Waste Connections (WCN) Retained Earnings (2010 - 2026)
Waste Connections' (WCN) quarterly Retained Earnings came in at -$141.8 million in Q1 2026, up 31.6% year-on-year from -$107.7 million in Q1 2025, and down 27.68% quarter-over-quarter from -$111.0 million in Q4 2025.
Waste Connections (WCN) Retained Earnings (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Waste Connections has disclosed Retained Earnings across 17 years of filings, most recently posting -$141.8 million for Q1 2026.
- Retained Earnings for Q1 2026 came in at -$141.8 million, up 31.6% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$141.8 million (up 31.6% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$111.0 million, down 102.49% from the prior year.
- Retained Earnings came in at -$141.8 million for Q1 2026 at Waste Connections, down from -$111.0 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Retained Earnings ranged from a high of $4.8 billion in Q2 2025 to a low of -$207.3 million in Q1 2025.
- The 5-year median for Retained Earnings is -$1.1 million (2023), against an average of $1.5 billion.
- Across the five-year window, Retained Earnings jumped 9119.62% in 2022 and sank 7916.19% in 2024, its largest moves.
- Waste Connections' Retained Earnings stood at $3.6 billion in 2022, then grew by 13.49% to $4.1 billion in 2023, then grew by 7.61% to $4.5 billion in 2024, then slumped by 102.49% to -$111.0 million in 2025, then decreased by 27.68% to -$141.8 million in 2026.
- The last three Retained Earnings figures came in at -$141.8 million (Q1 2026), -$111.0 million (Q4 2025), and -$139.1 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GFL Environmental | 252.38 Bn | 252.50 Bn | 218.62 Mn | 6.30 Mn |
| 2 | Waste Connections | 40.24 Bn | 40.13 Bn | 1.01 Bn | -141.78 Mn |
| 3 | Clean Harbors | 15.26 Bn | 14.59 Bn | 445.42 Mn | -213.25 Mn |
| 4 | Casella Waste Systems | 5.57 Bn | 5.43 Bn | 148.40 Mn | -130.65 Mn |
| 5 | Enviri | 1.71 Bn | 1.63 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Onterris | 613.85 Mn | 602.80 Mn | - | - |
| 7 | American Battery Technology | 425.23 Mn | 386.75 Mn | 737,749.00 | -313.51 Mn |
| 8 | Waste Management | 198.93 Mn | 41.93 Mn | 2.53 Bn | -44.00 Mn |
| 9 | Perma Fix Environmental Services | 184.86 Mn | 164.86 Mn | -2.88 Mn | -118.20 Mn |
| 10 | One & one Green Technologies | 144.62 Mn | 143.66 Mn | - | -2.07 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -141.78 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -111.04 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -139.08 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.83 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -207.29 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.46 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.73 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -86.66 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -62.84 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.14 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.09 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -1.08 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -60.57 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.65 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -83.48 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 41.44 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 110.36 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 39.58 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 17.55 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 78.27 Mn |