WCN — Waste Connections Inc. price, chart and key statistics

Price data

Price

$193.97

YTD price return

+10.61%

YTD total return

+11.55%

Market cap

48.5B2016-12 13.8B2026-11 48.5B+252.5% over the window

Enterprise value

58.2B

Shares outstanding

250.2M2016-09 262.7M2026-09 250.2M-4.8% over the window

52W low

$146.89

52W high

$196.51

From 52W high

-1.29%

From 52W low

+32.05%

52W range

95%$147–$197

Beta

0.47

Volume

Rel volume

0.48×

30D volume

2.2M

30D $ vol

382.2M

Insider trading

Insider net 1W0 insider-days of buying (no priced lot) and 1 of selling ($1.0M) in the last 7 days, by transaction date, open-market transactions only — awards, exercises, tax withholding and employee-plan purchases are not counted. A Form 4 is filed within two business days of the trade, so the newest days may not be in yet.

−$1.0M

Insider net 1M0 insider-days of buying (no priced lot) and 6 of selling ($4.0M) in the last 30 days, by transaction date, open-market transactions only — awards, exercises, tax withholding and employee-plan purchases are not counted. A Form 4 is filed within two business days of the trade, so the newest days may not be in yet.

−$4.0M

Insider net 3M0 insider-days of buying (no priced lot) and 8 of selling ($4.5M) in the last 91 days, by transaction date, open-market transactions only — awards, exercises, tax withholding and employee-plan purchases are not counted. A Form 4 is filed within two business days of the trade, so the newest days may not be in yet.

−$4.5M

Insider net 1Y1 insider-day of buying ($7.6M) and 19 of selling ($8.5M) in the last 365 days, by transaction date, open-market transactions only — awards, exercises, tax withholding and employee-plan purchases are not counted. A Form 4 is filed within two business days of the trade, so the newest days may not be in yet.

−$904K

Form 4 transactions by trade date, as filed; latest on file 2026-11-11.

Fundamentals

Sales (ttm)

9.9B2016-09 2.9B2026-09 9.9B+247.8% over the window

Sales/share

$39.752016-09 $10.882026-09 $39.75+265.2% over the window

EPS (ttm)

$4.452016-09 $0.812026-09 $4.45+451.2% over the window

FCF (ttm)

1.2B2016-12 450.6M2026-09 1.2B+177.3% over the window

FCF/share

$5.002016-12 $1.712026-09 $5.00+191.7% over the window

Book value/share

$31.512016-09 $21.372026-09 $31.51+47.5% over the window

Net margin

11.40%2016-09 7.5%2026-09 11.4%+53.0% over the window

ROE

14.38%2016-09 3.8%2026-09 14.4%+278.9% over the window

ROA

5.27%2016-09 1.9%2026-09 5.3%+176.8% over the window

Debt / equity

1.20×2016-09 0.652026-09 1.20+83.3% over the window

Current ratio

0.672016-09 1.142026-09 0.67-41.4% over the window

Growth (CAGR, ttm) · 10Y

Sales

+6.31%2025-09-30 → 2026-09-309.4B → 9.9B (+6.3% total)+8.17%2023-09-30 → 2026-09-307.9B → 9.9B (+26.6% total)+10.91%2021-09-30 → 2026-09-305.9B → 9.9B (+67.8% total)+13.28%2016-09-30 → 2026-09-302.9B → 9.9B (+247.8% total)

Net income

+82.29%2025-09-30 → 2026-09-30622.1M → 1.1B (+82.2% total)+10.93%2023-09-30 → 2026-09-30830.4M → 1.1B (+36.5% total)+14.25%2021-09-30 → 2026-09-30582.4M → 1.1B (+94.6% total)+18.20%2016-09-30 → 2026-09-30213M → 1.1B (+432.1% total)

FCF

+1.23%2025-09-30 → 2026-09-301.2B → 1.2B (+1.2% total)+1.83%2023-09-30 → 2026-09-301.2B → 1.2B (+5.6% total)+5.85%2021-12-31 → 2026-09-30953.9M → 1.2B (+31.0% total)+11.03%2016-12-31 → 2026-09-30450.6M → 1.2B (+177.3% total)

