Waste Connections (WCN) Deferred Taxes (2015 - 2026)
Waste Connections' Deferred Taxes came in at $25.13 million for Q3 2026, down 29.3% from $35.55 million a year earlier but up 190.4% from the prior quarter.
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Waste Connections (WCN) Deferred Taxes (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Waste Connections reported Deferred Taxes of $85.13 million; for FY2025, it came in at $116.65 million.
- Going back by year, Deferred Taxes was -$57.29 million in FY2024, $6.33 million in FY2023 (-93.2%), $93.48 million in FY2022 (+541.9%) and $14.56 million in FY2021.
- The five-year range for quarterly Deferred Taxes is -$138.56 million (Q4 2024) to $46.61 million (Q2 2022).
- Year-over-year, Deferred Taxes has declined for three consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 9.7% over the last six quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Deferred Taxes over five years came in Q2 2024 (growth of 437.7%), and the weakest in Q4 2022 (a decline of 93.9%).
- Business Quant data shows WCN's Deferred Taxes at $8.65 million (Q2 2026), $28.54 million (Q1 2026) and $22.82 million (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Deferred Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waste Management | 93.34 Bn | 92.18 Bn | 2.75 Bn | 53.00 Mn |
| 2 | Republic Services | 75.09 Bn | 74.70 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 58.00 Mn |
| 3 | Waste Connections | 47.35 Bn | 46.99 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 25.13 Mn |
| 4 | GFL Environmental | 15.32 Bn | 15.00 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Clean Harbors | 15.15 Bn | 12.49 Bn | 661.44 Mn | - |
| 6 | Casella Waste Systems | 5.92 Bn | 5.04 Bn | 178.80 Mn | -6.26 Mn |
| 7 | Onterris | 802.59 Mn | 748.49 Mn | 88.27 Mn | -3.84 Mn |
| 8 | Enviri | 690.70 Mn | 1.79 Mn | -162.22 Mn | 2.72 Mn |
| 9 | Perma Fix Environmental Services | 316.78 Mn | 209.52 Mn | 552,000.00 | - |
| 10 | Comstock | 137.16 Mn | -3.62 Mn | -606,061.00 | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 25.13 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8.65 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 28.54 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 22.82 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 35.55 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 22.13 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 36.17 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -138.56 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 33.68 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 17.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 30.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -22.73 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -2.37 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 28.23 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.38 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.11 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 46.61 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 38.38 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 38.85 Mn |
API Access
Waste Connections Deferred Taxes 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=deferred-taxes&ticker=WCN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "deferred-taxes", "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=deferred-taxes&ticker=WCN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();