Waste Connections (WCN) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Waste Connections (WCN) reported Operating Expenses of $586.37 million for Q2 2026, up 6.5% from $550.62 million a year earlier and up 3.6% from the prior quarter.
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Waste Connections (WCN) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Waste Connections' Operating Expenses came in at $2.25 billion, up 5.3% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $2.19 billion, up 7.1% from FY2024.
- Operating Expenses has increased for five consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 11.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Operating Expenses came in at $2.05 billion in FY2024 (+13.6%), $1.8 billion in FY2023 (+11.6%), $1.62 billion in FY2022 (+13.3%) and $1.43 billion in FY2021 (+10.5%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Operating Expenses in data going back to Q2 2015.
- Year over year, Operating Expenses has now increased in each of the last 23 quarters, with growth averaging 12.1% over the last eight quarters.
- The year-over-year growth in Operating Expenses has ranged between 3.0% (Q4 2025) and 31.3% (Q4 2024) over the last five years.
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $565.87 million (Q1 2026), $549.14 million (Q4 2025) and $551.81 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waste Management | 94.39 Bn | 93.32 Bn | 2.75 Bn | 5.57 Bn |
| 2 | Republic Services | 75.41 Bn | 75.02 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 451.00 Mn |
| 3 | Waste Connections | 47.83 Bn | 47.48 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 593.34 Mn |
| 4 | GFL Environmental | 15.73 Bn | 15.73 Bn | 304.74 Mn | 464.61 Mn |
| 5 | Clean Harbors | 15.30 Bn | 12.64 Bn | 661.44 Mn | 217.09 Mn |
| 6 | Casella Waste Systems | 5.92 Bn | 5.24 Bn | 184.65 Mn | 543.58 Mn |
| 7 | Onterris | 832.01 Mn | 777.91 Mn | 88.27 Mn | 67.19 Mn |
| 8 | Enviri | 710.17 Mn | 67.28 Mn | -162.22 Mn | 301.48 Mn |
| 9 | Oio | 619.48 Mn | 617.91 Mn | - | - |
| 10 | Perma Fix Environmental Services | 328.26 Mn | 221.00 Mn | 552,000.00 | 4.22 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 593.34 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 586.37 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 565.87 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 549.14 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 551.81 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 550.62 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 540.08 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 533.13 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 516.17 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 514.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 483.72 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 406.04 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 411.28 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 429.71 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 397.73 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 378.87 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 380.17 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 357.34 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 343.36 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 332.59 Mn |
API Access
Waste Connections Operating Expenses API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-expenses&ticker=WCN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-expenses", "ticker": "WCN", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-expenses&ticker=WCN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();