Waste Connections, Inc. (WCN)
NYSE · Common stock · Refuse Systems
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WCN at a glance
Key statistics
$42.64B
Market capitalization
- Previous close
- $169.48
- Open
- $172.50
- Day range
- $167.33 – $172.50
- Volume
- 1.05M
- Average volume (30 sessions)
- 1.59M
- Shares outstanding
- 250.99M
- Price / earnings
- 40.2
- Earnings per share
- $4.22
- Price / book
- 5.4
- Price / sales
- 4.4
- Dividend yield
- 0.82%
- Beta (1 year, vs SPY)
- -0.12
Where the price sits in its year
52-week range
65% of the range
- Below the 52-week high
- -6.4%
- Above the 52-week low
- +14.6%
Completed sessions through Oct 20, 2026
Technical snapshot
Above its 50-day and 200-day averages
- 20-day average
- $157.07+7.9%
- 50-day average
- $160.87+5.4%
- 200-day average
- $162.92+4.0%
Between the conventional 30 and 70 bands.
+10.3%
1 week
+9.0%
1 month
+0.9%
3 months
-3.4%
Year to date
-2.0%
1 year
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From the public news wire
WCN headlines
- Waste Connections of Canada Opens $100 Million Renewable Natural Gas Facility in Chatham-Kent
GlobeNewswire Inc. · Jun 30, 2026
- Waste Recycling Services Market Report 2025-2033, with Profiles of Eurokey Recycling, Northstar Recycling, Veolia Environnement, Reworld, Epson, Rubicon Global, Waste Connections, Biffa, and more
GlobeNewswire Inc. · Aug 22, 2025
- Waste Management Market Set to Reach $1598.1 billion by 2029 Globally, at a CAGR of 5.6%, says MarketsandMarkets™
GlobeNewswire Inc. · Aug 19, 2025
- WASTE CONNECTIONS ANNOUNCES REGULAR QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND
Benzinga · Jul 23, 2025
- In A Recession, These Waste Management Stocks Have Outperformed S&P500 Historically
Benzinga · May 8, 2025
- Construction & Demolition Waste Management Market Size to Hit US$ 261.20 Billion by 2032, Owing to Growing Urbanization and Infrastructure Development | Research by SNS Insider
GlobeNewswire Inc. · Oct 21, 2024
- Waste Management Market Size to Worth USD 2494.59 Billion by 2033
GlobeNewswire Inc. · Sep 11, 2024
- Waste Recycling Services Business Report 2023-2030: Growth in Urban Populations Spurs Demand for Efficient Waste Management Solutions
GlobeNewswire Inc. · Aug 20, 2024
SEC Form 4, most recent first
Insider filings
NIELSEN III ROBERT
−700
SR VP Operations · Open-market sale
$119.00K · Aug 19, 2026
RIVARD PHILIP
−2.5K
SR VP Business Development · Open-market sale
$416.43K · Aug 18, 2026
Netherton Susan
−1.8K
SR VP People, Training & Dev · Open-market sale
$290.50K · Aug 13, 2026
NIELSEN III ROBERT
−300
SR VP Operations · Open-market sale
$51.93K · Jul 29, 2026
Cloninger Robert Michael
−2.6K
SR VP, Deputy General Counsel · Open-market sale
$439.97K · Jul 28, 2026
Cloninger Robert Michael
−238
SR VP, Deputy General Counsel · Open-market sale
$40.78K · Jul 28, 2026
Black Matthew Stephen
+16
Sr VP Chief Tax Officer · Other acquisition or disposition
$2.53K · Jun 30, 2026
PIO DOMENIC
+95
SR VP Operations · Other acquisition or disposition
$15.04K · Jun 30, 2026
About Waste Connections, Inc.
Waste Connections is a North American waste management company focused on integrated waste collection services. The firm primarily focuses on residential, commercial, municipal, and industrial waste collection, with a secondary market focus on rural areas. With 113 landfills and 222 transfer stations as of 2024, it is the third-largest waste management company by revenue. Revenue is split among six operating segments: Western, Southern, Eastern, Central, Canada, and Midsouth.
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Security
- Common stock
- Industry
- Refuse Systems
- Headquarters
- Woodbridge, A6
- Employees
- 24,214
- Listed since
- Nov 5, 1987
- Website
- wasteconnections.com
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