Waste Connections WCN
NYSE WCN
$169.37 +1.04 (+0.62%)
As of: Aug 21, 2026 · 1:12 PM EDT

Waste Connections (WCN) Interest Coverage Ratio (2015 - 2026)

Waste Connections (WCN) posted Interest Coverage Ratio of 3.65 for Q2 2026, up 26.72% sequentially from 2.88 in Q1 2026, and down 1.15% YoY from 3.69 in Q2 2025.

Waste Connections (WCN) Interest Coverage Ratio (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Waste Connections has reported Interest Coverage Ratio for 12 years, with the latest figure at 3.65 in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio fell 1.15% year-over-year to 3.65 in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 13.85 (up 53.25% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 5.11, up 56.47% from the prior year.
  • Interest Coverage Ratio climbed to 3.65 in Q2 2026 per WCN's latest filing, from 2.88 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Interest Coverage Ratio peaked at 6.99 in Q4 2025 and troughed at 2.42 in Q4 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 3.04 and a median of 3.48 in 2024 frame the typical range for Interest Coverage Ratio.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Interest Coverage Ratio plunged 160.29% in 2024, then jumped 389.04% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Interest Coverage Ratio stood at 1.81 in 2022, then surged by 121.03% to 4.01 in 2023, then slumped by 160.29% to 2.42 in 2024, then surged by 389.04% to 6.99 in 2025, then plunged by 47.82% to 3.65 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Interest Coverage Ratio over the past three periods registered 3.65, 2.88, and 6.99 for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Cover (Qtr)
1 Waste Management 90.16 Bn 89.60 Bn 2.73 Bn -
2 Republic Services 67.79 Bn 67.68 Bn 1.87 Bn 5.97
3 Waste Connections 42.92 Bn 42.83 Bn 1.08 Bn 4.80
4 Clean Harbors 16.73 Bn 16.21 Bn 608.78 Mn -
5 GFL Environmental 14.92 Bn 14.73 Bn 278.90 Mn -1.31
6 Casella Waste Systems 5.90 Bn 5.88 Bn 178.80 Mn 1.11
7 Sino Green Land 972.56 Mn 972.48 Mn -78,936.00 -10.74
8 Onterris 567.53 Mn 553.83 Mn 82.26 Mn -
9 Perma Fix Environmental Services 339.26 Mn 305.31 Mn -2.50 Mn -89.14
10 American Battery Technology 336.89 Mn 297.61 Mn 737,749.00 102.48

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 3.65
Mar 31, 2026 2.88
Dec 31, 2025 6.99
Sep 30, 2025 3.49
Jun 30, 2025 3.69
Mar 31, 2025 3.23
Dec 31, 2024 -2.42
Sep 30, 2024 1.19
Jun 30, 2024 1.09
Mar 31, 2024 3.47
Dec 31, 2023 4.01
Sep 30, 2023 3.77
Jun 30, 2023 3.68
Mar 31, 2023 3.29
Dec 31, 2022 1.81
Sep 30, 2022 3.62
Jun 30, 2022 3.96
Mar 31, 2022 3.31
Dec 31, 2021 6.45
Sep 30, 2021 3.58