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Waste Connections, Inc.

WCN

Industrials · 159.52 -1.0% today

Isolated · not yet confirmedMarket checked 10 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4

Market read

Waste Connections, Inc.'s current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.

No new filing conclusion is available. 0 of 3 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 4 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Company-1.0% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 3 activeWaste Management · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 4 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • WCN's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.

Invalidation: The isolated read changes if WCN's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.

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Research brief

The story so far

Industrials · Waste Management

No new filing conclusion is available. 0 of 3 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 4 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Evidence that supports

No thresholded supportive filing evidence is available yet.

Evidence that challenges

No thresholded adverse filing evidence is available yet.

What would clarify the read
  • WCN's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 11, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods9
Price observations327
Usable filing statements187
Verified relationships4
Evidence supporting the case
  • Latest annual revenue changed +6.1% year over year.
  • Operating margin changed +6.1 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Net margin changed +4.4 percentage points in the latest annual period.
Evidence challenging the case
  • Credit and interest rates has repeated adverse evidence across 4 filings.
  • Capital investment and capacity has repeated adverse evidence across 3 filings.
  • Energy and commodity prices has repeated adverse evidence across 3 filings.
  • Foreign exchange has repeated adverse evidence across 3 filings.
  • Input and raw-material costs has repeated adverse evidence across 3 filings.
  • Labor availability and costs has repeated adverse evidence across 3 filings.
  • Pricing and mix has repeated adverse evidence across 3 filings.
Questions before a position
  • EV/sales is 31% above the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 10, 2026

159.52
6m-4.3%12m-10.2%24m
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-12-31$6.2B+13.0%$2.36-0.7%
2022-12-31$7.2B+17.2%$3.24-1.4%
2023-12-31$8.0B+11.2%$2.95+0.0%
2024-12-31$8.9B+11.2%$2.39+0.2%
2025-12-31$9.5B+6.1%$4.17-0.3%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Credit and interest ratesnegative · 4 filings
Our working capital deficit decreased $181.6 million from a working capital deficit of $812.7 million at December 31, 2025, including cash and equivalents of $46.0 million, due primarily to an increase in cash and equivalents, decreases in accounts payable an…
10-Q · Apr 23, 2026
Capital investment and capacitynegative · 3 filings
The significant components of the decrease included the following: 1) A decrease in cash paid for acquisitions of $317.3 million; less 2) An increase in capital expenditures at operations owned in the comparable period of $71.4 million due to ongoing projects…
10-Q · Apr 23, 2026
Energy and commodity pricesnegative · 3 filings
The increase in our EBITDA margin was due primarily to price-led revenue growth, a decrease in allocated corporate overhead, lower landfill monitoring and maintenance expenses and a decrease in risk management costs, partially offset by an increase in third-p…
10-Q · Apr 23, 2026
Foreign exchangenegative · 3 filings
Canada Revenue increased $42.1 million to $344.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026, from $302.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, due to price increases, higher E&P waste revenues attributable to an increase in volumes, an inc…
10-Q · Apr 23, 2026

Valuation discipline

Descriptive valuation snapshot

Price/sales 4.3× · EV/sales 4.3×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

159.52-1.0% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 10 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.

Developments

No sourced recent-development timeline yet

Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for WCN. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.

Business and financial condition

Reported financial figures are not available yet

Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.

Filing analysis

No comparable filing assessment is available yet

Jodie has not yet found a suitable current-versus-prior filing comparison for WCN. This does not mean the latest filing was neutral or immaterial.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind WCN

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

Depends on

CLHClean Harbors, Inc.competitorFeb 12, 2026

We also compete in certain markets with publicly held and privately owned companies such as Waste Management, Inc., Republic Services, Inc., Clean Harbors, Inc., Secure Waste Infrastructure Corp., Select Water Solutions, Inc., Ecoserv, LLC, Oilfield Water Log…

GFLGFL Environmental Inc.competitorFeb 12, 2026

Our competition includes: three publicly-held solid waste companies—Waste Management, Inc., Republic Services, Inc.

RSGRepublic Services, Inc.competitorFeb 12, 2026

Our competition includes: three publicly-held solid waste companies—Waste Management, Inc., Republic Services, Inc.

Filing peers

Companies whose filings use similar operating language.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

WCN is currently a Early Follower in the organic co-movement group Waste Management. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 3 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.