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NYSE: WCN
Waste Connections Inc Stock

$165.66-0.43 (-0.26%)
Updated May 14, 2024
WCN Price
$165.66
Fair Value Price
N/A
Market Cap
$42.74B
52 Week Low
$126.12
52 Week High
$173.03
P/E
53.79x
P/B
5.49x
P/S
5.41x
PEG
1.4x
Dividend Yield
0.67%
Revenue
$8.19B
Earnings
$795.04M
Gross Margin
41.2%
Operating Margin
15.93%
Profit Margin
9.7%
Debt to Equity
1.45
Operating Cash Flow
$2B
Beta
0.66
Next Earnings
May 17, 2024
Ex-Dividend
May 7, 2024
Next Dividend
May 23, 2024

WCN Overview

Waste Connections Incorporated provides non-hazardous waste collection, transfer, disposal, and resource recovery services to residential, commercial, municipal, industrial, and exploration and production (E&P) customers in the U.S. and Canada, as well as landfill disposal and recycling services. The company owns and operates transfer stations that receive compact and/or load waste to be transported to landfills or treatment facilities. Waste Connections was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada.

Zen Score

Industry Average (25)
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WCN ($165.66) is trading above its intrinsic value of $58.21, according to an updated version of Benjamin Graham's Formula from Chapter 11 of "The Intelligent Investor"
Below Benjamin Graham Formula Value Valuation
WCN is poor value based on its earnings relative to its share price (53.79x), compared to the US market average (30.29x)
P/E vs Market Valuation
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P/E vs Industry Valuation
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Valuation

WCN price to earnings (PE)

For valuing profitable companies with steady earnings
Company
53.79x
Industry
37.44x
Market
30.29x
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P/E vs Industry Valuation
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P/E vs Market Valuation

WCN price to book (PB)

For valuing companies that are loss-making or have lots of physical asset
Company
5.49x
Industry
5.81x
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P/B vs Industry Valuation

WCN price to earnings growth (PEG)

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PEG Value Valuation

WCN's financial health

Profit margin

Revenue
$2.1B
Net Income
$230.1M
Profit Margin
11.1%
WCN's Earnings (EBIT) of $1.31B... subscribe to Premium to read more.
Interest Coverage Financials
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Profit Margin Growth Financials

Assets to liabilities

Assets
$19.1B
Liabilities
$11.3B
Debt to equity
1.45
WCN's short-term liabilities ($1.63B) exceed... subscribe to Premium to read more.
Short-term Liabilities Financials
WCN's long-term liabilities ($9.66B) exceed... subscribe to Premium to read more.
Long-term Liabilities Financials
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Shrinking Debt Financials
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Healthy Debt to Equity Financials

Cash flow

Operating
$490.3M
Investing
-$1.3B
Financing
$878.5M
WCN's operating cash flow ($2.17B)... subscribe to Premium to read more.
Debt Coverage Financials

WCN vs Waste Management Stocks

TickerMarket Cap1d %P/EP/B
WCN$42.74B-0.26%53.79x5.49x
RSG$59.00B-0.47%32.87x5.45x
GFL$11.76B-3.64%N/A2.26x
CLH$11.54B+0.87%30.83x4.99x
CWST$5.67B+1.20%325.43x5.53x

Waste Connections Stock FAQ

What is Waste Connections's quote symbol?

(NYSE: WCN) Waste Connections trades on the NYSE under the ticker symbol WCN. Waste Connections stock quotes can also be displayed as NYSE: WCN.

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What is the 52 week high and low for Waste Connections (NYSE: WCN)?

(NYSE: WCN) Waste Connections's 52-week high was $173.03, and its 52-week low was $126.12. It is currently -4.26% from its 52-week high and 31.35% from its 52-week low.

How much is Waste Connections stock worth today?

(NYSE: WCN) Waste Connections currently has 258,021,193 outstanding shares. With Waste Connections stock trading at $165.66 per share, the total value of Waste Connections stock (market capitalization) is $42.74B.

Waste Connections stock was originally listed at a price of $2.82 in May 22, 1998. If you had invested in Waste Connections stock at $2.82, your return over the last 25 years would have been 5,772.39%, for an annualized return of 17.69% (not including any dividends or dividend reinvestments).

How much is Waste Connections's stock price per share?

(NYSE: WCN) Waste Connections stock price per share is $165.66 today (as of May 14, 2024).

What is Waste Connections's Market Cap?

(NYSE: WCN) Waste Connections's market cap is $42.74B, as of May 15, 2024.

Market cap (market capitalization) is the total market value of a publicly traded company's outstanding shares.

Waste Connections's market cap is calculated by multiplying WCN's current stock price of $165.66 by WCN's total outstanding shares of 258,021,193.
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