Waste Connections (WCN) Acquisitions (2015 - 2026)
Waste Connections (WCN) posted Acquisitions of $59.04 million for Q3 2026, down 49.4% from $116.57 million a year earlier and down 76.1% from the prior quarter.
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Waste Connections (WCN) Acquisitions (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, Acquisitions at Waste Connections was $558.95 million, down 24.3% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $817.58 million, down 61.5% from FY2024.
- Annual Acquisitions shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 16.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Waste Connections' Acquisitions was $2.12 billion in FY2024 (+213.4%), $676.79 million in FY2023 (-69.3%), $2.21 billion in FY2022 (+129.8%) and $960.45 million in FY2021 (+147.0%).
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Acquisitions since Q2 2021.
- On a year-over-year basis, Acquisitions increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 20.6%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Acquisitions in the past five years was Q1 2024, with growth of 699.7%; the weakest was Q4 2023, with a decline of 88.9%.
- According to Business Quant data, Acquisitions for the three prior quarters was $246.56 million (Q2 2026), $63.09 million (Q1 2026) and $190.27 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Acquisitions (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waste Management | 94.52 Bn | 93.36 Bn | 2.75 Bn | 4.00 Mn |
| 2 | Republic Services | 75.60 Bn | 75.21 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 252.00 Mn |
| 3 | Waste Connections | 47.74 Bn | 47.38 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 59.04 Mn |
| 4 | GFL Environmental | 16.98 Bn | 14.99 Bn | - | -1.09 Bn |
| 5 | Clean Harbors | 15.14 Bn | 12.48 Bn | 661.44 Mn | 331.45 Mn |
| 6 | Casella Waste Systems | 6.31 Bn | 5.43 Bn | 178.80 Mn | 306.26 Mn |
| 7 | Onterris | 829.12 Mn | 775.01 Mn | 88.27 Mn | - |
| 8 | Perma Fix Environmental Services | 330.79 Mn | 223.53 Mn | 552,000.00 | - |
| 9 | Comstock | 147.04 Mn | 6.26 Mn | -606,061.00 | - |
| 10 | Deep Isolation Nuclear | 109.56 Mn | 109.56 Mn | 707,000.00 | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 59.04 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 246.56 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 63.09 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 190.27 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 116.57 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 130.32 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 380.42 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 110.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 574.57 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 279.28 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.16 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 103.61 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 360.03 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 68.54 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 144.61 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 933.99 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 725.93 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 191.77 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 355.21 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 399.17 Mn |
API Access
Waste Connections Acquisitions API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=acquisitions&ticker=WCN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "acquisitions", "ticker": "WCN", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=acquisitions&ticker=WCN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();