Audited annual filings, TTM ratios and consensus forward estimates
Wall Street price targets and rating actions
Revenue disaggregation per 10-K filing
Annual filings (FY) with consensus forward estimates (hatched)
Current price $186.00
Latest analyst grade actions
| Date | Firm | Action | Previous | New grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 26 |
Free float vs. closely held shares
13F institutional holdings are not available in the current data plan.
SEC Form 4 filings
| Date | Insider | Role | Type | Shares @ price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 26 | Nielsen Iii Robert | officer: SR VP Operations | S-Sale | 700 @ $170.00 | $119.0K |
| Oppenheimer |
| maintain |
| Outperform |
| Outperform |
| Oct 23, 26 | Barclays | maintain | Equal Weight | Equal Weight |
| Oct 23, 26 | Scotiabank | maintain | Sector Outperform | Sector Outperform |
| Oct 23, 26 | TD Cowen | maintain | Buy | Buy |
| Oct 23, 26 | Wells Fargo | maintain | Overweight | Overweight |
| Oct 23, 26 | RBC Capital | maintain | Outperform | Outperform |
| Oct 23, 26 | Morgan Stanley | maintain | Overweight | Overweight |
| Oct 15, 26 | Citigroup | maintain | Neutral | Neutral |
| Oct 13, 26 | Morgan Stanley | maintain | Overweight | Overweight |
| Aug 18, 26 |
| Rivard Philip |
| officer: SR VP Business Development |
| S-Sale |
| 2,500 @ $166.57 |
| $416.4K |
| Aug 13, 26 | Netherton Susan | officer: SR VP People, Training & Dev | S-Sale | 1,750 @ $166.00 | $290.5K |
| Jul 27, 26 | Dague Derek M | officer: SR VP PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION | 0 | — |
| Jul 27, 26 | Dague Derek M | officer: SR VP PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION | 858 | — |
| Jul 29, 26 | Nielsen Iii Robert | officer: SR VP Operations | S-Sale | 300 @ $173.10 | $51.93K |
| Jul 28, 26 | Cloninger Robert Michael | officer: SR VP, Deputy General Counsel | S-Sale | 2,573 @ $171.00 | $440.0K |
| Jul 28, 26 | Cloninger Robert Michael | officer: SR VP, Deputy General Counsel | S-Sale | 238 @ $171.33 | $40.78K |
Stock news · updated daily
Waste Connections NYSE: WCN reported third-quarter results that exceeded its expectations and raised its full-year 2026 outlook, citing pricing gains, improving landfill activity, acquisition contributions and commodity-related revenue growth.
Acquisitions are helping to drive Waste Connections' profits higher. The disposal services provider is passing much of this cash on to its stock owners.
Waste Connections, Inc. ( WCN ) Q3 2026 Earnings Call October 22, 2026 8:30 AM EDT Company Participants Ronald Mittelstaedt - Founder, CEO, President & Director Mary Whitney - Executive VP & CFO Conference Call Participants Kevin Chiang - CIBC Capital Markets, Research Division Noah Kaye - Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., Research Division Faiza Alwy - Deutsche Bank AG, Research Division Adam Bubes - Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Research Division Toni Kaplan - Morgan Stanley, Research Division Jerry Revich - Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Research Division Konark Gupta - Scotiabank Global Banking and Markets, Research Division James Schumm - TD Cowen, Research Division Chris Murray - ATB Cormark Capital Markets Inc., Research Division Trevor Romeo Jonathan Windham - UBS Investment Bank, Research Division Shlomo Rosenbaum - Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, Research Division Tobey Sommer - Truist Securities, Inc., Research Division Bryan Burgmeier - Citigroup Inc., Research Division Presentation Operator Hello, everyone. Thank you for joining us, and welcome to the Waste Connections, Inc. Q3 2026 Earnings Call.
On October 21, 2026, Waste Connections (NYSE:WCN | WCN Price Prediction) raised its regular quarterly dividend 10.0%, to $0.385 per share from $0.350.
Waste Connections (WCN) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.58 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.52 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.44 per share a year ago.
THE WOODLANDS, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Waste Connections, Inc. (TSX/NYSE: WCN) ("Waste Connections" or the "Company") today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend on the Company's common shares and approved a 10.0% increase in the dividend. The regular quarterly cash dividend, which increases to $0.385 U.S. per common share of the Company from $0.350 U.S. per common share of the Company, will be paid on November 19, 2026 to shareholders of record on.
