Waste Connections (WCN) EBITDA Margin (2015 - 2026)
Waste Connections' (WCN) quarterly EBITDA Margin came in at 26.64% in Q1 2026, down 175.0% year-on-year from 35.52% in Q1 2025, and down 8.05% quarter-over-quarter from 28.98% in Q4 2025.
Waste Connections (WCN) EBITDA Margin (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Waste Connections has disclosed EBITDA Margin across 12 years of filings, most recently posting 26.64% for Q1 2026.
- EBITDA Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 26.64%, down 175.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 28.51% (up 554.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 28.95%, up 606.0% from the prior year.
- EBITDA Margin came in at 26.64% for Q1 2026 at Waste Connections, down from 28.98% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, EBITDA Margin ranged from a high of 30.95% in Q3 2024 to a low of 2.76% in Q4 2024.
- The 5-year median for EBITDA Margin is 27.66% (2022), against an average of 26.43%.
- Across the five-year window, EBITDA Margin sank 1875 bps in 2024 and soared 2621 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Waste Connections' EBITDA Margin stood at 27.45% in 2022, then fell by 22 bps to 21.51% in 2023, then plunged by 87 bps to 2.76% in 2024, then soared by 949 bps to 28.98% in 2025, then fell by 8 bps to 26.64% in 2026.
- The last three EBITDA Margin figures came in at 26.64% (Q1 2026), 28.98% (Q4 2025), and 28.62% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GFL Environmental | 252.38 Bn | 252.50 Bn | 218.62 Mn | -4.96% |
| 2 | Waste Connections | 40.24 Bn | 40.13 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 26.64% |
| 3 | Clean Harbors | 15.26 Bn | 14.59 Bn | 445.42 Mn | 8.15% |
| 4 | Casella Waste Systems | 5.57 Bn | 5.43 Bn | 148.40 Mn | 1.06% |
| 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 | -440.46% |
| 8 | Waste Management | 198.93 Mn | 41.93 Mn | 2.53 Bn | 17.87% |
| 9 | Perma Fix Environmental Services | 184.86 Mn | 164.86 Mn | -2.88 Mn | -67.26% |
| 10 | One & one Green Technologies | 144.62 Mn | 143.66 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 26.64% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 28.98% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 28.62% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 29.79% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 28.39% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.76% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 30.95% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 29.62% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 28.44% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 21.51% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 27.51% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 27.58% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 27.30% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 27.45% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 27.66% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 28.55% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 27.57% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 26.13% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 28.62% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 28.42% |