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Waste Connections, Inc.

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Waste Connections, Inc.

WCN·NYSE·Energy & Transportation·CIK 0001318220

Waste Connections, Inc. is the third largest solid waste services company in North America. The company provides non-hazardous waste collection, transfer, and disposal services, including by rail, across 46 states in the U.S. and six provinces in Canada. Waste Connections also engages in resource recovery, primarily through recycling and renewable fuels generation. Additionally, it offers non-hazardous oil and natural gas exploration and production (E&P) waste treatment, recovery, and disposal services in several basins across the U.S. and Canada. The company also provides intermodal services for moving cargo and solid waste containers in the Pacific Northwest. Waste Connections, Inc. is incorporated under the laws of Ontario, Canada. The company's operating strategy focuses on improving financial returns and delivering shareholder value within the solid waste industry by targeting markets where it can establish a substantial presence and operate efficiently and profitably through exclusive contracts, vertical integration, or asset positioning. It also targets niche markets, such as non-hazardous E&P waste treatment, recovery, and disposal services.

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

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
$9.47B
Net Income
$1.08B
Diluted EPS
$4.17
Op. Cash Flow
$2.41B
Free Cash Flow
$1.23B
Gross Profit
$4.01B
Operating Income
$1.71B
Cash & Equivalents
$45.97M
Debt / Equity
0.00×
Net Margin
11.4%
Shares Outstanding
255.61M sh
Source: 10-K · filed 2026-02-12 · accession 0001104659-26-013700

Short Interest & Short Volume

3.68 days to cover

FINRA 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.

Short interest (bi-monthly positions)3,421,015 shares as of September 15, 2026
Change vs prior period▼ 10.8%
Days to cover3.68 at avg daily volume of 928,993
Daily short volume (FINRA facilities)61.7% of 1,000,326 shares on October 2, 2026
5-day average short volume58.9%

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 risk

Filing-implied dilution signals for WCN, detected from its recent SEC filings · based on capital-structure filings through 2026-07-29.

1 recent capital raise

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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$153.82
52-week range · as of 2026-08-04 $146.89 – $191
Market cap
$38.77B
Volume
2.2M (1.8× avg)
3-mo avg 1.2M
Live data · 2026-10-05 02:51 UTC · Market closed

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WCN
Aug 04, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $165.57
Real-time Price: $153.82 info
Change: -$11.75 (-7%) info
Market Cap: $38.77B info
WCN
Jul 23, 2026, 6:01 AM EDT
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $170.00
Real-time Price: $153.82 info
Change: -$16.18 (-10%) info
Market Cap: $38.77B info
WCN
Jul 22, 2026, 4:09 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
9
Price at Filing: $171.86
Real-time Price: $153.82 info
Change: -$18.04 (-10%) info
Market Cap: $38.77B info
WCN
Jul 22, 2026, 4:05 PM EDT
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $166.28
Real-time Price: $153.82 info
Change: -$12.46 (-7%) info
Market Cap: $38.77B info
WCN
Apr 23, 2026, 4:05 PM EDT
Filing Type: DEFA14A
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $168.89
Real-time Price: $153.82 info
Change: -$15.07 (-9%) info
Market Cap: $38.77B info
WCN
Apr 23, 2026, 6:01 AM EDT
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $160.50
Real-time Price: $153.82 info
Change: -$6.68 (-4%) info
Market Cap: $38.77B info
WCN
Apr 22, 2026, 4:09 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $160.50
Real-time Price: $153.82 info
Change: -$6.68 (-4%) info
Market Cap: $38.77B info
WCN
Mar 16, 2026, 4:15 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $167.62
Real-time Price: $153.82 info
Change: -$13.80 (-8%) info
Market Cap: $38.77B info
WCN
Mar 05, 2026, 9:29 PM EST
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $170.73
Real-time Price: $153.82 info
Change: -$16.91 (-10%) info
Market Cap: $38.77B info
WCN
Mar 05, 2026, 4:44 PM EST
Filing Type: FWP
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $170.73
Real-time Price: $153.82 info
Change: -$16.91 (-10%) info
Market Cap: $38.77B info
WCN
Feb 12, 2026, 6:01 AM EST
Filing Type: 10-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $170.05
Real-time Price: $153.82 info
Change: -$16.23 (-10%) info
Market Cap: $38.77B info
WCN
Feb 11, 2026, 4:10 PM EST
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $171.70
Real-time Price: $153.82 info
Change: -$17.88 (-10%) info
Market Cap: $38.77B info
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