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Waste Connections WCN Ratios & Valuation

TTM Q1 '26TTM Q4 '25TTM Q3 '25TTM Q2 '25TTM Q1 '25
Profitability
Gross margin169%+1.9pp168.5%+2.2pp167.9%+2.6pp167.6%+3.7pp167.1%+4.8pp
Free cash flow margin50.6%-5.1pp51.6%-6.2pp51.7%-7.9pp52.8%-7.6pp55.7%-4.2pp
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×-0.2×2.7×-0.2×2.7×-0.2×2.8×-0.1×2.8×-0.1×
Quick ratio2.6×-0.2×2.7×-0.2×2.7×-0.2×2.8×-0.1×2.8×-0.1×
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×+0.1×1.7×+0.1×
Valuation
Market capitalization$180.24B+4.2%$189.09B+20.1%$188.47B+27.3%$189.4B+38.6%$173.06B+24.3%
Enterprise value$216.08B+4.7%$224.21B+17.9%$222.82B+24.3%$223.29B+34.0%$206.32B+22.8%
Price / sales19.2×-0.5×20.4×+2.0×20.6×+2.9×21.1×+4.2×19.7×+2.1×
EV / sales23×-0.5×24.2×+2.0×24.4×+2.9×24.9×+4.3×23.4×+2.3×
Free cash flow yield10.6%-1.1pp10.2%-2.7pp10.1%-3.6pp10%-4.4pp11.7%-2.0pp
Dividend yield2.9%+0.1pp2.7%-0.3pp2.7%-0.4pp2.6%-0.6pp2.8%-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.