Waste Connections (WCN) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026)
Waste Connections' Return on Equity [ROE] was 14.34% in Q3 2026, up 6.78 percentage points from 7.56% a year earlier and up 1.07 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Waste Connections (WCN) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Equity [ROE] at Waste Connections came in at 13.37%, up 5.44 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] shows a five-year change of +10.41 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Equity [ROE] was 7.93% in FY2024 (-2.37 pp), 10.30% in FY2023 (-1.55 pp), 11.85% in FY2022 (+2.93 pp) and 8.93% in FY2021 (+5.97 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] in data going back to Q1 2016.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Equity [ROE] has increased for four straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.38 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] over five years was Q3 2026 (a gain of 6.78 percentage points); the worst was Q3 2025 (a drop of 4.00 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, WCN's Return on Equity [ROE] in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 13.27% (Q2 2026), 12.93% (Q1 2026) and 13.18% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waste Management | 94.39 Bn | 93.32 Bn | 2.75 Bn | 29.13% |
| 2 | Republic Services | 75.41 Bn | 75.02 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 18.36% |
| 3 | Waste Connections | 47.83 Bn | 47.48 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 14.34% |
| 4 | GFL Environmental | 15.73 Bn | 15.73 Bn | 304.74 Mn | - |
| 5 | Clean Harbors | 15.30 Bn | 12.64 Bn | 661.44 Mn | 17.48% |
| 6 | Casella Waste Systems | 5.92 Bn | 5.24 Bn | 184.65 Mn | -0.72% |
| 7 | Onterris | 832.01 Mn | 777.91 Mn | 88.27 Mn | -2.38% |
| 8 | Enviri | 710.17 Mn | 67.28 Mn | -162.22 Mn | -61.23% |
| 9 | Oio | 619.48 Mn | 617.91 Mn | - | - |
| 10 | Perma Fix Environmental Services | 328.26 Mn | 221.00 Mn | 552,000.00 | -24,293.12% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 14.34% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 13.27% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 12.93% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 13.18% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.56% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.87% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.92% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.65% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 11.56% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.91% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 10.25% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.98% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 11.04% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.41% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 11.89% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 11.89% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 11.70% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 10.06% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 9.29% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.91% |
API Access
Waste Connections Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=WCN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=WCN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();