Waste Connections (WCN) Shares Repurchased (2015 - 2026)

Waste Connections' (WCN) quarterly Shares Repurchased came in at $284.0 million in Q1 2026, up 348.3% quarter-over-quarter from $63.3 million in Q4 2025.

Waste Connections (WCN) Shares Repurchased (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Waste Connections has disclosed Shares Repurchased across 7 years of filings, most recently posting $284.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Shares Repurchased for Q1 2026 came in at $284.0 million, changed N/A year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $789.5 million (changed N/A YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $505.5 million, changed N/A from the prior year.
  • Shares Repurchased came in at $284.0 million for Q1 2026 at Waste Connections, up from $63.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Shares Repurchased ranged from a high of $441.8 million in Q3 2025 to a low of $389000.0 in Q2 2025.
  • The 3-year median for Shares Repurchased is $284.0 million (2026), against an average of $242.9 million.
  • Peak annual rise in Shares Repurchased reached 543.95% in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 543.95% in 2022.
  • Waste Connections' Shares Repurchased stood at $425.0 million in 2022, then slumped by 85.1% to $63.3 million in 2025, then surged by 348.3% to $284.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Shares Repurchased figures came in at $284.0 million (Q1 2026), $63.3 million (Q4 2025), and $441.8 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Shares Repurchased (Qtr)
1 GFL Environmental 252.38 Bn 252.50 Bn 218.62 Mn 85.90 Mn
2 Waste Connections 40.24 Bn 40.13 Bn 1.01 Bn 283.96 Mn
3 Clean Harbors 15.26 Bn 14.59 Bn 445.42 Mn 25.00 Mn
4 Casella Waste Systems 5.57 Bn 5.43 Bn 148.40 Mn -
5 Enviri 1.71 Bn 1.63 Bn - -
6 Onterris 613.85 Mn 602.80 Mn - -
7 American Battery Technology 425.23 Mn 386.75 Mn 737,749.00 -
8 Waste Management 198.93 Mn 41.93 Mn 2.53 Bn 344.00 Mn
9 Perma Fix Environmental Services 184.86 Mn 164.86 Mn -2.88 Mn -
10 One & one Green Technologies 144.62 Mn 143.66 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 283.96 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 283.96 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 63.34 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 63.34 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 441.79 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 441.79 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 389,000.00
Jun 30, 2025 389,000.00
Mar 31, 2022 425.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 425.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 33.35 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 33.35 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 239.64 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 239.64 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 66.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 66.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 105.65 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 105.65 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 16.89 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 16.89 Mn