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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |