WCN Waste Connections Inc
Price (delayed)
$188.91
Market cap
$48.75B
P/E Ratio
79.04
Dividend/share
$1.17
EPS
$2.39
Enterprise value
$56.96B
Waste Connections, Inc. provides non-hazardous waste collection, transfer, disposal, and resource recovery services in the United States and Canada. It offers collection services to residential, commercial, municipal, industrial, and exploration
Highlights
The gross profit has increased by 14% year-on-year and by 2.6% since the previous quarter
Waste Connections's revenue has increased by 11% YoY and by 2.6% QoQ
The equity has contracted by 4.9% from the previous quarter but it has grown by 2.2% YoY
The P/E is 38% above the last 4 quarters average of 57.3 and 21% above the 5-year quarterly average of 65.1
The EPS has declined by 34% since the previous quarter and by 19% year-on-year
Key stats
What are the main financial stats of WCN
Market
Valuations
Earnings
Shares outstanding
258.09M
Market cap
$48.75B
Enterprise value
$56.96B
Price to earnings (P/E)
79.04
Price to book (P/B)
6.2
Price to sales (P/S)
5.46
EV/EBIT
52.23
EV/EBITDA
25.27
EV/Sales
6.39
Revenue
$8.92B
Gross profit
$3.73B
Operating income
$1.08B
Net income
$617.57M
EBIT
$1.09B
EBITDA
$2.25B
Free cash flow
$1.18B
Per share
Balance sheet
Liquidity
EPS
$2.39
EPS diluted
$2.39
Free cash flow per share
$4.58
Book value per share
$30.46
Revenue per share
$34.58
TBVPS
$38.28
Total assets
$19.82B
Total liabilities
$11.96B
Debt
$8.41B
Equity
$7.86B
Working capital
-$651.92M
Debt to equity
1.07
Current ratio
0.65
Quick ratio
0.6
Net debt/EBITDA
3.64
Margins
Efficiency
Dividend
EBITDA margin
25.3%
Gross margin
41.8%
Net margin
6.9%
Operating margin
12.1%
Return on assets
3.2%
Return on equity
7.7%
Return on invested capital
6.8%
Return on capital employed
6.1%
Return on sales
12.2%
Dividend yield
0.62%
DPS
$1.17
Payout ratio
49%
WCN stock price
How has the Waste Connections stock price performed over time
Intraday
-0.04%
1 week
0.58%
1 month
6.3%
1 year
11.18%
YTD
10.1%
QTD
10.1%
Financial performance
How have Waste Connections's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$8.92B
Gross profit
$3.73B
Operating income
$1.08B
Net income
$617.57M
Gross margin
41.8%
Net margin
6.9%
The net margin has contracted by 36% from the previous quarter and by 27% YoY
Waste Connections's net income has decreased by 34% from the previous quarter and by 19% YoY
Waste Connections's operating margin has decreased by 30% QoQ and by 22% YoY
Waste Connections's operating income has decreased by 29% QoQ and by 14% YoY
Growth
What is Waste Connections's growth rate over time
Valuation
What is Waste Connections stock price valuation
P/E
79.04
P/B
6.2
P/S
5.46
EV/EBIT
52.23
EV/EBITDA
25.27
EV/Sales
6.39
The P/E is 38% above the last 4 quarters average of 57.3 and 21% above the 5-year quarterly average of 65.1
The EPS has declined by 34% since the previous quarter and by 19% year-on-year
The P/B is 29% higher than the 5-year quarterly average of 4.8 and 11% higher than the last 4 quarters average of 5.6
The equity has contracted by 4.9% from the previous quarter but it has grown by 2.2% YoY
Waste Connections's revenue has increased by 11% YoY and by 2.6% QoQ
WCN's price to sales (P/S) is 9% higher than its 5-year quarterly average of 5.0 and 3.2% higher than its last 4 quarters average of 5.3
Efficiency
How efficient is Waste Connections business performance
The company's return on equity fell by 35% QoQ and by 25% YoY
WCN's ROA is down by 35% QoQ and by 26% YoY
The return on sales has declined by 30% since the previous quarter and by 22% year-on-year
The ROIC has contracted by 30% from the previous quarter and by 24% YoY
Dividends
What is WCN's dividend history
DPS
$1.17
Dividend yield
0.62%
Payout ratio
49%
Recent dividends
Special dividends are included in TTM DPS and yield
Financial health
How did Waste Connections financials performed over time
WCN's total assets is 66% greater than its total liabilities
Waste Connections's total liabilities has increased by 17% YoY
Waste Connections's current ratio has decreased by 16% QoQ and by 4.4% YoY
The debt is 7% more than the equity
The debt has grown by 19% YoY
The debt to equity has grown by 18% YoY and by 3.9% from the previous quarter
All financial data is based on trailing twelve months (TTM) periods - updated quarterly, unless otherwise
specified. Data from 
and Sharadar.