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Waste Connections, Inc. WCN

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189.07 USD -2.59 (-1.35%)

At closeNov 6, 2026, 5:16 PM EST

188.80 -0.28 -0.15%

After hours · Nov 6, 5:16 PM ET

185.72 Day range 189.35
149.02 52-week range 191.81
YTD
+7.82%
1 year
+14.37%

Financial health

Altman Z-Score

3.18 Safe zone

Bankruptcy-risk model: below 1.81 distress, above 2.99 safe.

Piotroski F-Score

7 / 9 Strong

Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, leverage and efficiency.

Rating

B-3 / 5 overall

  • DCF 3
  • Return on Equity 4
  • Return on Assets 4
  • Debt / Equity 1
  • P/E 2
  • P/B 1

Valuation

P/E 41.9×
FY 2016: 49.0×FY 2017: 32.4×FY 2018: 35.9×FY 2019: 41.3×FY 2020: 132×FY 2021: 57.5×FY 2022: 40.8×FY 2023: 50.4×FY 2024: 71.8×FY 2025: 41.9×
FY 2016 5y median 50.4× FY 2025
P/S 4.7×
FY 2016: 3.6×FY 2017: 4.0×FY 2018: 4.0×FY 2019: 4.4×FY 2020: 5.0×FY 2021: 5.8×FY 2022: 4.7×FY 2023: 4.8×FY 2024: 5.0×FY 2025: 4.7×
FY 2016 5y median 4.8× FY 2025
P/B 5.5×
FY 2016: 2.1×FY 2017: 3.0×FY 2018: 3.0×FY 2019: 3.5×FY 2020: 3.9×FY 2021: 5.1×FY 2022: 4.8×FY 2023: 5.0×FY 2024: 5.6×FY 2025: 5.5×
FY 2016 5y median 5.1× FY 2025
P/FCF 36.8×
FY 2016: 26.8×FY 2017: 26.4×FY 2018: 22.6×FY 2019: 27.4×FY 2020: 36.3×FY 2021: 37.3×FY 2022: 30.7×FY 2023: 32.2×FY 2024: 37.7×FY 2025: 36.8×
FY 2016 5y median 36.8× FY 2025
EV/EBITDA 18.0×
FY 2016: 15.0×FY 2017: 16.1×FY 2018: 15.1×FY 2019: 17.5×FY 2020: 19.6×FY 2021: 21.5×FY 2022: 18.8×FY 2023: 19.4×FY 2024: 22.0×FY 2025: 18.0×
FY 2016 5y median 19.4× FY 2025
EV/Sales 5.7×
FY 2016: 4.6×FY 2017: 4.8×FY 2018: 4.8×FY 2019: 5.2×FY 2020: 5.7×FY 2021: 6.6×FY 2022: 5.7×FY 2023: 5.7×FY 2024: 5.9×FY 2025: 5.7×
FY 2016 5y median 5.7× FY 2025
FCF Yield 2.7%
FY 2016: 3.7%FY 2017: 3.8%FY 2018: 4.4%FY 2019: 3.7%FY 2020: 2.8%FY 2021: 2.7%FY 2022: 3.3%FY 2023: 3.1%FY 2024: 2.7%FY 2025: 2.7%
FY 2016 5y median 2.7% FY 2025

Profitability

Gross Margin 39.0%
FY 2016: 42.0%FY 2017: 41.6%FY 2018: 41.8%FY 2019: 40.6%FY 2020: 39.8%FY 2021: 40.6%FY 2022: 39.9%FY 2023: 40.9%FY 2024: 41.8%FY 2025: 39.0%
FY 2016 5y median 40.6% FY 2025
Operating Margin 18.1%
FY 2016: 13.4%FY 2017: 13.5%FY 2018: 16.9%FY 2019: 15.5%FY 2020: 7.6%FY 2021: 16.9%FY 2022: 17.2%FY 2023: 15.4%FY 2024: 12.0%FY 2025: 18.1%
FY 2016 5y median 16.9% FY 2025
Net Margin 11.4%
FY 2016: 7.3%FY 2017: 12.5%FY 2018: 11.1%FY 2019: 10.5%FY 2020: 3.8%FY 2021: 10.0%FY 2022: 11.6%FY 2023: 9.5%FY 2024: 6.9%FY 2025: 11.4%
FY 2016 5y median 10.0% FY 2025
ROE 13.1%
FY 2016: 4.4%FY 2017: 9.2%FY 2018: 8.5%FY 2019: 8.2%FY 2020: 3.0%FY 2021: 8.8%FY 2022: 11.8%FY 2023: 9.9%FY 2024: 7.9%FY 2025: 13.1%
FY 2016 5y median 9.9% FY 2025
ROIC 6.8%
FY 2016: 3.0%FY 2017: 5.6%FY 2018: 5.5%FY 2019: 5.3%FY 2020: 2.5%FY 2021: 6.2%FY 2022: 6.3%FY 2023: 5.9%FY 2024: 4.8%FY 2025: 6.8%
FY 2016 5y median 6.2% FY 2025
ROA 5.1%
FY 2016: 2.2%FY 2017: 4.8%FY 2018: 4.3%FY 2019: 4.1%FY 2020: 1.5%FY 2021: 4.2%FY 2022: 4.9%FY 2023: 4.3%FY 2024: 3.1%FY 2025: 5.1%
FY 2016 5y median 4.3% FY 2025

