Waste Connections (WCN) Projected to Post Quarterly Earnings on Tuesday

Waste Connections (NYSE:WCN) is expected to be issuing its Q3 2025 results after the market closes on Tuesday, October 21st. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $1.38 per share and revenue of $2.4552 billion for the quarter. Waste Connections has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS.Parties are encouraged to explore the company’s upcoming Q3 2025 earningoverview page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 8:30 AM ET.

Waste Connections (NYSE:WCN) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 23rd. The business services provider reported $1.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.25 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $2.41 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.39 billion. Waste Connections had a return on equity of 15.72% and a net margin of 6.97%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.24 EPS. On average, analysts expect Waste Connections to post $5 EPS for the current fiscal year and $6 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Waste Connections Stock Down 0.4%

Shares of Waste Connections stock opened at $172.19 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $179.32 and a 200 day moving average price of $186.49. The company has a market cap of $44.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 69.43, a P/E/G ratio of 3.15 and a beta of 0.62. The company has a current ratio of 0.67, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.00. Waste Connections has a 1 year low of $169.36 and a 1 year high of $201.66.

Waste Connections Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 21st. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, August 6th were paid a dividend of $0.315 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, August 6th. This represents a $1.26 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. Waste Connections’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 50.81%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on WCN. Stifel Nicolaus began coverage on Waste Connections in a research note on Tuesday, September 30th. They set a “buy” rating and a $221.00 price target for the company. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price target on Waste Connections from $221.00 to $219.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, July 25th. CIBC reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Waste Connections in a research note on Friday, July 25th. Barclays began coverage on Waste Connections in a research note on Friday, September 19th. They set an “equal weight” rating and a $192.00 price target for the company. Finally, Atb Cap Markets raised Waste Connections from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 24th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Waste Connections presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $211.73.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans increased its holdings in shares of Waste Connections by 30.0% during the 2nd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 6,608 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,230,000 after acquiring an additional 1,524 shares during the last quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Waste Connections during the 2nd quarter valued at about $248,000. Advisory Services Network LLC increased its holdings in shares of Waste Connections by 33.6% during the 2nd quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 3,931 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $734,000 after acquiring an additional 989 shares during the last quarter. Parr Mcknight Wealth Management Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Waste Connections by 1.1% during the 2nd quarter. Parr Mcknight Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 6,853 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,280,000 after acquiring an additional 72 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Public Sector Pension Investment Board grew its holdings in Waste Connections by 0.4% in the 2nd quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 25,044 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $4,669,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.09% of the company’s stock.

Waste Connections Company Profile

Waste Connections, Inc provides non-hazardous waste collection, transfer, disposal, and resource recovery services in the United States and Canada. It offers collection services to residential, commercial, municipal, industrial, and exploration and production (E&P) customers; landfill disposal services; and recycling services for various recyclable materials, including compost, cardboard, mixed paper, plastic containers, glass bottles, and ferrous and aluminum metals.