Growth Metrics

Waste Connections (WCN) Intangibles (2016 - 2026)

Waste Connections has reported Intangibles over the past 17 years, most recently at $2.0 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Intangibles fell 42.53% to $2.0 billion in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $2.0 billion through Mar 2026, down 42.53% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $3.5 billion for FY2025, 7.14% up from the prior year.
  • Intangibles was $2.0 billion for Q1 2026 at Waste Connections, down from $3.5 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Intangibles peaked at $3.5 billion in Q4 2025 and troughed at $1.4 billion in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Intangibles is $1.9 billion (2024), against an average of $2.3 billion.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Intangibles: skyrocketed 105.23% in 2024 and later tumbled 42.53% in 2026.
  • Tracing WCN's Intangibles over 5 years: stood at $1.7 billion in 2022, then fell by 4.2% to $1.6 billion in 2023, then surged by 105.23% to $3.3 billion in 2024, then grew by 7.14% to $3.5 billion in 2025, then plummeted by 44.41% to $2.0 billion in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Intangibles over the past three periods came in at $2.0 billion, $3.5 billion, and $3.5 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.