Waste Connections (WCN) Stock Statistics & Valuation Metrics

Waste Connections has a market cap or net worth of $48.08B. The enterprise value is $68.92B.

Market Cap

$48.08B

Enterprise Value

$68.92B

Waste Connections has 250,175,520 shares outstanding. The number of shares has decreased by -2.65% in one year.

Shares Outstanding

250,175,520

Owned by Insiders

0.24%

Owned by Institutions

57.35%

Waste Connections’s return on equity (ROE) is 0.13 and return on invested capital (ROIC) is 6.81%.

Return on Equity (ROE)

0.13

Return on Assets (ROA)

0.05

Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)

6.81%

Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)

0.09

Revenue Per Employee

390.97K

Profits Per Employee

44.46K

Employee Count

24,214

Asset Turnover

0.45

Inventory Turnover

69.18

The current PE Ratio of Waste Connections is 43.35. Waste Connections’s PEG ratio is 0.51.

PE Ratio

43.35

PS Ratio

4.85

PB Ratio

6.16

Price to FCF

39.18

Price to Operating Cash Flow

19.22

PEG Ratio

0.51

In the last 12 months, Waste Connections had revenue of 9.47B and earned 1.08B in profits. Earnings per share was 4.18.

Revenue

9.47B

Gross Profit

4.01B

Operating Income

1.71B

Pretax Income

1.42B

Net Income

1.08B

EBITDA

2.98B

Earnings Per Share (EPS)

4.18

In the last 12 months, operating cash flow was 2.50B and capital expenditures -1.34B, giving a free cash flow of 1.17B billion.

Operating Cash Flow

2.50B

Free Cash Flow

1.17B

Free Cash Flow per Share

4.91

Waste Connections pays an annual dividend of $0.35, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.74%

Dividend Per Share

$0.35

Dividend Yield

0.74%

Payout Ratio

25.40%

Free Cash Flow Yield

2.54%

Earnings Yield

2.33%

Beta

-0.04

52-Week Price Change

14.89%

50-Day Moving Average

166.24

200-Day Moving Average

163.33

Relative Strength Index (RSI)

73.80

Average Volume (3m)

1.63M

Waste Connections upcoming earnings date is Feb 17, 2027, TBA (Not Confirmed).

Last Earnings Date

Oct 21, 2026

Next Earnings Date

Feb 17, 2027

Ex-Dividend Date

Aug 06, 2026

Waste Connections as a current ratio of 0.62, with Debt / Equity ratio of 110.74%

Current Ratio

0.62

Quick Ratio

0.58

Debt to Market Cap

0.20

Net Debt to EBITDA

3.04

Interest Coverage Ratio

5.11

In the past 12 months, Waste Connections has paid 341.36M in taxes.

Income Tax

341.36M

Effective Tax Rate

0.24

Waste Connections EV to EBITDA ratio is 18.15, with an EV/FCF ratio of 47.13.

EV to Sales

5.83

EV to EBITDA

18.15

EV to Free Cash Flow

47.13

EV to Operating Cash Flow

23.02

Waste Connections has $95.08M in cash and marketable securities with $9.71B in debt, giving a net cash position of -$9.62B billion.

Cash & Marketable Securities

$95.08M

Total Debt

$9.71B

Net Cash

-$9.62B

Net Cash Per Share

-$38.43

Tangible Book Value Per Share

-$9.87

Gross margin is 39.37%, with operating margin of 17.80%, and net profit margin of 11.40%.

Gross Margin

39.37%

Operating Margin

17.80%

Pretax Margin

14.68%

Net Profit Margin

11.40%

EBITDA Margin

32.13%

EBIT Margin

19.11%

The average price target for Waste Connections is $205.68, which is 11.43% higher than the current price. The consensus rating is Strong Buy

Price Target

$205.68

Price Target Upside

6.07% Upside

Analyst Consensus

Strong Buy

Analyst Count

20

Revenue Growth Forecast

6.30%

EPS Growth Forecast

85.14%

Smart Score

7

AI Score

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