Waste Connections (WCN) to Release Earnings on Tuesday

Waste Connections (NYSE:WCN) is expected to announce 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.Investors can find conference call details on the company’s upcoming Q3 2025 earningreport page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 8:30 AM ET.

Waste Connections (NYSE:WCN) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The business services provider reported $1.29 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.25 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $2.41 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.39 billion. Waste Connections had a return on equity of 15.72% and a net margin of 6.97%.Waste Connections’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $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 Trading Up 1.1%

Shares of WCN stock opened at $172.68 on Monday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $178.03 and a 200 day moving average of $185.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.00, a current ratio of 0.67 and a quick ratio of 0.67. Waste Connections has a 1-year low of $169.36 and a 1-year high of $201.66. The stock has a market capitalization of $44.31 billion, a PE ratio of 69.63, a P/E/G ratio of 3.15 and a beta of 0.62.

Waste Connections Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed 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. This represents a $1.26 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, August 6th. Waste Connections’s dividend payout ratio is 50.81%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages recently commented on WCN. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Waste Connections in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Barclays started coverage on shares of Waste Connections in a research report on Friday, September 19th. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $192.00 price objective on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus initiated coverage on shares of Waste Connections in a research note on Tuesday, September 30th. They set a “buy” rating and a $221.00 price objective for the company. National Bankshares cut their target price on Waste Connections from $211.00 to $196.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, October 7th. Finally, Scotiabank set a $208.00 price target on Waste Connections in a research report on Friday, October 10th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $210.38.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Waste Connections

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of WCN. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its holdings in Waste Connections by 7.7% in the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 3,038,786 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $567,402,000 after buying an additional 216,110 shares during the period. State Street Corp raised its position in shares of Waste Connections by 1.0% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,808,631 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $337,708,000 after acquiring an additional 17,197 shares in the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. lifted its stake in shares of Waste Connections by 35.2% in the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 276,598 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $51,645,000 after purchasing an additional 71,943 shares during the period. State of Tennessee Department of Treasury boosted its position in shares of Waste Connections by 2.1% during the second quarter. State of Tennessee Department of Treasury now owns 259,765 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $48,461,000 after purchasing an additional 5,300 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. grew its stake in Waste Connections by 12.8% in the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 219,290 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $40,946,000 after purchasing an additional 24,948 shares during the period. 86.09% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.