Other Income & Expense
Interest Expense
Waste Connections Interest Expense increased by 1.4% to $87.72M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 8.5%, from $80.88M to $87.72M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Interest Expense shows an upward trend with a 19.7% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
StatementIncome Statement
SectionOther Income & Expense
CategoryLeverage
SignalLower is better
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ4 2022
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
Increasing interest expense may signal higher debt levels or rising interest rates, which can reduce net profitability.
Detailed definition
Interest expense represents the cost incurred by a company for borrowed funds, such as loans, bonds, or other debt instr...
Peer comparison
Highly dependent on the company's capital structure; peers with lower debt-to-equity ratios will show lower interest expenses.
Metric ID:
interest_expenseHistorical 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 | $41.33M | $40.42M | $38.63M | $41.32M | $45.08M | $51.16M | $64.77M | $68.35M | $67.55M | $69.02M | $69.73M | $78.49M | $82.38M | $83.52M | $82.42M | $80.88M | $82.75M | $84.45M | $86.48M | $87.72M |
| QoQ Change | — | -2.2% | -4.4% | +7.0% | +9.1% | +13.5% | +26.6% | +5.5% | -1.2% | +2.2% | +1.0% | +12.6% | +5.0% | +1.4% | -1.3% | -1.9% | +2.3% | +2.1% | +2.4% | +1.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +9.1% | +26.6% | +67.7% | +65.4% | +49.8% | +34.9% | +7.7% | +14.8% | +22.0% | +21.0% | +18.2% | +3.0% | +0.5% | +1.1% | +4.9% | +8.5% |
Range$38.63M – $87.72M
CAGR+17.2%
Avg YoY Growth+22.2%
Median YoY Growth+16.5%
Current Streak4 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Waste Connections's interest expense?
- Waste Connections (WCN) reported interest expense of $87.72M in Q1 2026.
- How has Waste Connections's interest expense changed year-over-year?
- Waste Connections's interest expense increased by 8.5% year-over-year, from $80.88M to $87.72M.
- What is the long-term trend for Waste Connections's interest expense?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Waste Connections's interest expense has grown at a 19.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $162.80M to $334.55M.
- What does interest expense mean?
- The cost of borrowing money, paid as interest on debt.