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WCNWCN

$168.79

+1.35
arrow_drop_up0.81%
Current Market·update12 Nov 2025 21:00

$167.95

-0.84
arrow_drop_down0.50%
Pre-market·update13 Nov 2025 12:07
Day's Range
168.01-169.5
52-week Range
163.27-201.66

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Performance

Key Stats

Next Earnings Date2025-10-21
Next Earnings TimeAfter Market Close
Volume1.03M
Average Volume 30d1.16M

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71.7
Valuation (P/E Ratio)
Higher than typical for stable sectors, reflecting growth expectations.
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0.152
EPS Growth (YoY)
Positive earnings growth indicated by recent performance.
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Overall Analysis

Buy
78

Waste Connections demonstrates strong financial health and a stable business model in a growing essential services sector. While valuation metrics are somewhat stretched, consistent performance and strategic acquisitions support a positive outlook, warranting a 'Buy' rating.

Strong

Thematic

75

Waste Connections is well-positioned to benefit from secular trends in waste management, including increasing population, urbanization, and a growing focus on recycling and sustainable disposal methods. Its critical service nature provides resilience.

Strong

Fundamental

82

Waste Connections exhibits strong profitability, consistent revenue growth, and a robust balance sheet with manageable debt levels. Its ability to generate significant free cash flow further enhances its financial strength.

Neutral

Technical

65

The stock is trading within its 52-week range and shows mixed signals across different timeframes. While the long-term trend appears positive, short-to-medium term indicators suggest caution or a period of consolidation.

FactorScore
Essential Services Demand90
Environmental Regulations & Sustainability70
Infrastructure & Technology Adoption75
Consolidation & Acquisitions80
Energy Transition (E&P Waste)65
FactorScore
Valuation45
Profitability65
Growth85
Balance Sheet Health70
Cash Flow88
FactorScore
Trend Analysis70
Momentum75
Volume Confirmation70
Support & Resistance60

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Bullish Points (7)

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Consistent Earnings Beat

The company has a strong track record of beating earnings estimates, with 10 out of the last 12 quarters exceeding expectations, demonstrating reliable earnings generation.

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Reasonable Valuation Multiples

The current P/E ratio (TTM) of 76.21 is high but can be justified by the company's strong growth in revenue and earnings. The Price/Sales (PS) ratio of 5.6 suggests investors are willing to pay a premium for its sales.

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Bearish Points (7)

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High Price-to-Earnings Ratio

The trailing P/E ratio of 76.21 is significantly high, suggesting that the stock may be overvalued relative to its current earnings. This could lead to increased volatility if growth expectations are not met.

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Deteriorating Margins

Net margins have declined from 11.6% in 2022 to 6.9% in 2024, indicating potential pressure on profitability due to rising costs or competitive pricing.

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Calendar

May 2025

7

Ex-Dividend Date

May 2025

22

Next Dividend Date

October 2025

23

Next Earnings Date

EPS Est.
Revenue Est.

H: $1.46

A: $1.38

L: $1.35

H: 2.49B

A: 2.47B

L: 2.44B

Profile

Employees (FY)23.9K
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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.

Seasonals

2025
2024
2023
2022
2021

Price Target

211.55 USD

The 39 analysts offering 1 year price forecasts for WCN have a max estimate of 227.00 and a min estimate of 150.00.

Debt Level and Coverage

Debt
Free cash flow
Cash & equivalents

Financial Position Analysis

Assets
Liabilities

Ownership

Free Float shares
258M (99.66%)
Closely held shares
876K (0.34%)
258M
Free Float shares
258M (99.66%)
Closely held shares
876K (0.34%)

Capital Structure

Market cap
48.64B
Debt
8.39B
Minority interest
0.00
Cash & equivalents
62.37M
Enterprise value
56.97B

Valuation - Summary

Market Cap
48.6B
Net income
354M(0.73%)
Revenue
6.83B(14.04%)
48.6B
Market Cap
48.6B
Net income
354M(0.73%)
Revenue
6.83B(14.04%)
Price to earning ratio (P/E)137.60x
Price to sales ratio (P/S)7.10x

Valuation - Ratios

P/E
P/S

Revenue to Profit Conversion

Revenue
8.92B
COGS
5.19B
Gross Profit
3.73B
OpEx
2.05B
Operating Income
1.68B
Other & Taxes
1.06B
Net Income
617.57M

Balance Sheet

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Liabilities to assets %

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Net Income
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Cash Flow

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