
Waste Connections (WCN) | Financial Analysis & Statements
TL;DR: Financial Overview - Revenue, Profits & Key Metrics
Latest Quarterly: Mar 2025Income Metrics
Revenue
2.2B
Gross Profit
936.7M
42.04%
Operating Income
396.6M
17.80%
Net Income
241.5M
10.84%
EPS (Diluted)
$0.93
Balance Sheet Metrics
Total Assets
20.3B
Total Liabilities
12.2B
Shareholders Equity
8.0B
Debt to Equity
1.53
Cash Flow Metrics
Operating Cash Flow
603.3M
Free Cash Flow
329.1M
Revenue & Profitability Trend
Waste Connections Income Statement From 2020 to 2024
Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Revenue | 8.9B | 8.0B | 7.2B | 6.2B | 5.4B |
Cost of Goods Sold | 5.2B | 4.7B | 4.3B | 3.7B | 3.3B |
Gross Profit | 3.7B | 3.3B | 2.9B | 2.5B | 2.2B |
Gross Margin % | 41.8% | 40.9% | 39.9% | 40.6% | 39.8% |
Operating Expenses | |||||
Research & Development | - | - | - | - | - |
Selling, General & Administrative | 883.4M | 799.1M | 696.5M | 612.3M | 537.6M |
Other Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - |
Total Operating Expenses | 883.4M | 799.1M | 696.5M | 612.3M | 537.6M |
Operating Income | 1.7B | 1.5B | 1.3B | 1.1B | 879.1M |
Operating Margin % | 18.8% | 18.4% | 17.5% | 17.4% | 16.1% |
Non-Operating Items | |||||
Interest Income | 11.6M | 9.4M | 6.0M | 2.9M | 5.3M |
Interest Expense | 326.8M | 274.6M | 202.3M | 162.8M | 162.4M |
Other Non-Operating Income | -602.5M | -226.3M | -15.1M | -141.3M | -468.1M |
Pre-tax Income | 762.9M | 983.5M | 1.0B | 770.7M | 253.9M |
Income Tax | 146.4M | 220.7M | 213.0M | 152.3M | 49.9M |
Effective Tax Rate % | 19.2% | 22.4% | 20.3% | 19.8% | 19.7% |
Net Income | 616.6M | 762.8M | 836.0M | 618.5M | 204.0M |
Net Margin % | 6.9% | 9.5% | 11.6% | 10.1% | 3.7% |
Key Metrics | |||||
EBITDA | 2.9B | 2.5B | 2.2B | 1.9B | 1.6B |
EPS (Basic) | $2.39 | $2.96 | $3.25 | $2.37 | $0.78 |
EPS (Diluted) | $2.39 | $2.95 | $3.24 | $2.36 | $0.78 |
Basic Shares Outstanding | 257965871 | 257551129 | 257383578 | 261166723 | 263189699 |
Diluted Shares Outstanding | 257965871 | 257551129 | 257383578 | 261166723 | 263189699 |
Income Statement Trend
Waste Connections Balance Sheet From 2020 to 2024
Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Assets | |||||
Current Assets | |||||
Cash & Equivalents | 62.4M | 78.4M | 78.6M | 147.4M | 617.3M |
Short-term Investments | - | - | - | - | - |
Accounts Receivable | 935.0M | 857.0M | 833.9M | 709.6M | 630.3M |
Inventory | 71.2M | 61.7M | 55.2M | 44.3M | 36.7M |
Other Current Assets | 56.1M | 60.3M | 45.3M | 37.0M | 46.5M |
Total Current Assets | 1.2B | 1.1B | 1.1B | 1.0B | 1.4B |
Non-Current Assets | |||||
Property, Plant & Equipment | 13.2B | 11.9B | 11.1B | 9.4B | 8.6B |
Goodwill | 17.9B | 16.4B | 15.5B | 13.7B | 12.6B |
Intangible Assets | 2.0B | 1.6B | 1.7B | 1.4B | 1.2B |
Long-term Investments | - | - | - | - | - |
Other Non-Current Assets | 304.7M | 276.0M | 297.3M | 246.4M | 246.9M |
Total Non-Current Assets | 18.6B | 16.8B | 16.0B | 13.7B | 12.6B |
Total Assets | 19.8B | 17.9B | 17.1B | 14.7B | 14.0B |
Liabilities | |||||
Current Liabilities | |||||
Accounts Payable | 637.4M | 642.5M | 638.7M | 392.9M | 290.8M |
Short-term Debt | 48.3M | 59.0M | 41.9M | 44.0M | 38.9M |
Current Portion of Long-term Debt | - | - | - | - | - |
