Waste Connections (WCN) Operating Expenses (2015 - 2026)

Waste Connections has disclosed Operating Expenses across 12 years of filings, most recently posting $518.6 million for Q1 2026.

• Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $518.6 million, up 5.31% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $2.0 billion (up 5.76% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $2.0 billion, up 7.14% from the prior year.
• Operating Expenses came in at $518.6 million for Q1 2026 at Waste Connections, up from $496.8 million in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $518.6 million in Q1 2026 to a low of $343.4 million in Q1 2022.
• The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $443.4 million (2024), against an average of $439.5 million.
• Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses climbed 20.25% in 2023 and increased 5.05% in 2025, its largest moves.
• Waste Connections' Operating Expenses stood at $378.9 million in 2022, then rose by 7.17% to $406.0 million in 2023, then advanced by 16.48% to $472.9 million in 2024, then climbed by 5.05% to $496.8 million in 2025, then climbed by 4.39% to $518.6 million in 2026.
• The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $518.6 million (Q1 2026), $496.8 million (Q4 2025), and $500.5 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.