Waste Connections (WCN) Depreciation and Depletion (2015 - 2026)
Waste Connections (WCN) reported Depreciation and Depletion of $278.28 million for Q2 2026, up 8.1% from $257.42 million a year earlier and up 4.0% from the prior quarter.
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Waste Connections (WCN) Depreciation and Depletion (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Waste Connections' Depreciation and Depletion came in at $1.08 billion, up 6.6% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $1.03 billion, up 5.8% from FY2024.
- Depreciation and Depletion has increased for 15 consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 10.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Depreciation and Depletion came in at $974 million in FY2024 (+15.2%), $845.64 million in FY2023 (+10.8%), $763.29 million in FY2022 (+13.3%) and $673.73 million in FY2021 (+8.5%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Depreciation and Depletion in data going back to Q2 2015.
- Year over year, Depreciation and Depletion has now increased in each of the last 23 quarters, with growth averaging 10.1% over the last eight quarters.
- Over the past five years, the year-over-year growth in Depreciation and Depletion ranged from 2.0% (Q4 2025) to 22.7% (Q4 2024).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $267.49 million (Q1 2026), $266.84 million (Q4 2025) and $264 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Dep. & Depletion (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waste Management | 81.78 Bn | 80.69 Bn | 2.73 Bn | - |
| 2 | Republic Services | 64.17 Bn | 63.79 Bn | 1.87 Bn | - |
| 3 | Waste Connections | 38.78 Bn | 38.40 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 278.28 Mn |
| 4 | Clean Harbors | 16.83 Bn | 13.84 Bn | 608.78 Mn | - |
| 5 | GFL Environmental | 15.57 Bn | 13.25 Bn | 385.80 Mn | 309.50 Mn |
| 6 | Casella Waste Systems | 5.19 Bn | 4.31 Bn | 178.80 Mn | - |
| 7 | Onterris | 445.90 Mn | 405.17 Mn | 82.26 Mn | 3.40 Mn |
| 8 | Perma Fix Environmental Services | 329.99 Mn | 221.55 Mn | -2.50 Mn | - |
| 9 | Deep Isolation Nuclear | 184.53 Mn | 184.53 Mn | 707,000.00 | 4,000.00 |
| 10 | Comstock | 172.41 Mn | 175.73 Mn | -896,073.00 | 348,798.00 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 278.28 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 267.49 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 266.84 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 264.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 257.42 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 242.31 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 261.61 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 248.47 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 241.23 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 222.69 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 213.29 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 214.97 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 213.32 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 204.06 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 201.11 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 193.29 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 188.94 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 179.95 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 175.14 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 171.97 Mn |
API Access
Waste Connections Depreciation and Depletion 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=depreciation-and-depletion&ticker=WCN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "depreciation-and-depletion", "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=depreciation-and-depletion&ticker=WCN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();