WCN

WCN Earnings Preview

Waste Connections, Inc. · Industrials · $41B

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WCN Earnings

Wednesday, Apr 22 2026
EPS Estimate
$1.18
$1.13 – $1.23
Revenue Estimate
$2.4B
Current Price
$157.93

Our Position

bullish · high

Waste Connections spends $127M on insider buybacks

structured data est. revisions stable (+0.1pp / 30d)

Such a large insider redeployment of capital signals management's belief in undervaluation and supports stock price resilience amid decelerating revenue growth and analyst EPS estimate revisions.

Watch: Watch for next earnings or capital allocation updates to gauge if insider confidence translates into improved financial momentum or share price reversal.

Data Signal Summary

1 bullish
2 bearish
Insider selling cluster Put/call 0.1 (bullish skew) Price downtrend

Key Context

Insider Activity
mixed
Price Trend
downtrend
From 52w High
-3.7%
P/E Ratio
38.3
Est. Revisions (30d)
-0.2% 2up/2dn
Analyst Target (mean)
$199 $156–$225 +26%
Options P/C Ratio
0.07
Est. Dispersion
10% 22 analysts
Insider Cluster
strong sell
Fund Convergence
strong D.E. Shaw, Two Sigma, Citadel, Renaissance, Bridgewater

Recent Activity

insider trades 257 transactions
Other · FLORNESS DANIEL LARS (Director) ·332 shares
Sell · TAN DEREK (Officer) ·1,173 shares ·$200,618
Other · SHEA PATRICK JAMES (General Counsel) ·1,255 shares
Other · WHITNEY MARY ANNE G (Chief Financial Officer) ·1,436 shares
Other · BLACK MATTHEW STEPHEN (Officer) ·804 shares
252 more
Other · NETHERTON SUSAN RHEA ·635 shr
Other · CLONINGER ROBERT MICHAEL ·635 shr
Other · CRAFT JASON JON ·842 shr
Other · NIELSEN ROBERT III ·801 shr
Other · BRADLEY AARON ·310 shr
Other · MITTELSTAEDT RONALD JAMES ·878 shr
Other · LITTLE JAMES MICHAEL ·1,224 shr
Other · HANSEN ERIC O ·754 shr
Other · RIVARD PHILIP ·640 shr
Other · SHEA PATRICK JAMES ·8,355 shr
Other · WHITNEY MARY ANNE G ·9,322 shr
Other · BLACK MATTHEW STEPHEN ·6,392 shr
Other · NETHERTON SUSAN RHEA ·4,389 shr
Other · CLONINGER ROBERT MICHAEL ·4,071 shr
Other · CRAFT JASON JON ·5,585 shr
Other · NIELSEN ROBERT III ·4,861 shr
Other · BRADLEY AARON ·3,555 shr
Other · TAN DEREK ·1,921 shr
Other · MITTELSTAEDT RONALD JAMES ·22,412 shr
Other · LITTLE JAMES MICHAEL ·7,580 shr
Other · HANSEN ERIC O ·4,582 shr
Other · RIVARD PHILIP ·3,734 shr
Other · PIO DOMENICO DAN ·5,516 shr
Other · SPARKS CARL D. ·623 shr
Other · LEE, SUSAN ·623 shr
Other · BERTONE ANDREA ELIZABETH ·623 shr
Other · JORDAN ELISE LIPMAN ·623 shr
Other · LEBON CHERYLYN HARLEY ·623 shr
Other · HARLAN MICHAEL W ·623 shr
Other · GUILLET EDWARD E ·623 shr
Other · SHEA PATRICK JAMES ·160 shr
Sell · NIELSEN ROBERT III ·2,000 shr ·$335,180
Sell · GUILLET EDWARD E ·9,000 shr ·$1,569,928
Sell · SHEA PATRICK JAMES ·5,000 shr ·$942,259
Sell · NIELSEN ROBERT III ·1,000 shr ·$190,000
Other · LEBON CHERYLYN HARLEY ·302 shr
