Price (delayed)
$199.95
Market cap
$51.6B
P/E Ratio
83.66
Dividend/share
$1.2
EPS
$2.39
Enterprise value
$59.81B
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 46% above the last 4 quarters average of 57.3 and 25% above the 5-year quarterly average of 66.7
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
MarketValuationsEarnings
Shares outstanding
258.09M
Market cap
$51.6B
Enterprise value
$59.81B
Price to earnings (P/E)
83.66
Price to book (P/B)
6.56
Price to sales (P/S)
5.78
EV/EBIT
54.84
EV/EBITDA
26.53
EV/Sales
6.71
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 shareBalance sheetLiquidity
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
MarginsEfficiencyDividend
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
0.6%
DPS
$1.2
Payout ratio
50.2%
WCN stock price
How has the Waste Connections stock price performed over time
Intraday
1.69%
1 week
3.11%
1 month
4.16%
1 year
18.83%
YTD
16.53%
QTD
2.44%
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%
WCN financials
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
WCN growth chart
Valuation
What is Waste Connections stock price valuation
P/E
83.66
P/B
6.56
P/S
5.78
EV/EBIT
54.84
EV/EBITDA
26.53
EV/Sales
6.71
Price to earnings (P/E)
The P/E is 46% above the last 4 quarters average of 57.3 and 25% above the 5-year quarterly average of 66.7
The EPS has declined by 34% since the previous quarter and by 19% year-on-year
Price to book (P/B)
The P/B is 37% higher than the 5-year quarterly average of 4.8 and 17% 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
Price to sales (P/S)
WCN's price to sales (P/S) is 13% higher than its 5-year quarterly average of 5.1 and 9% higher than its last 4 quarters average of 5.3
Waste Connections's revenue has increased by 11% YoY and by 2.6% QoQ
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 ROIC has contracted by 30% from the previous quarter and by 24% YoY
The return on sales has declined by 30% since the previous quarter and by 22% year-on-year
Dividends
What is WCN's dividend history
DPS
$1.2
Dividend yield
0.6%
Payout ratio
50.2%
Recent dividends
Special dividends are included in TTM DPS and yield
Financial health
How did Waste Connections financials performed over time
Assets vs liabilities
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
Debt vs equity
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
Balance sheet
All financial data is based on trailing twelve months (TTM) periods - updated quarterly, unless otherwise specified. Data from 
and Sharadar.