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$193.92 +1.69 (+0.88%) At close · Nov 12 Play latest call Q3 2026 earnings call transcript
S&P/TSX 60 member S&P/TSX Composite member S&P/TSX Capped Industrials member Rebalance outlook locked
Market Cap
$48.51B
Shares
250.18M
Volume · Nov 12 2.35M Avg daily vol (3M) 1.63M

WCN metrics

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Market overview

2 metrics
Share price
$193.92
Market cap
$48.51B

Price action

23 metrics
Price change (1W)
+0.2%
Price change (30D)
+25.1%
Price change (3M)
+16.3%
Price change (6M)
+26.3%
Price change (YTD)
+9.6%
Price change (1Y)
+14.8%
Trailing year
Price change (5Y)
+41.9%
52-week high
$192.23
52-week low
$149.02
Change from 52-week high
+0.0%
Change from 52-week low
+29.0%
Annualized volatility
25.6%
Annualized volatility (3M)
28.3%
Implied volatility (30D)
22.9%
IV rank (1Y)
39.3
IV percentile (1Y)
56.9
Beta
-0.1
RSI (14D)
72.0
Price vs SMA 50
+15.0%
Price vs SMA 200
+17.0%
Avg volume (3M)
1.61M
Relative volume
1.6
Average dollar volume
$272.82M

Company

3 metrics
Sector
Industrials
Industry
Waste Management
Shares outstanding
250.18M

Valuation

12 metrics
P / E (TTM)
43.0
Trailing earnings · reciprocal yield 2.3%
PEG ratio
1.5
EV / revenue
5.8×
reciprocal yield 17.3%
EV / EBITDA
18.8×
reciprocal yield 5.3%
EV / EBIT
32.6×
reciprocal yield 3.1%
P / sales
4.8×
reciprocal yield 20.7%
P / book
6.1
reciprocal yield 16.4%
FCF yield
2.6%
TTM · current market cap
Buyback yield
2.1%
P / FCF
38.5
reciprocal yield 2.6%
P / operating cash flow
19.0
reciprocal yield 5.3%
Earnings yield
2.4%

Historical valuation

8 metrics
P / E historical average (3Y)
55.5×
reciprocal yield 1.8%
P / E historical average (5Y)
52.8×
reciprocal yield 1.9%
EV / revenue historical average (3Y)
5.9×
reciprocal yield 17.1%
EV / revenue historical average (5Y)
5.9×
reciprocal yield 17.0%
EV / EBIT historical average (3Y)
39.5×
reciprocal yield 2.5%
EV / EBIT historical average (5Y)
37.9×
reciprocal yield 2.6%
EV / EBITDA historical average (3Y)
20.5×
reciprocal yield 4.9%
EV / EBITDA historical average (5Y)
20.5×
reciprocal yield 4.9%

Dividends & buybacks

7 metrics
Dividend yield
0.7%
Trailing 12 months
Payout ratio
31.4%
Shareholder yield
2.8%
Dividend / share (TTM)
$1.44
Dividend growth YoY
+10.8%
Dividend growth streak
5+
Stored dividend history starts 2020
Last ex-dividend
2026-11-05

Earnings calendar

2 metrics
Next earnings
—
Last earnings
2026-10-22

Profitability

9 metrics
Gross margin
42.6%
Operating margin
17.7%
Trailing 12 months
Net margin
11.4%
Gross profit (TTM)
$4.24B
Operating profit (TTM)
$1.76B
Net income (TTM)
$1.13B
Trailing 12 months
Diluted EPS (TTM)
$4.47
FCF margin
12.6%
Effective tax rate
22.3%

Per share

11 metrics
Revenue per diluted share (TTM)
$39.08
Gross profit per diluted share (TTM)
$16.66
Operating profit per diluted share (TTM)
$6.94
EBITDA per diluted share (TTM)
$12.04
Net income per diluted share (TTM)
$4.46
Operating cash flow per diluted share (TTM)
$9.94
Free cash flow per diluted share (TTM)
$4.92
Capital expenditures per diluted share (TTM)
$5.02
R&D per diluted share (TTM)
—
Stock compensation per diluted share (TTM)
$0.32
Book value per share
$32.26

Growth

11 metrics
Revenue growth YoY
+7.3%
Year over year
Net income growth YoY
+25.5%
Revenue (TTM)
$9.94B
Trailing 12 months
EPS growth YoY
+28.8%
Shares change YoY
-2.2%
Year over year · fewer shares
Revenue CAGR (3Y)
+9.5%
Revenue CAGR (5Y)
+11.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y)
+8.8%
EPS CAGR (5Y)
+39.8%
FCF CAGR (3Y)
+3.6%
FCF CAGR (5Y)
+8.8%

Quality

14 metrics
Return on equity
14.4%
Return on assets
5.3%
Debt / equity
1.2
Current ratio
0.7
EBITDA (TTM)
$3.06B
Free cash flow (TTM)
$1.25B
Quick ratio
0.7
Interest coverage
4.9
Net debt / EBITDA
3.1
Return on invested capital
7.9%
Trailing 12 months
Net cash
−$9.41B
Latest balance sheet
Cash & equivalents
$95.69M
Total assets
$21.51B
Total debt
$9.51B

Cash flow & spend

7 metrics
Operating cash flow (TTM)
$2.53B
Capital expenditures (TTM)
$1.28B
R&D (TTM)
—
SG&A (TTM)
$995.51M
Stock compensation (TTM)
$80.84M
R&D / revenue
—
Stock compensation / revenue
0.8%

Ownership (13F)

9 metrics
13F filers
842
13F filer change QoQ
+45
Institutional ownership
86.8%
Conviction holders (share of 13F filers)
1.9%
Crowding (high-turnover and private-fund holders)
18.8%
Private-fund adviser ownership
18.1%
Active holders' share change QoQ
+0.3%
Holder tenure
18.0
Price vs estimated holder cost
+1.4%

Ownership (registered funds)

1 metrics
Index-fund ownership
12.9%

Short interest

3 metrics
Short interest
1.8%
Latest settlement · 1.9 days to cover
Days to cover
1.9d
Short-squeeze score
49 / 100

Insider activity

2 metrics
Net insider buying (90D)
−$3.45M
Insider-sentiment score
21 / 100

Risk flags

1 metrics
Going concern
—
Key facts CIK 1318220 CUSIP 94106B101 13F (30d) 529 filings 496 filers Visit website Investor relations