Shares

-2.29%2025-09-30 → 2026-09-30256M → 250.2M (-2.3% total)-0.98%2023-09-30 → 2026-09-30257.6M → 250.2M (-2.9% total)-0.81%2021-09-30 → 2026-09-30260.5M → 250.2M (-4.0% total)-0.49%2016-09-30 → 2026-09-30262.7M → 250.2M (-4.8% total)

Per-share growth (CAGR, ttm) · 10Y

EPS

+85.20%2025-09-30 → 2026-09-30$2.41 → $4.45 (+85.1% total)+11.44%2023-09-30 → 2026-09-30$3.22 → $4.45 (+38.4% total)+14.84%2021-09-30 → 2026-09-30$2.23 → $4.45 (+99.7% total)+18.62%2016-09-30 → 2026-09-30$0.81 → $4.45 (+451.2% total)

Sales/share

+8.80%2025-09-30 → 2026-09-30$36.54 → $39.75 (+8.8% total)+9.24%2023-09-30 → 2026-09-30$30.49 → $39.75 (+30.4% total)+11.81%2021-09-30 → 2026-09-30$22.74 → $39.75 (+74.8% total)+13.83%2016-09-30 → 2026-09-30$10.88 → $39.75 (+265.2% total)

FCF/share

+3.60%2025-09-30 → 2026-09-30$4.82 → $5.00 (+3.6% total)+2.84%2023-09-30 → 2026-09-30$4.59 → $5.00 (+8.8% total)+6.48%2021-12-31 → 2026-09-30$3.71 → $5.00 (+34.8% total)+11.61%2016-12-31 → 2026-09-30$1.71 → $5.00 (+191.7% total)

Book value/share

-0.31%2025-09-30 → 2026-09-30$31.61 → $31.51 (-0.3% total)+2.29%2023-09-30 → 2026-09-30$29.44 → $31.51 (+7.0% total)+3.60%2021-09-30 → 2026-09-30$26.40 → $31.51 (+19.4% total)+3.96%2016-09-30 → 2026-09-30$21.37 → $31.51 (+47.5% total)

Dividend/share

+11.12%2025-09-30 → 2026-09-30$1.26 → $1.40 (+11.1% total)+11.13%2023-09-30 → 2026-09-30$1.02 → $1.40 (+37.3% total)+11.29%2021-09-30 → 2026-09-30$0.82 → $1.40 (+70.7% total)+18.21%2016-09-30 → 2026-09-30$0.26 → $1.40 (+432.6% total)

Price

+15.89%2025-11-13 → 2026-11-13$167.39 → $193.97 (+15.9% total)Price appreciation from split-adjusted daily closes, excluding dividends; endpoints are exact trading-day anniversaries of the latest close.+14.10%2023-11-13 → 2026-11-13$130.56 → $193.97 (+48.6% total)Price appreciation from split-adjusted daily closes, excluding dividends; endpoints are exact trading-day anniversaries of the latest close.+7.40%2021-11-12 → 2026-11-13$135.75 → $193.97 (+42.9% total)Price appreciation from split-adjusted daily closes, excluding dividends; endpoints are exact trading-day anniversaries of the latest close.+14.68%2016-11-11 → 2026-11-13$49.28 → $193.97 (+293.6% total)Price appreciation from split-adjusted daily closes, excluding dividends; endpoints are exact trading-day anniversaries of the latest close.

Total return

+16.88%2025-11-13 → 2026-11-13$165.98 → $193.97 (+16.9% total)Total return with dividends reinvested (adjusted daily closes); endpoints are exact trading-day anniversaries of the latest close. The gap against the Price row is the dividend contribution.+14.87%2023-11-13 → 2026-11-13$127.95 → $193.97 (+51.6% total)Total return with dividends reinvested (adjusted daily closes); endpoints are exact trading-day anniversaries of the latest close. The gap against the Price row is the dividend contribution.+8.15%2021-11-12 → 2026-11-13$131.08 → $193.97 (+48.0% total)Total return with dividends reinvested (adjusted daily closes); endpoints are exact trading-day anniversaries of the latest close. The gap against the Price row is the dividend contribution.+15.52%2016-11-11 → 2026-11-13$45.82 → $193.97 (+323.3% total)Total return with dividends reinvested (adjusted daily closes); endpoints are exact trading-day anniversaries of the latest close. The gap against the Price row is the dividend contribution.

