Waste Connections (WCN) Net Margin (2015 - 2026)
Waste Connections' (WCN) quarterly Net Margin came in at 9.25% in Q1 2026, down 159.0% year-on-year from 15.68% in Q1 2025, and down 15.05% quarter-over-quarter from 10.89% in Q4 2025.
Waste Connections (WCN) Net Margin (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Waste Connections has disclosed Net Margin across 12 years of filings, most recently posting 9.25% for Q1 2026.
- Net Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 9.25%, down 159.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 10.97% (up 467.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 11.37%, up 510.0% from the prior year.
- Net Margin came in at 9.25% for Q1 2026 at Waste Connections, down from 10.89% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Net Margin ranged from a high of 13.17% in Q3 2024 to a low of 11.21% in Q4 2024.
- The 5-year median for Net Margin is 10.96% (2022), against an average of 9.67%.
- Across the five-year window, Net Margin plunged 1743 bps in 2024 and soared 2210 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Waste Connections' Net Margin stood at 10.39% in 2022, then plunged by 40 bps to 6.22% in 2023, then sank by 280 bps to 11.21% in 2024, then soared by 197 bps to 10.89% in 2025, then declined by 15 bps to 9.25% in 2026.
- The last three Net Margin figures came in at 9.25% (Q1 2026), 10.89% (Q4 2025), and 11.64% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GFL Environmental | 252.38 Bn | 252.50 Bn | 218.62 Mn | -13.33% |
| 2 | Waste Connections | 40.24 Bn | 40.13 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 9.25% |
| 3 | Clean Harbors | 15.26 Bn | 14.59 Bn | 445.42 Mn | 4.33% |
| 4 | Casella Waste Systems | 5.57 Bn | 5.43 Bn | 148.40 Mn | -1.21% |
| 5 | Enviri | 1.71 Bn | 1.63 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Onterris | 613.85 Mn | 602.80 Mn | - | - |
| 7 | American Battery Technology | 425.23 Mn | 386.75 Mn | 737,749.00 | -436.17% |
| 8 | Waste Management | 198.93 Mn | 41.93 Mn | 2.53 Bn | 11.61% |
| 9 | Perma Fix Environmental Services | 184.86 Mn | 164.86 Mn | -2.88 Mn | -1.01% |
| 10 | One & one Green Technologies | 144.62 Mn | 143.66 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 9.25% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.89% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 11.64% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 12.06% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 10.84% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -11.21% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 13.17% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.25% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11.05% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.22% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 11.10% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 10.35% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.41% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 10.39% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 12.61% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 12.34% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 10.96% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.14% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 7.18% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 11.55% |