Waste Connections, Inc.
WCN
NYSE·Industrials·Waste Management·Mkt cap $41.4B
$166.81
▲ +1.66%
P/E
78.31
Mkt Cap
$41.4B
52-Wk Range
$146.89–$182.15
52-Week Range
$146.89 - $182.15
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Price action
Price chart
Down 9.2% over the trailing year
Total returns
Price performance
Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.
Why we rate it this way
The thesis at a glance
Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.
Bull Case
No bull reasons captured for this rating yet.
Bear Case
2 risks
- Low volatility (beta 0.5).
- Premium valuation to sector peers
Growth
Stable outlook
Value
Premium valuation to sector peers
Momentum
Strong
+8.8% over 3m
Quality
Stable
Solid business
Dividend
Modest
0.85% yield
Smart-money signal
Who's buying WCN right now
Insider Form 4s, 13F institutional filings, and Congressional disclosures - at a glance.
Earnings track record
Latest print - beat on both lines
AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.
Next: Oct 20, 2026
JUL 22, 2026
Reported EPS of $1.50 vs $1.35 consensus (+11.1% surprise). Revenue of $2.5B vs $2.5B expected (+1.1%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.
EPS surprise · last 4Q
1 of 1 beats
Estimate
Actual
Q3 26
+11.1%
Revenue trend · last 8Q
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+7%
+5%
+7%
+6%
+6%
Q3 24
Q4 24
Q1 25
Q2 25
Q3 25
Q4 25
Q1 26
Q2 26
$2.3B
$2.3B
$2.2B
$2.4B
$2.5B
$2.4B
$2.4B
$2.6B
Margins · last 8Q
Gross
-39.4%
Operating
17.1%
Profit
23.4%
Wall Street consensus
7 analysts · 71% Buy
Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.
Buy
71%
Hold
29%
Sell
0%
Median Price Target
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Latest: UBS · Aug 4, 2026
vs Industry
How WCN stacks vs Waste Management
Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.
Industry comparison data unavailable for this stock.