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WCNWaste Connections Inc

Utilities · Environmental Services · Large

$186.60+0.93%
As of 23 Oct 2026Mkt cap $41.3B
Stage 13
WAIT
Fundamentals
41.6/75
Technical
6.5/15
Independent
48.1/90

GCAE viewelevated earnings event risk blocks an independent BUY decision

Price

1M
+19.7%
3M
+10.2%
6M
+12.4%
1Y
+4.6%

Financials & valuation

Cached filing evidence · as of 2026-10-22

Valuation

P/E
41.7xHist median 52.5x
Forward P/E
—No validated forward-estimate source
Price / FCF
38.5x
FCF yield
2.6%

Quality

ROIC
7.7%
Operating margin
15.4%
FCF margin
13.0%
Current ratio
0.6x

Growth

Revenue growth
+6.1%Latest FY YoY
Revenue CAGR
+11.4%
EPS CAGR
+15.3%
FCF CAGR
+6.7%

Capital

Share-count trend
−0.0%3Y annualised
Net debt
$9.1B3.8x OCF

Annual trend

CAGR 2021–2025
+11.4%
Latest · 2025
$9B
YoY
+6.1%
Quality Research
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Acceleration Radar
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THE ONE
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Final / Opportunity
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Key takeaway

elevated earnings event risk blocks an independent BUY decision

Unresolved question

No reliable unresolved question is available from the current committed evidence.

Watch next

  • Next earnings · 2027-02-10
More details & evidence

Production decision

Stage 13
WAIT
Technical state
extended
Rotation
tailwind
Evidence
fresh

Presentation freshness

Stage 11 market
2026-10-23 · Massive
Financial cache
2026-10-22
Quality Research
NOT FLAGGED
THE ONE
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Authority

Company page
Presentation only
Scores
Frozen GCAE production outputs
Research
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