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Waste Connections, Inc. (WCN)

Industrials | Waste Management | Woodbridge, Canada | NYSE
165.93 USD +0.25 (0.151%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 165.68 -0.25 (-0.250%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:45 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★★☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 5:25 a.m. EDT

Waste Connections presents a compelling case for a patient buyer, though the timing for aggressive entry requires caution. The company sits comfortably above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, supported by a strong analyst consensus pointing to roughly 18% upside potential. However, the stock is trading near its 52-week high, which often signals short-term resistance, keeping the immediate outlook constructive but not explosive. Over the long horizon, the business quality is undeniable. The nine-year price trajectory shows a massive 254% cumulative gain with no recent multi-year decline, reflecting a resilient franchise. Yet, the balance sheet carries weight; high debt levels and a current ratio below 1.0 temper the enthusiasm needed for a top-tier rating. The fundamentals are solid, but not exceptional enough to justify a five-star 'fortress' classification given the valuation multiples. For income investors, the dividend is reliable and growing, though the yield is modest. It is a safe payout backed by a low payout ratio, but it does not compete with high-yield peers. Overall, this is a core holding for stability and moderate growth, but not a speculative vehicle for rapid wealth creation.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.093237
AutoARIMA0.094240
MSTL0.099549
AutoTheta0.103067

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 48%
H-stat 11.08
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.083
Excess Kurtosis -1.08
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-05
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-05
Debt to Equity Ratio 121.68
Revenue per Share 38.233
Market Cap 41,742,884,864
Trailing P/E 39.98
Forward P/E 26.73
Beta 0.48
Profit Margins 10.86%
Website https://www.wasteconnections.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 5:25 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a range-bound market with a slight upside bias. Call open interest is heavily concentrated at 180 and 185 strikes, suggesting a target zone near the 52-week high. Put open interest clusters at 150 and 160, acting as a floor. Implied volatility remains subdued (20-30%), indicating calm expectations rather than a fear of a crash or a rush for a breakout.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.21% 0.65% 0.68% 0.69%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-06 0.350000 0.209093
2026-05-06 0.350000 0.228043
2026-02-25 0.350000 0.210084
2025-08-06 0.315000 0.167678
2025-05-07 0.315000 0.158778
2025-02-27 0.315000 0.169064
2024-11-07 0.315000 0.173172
2024-08-07 0.285000 0.158960
2024-05-07 0.285000 0.172205
2024-02-27 0.285000 0.169310
2023-11-07 0.285000 0.216450
2023-08-15 0.255000 0.184315
2023-05-09 0.255000 0.178621
2023-02-28 0.255000 0.190412
2022-11-15 0.255000 0.187348
2022-08-17 0.230000 0.159811
2022-05-17 0.230000 0.180576
2022-03-01 0.230000 0.182815
2021-11-08 0.230000 0.170737
2021-08-17 0.205000 0.161494
2021-05-11 0.205000 0.169421
2021-03-02 0.205000 0.205989
2020-11-09 0.205000 0.192905
2020-07-31 0.185000 0.180717
2020-05-04 0.185000 0.216780
2020-02-26 0.185000 0.185241
2019-11-08 0.185000 0.208240
2019-08-09 0.160000 0.174368
2019-05-07 0.160000 0.175573
2019-02-28 0.160000 0.191847
2018-11-09 0.160000 0.207900
2018-05-15 0.140000 0.186866
2018-02-27 0.140000 0.195422
2017-11-07 0.140000 0.202488
2017-08-03 0.120000 0.183599
2017-05-08 0.120000 0.194468
2017-03-03 0.120000 0.205058
2016-11-03 0.120000 0.242948
2016-07-28 0.096667 0.195129
2016-04-29 0.096667 0.215518
2016-02-26 0.096667 0.230929
2015-11-05 0.096667 0.262968
2015-08-06 0.086667 0.261623
2015-04-28 0.086667 0.276479
2015-02-26 0.086667 0.276010
2014-10-31 0.086667 0.260522
2014-07-30 0.076667 0.236529
2014-04-29 0.076667 0.258138
2014-02-07 0.076667 0.274464
2013-11-01 0.076667 0.269638
2013-08-02 0.066667 0.228834
2013-05-06 0.066667 0.263367
2013-02-01 0.066667 0.278631
2012-11-01 0.066667 0.302848
2012-08-02 0.060000 0.297915
2012-05-07 0.060000 0.284091
2012-02-16 0.060000 0.282043
2011-10-31 0.060000 0.264317
2011-08-01 0.050000 0.233064
2011-05-04 0.050000 0.245821
2011-02-17 0.050000 0.251509
2010-10-27 0.050222 0.282711
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.4
dividendYield 0.85
exDividendDate 2026-08-06
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.365
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.008238774
lastDividendValue 0.35
lastDividendDate 2026-08-06
dividendDate 2026-08-20

