Waste Connections Inc (WCN : TSX)
Common Stock · Waste Connections Inc is #140 by market cap in Canada and #8 in Industrials.
Dividend Declared
6 days ago$0.5371 CAD per share dividend. Ex-dividend date: November 5, 2026 • Payment date: November 19, 2026Upcoming
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Waste Connections Inc
WealthAwesomePerformance
1 Day
+1.09%
1 Week
+3.78%
1 Month
+24.23%
YTD
+14.08%
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Key Statistics
Market Cap
$67.07B
52W High
$273.33
52W Low
$202.62
P/E Ratio
43.31
50 Day MA
$233.42
200 Day MA
$227.99
Beta
0.42
Dividend Yield
0.52%
WA Score
How WCN stacks up against 947 Canadian stocks
75
out of 99
- Value61
Earnings yield 2.3% (P/E 43.3).
- Quality68
Return on equity 14.2%, profit margin 11.4%.
- Momentum83
14.1% this year, above its 200-day average, 97% of the way up its 52-week range.
- Analysts19
Average analyst target is 4.1% above the price.
- Insiders50
No open-market insider trades in 180 days.
Each factor is a percentile against Canadian common stocks worth $50M or more on the TSX and TSX Venture (90 = better than 90% of them). Built from exchange prices, company financials, analyst targets and SEDI insider filings. A data summary, not advice. How it works · Top-scoring stocks
Performance history
WCN returns since 2016
Waste Connections Inc has returned +15.9% a year over the last 10 years, with 8 up years out of 9 full calendar years. Its deepest fall was −26.5% (Feb 2020 to Mar 2020).
1 year / yr
+17.3%
3 years / yr
+15.4%
5 years / yr
+10.7%
10 years / yr
+15.9%
Calendar-year returns
- 2016*+58.4%
- 2017+28.1%
- 2018+17.1%
- 2019+17.3%
- 2020+11.7%
- 2021+33.0%
- 2022+4.9%
- 2023+11.1%
- 2024+25.5%
- 2025−1.7%
- 2026*+13.3%
* Partial year (first year of data, or year to date).
$10,000 invested in WCN
- 1 year ago$11,727
- 5 years ago$16,597
- 10 years ago$43,821
- Best year
- 2021: +33.0%
- Worst year
- 2025: −1.7%
- All-time high in our data
- $278 on Apr 2, 2025 · now −2.6%
Total-return basis using adjusted daily closes from the Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture (dividends and splits folded in), Jan 2016 to Nov 2026. Past returns do not predict future ones.
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14.8% a year since 2017 against 9.7% for the S&P/TSX Composite (+5.0 points a year). Reviewed every month.
Waste Connections Inc insider transactions
Open-market and private equity trades (last 12 months volume). Derivatives and opening balances excluded.
