Waste Connections (WCN) EPS (Basic) (2015 - 2026)
Waste Connections (WCN) recorded EPS (Basic) of $1.17 in Q2 2026, up 4.1% from $1.12 a year earlier and up 36.1% from the prior quarter.
Waste Connections (WCN) EPS (Basic) (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Waste Connections' EPS (Basic) came in at $4.18 as of Jun 30, 2026, up 67.9% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $4.18, up 74.8% from FY2024.
- Annual EPS (Basic) has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 40.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, EPS (Basic) came in at $2.39 in FY2024 (-19.2%), $2.96 in FY2023 (-8.8%), $3.25 in FY2022 (+37.2%) and $2.37 in FY2021 (+204.3%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly EPS (Basic) since Q3 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, EPS (Basic) rose in four of the last six quarters, with growth averaging 5.6%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for EPS (Basic) in the last five years was growth of 109.8% in Q3 2022, against a decline of 34.8% in Q4 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $0.86 (Q1 2026), $1.00 (Q4 2025) and $1.11 (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EPS (Basic) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waste Management | 82.59 Bn | 81.50 Bn | 2.73 Bn | 1.96 |
| 2 | Republic Services | 65.21 Bn | 64.82 Bn | 1.87 Bn | 1.84 |
| 3 | Waste Connections | 39.38 Bn | 39.00 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 1.17 |
| 4 | Clean Harbors | 16.54 Bn | 13.55 Bn | 608.78 Mn | 3.23 |
| 5 | GFL Environmental | 15.37 Bn | 13.05 Bn | 385.80 Mn | 1.00 |
| 6 | Casella Waste Systems | 5.11 Bn | 4.23 Bn | 178.80 Mn | 0.06 |
| 7 | Onterris | 512.61 Mn | 471.88 Mn | 82.26 Mn | 0.04 |
| 8 | Perma Fix Environmental Services | 331.69 Mn | 223.25 Mn | -2.50 Mn | -0.31 |
| 9 | Deep Isolation Nuclear | 204.72 Mn | 204.72 Mn | 707,000.00 | -0.05 |
| 10 | Comstock | 185.32 Mn | 188.64 Mn | -896,073.00 | -0.34 |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.17 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.86 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.00 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.11 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.12 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.94 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -0.76 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.19 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.07 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.89 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.49 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.89 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.81 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.77 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.76 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.92 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.87 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.70 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.64 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.44 |
Waste Connections EPS (Basic) 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=eps-basic&ticker=WCN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "eps-basic", "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=eps-basic&ticker=WCN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();