Income Before Tax
Pre-Tax Income
Waste Connections Pre-Tax Income decreased by 16.8% to $283.56M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 9.4%, from $312.98M to $283.56M. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Pre-Tax Income shows an upward trend with a 22.5% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
StatementIncome Statement
SectionIncome Before Tax
CategoryProfitability
SignalHigher is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ4 2013
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
This provides a view of profitability that is not skewed by varying tax rates or one-time tax credits.
Detailed definition
A company's profits before the deduction of corporate income tax. It combines operating performance with non-operating f...
Peer comparison
Used to compare companies across different tax jurisdictions to see who generates more raw profit.
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income_before_taxHistorical Data
19 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 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $224.97M | $133.07M | $212.10M | $229.21M | $282.51M | $285.88M | $251.36M | $252.23M | $277.72M | $292.17M | $161.39M | $288.54M | $355.98M | $400.06M | $312.98M | $389.16M | $374.77M | $341.01M | $283.56M |
| QoQ Change | — | -40.8% | +59.4% | +8.1% | +23.3% | +1.2% | -12.1% | +0.3% | +10.1% | +5.2% | -44.8% | +78.8% | +23.4% | +12.4% | -21.8% | +24.3% | -3.7% | -9.0% | -16.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +25.6% | +114.8% | +18.5% | +10.0% | -1.7% | +2.2% | -35.8% | +14.4% | +28.2% | +36.9% | +8.5% | +9.3% | -6.3% | — | -9.4% |
Range$133.07M – $400.06M
CAGR+5.3%
Avg YoY Growth+15.4%
Median YoY Growth+9.7%
Current Streak3 quarters decline
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Waste Connections's pre-tax income?
- Waste Connections (WCN) reported pre-tax income of $283.56M in Q1 2026.
- How has Waste Connections's pre-tax income changed year-over-year?
- Waste Connections's pre-tax income decreased by 9.4% year-over-year, from $312.98M to $283.56M.
- What is the long-term trend for Waste Connections's pre-tax income?
- Over 3 years (2021 to 2025), Waste Connections's pre-tax income has grown at a 22.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $770.74M to $1.42B.
- What does pre-tax income mean?
- The total profit a company made before paying its income taxes.