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Waste Connections

TOR:WCN CA94106B1013
40
  • Value
    42
  • Growth
    71
  • Safety
    Safety
    29
  • Combined
    46
  • Sentiment
    45
  • 360° View
    360° View
    40
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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 40 (better than 40% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Waste Connections are below the industry average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with three out of four indicators below average for Waste Connections. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 71, 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. It ranks higher than 71% of competitors in the same industry. The other indicators are below average, namely the Value, Safety, and Sentiment Ranks.The Value Rank at 42 means that the share price of Waste Connections is on the high side compared with its peers regarding revenues, profits, and invested capital. The stock price is higher than for 58% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 29, which means that the company has a riskier financing structure than 71% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a low rank of 45, indicating professional investors are more pessimistic about the stock than for 55% of alternative investment opportunities. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Market Pulse
Weakest Rank Profit Growth
Country USA
Industry Facility Services
Size X-Large
Website wasteconnections.com
Index
TSX Composite
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Last update: 17-Sep-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
42 7 6 9
Growth
71 75 71 59
Safety
Safety
29 82 83 91
Sentiment
45 29 96 73
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40 55 94 73
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
77 35 55 72
Opinions Change
50 14 82 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 29 71 15
Market Pulse
7 74 97 86
Sentiment
45 29 96 73
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
42 7 6 9
Growth
71 75 71 59
Safety Safety
29 82 83 91
Combined
46 67 67 63
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
29 9 3 8
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
17 17 12 16
Price vs. Book (P/B)
31 14 4 16
Dividend Yield
71 33 35 36
Value
42 7 6 9
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
49 73 64 64
Profit Growth
87 74 64 45
Capital Growth
50 36 79 36
Stock Returns
51 45 51 69
Growth
71 75 71 59
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
39 64 70 84
Refinancing
17 39 39 59
Liquidity
57 86 82 89
Safety Safety
29 82 83 91

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The only positive is high growth. The stock is expensive (low Value Rank), risky to finance, and carries critical professional sentiment. This is a risky proposition. Avoid unless you have exceptional conviction that the growth alone will overcome the price and financial risks.

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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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