WCN
Waste Connection (WCN)
NYSE
$158.83+$5.39 (+3.52%)
Price as of Jun 23, 2026 1:26 PM EDT
  • $38.9B
    Market Cap
  • -17.56%
    1-Year Change
  • Waste Management
    Industry

Key Performance

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  • Earnings Score: 60
  • Momentum Score: 36
  • True Yield: 80
  • Financial Health Score: 42
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2 Recession-Resistant Dividend Stocks to Buy Now While They're Still Cheap

The article recommends two recession-resistant dividend stocks: Waste Connections (WCN), a solid waste company with durable pricing power and contract structures, and Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIP), which owns inflation-indexed and regulated assets globally with growing data infrastructure exposure. Both offer reliable dividend growth at reasonable valuations without premium pricing.

05/15/2026, 8:21 PM • The Motley Fool

Investment Manager Sheds $45.7 Million Worth of Software Stock, According to Latest SEC Filing

Conestoga Capital Advisors sold 634,534 shares of SPS Commerce (SPSC) worth approximately $45.7 million in Q1 2026, reducing its stake to near-negligible levels. The stock has declined 59.8% over the past year but trades at a P/S ratio of 2.8x—the lowest in over a decade—while the company maintains solid revenue growth and invests in AI capabilities.

04/27/2026, 10:10 AM • The Motley Fool

What Every Waste Management Investor Should Know Before Buying

Waste Management is the largest trash hauler in North America with significant industry advantages, including limited landfill supply, high barriers to entry, and a consistent 22-year history of dividend increases.

11/22/2025, 6:25 AM • The Motley Fool

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

Global waste recycling services market projected to grow from $65.08 billion in 2024 to $109.79 billion by 2033, driven by environmental concerns, regulations, and technological advancements in recycling.

08/22/2025, 6:59 AM • GlobeNewswire

Waste Management Market Set to Reach $1598.1 billion by 2029 Globally, at a CAGR of 5.6%, says MarketsandMarketsâ„¢

The global waste management market is projected to grow from $1219.6 billion in 2024 to $1598.1 billion by 2029, with a 5.6% CAGR, driven by government measures, technological advancements, and increasing e-waste generation.

08/19/2025, 4:00 AM • GlobeNewswire

Earnings Summary on Waste Connections

Waste Connections reported Q2 2025 financial results with revenue of $2.41 billion, beating estimates. The company maintained full-year guidance despite volume challenges, leveraging solid waste pricing and strategic acquisitions.

07/23/2025, 9:27 PM • The Motley Fool

WASTE CONNECTIONS ANNOUNCES REGULAR QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND

Waste Connections has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.315 per common share, payable on August 21, 2025, to shareholders of record as of August 6, 2025. The company intends to review the dividend each October with a long-term objective of increasing the amount.

07/23/2025, 4:05 PM • Benzinga

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Statistics

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Day Range
$152.75
$154.32
$153.43
1-Year Range
$149.02
$191.84
$153.43
Latest Close$153.43
Change
-$0.54 (-0.35%)
Volume1,494,005
Market Cap$38.9B
Shares Outstanding253.7M
P/E (TTM)37.43
Diluted EPS (TTM)$4.10
Enterprise Value$47.9B

Information as of 06/22/2026

Company Profile

$38.9B
Market Cap
$1.1B
Net Income
Sector: Industrials
Industry: Waste Management
6220 Highway 7, Woodbridge, ON, Canada, L4H 4G3
905 532 7510

Waste Connections, Inc. provides non-hazardous waste collection, transfer, and disposal services in the United States and Canada. It offers collection services to residential, commercial, municipal, industrial, and exploration and production (E&P) customers; landfill disposal services; and recycling services for various recyclable materials, including compost, cardboard, mixed paper, plastic containers, glass bottles, and ferrous and aluminum metals. The company owns and operates transfer stations that receive, compact, and/or load waste to be transported to landfills or treatment facilities through truck, rail, or barge; develops, owns, and operates projects or the beneficial reuse of landfill gas through landfill network; and intermodal services for the movement of cargo and solid waste containers. In addition, it provides E&P waste treatment, recovery, and disposal services for waste created through the initial drilling and completion of an oil or natural gas well, such as drilling fluids, drill cuttings, completion fluids, and flowback water; production wastes and produced water during a well's operating life; contaminated soils that require treatment during site reclamation; and substances, which require clean-up after a spill, reserve pit clean-up, or pipeline rupture. Waste Connections, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is based in Woodbridge, Canada.

Key Executives

  • Ronald J. Mittelstaedt
  • Mary Anne Whitney
  • Patrick J. Shea
  • James Little
  • Domenico D. Pio

Current Ownership Distribution

  • Institutions3.9B (83.35%)
  • Mutual Funds776.0M (16.63%)
  • Insiders1.1M (0.02%)
  • Other0 (0.00%)