Waste Connections, Inc.
WCN
Rank in Stocks
#565
Waste Connections, Inc. is a prominent provider of comprehensive waste... Waste Connections, Inc. is a prominent provider of comprehensive waste management services across the United States and Canada, specializing in the collection, transfer, disposal, and resource recovery of non-hazardous materials. The company offers collection services to a broad spectrum of clients, including residential households, commercial enterprises, municipalities, industrial facilities, and those within the exploration and production (E&P) sectors. Beyond primary collection, it operates landfill disposal sites and manages recycling programs that process various materials such as compost, cardboard, mixed paper, plastic containers, glass bottles, and both ferrous and aluminum metals. Its infrastructure incorporates numerous transfer stations, designed to compact or load waste for efficient transportation to landfills or dedicated treatment facilities via trucks, rail, or barges. Waste Connections further provides intermodal services, facilitating the rail haulage of cargo and solid waste containers throughout the Pacific Northwest region via its specialized network of intermodal facilities. A significant component of its specialized offerings encompasses E&P waste treatment, recovery, and disposal. This includes handling complex waste streams generated from oil and natural gas exploration and production activities, such as drilling and completion fluids, drill cuttings, flowback and produced water, contaminated soils requiring reclamation treatment, and materials resulting from spill clean-ups, reserve pit remediation, or pipeline ruptures. The company also extends equipment leasing options to its clientele. As of December 31, 2021, Waste Connections' extensive operational footprint included the ownership of 334 solid waste collection operations; 142 transfer stations; 61 municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills; 12 E&P waste landfills; 14 non-MSW landfills; 71 recycling operations; 4 intermodal operations; 23 E&P liquid waste injection wells; and 19 E&P waste treatment and oil recovery facilities. Additionally, the company actively managed an extra 53 transfer stations, 10 MSW landfills, and 2 intermodal operations. Established in 1997, Waste Connections, Inc. maintains its corporate headquarters in Woodbridge, Canada.
Share Price
$168.05
Last synced: 2026-10-21
Market Cap
$42.36B
Change (1 day)
-3.83%
Change (1 year)
-5.74%
Country
CA
Trade Waste Connections, Inc. (WCN)
Category
Industrials
P/E ratio for Waste Connections, Inc. (WCN)
P/E ratio as of 2026 TTM: 0
According to Waste Connections, Inc. latest financial reports and stock price the company's current price-to-earnings ratio (TTM) is 0. At the end of 2026 the company had a P/E ratio of 0.
P/E ratio history for Waste Connections, Inc. from 2001 to 2026
P/E ratio at the end of each year
| Year | P/E Ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 41.85 | -41.61% |
| 2024 | 71.67 | 42.21% |
| 2023 | 50.40 | 23.44% |
| 2022 | 40.83 | -29.10% |
| 2021 | 57.58 | -56.34% |
| 2020 | 131.89 | 212.16% |
| 2019 | 42.25 | 18.03% |
| 2018 | 35.80 | 10.38% |
| 2017 | 32.43 | -33.74% |
| 2016 | 48.94 | -178.05% |
| 2015 | -62.71 | -287.90% |
| 2014 | 33.37 | 2.78% |
| 2013 | 32.47 | -4.97% |
| 2012 | 34.17 | 19.65% |
| 2011 | 28.56 | -31.46% |
| 2010 | 41.67 | 88.38% |
| 2009 | 22.12 | -10.99% |
| 2008 | 24.85 | 27.03% |
| 2007 | 19.56 | -21.78% |
| 2006 | 25.01 | 35.33% |
| 2005 | 18.48 | -80.70% |
| 2004 | 95.78 | 487.26% |
| 2003 | 16.31 | -15.61% |
| 2002 | 19.33 | -29.65% |
| 2001 | 27.47 | 0.00% |
P/E ratio for similar companies or competitors
| Company | P/E Ratio | P/E Ratio Difference | Country |
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| 30.43 | - |
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| 31.79 | - |
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| 38.60 | - |
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| -96.33 | - |
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A low but positive P/E ratio stands for a company that is generating high earnings compared to its current valuation and might be undervalued. A company with a high negative (near 0) P/E ratio stands for a company that is generating heavy losses compared to its current valuation.
Companies with a P/E ratio over 30 or a negative one are generaly seen as "growth stocks" meaning that investors typically expect the company to grow or to become profitable in the future.
Companies with a positive P/E ratio bellow 10 are generally seen as "value stocks" meaning that the company is already very profitable and unlikely to strong growth in the future.