WCN · Waste Connections, Inc
Price
Snapshot
50 fields · last close| Market Cap | $58.59B |
| P/E | 39.01 |
| Float | 251.3M |
| Beta | 0.18 |
| Volatility | 5.0% |
| Exchange | TSX |
| Sector | Commercial Services & Supplies |
| Cap tier | Large cap |
| Macro sensitivity | Low |
| Clavix score | 84 |
| Price | 164.14 |
| Change | −1.60% |
| Prev Close | 166.81 |
| Open | 164.40 |
| Day Low | 164.11 |
| Day High | 167.10 |
| Avg Vol | 0 |
| Avg $ Vol | $47.75M |
| 52W High | 252.30 |
| 52W Low | 149.02 |
| 52W Pos | 14.6% |
| From High | −34.94% |
| From Low | +10.15% |
| Max DD 1Y | −17.79% |
| Spread | 0.10% |
| Liquidity | Normal |
| SMA 20 | −1.36% |
| SMA 50 | −2.24% |
| SMA 200 | −0.88% |
| RSI (14) | 51.0 |
| Vol 30D | 18.6% |
| Vol 90D | 21.5% |
| 1Y Range | 149–252 |
| Daily bars | 506 |
| Perf Week | +0.68% |
| Perf Month | +1.40% |
| Perf Quarter | +8.35% |
| Perf Half Y | −2.30% |
| Perf Year | −7.68% |
| Perf YTD | −5.73% |
| Prev Day | −1.60% |
| Clavix | A- |
| Debt / Eq | 1.07 |
| Curr Ratio | 0.62 |
| Int Cover | 5.1× |
| FCF Margin | 12.1% |
| Rev Growth | +6.4% |
| Profit | Profitable |
| Leverage | Moderate |
| Sector rank | 2 / 10 |
Clavix risk grade
regraded every trading dayWCN grades A-, 84 of 100. Steadiest on Sector Resilience (78), most exposed on Macro Resilience (67, steady). 3 of the 4 weighted dimensions sit above the Commercial Services & Supplies median. Ranks 2 of 10 in Commercial Services & Supplies by Clavix score.
How rough the ride is
| WCN | |
|---|---|
| Betavs the overall market · lower is steadier | 0.18 |
| Volatilityannualized | 5.0% |
| Max drawdown, past yearworst peak-to-trough fall | −17.8% |
| Typical daily movemedian absolute daily change | 0.73% |
| Days beyond ±3%of the last 252 sessions | 104% |
How its days are spread
Daily returns over the last 252 sessions in 1% bins. Moves beyond ±6% land in the end bins.
52-week range
The bar runs from the lowest to the highest close of the last 252 sessions; the marker is the latest close.
Drawdown from the 1-year peak
Percent below the running high over the last 12 months. Zero is a fresh high.
Market sensitivity
| WCN | Commercial Services & Supplies median | |
|---|---|---|
| Beta to the markethow much it swings with the S&P 500 · lower is safer | 0.18 | — |
| Macro sensitivityrate, dollar and credit exposure bucket | Low | Moderate60% of 10 |
Where it sits on the macro scale
Low means rates, the dollar and credit spreads barely move it. Very High means they drive a large share of its swings. The counts are how many Commercial Services & Supplies names sit in each bucket.
Where it ranks in its sector
Rank by Clavix score within the sector. Right is the top of the sector.
Price performance
| WCN | |
|---|---|
| 1 week | +0.7% |
| 1 month | +1.4% |
| Year to date | −5.7% |
| 1 year | −7.7% |
Context for the rank, not itself a risk measure.
Recent coverage, scored
| WCN | |
|---|---|
| Articles scoredthe most recent scored coverage, up to 30 | 30since 15 Jul |
| Average score0 most bearish, 100 most bullish | 62 |
| Bullish · bearisharticles above 60 · below 40 | 18 · 4 |
| Directionarticles whose tone is improving vs worsening | 18 ↑ 4 ↓ |
Where the article scores land
Each bar is a 10-point band of article scores. Below 40 reads bearish, above 60 bullish.
Balance sheet, against the sector
The shaded band is the middle half of the Commercial Services & Supplies names Clavix covers; the tick is the sector median.
Growth
| WCN | |
|---|---|
| Revenue growthyear over year | +6.4% |
Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade. Why
0–100, higher is safer. The tick on each bar is the Commercial Services & Supplies median. Click a dimension for the evidence behind it. Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade.
Recent news
most recent scored articles · the chip is the article’s score · click to openA Senior VP at Waste Connections sold 1,750 of their company shares at $166 each, collecting about $290,500 in total, while the stock has slipped somewhat so far in 2026.
Bank of Nova Scotia bought a new position in Waste Connections during the second quarter, purchasing 363,810 shares worth about $60.63 million, according to its Form 13F filing with the SEC.
BlackRock Inc. disclosed in an SEC filing that it opened a new position in Waste Connections during the second quarter, buying 6,370,788 shares of the waste services company. The article text cuts off before stating the total dollar value of the purchase.
Waste Connections is being recommended as a stock to hold because its growth is being supported by expanding into new markets, making acquisitions, and paying regular dividends, even though the company faces increasing liquidity and regulatory pressures.
An article argues that Waste Connections (WCN) is a stock to hold because its business is growing through expanding into new markets and buying other companies, and it pays a reliable dividend. The piece also flags that the company faces higher short-term debt coming due and added regulatory pressure.
Nearest peers by size
Commercial Services & Supplies| Ticker | Company | Grade | Mkt cap | P/E | Beta | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSG | Republic Services Inc | A- | $68.93B | 31.31 | 0.35 | Compare |
| CTAS | Cintas Corp | A- | $80.45B | 40.17 | 0.89 | Compare |
| WM | Waste Management Inc | A- | $90.47B | 30.69 | 0.40 | Compare |
| CPRT | Copart Inc | B+ | $31.09B | 19.17 | 1.03 | Compare |
| VLTO | Veralto Corp | A- | $23.12B | 23.85 | 0.78 | Compare |
| RBA | RB Global Inc | B+ | $21.25B | 31.79 | 0.26 | Compare |
| ROL | Rollins Inc | B+ | $17.18B | 32.52 | 0.73 | Compare |
| CLH | Clean Harbors Inc | B+ | $16.82B | 37.90 | 0.87 | Compare |
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