Other Current Liabilities | 59.2M | 95.0M | 60.1M | 81.5M | 63.3M |
Total Current Liabilities | 1.9B | 1.7B | 1.5B | 1.2B | 1.0B |
Non-Current Liabilities | |||||
Long-term Debt | 8.3B | 7.0B | 7.1B | 5.2B | 4.9B |
Deferred Tax Liabilities | 958.3M | 1.0B | 1.0B | 850.9M | 760.0M |
Other Non-Current Liabilities | 775.2M | 544.5M | 439.0M | 452.6M | 484.3M |
Total Non-Current Liabilities | 10.1B | 8.5B | 8.5B | 6.5B | 6.1B |
Total Liabilities | 12.0B | 10.2B | 10.0B | 7.7B | 7.1B |
Equity | |||||
Common Stock | 3.3B | 3.3B | 3.3B | 3.7B | 4.0B |
Retained Earnings | 4.5B | 4.1B | 3.6B | 3.1B | 2.7B |
Treasury Stock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other Equity | - | - | - | - | - |
Total Shareholders Equity | 7.9B | 7.7B | 7.1B | 7.0B | 6.9B |
Key Metrics | |||||
Total Debt | 8.4B | 7.0B | 7.1B | 5.2B | 4.9B |
Working Capital | -651.9M | -546.1M | -395.0M | -200.0M | 379.6M |
Balance Sheet Composition
Waste Connections Cash Flow Statement From 2020 to 2024
Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Operating Activities | |||||
Net Income | 616.6M | 762.8M | 836.0M | 618.5M | 204.0M |
Depreciation & Amortization | 1.2B | 1.0B | 919.0M | 813.0M | 752.4M |
Stock-Based Compensation | 77.9M | 70.4M | 63.5M | 58.2M | 45.8M |
Working Capital Changes | -285.0M | -19.5M | 101.6M | 23.4M | -110.3M |
Operating Cash Flow | 2.0B | 2.0B | 2.0B | 1.5B | 876.5M |
Investing Activities | |||||
Capital Expenditures | - | - | - | - | - |
Acquisitions | -2.1B | -676.8M | -2.2B | -985.4M | -388.8M |
Investment Purchases | - | - | - | - | - |
Investment Sales | - | - | - | - | - |
Investing Cash Flow | -2.1B | -647.1M | -2.2B | -949.2M | -381.5M |
Financing Activities | |||||
Share Repurchases | 0 | 0 | -425.0M | -339.0M | -105.7M |
Dividends Paid | -302.3M | -270.6M | -243.0M | -220.2M | -199.9M |
Debt Issuance | 4.6B | 1.8B | 4.8B | 2.1B | 1.8B |
Debt Repayment | -3.2B | -2.1B | -3.1B | -1.9B | -1.5B |
Financing Cash Flow | 940.5M | -549.1M | 1.0B | -501.1M | -77.1M |
Free Cash Flow | 1.2B | 1.2B | 1.1B | 953.9M | 744.0M |
Net Change in Cash | 847.6M | 842.3M | 874.1M | 99.6M | 417.9M |
Cash Flow Trend
Waste Connections Key Financial Ratios
Valuation Ratios
P/E Ratio (TTM)
75.07
Forward P/E
34.35
Price to Book
5.76
Price to Sales
5.18
PEG Ratio
16.06
Profitability Ratios
Profit Margin
6.97%
Operating Margin
19.37%
Return on Equity
7.88%
Return on Assets
4.01%
Financial Health
Current Ratio
0.67
Debt to Equity
103.93
Beta
0.58
Per Share Data
EPS (TTM)
$2.48
Book Value per Share
$32.34
Revenue per Share
$35.77
Peer Financial Comparison
Company | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | P/B Ratio | ROE | Profit Margin | Debt/Equity |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
wcn | 47.9B | 75.07 | 5.76 | 7.88% | 6.97% | 103.93 |
Waste Management | 90.3B | 33.21 | 9.81 | 32.69% | 11.36% | 261.03 |
Republic Services | 73.3B | 34.73 | 6.08 | 18.41% | 12.97% | 109.66 |
GFL Environmental | 18.1B | 1,660.00 | 2.36 | 0.68% | 44.62% | 91.40 |
Clean Harbors | 13.1B | 34.35 | 4.83 | 14.93% | 6.48% | 119.12 |
Casella Waste | 6.5B | 534.84 | 4.15 | 0.85% | 0.64% | 79.98 |
Financial data is updated regularly. All figures are in the company's reporting currency.