Sell · NETHERTON SUSAN RHEA ·1,500 shr ·$286,680
Other · CHAMBLISS DARRELL W ·3,000 shr
Sell · NIELSEN ROBERT III ·973 shr ·$190,972
Sell · CHAMBLISS DARRELL W ·13,566 shr ·$2,554,478
Sell · NIELSEN ROBERT III ·1,000 shr ·$193,000
Sell · LITTLE JAMES MICHAEL ·4,200 shr ·$806,480
Sell · PIO DOMENICO DAN ·10,000 shr ·$1,926,358
Other · SPARKS CARL D. ·334 shr
Sell · BERTONE ANDREA ELIZABETH ·283 shr ·$53,515
Sell · CLONINGER ROBERT MICHAEL ·3,077 shr ·$581,219
Sell · RIVARD PHILIP ·5,000 shr ·$946,700
Other · BLACK MATTHEW STEPHEN ·121 shr
Other · SHEA PATRICK JAMES ·1,418 shr
Other · WHITNEY MARY ANNE G ·1,616 shr
Other · BLACK MATTHEW STEPHEN ·958 shr
Other · NETHERTON SUSAN RHEA ·728 shr
Other · CLONINGER ROBERT MICHAEL ·671 shr
Other · NIELSEN ROBERT III ·977 shr
Other · BRADLEY AARON ·332 shr
Other · MITTELSTAEDT RONALD JAMES ·1,067 shr
Other · CHAMBLISS DARRELL W ·1,750 shr
Other · LITTLE JAMES MICHAEL ·1,380 shr
Other · HANSEN ERIC O ·894 shr
Other · RIVARD PHILIP ·786 shr
Other · SHEA PATRICK JAMES ·8,822 shr
Other · WHITNEY MARY ANNE G ·10,036 shr
Other · BLACK MATTHEW STEPHEN ·5,892 shr
Other · NETHERTON SUSAN RHEA ·4,521 shr
Other · CLONINGER ROBERT MICHAEL ·4,463 shr
Other · NIELSEN ROBERT III ·5,621 shr
Other · BRADLEY AARON ·1,096 shr
Other · MITTELSTAEDT RONALD JAMES ·10,383 shr
Other · CHAMBLISS DARRELL W ·10,679 shr
Other · LITTLE JAMES MICHAEL ·8,485 shr
Other · HANSEN ERIC O ·5,206 shr
Other · RIVARD PHILIP ·4,484 shr
Other · SPARKS CARL D. ·280 shr
Other · LEE, SUSAN ·611 shr
Other · BERTONE ANDREA ELIZABETH ·611 shr
Other · JORDAN ELISE LIPMAN ·611 shr
Other · LEBON CHERYLYN HARLEY ·280 shr
Other · HARLAN MICHAEL W ·611 shr
Other · GUILLET EDWARD E ·611 shr
Other · MITTELSTAEDT RONALD JAMES ·11,000 shr
Other · SHEA PATRICK JAMES ·140 shr
Sell · NIELSEN ROBERT III ·1,000 shr ·$187,500
Sell · LITTLE JAMES MICHAEL ·2,000 shr ·$370,650
Sell · NIELSEN ROBERT III ·571 shr ·$105,920
Sell · GUILLET EDWARD E ·8,000 shr ·$1,478,640
Sell · NIELSEN ROBERT III ·500 shr ·$90,875
Other · CHAMBLISS DARRELL W ·6,000 shr
Sell · NIELSEN ROBERT III ·1,000 shr ·$180,150
Sell · RIVARD PHILIP ·2,300 shr ·$401,925
Sell · NETHERTON SUSAN RHEA ·2,000 shr ·$358,263
Sell · WHITNEY MARY ANNE G ·16,300 shr ·$2,902,254
Other · SHEA PATRICK JAMES ·145 shr
Sell · NIELSEN ROBERT III ·1,000 shr ·$169,000
Other · SHEA PATRICK JAMES ·100 shr
Sell · HARLAN MICHAEL W ·1,500 shr ·$251,388
Sell · NIELSEN ROBERT III ·2,000 shr ·$332,000
Other · Whitney Mary Anne G ·1,436 shr
Other · Cloninger Robert Michael ·2,701 shr
Other · Waste Connections, Inc ·47,794 shr
Other · Waste Connections, Inc ·98,000 shr
Other · Florness (Daniel Lars)
Other · Florness (Daniel Lars) ·332 shr
Other · Florness (Daniel Lars) ·178 shr ·$29,009
Buy · Waste Connections, Inc ·47,794 shr ·$7,716,341
Buy · Waste Connections, Inc ·48,000 shr ·$7,730,880
Buy · Waste Connections, Inc ·50,000 shr ·$7,848,450
