NYSE: WCN
Waste Connections Inc Stock

$194.57-2.80 (-1.42%)
Updated Apr 21, 2025
WCN Price
$194.57
Fair Value Price
N/A
Market Cap
$50.22B
52 Week Low
$160.34
52 Week High
$201.66
P/E
81.41x
P/B
6.39x
P/S
4.96x
PEG
1.98x
Dividend Yield
0.62%
Revenue
$8.92B
Earnings
$617.57M
Gross Margin
41.8%
Operating Margin
12.23%
Profit Margin
6.9%
Debt to Equity
1.52
Operating Cash Flow
$2B
Beta
0.56
Next Earnings
Apr 22, 2025
Ex-Dividend
N/A
Next Dividend
N/A

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.

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Industry: Waste Management

Industry Rating
F
WCN
Ranked
#8 of 12

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Due Diligence Score

Industry Average (23)
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WCN ($194.57) is trading above its intrinsic value of $47.11, 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 (81.41x), compared to the US market average (27.14x)
P/E vs Market Valuation
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Valuation

WCN price to earnings (PE)

For valuing profitable companies with steady earnings

Company
81.41x
Industry
51.82x
Market
27.14x
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P/E vs Industry Valuation
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WCN price to book (PB)

For valuing companies that are loss-making or have lots of physical asset

Company
6.39x
Industry
6.71x
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WCN price to earnings growth (PEG)

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WCN's financial health

Profit margin

Revenue
$2.3B
Net Income
-$196.0M
Profit Margin
-8.7%
WCN's Earnings (EBIT) of $1.09B... subscribe to Premium to read more.
Interest Coverage Financials
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Profit Margin Growth Financials

Assets to liabilities

Assets
$19.8B
Liabilities
$12.0B
Debt to equity
1.52
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Short-term Liabilities Financials
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Long-term Liabilities Financials
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Shrinking Debt Financials
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Healthy Debt to Equity Financials

Cash flow

Operating
$568.9M
Investing
-$513.4M
Financing
-$95.4M
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Debt Coverage Financials

WCN vs Waste Management Stocks

TickerZen RatingMarket Cap1d %P/EP/B
WCNC$50.22B-1.42%81.41x6.39x
RSGC$74.44B-2.02%36.67x6.53x
GFLC$18.51B-2.85%-31.66x3.77x
CLHC$11.01B-1.23%27.40x4.28x
WMC$91.51B-1.45%33.27x11.09x

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 $201.66, and its 52-week low was $160.34. It is currently -3.52% from its 52-week high and 21.35% from its 52-week low.

How much is Waste Connections stock worth today?

(NYSE: WCN) Waste Connections currently has 258,085,200 outstanding shares. With Waste Connections stock trading at $194.57 per share, the total value of Waste Connections stock (market capitalization) is $50.22B.

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 26 years would have been 6,797.2%, for an annualized return of 17.68% (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 $194.57 today (as of Apr 21, 2025).

What is Waste Connections's Market Cap?

(NYSE: WCN) Waste Connections's market cap is $50.22B, as of Apr 22, 2025.

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 $194.57 by WCN's total outstanding shares of 258,085,200.
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