Waste Connections, Inc. (WCN) stock
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $48.51BP/E 43.4Yield 0.67%
Waste Connections, Inc. grew revenue 6.3% to $9.94B over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026. Operating income rose 61.8% to $1.76B, moving the operating margin from 11.7% to 17.7%. Free cash flow was $1.25B, up 1.2% from a year earlier. At the latest close the market valued the company at $48.51B, 43.4 times its earnings.
Key statistics
Valuation at the latest close; fundamentals over the trailing twelve months, balances at Sep 30, 2026
Valuation
- Market cap
- $48.51B
- P/E ratio
- 43.4
- Price to sales
- 4.88
- Price to book
- –
- Dividend yield
- 0.67%
- Free cash flow yield
- 2.58%
Fundamentals
- Revenue
- $9.94B
- Net income
- $1.08B
- EPS, diluted
- $4.47
- Free cash flow
- $1.25B
- Diluted shares
- 252M
Trading
- Next earnings
- Feb 10, 2027 (estimated, during market hours)
- Previous close
- $192.23
- Open
- $195.39
- Day's range
- $191.26 – $195.39
- Volume
- 2,352,298
- Average volume (20 days)
- 2,325,034
- Beta (5 years)
- 0.37
- 52-week range
- $146.89 – $195.39
- RSI (14 days)
- 73.4
- Volatility (1 year)
- 25.5%
- Relative volume
- 1.54×
- WACC
- 6.8%
Market cap history
Month-end market cap since 2011, using shares outstanding reported at the time
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | WCN | S&P 500 | Difference | WCN per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +26.2% | -2.7% | +28.9 pts | ||
| 3 months | +17.3% | -1.7% | +19.0 pts | ||
| Year to date | +11.3% | +11.9% | −0.6 pts | ||
| 1 year | +15.6% | +12.0% | +3.6 pts | ||
| 3 years | +51.3% | +78.2% | −26.9 pts | +14.8% | +21.2% |
| 5 years | +47.6% | +73.2% | −25.6 pts | +8.1% | +11.6% |
| 10 years | +321.6% | +309.6% | +12.0 pts | +15.5% | +15.1% |
Fifteen years at a glance
Fiscal years 2011 to 2025 and trailing twelve months, USD
Revenue
Gross profit
Operating income
Net income
EPS, diluted
Free cash flow
Press releases
Releases Waste Connections filed with the SEC as exhibits to Form 8-K or 6-K
- Results
- News
- Update
- Update
- Results
- News
About Waste Connections
Refuse Systems
Waste Connections, Inc. provides non-hazardous solid waste services, including collection, transfer, and disposal operations, resource recovery via recycling, and renewable fuels generation. The company also delivers non-hazardous oil and natural gas exploration and production waste treatment, recovery, and disposal, alongside intermodal transport for cargo and waste containers in the Pacific Northwest. Operations are decentralized across six geographic operating segments. Its customer base includes residential households, commercial businesses, municipalities, industrial clients, and oil and gas exploration and production operators.
Company profile, executives and historyWaste Connections stock: common questions
What is Waste Connections's stock price?
WCN closed at $193.92 on Nov 12, 2026, up 0.88% on the day. Over the past 52 weeks it traded between $146.89 and $195.39.
What is Waste Connections's market cap?
Waste Connections was worth $48.51B at the close on Nov 12, 2026: the share price times the diluted shares outstanding.
What is WCN's P/E ratio?
WCN trades at 43.4 times earnings, based on diluted earnings per share of $4.47 over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026.
How much revenue does Waste Connections make?
Waste Connections reported revenue of $9.94B for the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, up 6.3% from a year earlier.
Does Waste Connections pay a dividend?
Yes. Waste Connections paid $1.29 per share over the last twelve months, a yield of 0.67% at the latest price, and has raised its annual dividend 11 years in a row.
When does Waste Connections report earnings next?
Waste Connections is expected to report Q4 FY2026 results on Feb 10, 2027, during market hours. The date is estimated from its past reporting pattern until the company confirms it.
How has WCN stock performed over the past year?
Including dividends, WCN returned +15.6% over the past year, against +12.0% for the S&P 500.
How many WCN shares are sold short?
5M shares were sold short at the latest FINRA report, 1.82% of the float, or 1.9 days of average trading volume.
Who are Waste Connections's competitors?
Companies most similar to Waste Connections by business, industry and size include GFL, RSG, WM, CWST, CLH.
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