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Waste Connections WCN Shares (Diluted)

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63.5M+0.2%
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309.3M-1.3%
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82.3M+2.4%
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96.1M+43.6%
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10.3M+0.2%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$2.6B+6.4%
Gross profit$1.1B+6.7%
Operating income$437.6M-4.8%
Net income$296.4M+2.1%
EPS (diluted)$1.17+4.5%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$98.2M-10.9%
Total debt$9.6B+10.8%
Total equity$8.2B+4.9%
Total assets$21.4B+3.5%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$733.3M+14.9%
CapEx$302.4M+6.0%
Free cash flow$430.9M+22.1%

Valuation

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Market cap$42.19B-12.5%
Enterprise value$51.71B-9.0%
P/E39.8×
P/S4.3×-0.9×

Profitability

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Gross margin42.5%+0.5pp
Operating margin17%
Net margin10.9%
FCF margin12.6%+0.3pp

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:WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding.

The source filing: Waste Connections’s 10-Q, filed July 23, 2026.

Filed
Jul 23, 2026, 6:01 AM EDT
Fiscal quarter
Q2 FY2026
Calendar quarter
Q2 2026
Accession
0001104659-26-086006
Line itemThree Months Ended June 30, 2026Three Months Ended June 30, 2025Six Months Ended June 30, 2026Six Months Ended June 30, 2025
Net income$296,399$290,276$515,742$531,787
Earnings per common share:
Basic$1.17$1.12$2.03$2.06
Diluted$1.17$1.12$2.02$2.05
Shares used in the per share calculations:
Basic253,457,489258,377,345254,398,232258,286,168
Diluted253,856,582258,982,647254,860,729258,944,234
Cash dividends per common share$0.350$0.315$0.700$0.630

Item 1. Financial Statements

FAQ

What is Waste Connections's shares (diluted)?
Waste Connections (WCN) reported shares (diluted) of 253.9M in Q2 2026.
How has Waste Connections's shares (diluted) changed year-over-year?
Waste Connections's shares (diluted) decreased by 2.0% year-over-year, from 259M to 253.9M.
What is the long-term trend for Waste Connections's shares (diluted)?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Waste Connections's shares (diluted) has grown at a -0.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 1B to 1B.
What does shares (diluted) mean?
The weighted-average shares outstanding plus all potentially dilutive shares from stock options, RSUs, convertible securities, and warrants, using the treasury stock method.

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