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Waste Connections

TOR:WCN CA94106B1013
65
  • Value
    34
  • Growth
    65
  • Safety
    Safety
    35
  • Combined
    37
  • Sentiment
    100
  • 360° View
    360° View
    65
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Company Description

Waste Connections, Inc. is an integrated solid waste services company providing collection, transfer, and disposal services, resource recovery through recycling and renewable fuels generation, and non-hazardous oilfield waste treatment. It operates in waste collection, disposal, recycling, renewable fuels, and oilfield waste services. Waste Connections serves customers in 46 states in the U.S. and six provinces in Canada. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $47493 million, profits of $3728 million, revenue of $8920 million, and 23854 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 65 (better than 65% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Waste Connections are above average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half of the metrics below and half above average for Waste Connections. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 65, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. This means that growth is higher than for 65% of competitors in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a good rank of 100, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 100% of alternative investment opportunities. But the consolidated Value Rank has a less desirable rank of 34, which means that the share price of Waste Connections is on the higher side compared with typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is higher than for 66% of alternative stocks in the same industry. Finally, the consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 35, which means that the company has a financing structure that is riskier than those of 65% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Refinancing
Weakest Rank Sentiment
Country USA
Industry Facility Services
Size X-Large
Website wasteconnections.com
Index
TSX Composite
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The higher the 360° View, the better the stock performed against its peers, considering all metrics. The 360° View represents an average of the other 5 ranks and is then scaled to a rank from 1 to 100. The shaded values are illustrative only.
Last update: 13-Mar-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
34 7 6 9
Growth
65 75 71 59
Safety
Safety
35 82 83 91
Sentiment
100 29 96 73
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65 55 94 73
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
79 35 55 72
Opinions Change
66 14 82 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 29 71 15
Market Pulse
88 74 97 86
Sentiment
100 29 96 73
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
34 7 6 9
Growth
65 75 71 59
Safety Safety
35 82 83 91
Combined
37 67 67 63
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
20 9 3 8
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
29 17 12 16
Price vs. Book (P/B)
27 14 4 16
Dividend Yield
69 33 35 36
Value
34 7 6 9
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
51 73 64 64
Profit Growth
86 74 64 45
Capital Growth
54 36 79 36
Stock Returns
39 45 51 69
Growth
65 75 71 59
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
42 64 70 84
Refinancing
18 39 39 59
Liquidity
69 86 82 89
Safety Safety
35 82 83 91

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This is a classic, high-risk growth play: high growth and positive sentiment outweigh low Value Rank (expensive) and risky financing. This is for aggressive growth investors who are comfortable with the high price and risk, believing the growth story justifies the expense.

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