Growth Metrics

Waste Connections (WCN) Depreciation Expense (2016 - 2026)

Waste Connections has reported Depreciation Expense over the past 12 years, most recently at $267.5 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Depreciation Expense rose 10.39% to $267.5 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $1.1 billion through Mar 2026, up 6.25% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $1.0 billion for FY2025, 5.81% up from the prior year.
  • Depreciation Expense was $267.5 million for Q1 2026 at Waste Connections, roughly flat from $266.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Depreciation Expense peaked at $267.5 million in Q1 2026 and troughed at $180.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Depreciation Expense is $222.7 million (2024), against an average of $228.3 million.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Depreciation Expense: grew 22.65% in 2024 and later increased 2.0% in 2025.
  • Tracing WCN's Depreciation Expense over 5 years: stood at $201.1 million in 2022, then rose by 6.06% to $213.3 million in 2023, then grew by 22.65% to $261.6 million in 2024, then rose by 2.0% to $266.8 million in 2025, then increased by 0.24% to $267.5 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Depreciation Expense over the past three periods came in at $267.5 million, $266.8 million, and $264.0 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.