Waste Connections (WCN) Price to Earnings (2016 - 2026)
Waste Connections' (WCN) Price to Earnings stood at 39.63 in Q2 2026, down 47.1% from 74.92 a year earlier but up 1.2% from the prior quarter.
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Waste Connections (WCN) Price to Earnings (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Waste Connections' Price to Earnings came in at 41.64, down 41.9% from FY2024.
- Across earlier years, Price to Earnings came in at 71.69 in FY2024 (+42.2%), 50.41 in FY2023 (+23.6%), 40.79 in FY2022 (-28.9%) and 57.37 in FY2021 (-56.4%).
- Quarterly Price to Earnings has ranged from 39.16 in Q1 2026 to 80.16 in Q1 2025 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Price to Earnings has declined for three consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 6.7% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Price to Earnings in the last five years was growth of 47.4% in Q3 2025, against a decline of 57.2% in Q3 2021 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 39.16 (Q1 2026), 41.64 (Q4 2025) and 72.34 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waste Management | 81.78 Bn | 80.69 Bn | 2.73 Bn |
| 2 | Republic Services | 64.17 Bn | 63.79 Bn | 1.87 Bn |
| 3 | Waste Connections | 38.78 Bn | 38.40 Bn | 1.08 Bn |
| 4 | Clean Harbors | 16.83 Bn | 13.84 Bn | 608.78 Mn |
| 5 | GFL Environmental | 15.57 Bn | 13.25 Bn | 385.80 Mn |
| 6 | Casella Waste Systems | 5.19 Bn | 4.31 Bn | 178.80 Mn |
| 7 | Onterris | 445.90 Mn | 405.17 Mn | 82.26 Mn |
| 8 | Perma Fix Environmental Services | 329.99 Mn | 221.55 Mn | -2.50 Mn |
| 9 | Deep Isolation Nuclear | 184.53 Mn | 184.53 Mn | 707,000.00 |
| 10 | Comstock | 172.41 Mn | 175.73 Mn | -896,073.00 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 39.63 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 39.16 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 41.64 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 72.34 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 74.92 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 80.16 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 71.69 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 49.06 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 52.52 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 55.81 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 50.41 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 41.66 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 43.91 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 41.97 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 40.79 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 43.02 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 46.52 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 56.29 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 57.37 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 56.32 |
API Access
Waste Connections Price to Earnings 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=price-to-earnings&ticker=WCN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "price-to-earnings", "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=price-to-earnings&ticker=WCN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();