Waste Connections, Inc. (WCN) Stock Overview
NYSE · Industrials · Waste Management
✓ Sourced directly from Yahoo Finance · Checked for accuracy at every rebuild · Snapshot: 6 September 2026
About Waste Connections, Inc.
Waste Connections, Inc. provides non-hazardous waste collection, transfer, and disposal 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…
Source: Yahoo Finance
Sector & Industry
Waste Connections, Inc. operates in the Industrials sector, within the Waste Management industry group. It is listed on the NYSE exchange.
Waste Connections, Inc. at a Glance
| Company | Waste Connections, Inc. |
| Ticker | WCN |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Currency | USD |
| Price | $164.87 |
| Market cap | $41.48B |
| P/E ratio (trailing) | 39.82 |
| EPS (trailing) | $4.14 |
| 52-week high | $179.74 |
| 52-week low | $146.89 |
| Dividend yield | 0.85% |
| Ex-dividend date | 06 Aug 2026 |
| Beta | 0.47 |
| Return on equity (ROE) | 13.03% |
| Debt-to-equity | 121.68% |
| Average volume | 1.39M |
| Shares outstanding | 251.57M |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Industry | Waste Management |
| Employees | 24,214 |
| Country | Canada |
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- What is Waste Connections, Inc.'s current P/E ratio?
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- What is WCN's 52-week range?
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- Does Waste Connections, Inc. pay a dividend?
- Waste Connections, Inc.'s trailing annual dividend yield is 0.85%. Compare with other high-yield stocks →
- What exchange is WCN listed on?
- WCN is listed on the NYSE. Browse all NYSE-listed stocks →
- What sector is Waste Connections, Inc. in?
- Waste Connections, Inc. is classified in the Industrials sector. Compare with Industrials peers →
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