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Waste Connections WCN Ratios & Valuation

TTM Q1 '26TTM Q4 '25TTM Q3 '25TTM Q2 '25TTM Q1 '25
Profitability
Gross margin169%+0.5pp168.5%+0.6pp167.9%+0.3pp167.6%+0.5pp167.1%+0.8pp
Free cash flow margin50.6%-1.0pp51.6%-0.1pp51.7%-1.0pp52.8%-2.9pp55.7%-2.2pp
Efficiency
Asset turnover1.8×0.0×1.8×0.0×1.9×0.0×1.9×0.0×1.9×0.0×
Liquidity
Current ratio2.6×0.0×2.7×0.0×2.7×-0.1×2.8×0.0×2.8×0.0×
Quick ratio2.6×0.0×2.7×0.0×2.7×-0.1×2.8×0.0×2.8×0.0×
Cash ratio0.2×0.0×0.2×0.0×0.2×0.0×0.2×0.0×0.2×0.0×
Leverage
Debt-to-assets1.7×0.0×1.7×0.0×1.7×0.0×1.7×0.0×1.7×0.0×
Valuation
Market capitalization$180.24B-4.7%$189.09B+0.3%$188.47B-0.5%$189.4B+9.4%$173.06B+9.9%
Enterprise value$216.08B-3.6%$224.21B+0.6%$222.82B-0.2%$223.29B+8.2%$206.32B+8.5%
Price / sales19.2×-1.2×20.4×-0.2×20.6×-0.5×21.1×+1.4×19.7×+1.3×
EV / sales23×-1.2×24.2×-0.2×24.4×-0.5×24.9×+1.4×23.4×+1.3×
Free cash flow yield10.6%+0.4pp10.2%+0.1pp10.1%0.0pp10%-1.6pp11.7%-1.2pp
Dividend yield2.9%+0.2pp2.7%+0.1pp2.7%+0.1pp2.6%-0.2pp2.8%-0.2pp

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Questions, answered.

What are Waste Connections's profit margins?
Waste Connections (WCN) runs a 42.5% gross margin and a 17.5% operating margin, with a 11.0% net margin.
Where do Waste Connections's ratios come from?
Every ratio is computed from Waste Connections's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.