Growth Metrics

Waste Connections (WCN) Debt to Equity (2016 - 2026)

Waste Connections has reported Debt to Equity over the past 17 years, most recently at $1.14 for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Debt to Equity rose 8.46% to $1.14 in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $1.14 through Mar 2026, up 8.46% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $1.07 for FY2025, 4.05% up from the prior year.
  • Debt to Equity was $1.14 for Q1 2026 at Waste Connections, up from $1.07 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Debt to Equity peaked at $1.14 in Q1 2026 and troughed at $0.83 in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Debt to Equity is $0.98 (2022), against an average of $0.97.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Debt to Equity: skyrocketed 35.4% in 2022 and later fell 10.23% in 2023.
  • Tracing WCN's Debt to Equity over 5 years: stood at $0.98 in 2022, then decreased by 10.23% to $0.88 in 2023, then rose by 17.22% to $1.03 in 2024, then grew by 4.05% to $1.07 in 2025, then increased by 6.23% to $1.14 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Debt to Equity over the past three periods came in at $1.14, $1.07, and $1.08 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.