THE WOODLANDS, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Waste Connections, Inc. (TSX/NYSE: WCN) (“Waste Connections” or the “Company”) today announced its results for the third quarter of 2026. "Another top to bottom beat in the period was driven by continued strength in operational execution along with improving trends in landfill activity and commodity-driven revenue. Sequential improvement of 70 basis points in solid waste unit volumes was led by an uptick in landfill volumes, with operating results continui.
Assenagon Asset Management S.A. cut its holdings in shares of Waste Connections, Inc. (NYSE: WCN) by 44.8% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 55,086 shares of the business services provider's stock after selling 44,722 shares during the quarter. Assenagon Asset
Reported EPS vs. consensus estimate
| Report date | EPS est. | EPS actual | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2026 | 1.52 | 1.58 | Beat 3.9% | $2.60B |
| Jul 22, 2026 | 1.35 | 1.50 | Beat 11.1% | $2.54B |
| Apr 22, 2026 | 1.19 | 1.23 | Beat 3.4% | $2.33B |
| Feb 11, 2026 | 1.28 | 1.29 | Beat 0.8% | $2.35B |
| Oct 21, 2025 | 1.38 | 1.44 | Beat 4.3% | $2.46B |
| Jul 23, 2025 | 1.25 | 1.29 | Beat 3.2% | $2.45B |
SEC EDGAR filings · last 12 months
| Form | Filed | Accepted | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-Q | Oct 22, 2026 | 2026-10-22 06:01:27 | View |
| 8-K | Oct 21, 2026 | 2026-10-21 16:08:48 | View |
| 4 | Aug 21, 2026 | 2026-08-21 16:11:45 | View |
| 4 | Aug 20, 2026 | 2026-08-20 16:06:14 | View |
| 144 | Aug 18, 2026 | 2026-08-18 17:32:41 | View |
| 4 | Aug 17, 2026 | 2026-08-17 16:13:06 | View |
| 144 | Aug 13, 2026 | 2026-08-13 16:22:33 | View |
| 8-K | Aug 7, 2026 | 2026-08-07 16:05:21 | View |
| 3 | Aug 4, 2026 | 2026-08-04 16:21:16 | View |
| 8-K | Aug 4, 2026 | 2026-08-04 16:00:53 | View |
Proxy statement (DEF 14A) disclosures
TTM vs. 5-year historical average (annual ratios)
| Metric | WCN | Historical (5Y) / ref | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E ratio (TTM) | 41.7x | 52.5x · sector 18.4x | Elevated |
| Forward P/E (FY26E) | 32.6x | EPS est. 5.70 | Discount |
| Price / Book | 5.9x | 5.2x | In line |
| Price / Sales | 4.7x | 5.0x | In line |
| EV / EBITDA | 17.6x | 19.9x | In line |
| Return on equity | 14.2% | — | Healthy |
| Gross margin | 39.4% | 40.4% | In line |
| Debt / Equity | 1.24 | 0.97 | Moderate |
| Piotroski / Altman Z | 7/9 | Z 3.10 | Safe zone |
Discounted cash flow model
1255 daily bars · split adjusted
FY2025 · 10-K disclosure
FY2025 · 10-K disclosure
Daily · Wilder smoothing
Classic floor pivots from 2026-10-23
Computed from daily OHLCV bars
| Indicator | Value | Type | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSI (14) | 80.68 | Oscillator | Sell |
| Stochastic %K (14, 3, 3) | 94.75 | Oscillator | Sell |
| Williams %R (14) | -3.36 | Oscillator | Sell |
| MACD (12, 26, 9) | 5.06 (Hist 3.47) | Oscillator | Strong Buy |
| Average Directional Index (14) | 36.82 (+DI 47.4 / -DI 8.6) | Trend | Strong Buy |
| EMA 20 | 164.91 | MA | Strong Buy |
| SMA 20 | 160.69 | MA | Strong Buy |
| EMA 50 | 162.46 | MA | Strong Buy |
| SMA 50 | 161.70 | MA | Strong Buy |
| SMA 200 | 163.03 | MA | Strong Buy |