Growth Metrics

Waste Connections (WCN) Return on Equity (2016 - 2026)

Waste Connections has reported Return on Equity over the past 12 years, most recently at 0.13% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Equity rose 6.0% to 0.13% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.13% through Mar 2026, up 6.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.13% for FY2025, 6.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Equity was 0.13% for Q1 2026 at Waste Connections, down from 0.13% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Equity peaked at 0.13% in Q4 2025 and troughed at 0.07% in Q3 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Equity is 0.11% (2024), against an average of 0.1%.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Equity: rose 7bps in 2022 and later dropped -5bps in 2025.
  • Tracing WCN's Return on Equity over 5 years: stood at 0.12% in 2022, then decreased by -16bps to 0.1% in 2023, then tumbled by -30bps to 0.07% in 2024, then skyrocketed by 90bps to 0.13% in 2025, then decreased by -2bps to 0.13% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Equity over the past three periods came in at 0.13%, 0.13%, and 0.07% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.