Operating
Stock-Based Comp
Waste Connections Stock-Based Comp decreased by 7.5% to $17.59M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 25.0%, from $23.44M to $17.59M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Stock-Based Comp shows an upward trend with a 8.1% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionOperating
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ4 2013
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
An increase may signal a strategy to preserve cash or align employee interests with shareholders, but it also results in share dilution.
Detailed definition
Stock-based compensation is a non-cash expense where employees and executives are rewarded with equity or stock options...
Peer comparison
High-growth technology firms often have higher stock-based compensation as a percentage of revenue compared to mature industrial firms.
Metric ID:
stock_based_compensationHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $18.42M | $13.97M | $15.53M | $14.64M | $13.08M | $20.68M | $15.09M | $18.47M | $23.00M | $14.64M | $14.33M | $21.95M | $18.86M | $20.42M | $16.66M | $23.44M | $18.52M | $18.48M | $19.02M | $17.59M |
| QoQ Change | — | -24.1% | +11.1% | -5.7% | -10.6% | +58.1% | -27.0% | +22.4% | +24.5% | -36.3% | -2.2% | +53.2% | -14.1% | +8.2% | -18.4% | +40.7% | -21.0% | -0.2% | +2.9% | -7.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -29.0% | +48.0% | -2.8% | +26.2% | +75.8% | -29.2% | -5.1% | +18.9% | -18.0% | +39.4% | +16.3% | +6.8% | -1.8% | -9.5% | +14.2% | -25.0% |
Range$13.08M – $23.44M
CAGR-1.0%
Avg YoY Growth+7.8%
Median YoY Growth+2.5%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Waste Connections's stock-based comp?
- Waste Connections (WCN) reported stock-based comp of $17.59M in Q1 2026.
- How has Waste Connections's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?
- Waste Connections's stock-based comp decreased by 25.0% year-over-year, from $23.44M to $17.59M.
- What is the long-term trend for Waste Connections's stock-based comp?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Waste Connections's stock-based comp has grown at a 8.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $58.22M to $79.45M.
- What does stock-based comp mean?
- The value of company shares given to employees as part of their pay.