Waste Connections (WCN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Waste Connections, Inc. is a North American provider of solid waste collection, transfer, disposal and recycling services. The company serves residential, commercial, industrial and construction customers, offering scheduled and on-demand collection as well as waste management solutions tailored to municipalities and businesses.

Its operations include local collection fleets, transfer stations, recycling and resource-recovery facilities, and landfills. Waste Connections also provides non-hazardous oilfield waste services, including the collection, transportation, treatment and disposal of waste generated by energy-production activities.

Founded in 1997, Waste Connections has grown through a combination of internal development and acquisitions. The company serves customers across the United States and Canada, with a focus on markets where it can develop long-term relationships with communities, municipalities and commercial customers. Waste Connections is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas, and is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Worthing F. Jackman.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $184.17 to $187.27
• 50-Day Range: $150.63 to $186.48
• 52-Week Range: $146.89 to $187.27
• Volume: 2.91 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.01 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $46.72 billion
• P/E Ratio: 41.72
• Dividend Yield: 0.83%
• Price Target: $202.39
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Waste Connections Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Waste Connections scored higher than 77% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 220th out of 649 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Waste Connections has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.95, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 16 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Waste Connections is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Waste Connections has been the subject of 16 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 9.91%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Waste Connections are expected to grow by 9.91% in the coming year, from $5.65 to $6.21 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Waste Connections is 41.72, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.72.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Waste Connections is 41.72, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.99.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Waste Connections has a PEG Ratio of 3.24. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Waste Connections has a P/B Ratio of 5.93. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.56% of the float of Waste Connections has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Waste Connections has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.63, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Waste Connections has recently increased by 14.66%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Waste Connections has a dividend yield of 0.76%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Waste Connections has been increasing its dividend for 8 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Waste Connections is 33.73%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Waste Connections will have a dividend payout ratio of 22.54% next year. This indicates that Waste Connections will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.52

News Sentiment

Waste Connections has a news sentiment score of 0.52. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 32 news articles for Waste Connections this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

14 people have searched for WCN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

5 people have added Waste Connections to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 400% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Waste Connections insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $897,162.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.27% of the stock of Waste Connections is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

86.09% of the stock of Waste Connections is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 8/20 Dividend: 8/06/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/20 Dividend: 8/06/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/20/2026
• Last Earnings: 10/21/2026
• Today: 10/24/2026
• Record date for 11/19 Dividend: 11/05/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 11/19 Dividend: 11/05/2026
• Dividend Payable: 11/19/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Commercial Services & Supplies
• Sub-Industry: Environmental & Facilities Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:WCN
• CIK: 1318220
• Web: www.wasteconnections.com
• Phone: (905) 532-7510
• Fax: 905-532-7580
• Employees: 24,214
• Year Founded: 1997

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Waste Connections: $202.39
• High Price Target: $221.00
• Low Price Target: $180.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +8.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.95
• Research Coverage: 19 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $4.47
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 41.72
• Forward P/E Ratio: 33.01
• P/E Growth: 3.24
• Net Income: $1.08 billion
• Net Margins: 11.40%
• Pretax Margin: 14.68%
• Return on Equity: 17.76%
• Return on Assets: 6.69%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.20
• Current Ratio: 0.67
• Quick Ratio: 0.66

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $9.94 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.70
• Cash Flow: $10.13 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 18.40
• Book Value: $31.47 per share
• Price / Book: 5.93

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 250,535,000
• Free Float: 249,859,000
• Market Cap: $46.72 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.49