Waste Connections (WCN) Asset Utilization Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Waste Connections' Asset Utilization Ratio came in at 0.46 for Q3 2026, up 2.7% from 0.45 a year earlier and up 1.1% from the prior quarter.
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Waste Connections (WCN) Asset Utilization Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Going back to Q3 2016, Waste Connections' Asset Utilization Ratio data covers 41 quarters.
- Going back by year, Asset Utilization Ratio was 0.47 in FY2024 (+3.3%), 0.46 in FY2023 (+1.0%), 0.45 in FY2022 (+5.7%) and 0.43 in FY2021 (+9.2%).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Asset Utilization Ratio in data going back to Q3 2016.
- Year-over-year, Asset Utilization Ratio has increased for seven consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 1.5% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Asset Utilization Ratio over five years came in Q1 2022 (growth of 8.6%), and the weakest in Q3 2024 (a decline of 1.4%).
- Business Quant data shows WCN's Asset Utilization Ratio at 0.46 (Q2 2026), 0.45 (Q1 2026) and 0.45 (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Asset Util. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waste Management | 94.39 Bn | 93.32 Bn | 2.75 Bn | 0.56 |
| 2 | Republic Services | 75.41 Bn | 75.02 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 0.49 |
| 3 | Waste Connections | 47.83 Bn | 47.48 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 0.46 |
| 4 | GFL Environmental | 15.73 Bn | 15.73 Bn | 304.74 Mn | - |
| 5 | Clean Harbors | 15.30 Bn | 12.64 Bn | 661.44 Mn | 0.81 |
| 6 | Casella Waste Systems | 5.92 Bn | 5.24 Bn | 184.65 Mn | 0.57 |
| 7 | Onterris | 832.01 Mn | 777.91 Mn | 88.27 Mn | 0.78 |
| 8 | Enviri | 710.17 Mn | 67.28 Mn | -162.22 Mn | 0.80 |
| 9 | Oio | 619.48 Mn | 617.91 Mn | - | - |
| 10 | Perma Fix Environmental Services | 328.26 Mn | 221.00 Mn | 552,000.00 | 0.56 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.46 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.46 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.45 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.45 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.45 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.45 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.45 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.45 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.44 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.44 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.44 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.45 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.45 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.44 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.43 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.43 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.44 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.43 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.43 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.42 |
API Access
Waste Connections Asset Utilization Ratio 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=asset-utilization-ratio&ticker=WCN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "asset-utilization-ratio", "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=asset-utilization-ratio&ticker=WCN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();