Waste Connections (WCN) Amortization - Intangibles (2009 - 2026)
Waste Connections' Amortization - Intangibles came in at $48.78 million for Q3 2026, down 5.0% from $51.33 million a year earlier but up 2.5% from the prior quarter.
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Waste Connections (WCN) Amortization - Intangibles (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Waste Connections reported Amortization - Intangibles of $195.98 million, down 6.4% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $201.54 million, up 6.2% from FY2024.
- Amortization - Intangibles has increased in each of the last 11 years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 8.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Amortization - Intangibles was $189.77 million in FY2024 (+20.4%), $157.57 million in FY2023 (+1.2%), $155.68 million in FY2022 (+11.8%) and $139.28 million in FY2021 (+6.1%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Amortization - Intangibles is $37.46 million (Q2 2022) to $60.18 million (Q4 2024).
- Year-over-year, Amortization - Intangibles has declined for four consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 9.1% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Amortization - Intangibles over five years came in Q4 2024 (growth of 51.1%), and the weakest in Q4 2025 (a decline of 13.0%).
- Business Quant data shows WCN's Amortization - Intangibles at $47.6 million (Q2 2026), $47.26 million (Q1 2026) and $52.33 million (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waste Management | 94.39 Bn | 93.32 Bn | 2.75 Bn |
| 2 | Republic Services | 75.41 Bn | 75.02 Bn | 1.90 Bn |
| 3 | Waste Connections | 47.83 Bn | 47.48 Bn | 1.14 Bn |
| 4 | GFL Environmental | 15.73 Bn | 15.73 Bn | 304.74 Mn |
| 5 | Clean Harbors | 15.30 Bn | 12.64 Bn | 661.44 Mn |
| 6 | Casella Waste Systems | 5.92 Bn | 5.24 Bn | 184.65 Mn |
| 7 | Onterris | 832.01 Mn | 777.91 Mn | 88.27 Mn |
| 8 | Enviri | 710.17 Mn | 67.28 Mn | -162.22 Mn |
| 9 | Oio | 619.48 Mn | 617.91 Mn | - |
| 10 | Perma Fix Environmental Services | 328.26 Mn | 221.00 Mn | 552,000.00 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 48.78 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 47.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 47.26 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 52.33 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 51.33 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 50.24 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 47.64 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 60.18 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 45.17 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 44.12 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 40.29 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 39.83 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 39.41 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 39.05 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 39.28 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 41.72 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 38.86 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 37.46 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 37.64 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 39.04 Mn |
API Access
Waste Connections Amortization - Intangibles 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=amortization-intangibles&ticker=WCN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "amortization-intangibles", "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=amortization-intangibles&ticker=WCN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();