Growth Metrics

Waste Connections (WCN) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Waste Connections has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 11 years, most recently at 0.09% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 3.0% to 0.09% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.09% through Mar 2026, up 3.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.09% for FY2025, 3.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 0.09% for Q1 2026 at Waste Connections, down from 0.09% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 0.09% in Q4 2025 and troughed at 0.06% in Q3 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 0.08% (2022), against an average of 0.08%.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Capital Employed: rose 4bps in 2022 and later dropped -2bps in 2024.
  • Tracing WCN's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 0.08% in 2022, then fell by -7bps to 0.08% in 2023, then fell by -23bps to 0.06% in 2024, then skyrocketed by 54bps to 0.09% in 2025, then decreased by -3bps to 0.09% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods came in at 0.09%, 0.09%, and 0.06% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.