Fundamentals end at the last reported quarter; price and total return end at the latest close.

Valuation

P/E (ttm)Price ÷ TTM diluted EPS. Net income carries everything below the operating line, including one-off gains. Negative when the trailing year lost money.

43.6×2016-12 64.612026-11 42.81-33.8% over the window

P/OI (ttm)Price ÷ TTM operating income. Excludes the below-the-line items that make P/E jump — mark-to-market gains, settlements, tax true-ups.

27.5×2016-12 33.182026-11 27.50-17.1% over the window

Fwd P/E

31.1×

P/S (ttm)Market cap ÷ TTM revenue.

4.9×2016-12 4.812026-11 4.88+1.4% over the window

P/B (mrq)Market cap ÷ stockholders' equity at the most recent quarter end.

6.2×2016-12 2.452026-11 6.15+151.0% over the window

P/FCF (ttm)Market cap ÷ TTM free cash flow (operating cash flow − capex).

38.8×2017-03 28.752026-11 38.83+35.1% over the window

EV/EBITDA (fy)

19.0×

EV/Sales (ttm)

5.9×

FCF yield (ttm)TTM free cash flow ÷ market cap — the inverse of P/FCF.

2.58%2016-12 3.3%2026-09 3.2%-0.9% over the window

Dividend yield (fwd)Indicated annual dividend ÷ last close: the last regular payment × payments a year, from our own dividend record. Shown only for a company that pays the same amount each time (raises and cuts allowed), whose payments are on schedule and agree with the dividends it reports paying; a company whose payments vary in size, such as an unequal interim and final, has no forward figure — see the ttm yield.Div yieldIndicated annual dividend ÷ last close: the last regular payment × payments a year, from our own dividend record. Shown only for a company that pays the same amount each time (raises and cuts allowed), whose payments are on schedule and agree with the dividends it reports paying; a company whose payments vary in size, such as an unequal interim and final, has no forward figure — see the ttm yield.

0.79%

Dividend yield (ttm)Dividends paid over the last year ÷ last close: the last full cycle of regular payments in our own dividend record. Below the forward yield after a raise, above it after a cut. Shown only when the record holds that full cycle and it agrees with the dividends the company reports paying; otherwise —.

0.74%

Dividend/share (fwd)The indicated annual dividend: the last regular payment × payments a year, for a company that pays the same amount each time.

$1.54

Buyback yield (realized, 1y)1 − shares_at(2026-09-30) ÷ shares_at(2025-09-30) = 1 − 250.2M ÷ 256.0M. Point-in-time share counts from the company's own SEC filings (the same count at both ends), published only when the cash flow statement shows repurchases inside that window. A falling price can't inflate it; negative means net dilution.

2.29%

Shareholder yield (realized, 1y)Buyback leg + dividend leg: shares retired over the year (2.29%) + dividends paid over that year ($355.3M) ÷ market_cap_at(2025-09-30) ($45B). Both legs are measured against the start of the window, so a payout can't shrink its own denominator.

3.08%

Buyback yield (cash, ttm)Buybacks net of issuance over the trailing twelve months ($1B) ÷ today's market cap ($48.5B). Dollars SPENT over what the company is worth NOW — a stock that fell after buying reads high.

2.08%2016-09 -0.1%2026-09 2.6%-2828.7% over the window

Shareholder yield (cash, ttm)(TTM buybacks net of issuance $1B + TTM dividends $355.3M) ÷ today's market cap ($48.5B). Same caveat as the cash buyback yield.

2.81%2016-09 0.4%2026-09 3.5%+772.0% over the window

Vs own 10Y history

P/E

35th

P/OI

25th

P/S

60th

P/B

97th

P/FCF

90th