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Waste Connections, Inc. (WCN) Stock Analysis

Price $163.16
Market cap $41.05B
Next earnings Oct 20, 2026
Entry status Good Entry

Last updated Sep 8, 2026

Health Check

Last analyzed Sep 7, 2026

58
58/100 Acceptable
  • Financial Health 65
  • Profitability 60
  • Business Quality 60
  • Balance Sheet 40
  • Cash Flow 60

Why this rating?

Health 58/100 — Acceptable

Strongest Financial Health 65/100
Softest Balance Sheet 40/100
Good Entry

A usable setup — not as clean as Strong Entry, but timing is not mixed or weak.

Company overview

Waste Connections, Inc. (WCN) is a Waste Management company in the Industrials sector. Compound Radar rates Waste Connections, Inc. 58/100 (Acceptable) due to solid business quality, steady revenue growth, and elevated leverage.

Investment profile

  • Quality Moderate
  • Growth Moderate
  • Balance Sheet Stretched
  • Valuation Fair

Financial highlights

Valuation

  • P/E 39.41
  • Forward P/E 26.28
  • PEG 2.36
  • EV/Revenue 5.23

Profitability

  • Revenue Growth 6.4%
  • Gross Margin 42.5%
  • Operating Margin 19.7%
  • Net Margin 10.9%
  • ROE 13.0%

Financial strength

  • Cash $100.52M
  • Debt $9.64B
  • Net Cash $-9.54B
  • Free Cash Flow $1.22B
  • Current Ratio 0.66

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