Waste Connections, Inc.
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Waste Connections, Inc. (NYSE:WCN) is a publicly traded company in the Energy & Transportation sector. Wiseek has independently scored 12 items for WCN at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-08-04, rated 7/10. Across its 12 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 9/10, with 7 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for WCN spans 8-K, 10-Q, DEFA14A, FWP.
Recent high-impact activity:
- Waste Connections Completes C$700 Million Senior Notes Offering
- Waste Connections Reports Strong Adjusted Q2 Results Amidst Escalating Landfill Litigation & Impairment Charges
- Waste Connections Beats Q2 Estimates, Raises Full-Year Outlook, and Reports Record Share Buybacks
- Waste Connections Beats Q2 Estimates, Raises 2026 Outlook on Strong Execution
- Waste Connections Defends Director Against ISS "Against" Recommendation Ahead of Annual Meeting
Financial Snapshot
Short Interest & Short Volume
3.68 days to coverFINRA reported short interest of 3,421,015 shares in WCN as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 10.8% decrease from the prior period — about 3.7 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 61.7% of WCN volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.
Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.
Dilution Risk
Low riskFiling-implied dilution signals for WCN, detected from its recent SEC filings · based on capital-structure filings through 2026-07-29.
Final Prospectus Filed · Use of Proceeds
⚠ A more recent filing has been published for this ticker since this signal was computed; it may not yet be reflected — see the filings below.
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