Growth (YoY)

Revenue 6.5%
FY 2016: 59.4%FY 2017: 37.2%FY 2018: 6.3%FY 2019: 9.5%FY 2020: 1.1%FY 2021: 13.0%FY 2022: 17.2%FY 2023: 11.2%FY 2024: 11.2%FY 2025: 6.5%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Operating Income 61.3%
FY 2016: 835.1%FY 2017: 38.6%FY 2018: 32.7%FY 2019: 0.7%FY 2020: -50.8%FY 2021: 152.1%FY 2022: 19.5%FY 2023: -0.5%FY 2024: -13.6%FY 2025: 61.3%
FY 2016 FY 2025
EPS (diluted) 74.9%
FY 2016: 305.8%FY 2017: 103.7%FY 2018: -5.0%FY 2019: 5.8%FY 2020: -64.4%FY 2021: 202.6%FY 2022: 37.3%FY 2023: -9.0%FY 2024: -19.0%FY 2025: 74.9%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Free Cash Flow 4.0%
FY 2016: 33.2%FY 2017: 57.1%FY 2018: 22.2%FY 2019: 1.1%FY 2020: -14.9%FY 2021: 28.2%FY 2022: 16.3%FY 2023: 7.5%FY 2024: -1.7%FY 2025: 4.0%
FY 2016 FY 2025

Financial Health

Current Ratio 0.6×
FY 2016: 1.1×FY 2017: 1.5×FY 2018: 1.2×FY 2019: 1.1×FY 2020: 1.4×FY 2021: 0.8×FY 2022: 0.7×FY 2023: 0.7×FY 2024: 0.7×FY 2025: 0.6×
FY 2016 5y median 0.7× FY 2025
Quick Ratio 0.6×
FY 2016: 1.1×FY 2017: 1.5×FY 2018: 1.2×FY 2019: 1.1×FY 2020: 1.3×FY 2021: 0.8×FY 2022: 0.7×FY 2023: 0.6×FY 2024: 0.6×FY 2025: 0.6×
FY 2016 5y median 0.6× FY 2025
Debt / Equity 1.1×
FY 2016: 0.6×FY 2017: 0.6×FY 2018: 0.6×FY 2019: 0.7×FY 2020: 0.7×FY 2021: 0.7×FY 2022: 1.0×FY 2023: 0.9×FY 2024: 1.1×FY 2025: 1.1×
FY 2016 5y median 1.0× FY 2025
Net Debt / EBITDA 3.1×
FY 2016: 3.3×FY 2017: 2.5×FY 2018: 2.5×FY 2019: 2.6×FY 2020: 2.7×FY 2021: 2.7×FY 2022: 3.2×FY 2023: 3.0×FY 2024: 3.5×FY 2025: 3.1×
FY 2016 5y median 3.1× FY 2025
Interest Coverage 5.2×
FY 2016: 5.3×FY 2017: 4.9×FY 2018: 6.6×FY 2019: 5.9×FY 2020: 2.3×FY 2021: 5.7×FY 2022: 6.2×FY 2023: 4.8×FY 2024: 3.7×FY 2025: 5.2×
FY 2016 5y median 5.2× FY 2025

Dividends

Dividend Yield 0.7%
FY 2016: 0.8%FY 2017: 0.7%FY 2018: 0.8%FY 2019: 0.7%FY 2020: 0.7%FY 2021: 0.6%FY 2022: 0.7%FY 2023: 0.7%FY 2024: 0.7%FY 2025: 0.7%
FY 2016 5y median 0.7% FY 2025
Payout Ratio 30.9%
FY 2016: 37.5%FY 2017: 22.9%FY 2018: 27.9%FY 2019: 30.9%FY 2020: 97.7%FY 2021: 35.6%FY 2022: 29.1%FY 2023: 35.5%FY 2024: 48.9%FY 2025: 30.9%
FY 2016 5y median 35.5% FY 2025

Annual · latest fiscal year ends 2025-12-31