Waste Connections (WCN) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Waste Connections (WCN) posted Return on Assets [ROA] of 5.28% for Q3 2026, up 2.28 percentage points from 3.00% a year earlier and up 0.30 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Waste Connections (WCN) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Waste Connections' Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 5.26%, up 1.99 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Assets [ROA] shows a five-year change of +3.79 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Waste Connections' Return on Assets [ROA] was 3.27% in FY2024 (-1.08 pp), 4.35% in FY2023 (-0.90 pp), 5.25% in FY2022 (+0.94 pp) and 4.31% in FY2021 (+2.84 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q3 2018.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Assets [ROA] has increased in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.32 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] in the past five years was Q4 2021, with a gain of 2.80 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2025, with a drop of 1.77 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Assets [ROA] for the three prior quarters was 4.98% (Q2 2026), 4.98% (Q1 2026) and 5.14% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waste Management | 94.39 Bn | 93.32 Bn | 2.75 Bn | 6.26% |
| 2 | Republic Services | 75.41 Bn | 75.02 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 6.31% |
| 3 | Waste Connections | 47.83 Bn | 47.48 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 5.28% |
| 4 | GFL Environmental | 15.73 Bn | 15.73 Bn | 304.74 Mn | - |
| 5 | Clean Harbors | 15.30 Bn | 12.64 Bn | 661.44 Mn | 6.56% |
| 6 | Casella Waste Systems | 5.92 Bn | 5.24 Bn | 184.65 Mn | -0.32% |
| 7 | Onterris | 832.01 Mn | 777.91 Mn | 88.27 Mn | -1.08% |
| 8 | Enviri | 710.17 Mn | 67.28 Mn | -162.22 Mn | -24.43% |
| 9 | Oio | 619.48 Mn | 617.91 Mn | - | - |
| 10 | Perma Fix Environmental Services | 328.26 Mn | 221.00 Mn | 552,000.00 | -13,504.10% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 5.28% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.98% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.98% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.14% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.00% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.15% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.14% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.09% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.77% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.48% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.29% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.28% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.73% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.85% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.97% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.03% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.12% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.45% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.24% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.27% |
API Access
Waste Connections Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=WCN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=WCN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();