Waste Connections, Inc. (WCN)
- Previous Close
195.56 - Open
195.20 - Bid 194.78 x 800
- Ask 194.89 x 900
- Day's Range
194.03 - 195.40 - 52 Week Range
160.34 - 201.66 - Volume
207,625 - Avg. Volume
1,186,027 - Market Cap (intraday)
50.316B - Beta (5Y Monthly) 0.65
- PE Ratio (TTM)
80.47 - EPS (TTM)
2.42 - Earnings Date Jul 22, 2025 - Jul 28, 2025
- Forward Dividend & Yield 1.26 (0.64%)
- Ex-Dividend Date May 7, 2025
- 1y Target Est
208.63
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.
www.wasteconnections.com23,854
Full Time Employees
December 31
Fiscal Year Ends
Sector
Industry
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Market Cap
50.53B
Enterprise Value
59.12B
Trailing P/E
80.48
Forward P/E
27.17
PEG Ratio (5yr expected)
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Price/Sales (ttm)
5.58
Price/Book (mrq)
6.31
Enterprise Value/Revenue
6.51
Enterprise Value/EBITDA
25.62
Financial Highlights
Profitability and Income Statement
Profit Margin
6.93%
Return on Assets (ttm)
4.00%
Return on Equity (ttm)
7.96%
Revenue (ttm)
9.08B
Net Income Avi to Common (ttm)
629.03M
Diluted EPS (ttm)
2.42
Balance Sheet and Cash Flow
Total Cash (mrq)
118.99M
Total Debt/Equity (mrq)
108.77%
Levered Free Cash Flow (ttm)
887.36M
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View MoreRaising target price to $208.00
WASTE CONNECTIONS INC has an Investment Rating of HOLD; a target price of $208.000000; an Industry Subrating of Medium; a Management Subrating of High; a Safety Subrating of High; a Financial Strength Subrating of Medium; a Growth Subrating of Medium; and a Value Subrating of Medium.
RatingPrice TargetLowering target price to $205.00
WASTE CONNECTIONS INC has an Investment Rating of HOLD; a target price of $205.000000; an Industry Subrating of Medium; a Management Subrating of High; a Safety Subrating of High; a Financial Strength Subrating of Medium; a Growth Subrating of Medium; and a Value Subrating of Medium.
RatingPrice TargetWide-Moat Waste Connections' Above-Average Pricing Gains Bode Well for Near-Term Margin Expansion
Waste Connections is the third-largest integrated provider of traditional solid waste and recycling services in the North America, operating 113 active landfills (20 are exploration and production waste landfills and 16 are nonmunicipal waste landfills), 163 transfer stations, and 89 recycling operations. The firm serves residential, commercial, industrial, and energy end markets. Waste Connections entered the Canadian market with its 2016 merger with Progressive Waste. In 2024, 14% of consolidated revenue was generated from the firm's Canadian segment.
RatingPrice TargetWaste Connections Earnings: Strong Pricing and Margin Expansion Continues, but Shares Are Rich
Waste Connections is the third-largest integrated provider of traditional solid waste and recycling services in the North America, operating 103 active landfills (9 are exploration and production waste landfills and 16 are nonmunicipal waste landfills), 157 transfer stations, and 81 recycling operations. The firm serves residential, commercial, industrial, and energy end markets. Waste Connections entered the Canadian market with its 2016 merger with Progressive Waste. In 2023, 12% of consolidated revenue was generated from the firm's Canadian segment.
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