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.09390211
Address1 6,220 Highway 7
Address2 Suite 600
All Time High 201.66
All Time Low 1.82716
Ask 170.34
Ask Size 200
Audit Risk 5
Average Analyst Rating 1.5 - Strong Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 931,470
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,499,056
Average Volume 1,499,056
Average Volume10Days 931,470
Beta 0.478
Bid 160.0
Bid Size 100
Board Risk 1
Book Value 31.414
City Woodbridge
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 2
Country Canada
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 165.93
Current Ratio 0.657
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 166.745
Day Low 164.715
Debt To Equity 121.68
Display Name Waste Connections
Dividend Date 1,787,184,000
Dividend Rate 1.4
Dividend Yield 0.85
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,784,809,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,784,809,800
Earnings Growth 0.044
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.021
Earnings Timestamp 1,784,750,400
Earnings Timestamp End 1,792,526,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,792,526,400
Ebitda 3,124,495,104
Ebitda Margins 0.32
Enterprise To Ebitda 16.438
Enterprise To Revenue 5.26
Enterprise Value 51,360,616,448
Eps Current Year 5.64608
Eps Forward 6.20798
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 4.15
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,785,974,400
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 167.1462
Fifty Day Average Change -1.2162018
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.0072762757
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -9.390211
Fifty Two Week High 185.12
Fifty Two Week High Change -19.190002
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.103662506
Fifty Two Week Low 146.89
Fifty Two Week Low Change 19.039993
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.12962076
Fifty Two Week Range 146.89 - 185.12
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 895,843,800,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.69
Float Shares 251,185,002
Forward Eps 6.20798
Forward P E 26.728498
Free Cashflow 1,048,649,280
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 24,214
Fullday Change 0.25
Fullday Change Percent 0.150893
Fullday Price 165.68
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.42529
Gross Profits 4,152,523,008
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0025600002
Held Percent Institutions 0.91859
Implied Shares Outstanding 251,569,244
Industry Waste Management
Industry Disp Waste Management
Industry Key waste-management
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,785,974,400
Last Dividend Value 0.35
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,497,830,400
Last Split Factor 3:2
Long Business Summary Waste Connections, Inc. provides non-hazardous waste collection, transfer, and disposal services in the United States and Canada. It offers collection services to residential, commercial, municipal, industrial, and exploration and production (E&P) customers; landfill disposal services; and recycling services for various recyclable materials, including compost, cardboard, mixed paper, plastic containers, glass bottles, and ferrous and aluminum metals. The company owns and operates transfer stations that receive, compact, and/or load waste to be transported to landfills or treatment facilities through truck, rail, or barge; develops, owns, and operates projects or the beneficial reuse of landfill gas through landfill network; and intermodal services for the movement of cargo and solid waste containers. In addition, it provides E&P waste treatment, recovery, and disposal services for waste created through the initial drilling and completion of an oil or natural gas well, such as drilling fluids, drill cuttings, completion fluids, and flowback water; production wastes and produced water during a well's operating life; contaminated soils that require treatment during site reclamation; and substances, which require clean-up after a spill, reserve pit clean-up, or pipeline rupture. Waste Connections, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is based in Woodbridge, Canada.
Long Name Waste Connections, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 41,742,884,864
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_384586
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 1,060,512,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 41,679,992,345
Number Of Analyst Opinions 25
Open 166.42
Operating Cashflow 2,513,213,952
Operating Margins 0.19695999
Overall Risk 1
Payout Ratio 0.32970002
Peg Ratio 2.36
Phone 905 532 7510
Post Market Change -0.25
Post Market Change Percent -0.15066595
Post Market Price 165.68
Post Market Time 1,787,960,710
Previous Close 165.68
Price Eps Current Year 29.38853
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 5.2820396
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 4.2752166
Profit Margins 0.10862
Quick Ratio 0.55
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key strong_buy
Recommendation Mean 1.5
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.25
Regular Market Change Percent 0.150893
Regular Market Day High 166.745
Regular Market Day Low 164.715
Regular Market Day Range 164.715 - 166.745
Regular Market Open 166.42
Regular Market Previous Close 165.68
Regular Market Price 165.93
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,202
Regular Market Volume 829,861
Return On Assets 0.05494
Return On Equity 0.13033
Revenue Growth 0.064
Revenue Per Share 38.233
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 2
Shares Outstanding 251,569,244
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0146
Shares Short 3,677,228
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 3,084,063
Short Name Waste Connections, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0168
Short Ratio 2.8
Source Interval 15
State ON
Symbol WCN
Target High Price 220.0
Target Low Price 162.0
Target Mean Price 200.6
Target Median Price 203.0
Total Cash 100,524,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.399
Total Debt 9,638,559,744
Total Revenue 9,763,922,944
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.365
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.008238774
Trailing Eps 4.15
Trailing P E 39.98313
Trailing Peg Ratio 2.3621
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 165.6525
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.27749634
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.0016751714
Type Disp Equity
Volume 829,861
Website https://www.wasteconnections.com
Zip L4H 4G3