Waste Connections (WCN) Capital Expenditures (2015 - 2026)

Waste Connections' (WCN) quarterly Capital Expenditures came in at $296.6 million in Q1 2026, up 39.6% year-on-year from $212.5 million in Q1 2025, and down 22.82% quarter-over-quarter from $384.3 million in Q4 2025.

Waste Connections (WCN) Capital Expenditures (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Waste Connections has disclosed Capital Expenditures across 12 years of filings, most recently posting $296.6 million for Q1 2026.

  • Capital Expenditures for Q1 2026 came in at $296.6 million, up 39.6% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.3 billion (up 15.01% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $1.2 billion, up 11.67% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures came in at $296.6 million for Q1 2026 at Waste Connections, down from $384.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Capital Expenditures ranged from a high of $396.7 million in Q4 2024 to a low of -$523.9 million in Q4 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Capital Expenditures is $221.4 million (2023), against an average of $208.0 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Capital Expenditures plunged 277.97% in 2023 and soared 175.72% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Waste Connections' Capital Expenditures stood at $294.4 million in 2022, then slumped by 277.97% to -$523.9 million in 2023, then jumped by 175.72% to $396.7 million in 2024, then retreated by 3.12% to $384.3 million in 2025, then decreased by 22.82% to $296.6 million in 2026.
  • The last three Capital Expenditures figures came in at $296.6 million (Q1 2026), $384.3 million (Q4 2025), and $297.2 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capital Expenditures (Qtr)
1 GFL Environmental 252.38 Bn 252.50 Bn 218.62 Mn -386.20 Mn
2 Waste Connections 40.24 Bn 40.13 Bn 1.01 Bn 296.60 Mn
3 Clean Harbors 15.26 Bn 14.59 Bn 445.42 Mn 98.44 Mn
4 Casella Waste Systems 5.57 Bn 5.43 Bn 148.40 Mn 49.98 Mn
5 Enviri 1.71 Bn 1.63 Bn - -
6 Onterris 613.85 Mn 602.80 Mn - -
7 American Battery Technology 425.23 Mn 386.75 Mn 737,749.00 6.72 Mn
8 Waste Management 198.93 Mn 41.93 Mn 2.53 Bn 650.00 Mn
9 Perma Fix Environmental Services 184.86 Mn 164.86 Mn -2.88 Mn 859,000.00
10 One & one Green Technologies 144.62 Mn 143.66 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 296.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 296.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 384.29 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 384.29 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 297.17 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 297.17 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 285.31 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 285.31 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 212.46 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 212.46 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 396.69 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 396.69 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 272.13 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 272.13 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 217.22 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 217.22 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 169.95 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 169.95 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -523.89 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -523.89 Mn