Waste Connections WCN
NYSE WCN
$168.34 -0.46 (-0.27%)
At close: Aug 20, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Waste Connections (WCN) Share-based Compensation (2015 - 2026)

Waste Connections (WCN) posted Share-based Compensation of $17.0 million for Q2 2026, down 30.56% sequentially from $24.5 million in Q1 2026, and up 31.21% YoY from $13.0 million in Q2 2025.

Waste Connections (WCN) Share-based Compensation (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Waste Connections has reported Share-based Compensation for 12 years, with the latest figure at $17.0 million in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Share-based Compensation rose 31.21% year-over-year to $17.0 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $79.0 million (changed 0.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $91.2 million, up 8.94% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation retreated to $17.0 million in Q2 2026 per WCN's latest filing, from $24.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Share-based Compensation peaked at $30.8 million in Q1 2024 and troughed at $10.0 million in Q2 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $18.5 million and a median of $17.9 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Share-based Compensation surged 76.56% in 2023, then sank 46.15% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Share-based Compensation stood at $15.1 million in 2022, then fell by 5.06% to $14.3 million in 2023, then gained by 16.26% to $16.7 million in 2024, then increased by 14.17% to $19.0 million in 2025, then decreased by 10.48% to $17.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Share-based Compensation over the past three periods registered $17.0 million, $24.5 million, and $19.0 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Stock Comp. (Qtr)
1 Waste Management 90.39 Bn 89.83 Bn 2.73 Bn 46.00 Mn
2 Republic Services 67.62 Bn 67.51 Bn 1.87 Bn -
3 Waste Connections 42.71 Bn 42.61 Bn 1.08 Bn 17.02 Mn
4 Clean Harbors 17.07 Bn 16.56 Bn 608.78 Mn 14.82 Mn
5 GFL Environmental 14.89 Bn 14.70 Bn 278.90 Mn 25.60 Mn
6 Casella Waste Systems 5.91 Bn 5.89 Bn 178.80 Mn 11.99 Mn
7 Sino Green Land 646.75 Mn 646.67 Mn -78,936.00 -
8 Onterris 529.21 Mn 515.52 Mn 82.26 Mn 43.60 Mn
9 Perma Fix Environmental Services 334.90 Mn 300.95 Mn -2.50 Mn 182,000.00
10 American Battery Technology 307.22 Mn 267.94 Mn 737,749.00 27.61 Mn

Historic Data

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Jun 30, 2026 17.02 Mn
Jun 30, 2026 17.02 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 24.52 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 24.52 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 19.02 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 19.02 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 18.48 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 18.48 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 12.98 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 12.98 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 28.98 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 28.98 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 16.66 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 16.66 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 20.42 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 20.42 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 9.96 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 9.96 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 30.85 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 30.85 Mn