |
| Operating margin | – | 17.0% |
| Net margin | 58.0% | – |
| FCF margin | – | 12.6% |
| Return on equity | 53.7% | – |
| Return on invested capital | – | 7.8% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.02 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | 3.13 |
| Interest coverage | – | 4.8× |
| Current ratio | 0.58 | 0.66 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | – | 3.10 |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 (better) | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 0.57% |
| Payout ratio | 0.81% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 11 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 11.2% |
| Buyback yield | – | 2.4% |
| Shareholder yield | – | 3.0% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 74.6% | 86.2% |
| Held by insiders | 20.7% | 0.28% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | – | $2.7M |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 1.6% |
Go deeper
- GFL stock overview
- GFL income statement
- GFL valuation and score
- WCN stock overview
- WCN income statement
- WCN valuation and score
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