Waste Connections (WCN) Shares Outstanding (Entity) (2010 - 2026)
Waste Connections (WCN) posted Shares Outstanding (Entity) of 252.15 million for Q2 2026, down 2.4% from 258.35 million a year earlier and down 0.8% from the prior quarter.
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Waste Connections (WCN) Shares Outstanding (Entity) (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Waste Connections' Shares Outstanding (Entity) came in at 255.61 million, down 0.9% from FY2024.
- Annual Shares Outstanding (Entity) shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -0.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Waste Connections' Shares Outstanding (Entity) was 258.02 million in FY2024 (+0.2%), 257.6 million in FY2023 (+0.2%), 257.15 million in FY2022 (-1.2%) and 260.21 million in FY2021 (-1.0%).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Shares Outstanding (Entity) since Q2 2016.
- On a year-over-year basis, Shares Outstanding (Entity) has declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average decline of 0.6% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Shares Outstanding (Entity) in the past five years was Q1 2024, with growth of 0.2%; the weakest was Q2 2026, with a decline of 2.4%.
- According to Business Quant data, Shares Outstanding (Entity) for the three prior quarters was 254.21 million (Q1 2026), 255.61 million (Q4 2025) and 255.98 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Entity.) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waste Management | 94.39 Bn | 93.32 Bn | 2.75 Bn | 397.70 Mn |
| 2 | Republic Services | 75.41 Bn | 75.02 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 304.64 Mn |
| 3 | Waste Connections | 47.83 Bn | 47.48 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 250.25 Mn |
| 4 | GFL Environmental | 15.73 Bn | 15.73 Bn | 304.74 Mn | - |
| 5 | Clean Harbors | 15.30 Bn | 12.64 Bn | 661.44 Mn | 52.73 Mn |
| 6 | Casella Waste Systems | 5.92 Bn | 5.24 Bn | 184.65 Mn | 63.64 Mn |
| 7 | Onterris | 832.01 Mn | 777.91 Mn | 88.27 Mn | 35.15 Mn |
| 8 | Enviri | 710.17 Mn | 67.28 Mn | -162.22 Mn | 28.19 Mn |
| 9 | Oio | 619.48 Mn | 617.91 Mn | - | 348.02 Mn |
| 10 | Perma Fix Environmental Services | 328.26 Mn | 221.00 Mn | 552,000.00 | 21.22 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 250.25 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 252.15 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 254.21 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 255.61 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 255.98 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 258.35 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 258.32 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 258.02 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 258.01 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 257.97 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 257.96 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 257.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 257.58 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 257.56 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 257.49 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 257.15 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 257.12 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 257.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 257.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 260.21 Mn |
API Access
Waste Connections Shares Outstanding (Entity) 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=shares-outstanding-entity&ticker=WCN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding-entity", "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=shares-outstanding-entity&ticker=WCN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();