Other · Waste Connections, Inc ·239,000 shr
Buy · Waste Connections, Inc ·48,000 shr ·$7,594,176
Buy · Waste Connections, Inc ·48,000 shr ·$7,521,312
Buy · Waste Connections, Inc ·48,000 shr ·$7,684,128
Buy · Waste Connections, Inc ·45,000 shr ·$7,351,155
Other · Waste Connections, Inc ·250,000 shr
Buy · Waste Connections, Inc ·50,000 shr ·$8,203,300
Buy · Waste Connections, Inc ·50,000 shr ·$8,240,550
Buy · Waste Connections, Inc ·50,000 shr ·$8,276,150
Buy · Waste Connections, Inc ·50,000 shr ·$8,398,000
Buy · Waste Connections, Inc ·50,000 shr ·$8,338,700
Buy · Waste Connections, Inc ·50,000 shr ·$8,362,200
Other · Waste Connections, Inc ·150,000 shr
Buy · Waste Connections, Inc ·50,000 shr ·$8,436,550
Buy · Waste Connections, Inc ·50,000 shr ·$8,290,750
Buy · Waste Connections, Inc ·50,000 shr ·$8,318,000
Other · Waste Connections, Inc ·227,771 shr
Buy · Waste Connections, Inc ·175,000 shr ·$29,712,900
Other · Tan (Derek) ·1,173 shr ·$200,618
Buy · Waste Connections, Inc ·35,000 shr ·$5,992,140
Buy · Waste Connections, Inc ·17,771 shr ·$2,237,422
Other · Waste Connections, Inc ·179,789 shr
Buy · Waste Connections, Inc ·179,789 shr ·$29,443,325
Other · Waste Connections, Inc ·550,489 shr
Buy · Waste Connections, Inc ·180,000 shr ·$29,794,500
Other · Nielsen (Robert III) ·801 shr
Other · Nielsen (Robert III) ·316 shr ·$51,432
Other · Rivard (Philip) ·640 shr
Other · Rivard (Philip) ·252 shr ·$41,015
Other · Shea Patrick James ·1,255 shr
Other · Shea Patrick James ·494 shr ·$80,403
Buy · Waste Connections, Inc ·185,000 shr ·$29,879,720
Other · Whitney Mary Anne G ·566 shr ·$92,122
Other · Black Matthew Stephen ·804 shr
Other · Black Matthew Stephen ·317 shr ·$51,594
Other · Bradley (Aaron) ·310 shr
Other · Bradley (Aaron) ·122 shr ·$19,856
Other · Cloninger Robert Michael ·635 shr
Other · Cloninger Robert Michael ·250 shr ·$40,690
Other · Craft (Jason Jon) ·842 shr
Other · Craft (Jason Jon) ·332 shr ·$54,036
Other · Hansen Eric O ·754 shr
Other · Hansen Eric O ·297 shr ·$48,339
Other · Little (James Michael) ·1,224 shr
Other · Little (James Michael) ·482 shr ·$78,450
Other · Mittelstaedt (Ronald James) ·878 shr
Other · Mittelstaedt (Ronald James) ·346 shr ·$56,314
Other · Netherton (Susan Rhea) ·635 shr
Other · Netherton (Susan Rhea) ·250 shr ·$40,690
Other · Black Matthew Stephen ·4,425 shr
Other · Black Matthew Stephen ·1,078 shr ·$173,859
Other · Black Matthew Stephen ·793 shr
Other · Black Matthew Stephen ·221 shr ·$35,642
Other · Bradley (Aaron) ·2,306 shr
Other · Bradley (Aaron) ·908 shr ·$146,442
Other · Bradley (Aaron) ·413 shr
Other · Bradley (Aaron) ·163 shr ·$26,288
Other · Cloninger Robert Michael ·1,063 shr ·$171,440
Other · Cloninger Robert Michael ·484 shr
Other · Cloninger Robert Michael ·191 shr ·$30,804
Other · Craft (Jason Jon) ·3,843 shr
Other · Craft (Jason Jon) ·936 shr ·$150,958
Other · Craft (Jason Jon) ·688 shr
