Waste Connections (WCN) Payout Ratio (2016 - 2026)
Waste Connections' Payout Ratio came in at 0.33 for Q2 2026, down 33.6% from 0.49 a year earlier but up 1.4% from the prior quarter.
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Waste Connections (WCN) Payout Ratio (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Waste Connections' Payout Ratio was 0.31, down 36.6% from FY2024.
- Going back by year, Payout Ratio was 0.49 in FY2024 (+38.0%), 0.35 in FY2023 (+22.0%), 0.29 in FY2022 (-18.4%) and 0.36 in FY2021 (-63.5%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Payout Ratio is 0.29 (Q4 2022) to 0.52 (Q3 2025).
- Year-over-year, Payout Ratio has declined for three consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 11.1% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Payout Ratio over five years came in Q3 2025 (growth of 66.5%), and the weakest in Q4 2021 (a decline of 63.5%).
- Business Quant data shows WCN's Payout Ratio at 0.32 (Q1 2026), 0.31 (Q4 2025) and 0.52 (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waste Management | 81.64 Bn | 80.55 Bn | 2.73 Bn |
| 2 | Republic Services | 64.27 Bn | 63.89 Bn | 1.87 Bn |
| 3 | Waste Connections | 38.82 Bn | 38.45 Bn | 1.08 Bn |
| 4 | Clean Harbors | 16.38 Bn | 13.39 Bn | 608.78 Mn |
| 5 | GFL Environmental | 15.51 Bn | 13.19 Bn | 385.80 Mn |
| 6 | Casella Waste Systems | 5.03 Bn | 4.15 Bn | 178.80 Mn |
| 7 | Onterris | 470.12 Mn | 429.40 Mn | 82.26 Mn |
| 8 | Perma Fix Environmental Services | 331.90 Mn | 223.46 Mn | -2.50 Mn |
| 9 | Deep Isolation Nuclear | 182.23 Mn | 182.23 Mn | 707,000.00 |
| 10 | Comstock | 177.73 Mn | 181.05 Mn | -896,073.00 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.33 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.32 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.31 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.52 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.49 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.49 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.49 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.31 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.33 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.35 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.35 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.32 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.30 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.29 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.29 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.29 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.34 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.35 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.36 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.37 |
API Access
Waste Connections Payout Ratio 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=payout-ratio&ticker=WCN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payout-ratio", "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=payout-ratio&ticker=WCN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();