What is Waste Connections's D&A?

Waste Connections (WCN) reported D&A of $47.26M in Q1 2026.

How has Waste Connections's D&A changed year-over-year?

Waste Connections's D&A decreased by 0.8% year-over-year, from $47.64M to $47.26M.

What is the long-term trend for Waste Connections's D&A?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Waste Connections's D&A has grown at a 9.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $139.28M to $201.54M.

Non-cash expense representing the systematic allocation of tangible asset costs (depreciation) and intangible asset costs (amortization) over their useful lives.

Waste Connections WCN D&A

D&A at other companies

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$115.8M+3.4%

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$735M+12.0%

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$77.98M+9.1%

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$461M+6.2%

TerexTEX

$77M+97.4%

Artesian ResourcesARTNA

$3.45M+2.8%

Segments

By segment

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Southern$65.84M+17.9%

Eastern$57.32M+2.0%

Western$55.53M+6.8%

Canada$51.51M+12.4%

Central$45.34M+6.9%

Mid South$35.5M+0.9%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$2.4B+6.4%

Gross profit$1.0B+7.8%

Operating income$364.1M-6.7%

Net income$219.3M-9.2%

EPS (diluted)$0.86-7.5%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$112.4M+1.1%

Total debt$9.4B+8.4%

Total equity$8.2B+4.9%

Total assets$21.2B+4.6%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$545.6M+0.7%

CapEx$296.6M+39.6%

Free cash flow$249.0M-24.3%

Valuation

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Market cap$42.66B-12.3%

Enterprise value$51.99B-9.1%

P/E40.5×—

P/S4.4×-0.8×

Profitability

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Gross margin42.5%+0.5pp

Operating margin17.5%—

Net margin11%—

FCF margin12%-1.0pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity13.4%—

Debt / equity1.1×0.0×

Current ratio0.7×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Waste Connections in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets.

The official record: Waste Connections’s 10-Q, filed April 23, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Waste Connections's D&A?: Waste Connections (WCN) reported D&A of $47.26M in Q1 2026.
How has Waste Connections's D&A changed year-over-year?: Waste Connections's D&A decreased by 0.8% year-over-year, from $47.64M to $47.26M.
What is the long-term trend for Waste Connections's D&A?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Waste Connections's D&A has grown at a 9.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $139.28M to $201.54M.
What does D&A mean?: Non-cash expense representing the systematic allocation of tangible asset costs (depreciation) and intangible asset costs (amortization) over their useful lives.