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Waste Connections, Inc.
WCN
NYSE·Industrials·Waste Management·Mkt cap $41.8B
$168.49
▲ +2.29%
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Our plain-language verdict, the thesis, risk factors, and what is changing about the business.
View research view52-Week Range
$146.89 - $191.91
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Price action
Price chart
Down 7.5% 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
Stable
-0.8% over 3m
Quality
Stable
Excellent business quality
Dividend
Modest
0.83% 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
Recent earnings results
AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.
Next: Jul 22, 2026
Earnings recap unavailable for this period.
EPS surprise · last 4Q
Q1 26
$0.86
Q4 25
$1.03
Q3 25
$1.11
Q2 25
$1.12
Next: Jul 22, 2026
Revenue trend · last 8Q
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+7%
+5%
+7%
+6%
Q2 24
Q3 24
Q4 24
Q1 25
Q2 25
Q3 25
Q4 25
Q1 26
$2.2B
$2.3B
$2.3B
$2.2B
$2.4B
$2.5B
$2.4B
$2.4B
Margins · last 8Q
Gross
42.6%
Operating
15.4%
Profit
9.3%
Wall Street consensus
7 analysts · 86% Buy
Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.
Buy
86%
Hold
14%
Sell
0%
Median Price Target
$209.50
▲ +24.3% vs $168.49
Latest: Barclays · $180.00 · Apr 28, 2026
4 analysts covering
vs Industry
How WCN stacks vs Waste Management
Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.
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