Recent transactions
| Date | Side | Name | Shares | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 16 | Buy | Pio, Domenic Dan Individual · CA$4,180 | 106 | CA$39.43 |
| Apr 01, 16 | Sell | Knight, Douglas Individual · CA$25,562 | 624 | CA$40.96 |
| Apr 01, 16 | Sell | Milliard, Daniel Individual · CA$25,562 | 624 | CA$40.96 |
| Mar 14, 16 | Buy | Knight, Douglas Individual · CA$25,634 | 624 | CA$41.08 |
| Mar 14, 16 | Buy | Milliard, Daniel Individual · CA$25,634 | 624 | CA$41.08 |
| Jan 15, 16 | Buy | Pio, Domenic Dan Individual · CA$4,515 | 127 | CA$35.55 |
| Oct 15, 15 | Buy | Pio, Domenic Dan Individual · CA$4,515 | 127 | CA$35.55 |
| Oct 15, 15 | Buy | Quarin, Joseph Individual · CA$11,163 | 314 | CA$35.55 |
| Sep 24, 15 | Buy | Knight, Douglas Individual · CA$25,623 | 709 | CA$36.14 |
| Sep 24, 15 | Buy | Milliard, Daniel Individual · CA$25,623 | 709 | CA$36.14 |
Technical Indicators
Price vs 50-Day SMA
Price vs 200-Day SMA
Recent Price History
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Adj Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/10/2026 | $268.10 | $271.31 | $266.54 | $271.03 | $271.03 | 445,904 |
| 11/9/2026 | $266.60 | $269.32 | $264.92 | $268.10 | $268.10 | 408,958 |
| 11/6/2026 | $262.32 | $267.08 | $260.07 | $266.73 | $266.73 | 495,616 |
| 11/5/2026 | $268.55 | $273.33 | $265.91 | $268.18 | $268.18 | 578,828 |
| 11/4/2026 | $263.35 | $268.97 | $259.93 | $267.74 | $267.20 | 536,700 |
| 11/3/2026 | $261.71 | $263.72 | $259.36 | $261.15 | $261.15 | 228,577 |
| 11/2/2026 | $256.43 | $263.33 | $255.51 | $263.33 | $263.33 | 319,921 |
| 10/30/2026 | $257.00 | $262.21 | $255.24 | $256.84 | $256.84 | 464,142 |
| 10/29/2026 | $253.22 | $254.94 | $250.56 | $254.46 | $254.46 | 325,396 |
| 10/28/2026 | $253.38 | $255.91 | $250.19 | $251.38 | $251.38 | 361,736 |
Analyst Price Targets
Based on analyst covering WCN · as of Nov 11, 2026
Wall Street analysts forecast WCN stock price to rise 4.1% over the next 12 months.
Consensus
NeutralBased on avg. target vs last close (formal rating unavailable for Canadian listings)
Avg. Target
C$282.24
+4.1% Upside
Previously C$282.22 on Nov 9, 2026
Current Price
C$271.03
Last close
Targets are snapshotted when they change. Unchanged figures keep their original date. Not financial advice.
Wealth Awesome Price Forecast
WA ModelStatistical 90-day price range based on WCN's historical volatility
30-Day Vol
35.4%
Annualized
90-Day Vol
25.9%
Annualized
Trend (90d)
+50.0%
Annualized drift
90d Mean
C$324.02
Expected price
| Horizon | Expected | 68% Range (1σ) |
|---|---|---|
| 30 trading days | C$287.65 | C$254.60 – C$324.99 |
| 60 trading days | C$305.29 | C$256.90 – C$362.81 |
| 90 trading days | C$324.02 | C$262.28 – C$400.29 |
Methodology: Range is calculated using 30-day realized volatility via geometric Brownian motion (log-normal model). 68% band = ±1σ, 95% band = ±2σ. This is a statistical model, not a prediction. Past volatility does not guarantee future results. Not financial advice.
About Waste Connections Inc
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.
Financials
- Revenue (TTM)
- $9.94B
- EBITDA
- $3.22B
- Profit Margin
- 11.40%
- ROE (TTM)
- 14.19%
- EPS (Diluted)
- 6.19
- Book Value
- 44.24
Classification
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Commercial Services & Supplies
- Group
- Commercial & Professional Services
Recent Dividends
$0.5371CAD
Ex: Nov 5, 2026
Pay: Nov 19
$0.4900CAD
Ex: Aug 6, 2026
Pay: Aug 20
$0.4940CAD
Ex: Nov 5, 2025
Pay: Nov 20
$0.4340CAD
Ex: Aug 6, 2025
Pay: Aug 21
$0.4340CAD
Ex: May 7, 2025
Pay: May 22
$0.4520CAD
Ex: Feb 27, 2025
Pay: Mar 13
$0.4390CAD
Ex: Nov 7, 2024
Pay: Nov 21
$0.3930CAD
Ex: Aug 7, 2024
Pay: Aug 22
$0.3890CAD
Ex: May 7, 2024
Pay: May 23
$0.3850CAD
Ex: Feb 27, 2024
Pay: Mar 13
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