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WCN

Stock
Industrials
Waste Management

Performance overview

WCN Price
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Forward-looking statistics

Beta
0.11
Risk
15.54%

Detailed forecast

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Individual forecast components (weighted-sum)

Company Profile

Waste Connections is the third-largest integrated provider of traditional solid waste and recycling services in the North America, operating 103 active landfills (9 are exploration and production waste landfills and 16 are nonmunicipal waste landfills), 157 transfer stations, and 81 recycling operations. The firm serves residential, commercial, industrial, and energy end markets. Waste Connections entered the Canadian market with its 2016 merger with Progressive Waste. In 2023, 12% of consolidated revenue was generated from the firm's Canadian segment.

Company info

SectorIndustrials
IndustryWaste Management
Employees13K
Market cap$42.7B

Fundamentals

Enterprise value$56.8B
Revenue$9.1B
Revenue per employee—
Profit margin6.93%
Debt to equity108.77

Security info

ExchangeNyse American
Type of shareCommon Stock
Earnings per share (EPS)$2.42
Dividend per share$1.26
Revenue per share$35.17
Avg trading volume (30 day)$180M
Avg trading volume (10 day)$221M
Put-call ratio—

Macro factor sensitivity

Growth+1.1
Credit+0.2
Liquidity+0.5
Inflation-1.1
Commodities+0.4
Interest Rates-0.7

Valuation

Dividend yield0.69%
PEG Ratio33.35
Price to sales5.15
P/E Ratio33.35
Enterprise Value to Revenue6.26
Price to book5.83

Upcoming events

Next earnings dayApril 24, 2025
Next dividend day—
Ex. dividend dayMay 7, 2025

News

In A Recession, These Waste Management Stocks Have Outperformed S&P500 Historically

Seaport Research Partners analyst John Mazzoni initiated coverage on several major waste management companies with a Buy rating.

Benzinga (May 8, 2025)
Waste Connections Q1 Earnings Surpass Estimates, Revenues Rise Y/Y

WCN's top line in the first quarter of 2025 mainly benefits from the rise in the solid waste collection segment's revenues.

Zacks Investment Research (May 1, 2025)

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