Growth Metrics

Waste Connections (WCN) Goodwill & Intangibles (2016 - 2026)

Waste Connections has reported Goodwill & Intangibles over the past 17 years, most recently at $10.4 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Goodwill & Intangibles fell 9.52% to $10.4 billion in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $10.4 billion through Mar 2026, down 9.52% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $11.9 billion for FY2025, 6.02% up from the prior year.
  • Goodwill & Intangibles was $10.4 billion for Q1 2026 at Waste Connections, down from $11.9 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Goodwill & Intangibles peaked at $11.9 billion in Q4 2025 and troughed at $7.8 billion in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Goodwill & Intangibles is $9.5 billion (2024), against an average of $9.8 billion.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Goodwill & Intangibles: rose 24.92% in 2024 and later fell 9.52% in 2026.
  • Tracing WCN's Goodwill & Intangibles over 5 years: stood at $8.6 billion in 2022, then rose by 5.03% to $9.0 billion in 2023, then increased by 24.79% to $11.2 billion in 2024, then increased by 6.02% to $11.9 billion in 2025, then dropped by 12.95% to $10.4 billion in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Goodwill & Intangibles over the past three periods came in at $10.4 billion, $11.9 billion, and $11.7 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.