Waste Connections (WCN) Operating Leases (2018 - 2026)
Waste Connections' Operating Leases came in at $275.11 million for Q3 2026, up 1.7% from $270.41 million a year earlier and up 1.6% from the prior quarter.
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Waste Connections (WCN) Operating Leases (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Waste Connections' Operating Leases was $267 million, down 1.9% from FY2024.
- Operating Leases carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 12.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Operating Leases was $272.11 million in FY2024 (+14.1%), $238.44 million in FY2023 (+44.1%), $165.46 million in FY2022 (+27.6%) and $129.63 million in FY2021 (-12.0%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Operating Leases is $129.63 million (Q4 2021) to $279.12 million (Q2 2025).
- Year-over-year, Operating Leases increased in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 3.0%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Operating Leases over five years came in Q2 2023 (growth of 61.3%), and the weakest in Q4 2021 (a decline of 12.0%).
- Business Quant data shows WCN's Operating Leases at $270.86 million (Q2 2026), $278.17 million (Q1 2026) and $267 million (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waste Management | 94.52 Bn | 93.36 Bn | 2.75 Bn |
| 2 | Republic Services | 75.60 Bn | 75.21 Bn | 1.90 Bn |
| 3 | Waste Connections | 47.74 Bn | 47.38 Bn | 1.14 Bn |
| 4 | GFL Environmental | 16.98 Bn | 14.99 Bn | - |
| 5 | Clean Harbors | 15.14 Bn | 12.48 Bn | 661.44 Mn |
| 6 | Casella Waste Systems | 6.31 Bn | 5.43 Bn | 178.80 Mn |
| 7 | Onterris | 829.12 Mn | 775.01 Mn | 88.27 Mn |
| 8 | Perma Fix Environmental Services | 330.79 Mn | 223.53 Mn | 552,000.00 |
| 9 | Comstock | 147.04 Mn | 6.26 Mn | -606,061.00 |
| 10 | Deep Isolation Nuclear | 109.56 Mn | 109.56 Mn | 707,000.00 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 275.11 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 270.86 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 278.17 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 267.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 270.41 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 279.12 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 266.68 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 272.11 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 275.55 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 270.28 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 249.42 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 238.44 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 239.77 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 224.57 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 169.05 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 165.46 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 163.85 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 139.19 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 134.39 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 129.63 Mn |
API Access
Waste Connections Operating Leases 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-leases&ticker=WCN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-leases", "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-leases&ticker=WCN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();