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Waste Connections, Inc. (WCN) Stock Analysis

Price $181.97
Market cap $45.54B
Entry status Wait

Last updated Oct 27, 2026

Health Check

Last analyzed Oct 23, 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
Wait

Entry timing is weak right now. Quality may be fine; the setup is not.

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 40.8
  • Forward P/E 29.47
  • PEG 2.41
  • EV/Revenue 5.67

Profitability

  • Revenue Growth 7.3%
  • Gross Margin 42.6%
  • Operating Margin 20.8%
  • Net Margin 11.4%
  • ROE 14.2%

Financial strength

  • Cash $98.14M
  • Debt $9.77B
  • Net Cash $-9.67B
  • Free Cash Flow $1.22B
  • Current Ratio 0.67

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