/WCN
Waste Connections, Inc.
WCN • NYSEWCN • NYSE • Industrials
$169.84-1.58%-2.73
$169.84-1.58%(-2.73)Industrials
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Valuation
50Fair Value
Sentiment
91Bullish
Risk
96Low Risk
Momentum
44Neutral
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Financial Statements
Margin Trends
Gross
39.0%▼2.8pp
Revenue after COGS
Operating
18.1%▲6.2pp
After operating expenses
Net
11.4%▲4.4pp
Bottom-line profitability
Gross Margin
Operating Margin
Net Margin
Valuation Snapshot
P/E Ratio
41.5
Price vs earnings
EV/EBITDA
18.0
Enterprise value
FCF Yield
2.8%
Cash generation
Earnings Yield
2.4%
Inverse of P/E
Capital Efficiency
8
GoAI Quality ScoreFair
ROEReturn on Equity
13.1%Fair
ROAReturn on Assets
5.1%Strong
ROICReturn on Invested Capital
6.8%Fair
Financial Health
Current RatioWeak
0.62
Short-term solvency (>1.5)
Net Debt / EBITDAHigh
3.11x
Debt repayment capacity (<3x)
Income QualityStrong
2.24
Cash backs earnings (>1)
Revenue & Profitability
Revenue
Net Income
Net Loss
Income Statement
| Metric | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $9.50B | $8.92B | $8.02B | $7.21B | $6.15B |
| Gross Profit | $3.70B | $3.73B | $3.28B | $2.88B | $2.50B |
| Gross Margin | 39.0% | 41.8% | 40.9% | 39.9% | 40.6% |
| Operating Income | $1.72B | $1.07B | $1.24B | $1.24B | $1.04B |
| Net Income | $1.08B | $617.57M | $762.80M | $835.66M | $618.05M |
| Net Margin | 11.4% | 6.9% | 9.5% | 11.6% | 10.0% |
| EPS | $4.19 | $2.39 | $2.96 | $3.25 | $2.37 |
Average Price Target
$202.85▲ 19.4% Upside
Past 12 Months
12 Month Forecast
Based on 50 Wall Street analysts offering 12 month price targets for Waste Connections, Inc., the average price target is $202.85, with a high forecast of $213.00 and a low forecast of $176.00. The average price target represents a 19.4% increase from the current price of $169.84.
Highest
$213.00
Average
$202.85
Lowest
$176.00
Rating Distribution
Strong Buy
1
3%
Buy
25
76%
Hold
7
21%
Sell
0
0%
Strong Sell
0
0%
Recent Analyst Ratings
FirmActionRatingDate
RBC Capital● Maintain
Outperform
2026-02-17TD Cowen● Maintain
Buy
2026-02-13Stifel● Maintain
Buy
2026-02-13Barclays● Maintain
Equal Weight
2026-02-13Scotiabank● Maintain
Sector Outperform
2026-02-13Oppenheimer● Maintain
Outperform
2026-01-23Scotiabank● Maintain
Sector Outperform
2026-01-21Citigroup● Maintain
Neutral
2026-01-16JP Morgan● Maintain
Overweight
2026-01-14Bernstein● Maintain
Outperform
2026-01-05Earnings History & Surprises
BEAT RATE
89%
Last 18 quarters
AVG SURPRISE
+2.8%
EPS vs Estimate
BEATS / MISSES
16/2
Last 18 quarters
LATEST EPS
$1.29
Q1 '26
QUARTERLY EPS TREND
Estimated
Beat
Miss
QUARTERLY DETAIL
Q1 '26
+0.8%
$1.29 vs $1.28
Q4 '25
+4.3%
$1.44 vs $1.38
Q3 '25
+3.2%
$1.29 vs $1.25
Q2 '25
+5.6%
$1.13 vs $1.07
Q1 '25
-3.3%
$1.16 vs $1.20
Q4 '24
+4.7%
$1.35 vs $1.29
Q3 '24
+6.0%
$1.24 vs $1.17
Q2 '24
+4.0%
$1.04 vs $1.00
Q1 '24
+2.8%
$1.11 vs $1.08
Q4 '23
+2.6%
$1.17 vs $1.14
Q3 '23
+1.0%
$1.02 vs $1.01
Q2 '23
+1.1%
$0.89 vs $0.88
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