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| 1 Year | 5 Year | 5 Year Annualized | Since IPO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WCN | -0.93% | +78.46% | +12.28% | +316% |
| S&P | +15.06% | +95.03% | +14.29% | +221% |
Waste Connections, Inc. engages in the provision of non-hazardous waste collection, transfer, and disposal services. The firm offers its services to residential, commercial, landfill and transfer stations, and industries such as office, apartments multi-family, construction and demolition, property management, retail, restaurant, and manufacturing. It operates through the following geographical segments: Eastern, Southern, Western, Central, and Canada. The company was founded by Ronald J. Mittelstaedt on September 9, 1997 and is headquartered in Woodbridge, Canada.
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| Q3 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.46B | 5.1% |
| Gross Profit | $736.19M | 5.1% |
| Gross Margin | 29.95% | 0.0% |
| Market Cap | $45.26B | 355.7% |
| Market Cap / Employee | $1.90M | 0.0% |
| Employees | 23.9K | 5.8% |
| Net Income | $286.27M | -7.1% |
| EBITDA | $754.92M | -3.1% |
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| Q3 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Net Cash | $117.60M | 2.0% |
| Accounts Receivable | $1.07B | 7.9% |
| Inventory | 0 | 0.0% |
| Q3 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Long Term Debt | $8.89B | 5.4% |
| Short Term Debt | $65.59M | 5.7% |
| Q3 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Return On Assets | 3.04% | -1.9% |
| Return On Invested Capital | 4.35% | -0.2% |
| Q3 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Free Cash Flow | $384.40M | 33.8% |
| Operating Free Cash Flow | $684.58M | 22.3% |
| Metric | Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price to Earnings | 49.21 | 71.85 | 80.23 | 75.04 | 42.57% |
| Price to Book | 1.15 | 1.37 | 1.29 | 5.44 | 337.08% |
| Price to Sales | 5.33 | 4.96 | 5.56 | 5.23 | -2.92% |
| Price to Tangible Book Value | -5.80 | -5.18 | -4.89 | -23.54 | 283.21% |
| Price to Free Cash Flow TTM | 49.87 | 51.87 | 59.10 | 59.01 | 28.01% |
| Enterprise Value to EBITDA | 422.64 | 75.98 | 76.32 | 75.31 | 10.07% |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 2.0% | 1.9% | 1.7% | 1.7% | -21.88% |
| Return on Equity | 7.9% | 8.0% | 7.9% | 7.6% | -35.90% |
| Total Debt | $8.41B | $8.72B | $8.68B | $8.96B | 5.40% |
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