Growth Metrics

Waste Connections (WCN) Operating Leases (2018 - 2026)

Waste Connections has reported Operating Leases over the past 9 years, most recently at $278.2 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Leases rose 4.31% to $278.2 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $278.2 million through Mar 2026, up 4.31% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $267.0 million for FY2025, 1.88% down from the prior year.
  • Operating Leases was $278.2 million for Q1 2026 at Waste Connections, up from $267.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Leases peaked at $279.1 million in Q2 2025 and troughed at $134.4 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Leases is $249.4 million (2024), against an average of $229.6 million.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Operating Leases: fell 7.96% in 2022 and later skyrocketed 61.34% in 2023.
  • Tracing WCN's Operating Leases over 5 years: stood at $165.5 million in 2022, then soared by 44.11% to $238.4 million in 2023, then increased by 14.12% to $272.1 million in 2024, then decreased by 1.88% to $267.0 million in 2025, then rose by 4.18% to $278.2 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Leases over the past three periods came in at $278.2 million, $267.0 million, and $270.4 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.