Waste Connections, Inc. (WCN) Interest Coverage Ratio (2015 - 2026)
Waste Connections' (WCN) Interest Coverage Ratio was 4.80 for Q2 2026, down 13.6% from 5.55 a year earlier but up 15.6% from the prior quarter.
Waste Connections, Inc. (WCN) Interest Coverage Ratio (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Waste Connections' Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 4.75, up 39.1% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 5.11, up 56.5% from FY2024.
- By year, Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 3.27 in FY2024 (-27.4%), 4.50 in FY2023 (-26.7%), 6.14 in FY2022 (-3.9%) and 6.39 in FY2021 (+151.4%).
- Five-year quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio spans a low of -2.42 in Q4 2024 and a high of 7.31 in Q2 2022.
- Year over year, Interest Coverage Ratio gained in three of the last six quarters, with an average decline of 2.3%.
- The high point for year-over-year Interest Coverage Ratio in five years was Q4 2021 (growth of 40.2%); the low point was Q4 2023 (a decline of 33.2%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 4.15 (Q1 2026), 4.87 (Q4 2025) and 5.21 (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.80 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.15 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.87 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.21 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.55 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.82 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -2.42 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.69 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.16 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.67 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.22 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.11 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.09 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.60 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.82 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.39 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.31 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.63 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.45 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 7.05 |
Waste Connections, Inc. Interest Coverage Ratio API
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