Waste Connections (WCN) Tax Rate (2015 - 2026)
Waste Connections (WCN) posted Tax Rate of 22.76% for Q2 2026, little changed sequentially from 22.65% in Q1 2026, and down 265.0% YoY from 13.79% in Q2 2025.
Waste Connections (WCN) Tax Rate (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Waste Connections has reported Tax Rate for 12 years, with the latest figure at 22.76% in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Tax Rate fell 265.0% year-over-year to 22.76% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 23.32% (down 520.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 24.07%, down 262.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate steadied at 22.76% in Q2 2026 per WCN's latest filing, from 22.65% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Tax Rate peaked at 25.41% in Q2 2025 and troughed at 10.07% in Q4 2024.
- A 5-year average of 21.6% and a median of 22.64% in 2026 frame the typical range for Tax Rate.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Tax Rate plunged 1147 bps in 2024, then soared 1413 bps in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Tax Rate stood at 22.7% in 2022, then declined by 5 bps to 21.54% in 2023, then tumbled by 53 bps to 10.07% in 2024, then soared by 140 bps to 24.2% in 2025, then slipped by 6 bps to 22.76% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Tax Rate over the past three periods registered 22.76%, 22.65%, and 24.2% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waste Management | 89.87 Bn | 89.31 Bn | 2.73 Bn | 23.24% |
| 2 | Republic Services | 67.76 Bn | 67.65 Bn | 1.87 Bn | 19.03% |
| 3 | Waste Connections | 43.02 Bn | 42.93 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 22.76% |
| 4 | Clean Harbors | 16.72 Bn | 16.20 Bn | 608.78 Mn | 26.56% |
| 5 | GFL Environmental | 14.88 Bn | 14.69 Bn | 278.90 Mn | -6.01% |
| 6 | Casella Waste Systems | 5.85 Bn | 5.83 Bn | 178.80 Mn | -12.04% |
| 7 | Sino Green Land | 972.56 Mn | 972.48 Mn | -78,936.00 | - |
| 8 | Onterris | 564.12 Mn | 550.43 Mn | 82.26 Mn | 20.21% |
| 9 | Perma Fix Environmental Services | 341.45 Mn | 307.49 Mn | -2.50 Mn | - |
| 10 | American Battery Technology | 339.53 Mn | 300.24 Mn | 737,749.00 | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 22.76% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 22.76% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 22.76% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 22.65% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 22.65% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 22.65% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 24.20% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 24.20% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 24.20% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 23.62% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 23.62% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 23.62% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 25.41% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 25.41% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 25.41% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 22.83% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 22.83% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 22.83% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.07% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.07% |