Growth Metrics

Waste Connections (WCN) Goodwill (2016 - 2026)

Waste Connections has reported Goodwill over the past 17 years, most recently at $8.4 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Goodwill rose 4.45% to $8.4 billion in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $8.4 billion through Mar 2026, up 4.45% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $8.4 billion for FY2025, 5.56% up from the prior year.
  • Goodwill was $8.4 billion for Q1 2026 at Waste Connections, roughly flat from $8.4 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Goodwill peaked at $8.4 billion in Q1 2026 and troughed at $6.4 billion in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Goodwill is $7.6 billion (2024), against an average of $7.5 billion.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Goodwill: grew 11.71% in 2022 and later increased 4.45% in 2025.
  • Tracing WCN's Goodwill over 5 years: stood at $6.9 billion in 2022, then grew by 7.27% to $7.4 billion in 2023, then rose by 7.37% to $8.0 billion in 2024, then grew by 5.56% to $8.4 billion in 2025, then increased by 0.27% to $8.4 billion in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Goodwill over the past three periods came in at $8.4 billion, $8.4 billion, and $8.3 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.