Other · Craft (Jason Jon) ·168 shr ·$27,095
Other · Hansen Eric O ·3,109 shr
Other · Hansen Eric O ·758 shr ·$122,250
Other · Hansen Eric O ·558 shr
Other · Hansen Eric O ·136 shr ·$21,934
Other · Little (James Michael) ·5,111 shr
Other · Little (James Michael) ·1,313 shr ·$211,760
Other · Little (James Michael) ·916 shr
Other · Little (James Michael) ·361 shr ·$58,222
Other · Mittelstaedt (Ronald James) ·13,395 shr
Other · Mittelstaedt (Ronald James) ·5,272 shr ·$850,268
Other · Mittelstaedt (Ronald James) ·2,400 shr
Other · Mittelstaedt (Ronald James) ·945 shr ·$152,409
Other · Netherton (Susan Rhea) ·2,946 shr
Other · Netherton (Susan Rhea) ·1,160 shr ·$187,084
Other · Netherton (Susan Rhea) ·528 shr
Other · Netherton (Susan Rhea) ·208 shr ·$33,546
Other · Nielsen (Robert III) ·3,075 shr
Other · Nielsen (Robert III) ·749 shr ·$120,798
Other · Nielsen (Robert III) ·551 shr
Other · Nielsen (Robert III) ·135 shr ·$21,772
Other · Pio (Domenico Dan) ·3,041 shr
Other · Pio (Domenico Dan) ·1,628 shr ·$262,563
Other · Pio (Domenico Dan) ·727 shr
Other · Pio (Domenico Dan) ·390 shr ·$62,899
Other · Rivard (Philip) ·2,306 shr
Other · Rivard (Philip) ·562 shr ·$90,639
Other · Rivard (Philip) ·413 shr
Other · Rivard (Philip) ·101 shr ·$16,289
Other · Shea Patrick James ·5,650 shr
Other · Shea Patrick James ·1,546 shr ·$249,338
Other · Shea Patrick James ·1,013 shr
Other · Shea Patrick James ·399 shr ·$64,350
Other · Tan (Derek) ·1,140 shr
Other · Tan (Derek) ·294 shr ·$47,416
Other · Tan (Derek) ·273 shr
Other · Tan (Derek) ·67 shr ·$10,805
Buy · Waste Connections, Inc ·185,489 shr ·$29,939,223
Other · Whitney Mary Anne G ·6,296 shr
Other · Whitney Mary Anne G ·2,478 shr ·$399,651
Other · Whitney Mary Anne G ·1,128 shr
Other · Whitney Mary Anne G ·444 shr ·$71,608
Other · Nielsen (Robert III) ·156 shr ·$25,000
Other · Pio (Domenico Dan) ·913 shr
Other · Pio (Domenico Dan) ·489 shr ·$78,367
Other · Rivard (Philip) ·519 shr
Other · Rivard (Philip) ·139 shr ·$22,276
Other · Shea Patrick James ·853 shr
Other · Shea Patrick James ·208 shr ·$33,334
Other · Tan (Derek) ·276 shr
Other · Tan (Derek) ·82 shr ·$13,141
Other · Whitney Mary Anne G ·946 shr
Other · Whitney Mary Anne G ·373 shr ·$59,776
Other · Black Matthew Stephen ·166 shr ·$26,603
Other · Black Matthew Stephen ·645 shr
Other · Bradley (Aaron) ·373 shr
Exercise · Bradley (Aaron) ·163 shr ·$26,122
Other · Cloninger Robert Michael ·456 shr
Other · Cloninger Robert Michael ·199 shr ·$31,891
Other · Craft (Jason Jon) ·145 shr ·$23,237
Other · Craft (Jason Jon) ·558 shr
Other · Hansen Eric O ·468 shr
Other · Hansen Eric O ·132 shr ·$21,154
Other · Little (James Michael) ·782 shr
Other · Little (James Michael) ·191 shr ·$30,609
Other · Mittelstaedt (Ronald James) ·815 shr ·$130,611
Other · Mittelstaedt (Ronald James) ·3,112 shr
Other · Netherton (Susan Rhea) ·468 shr
Other · Netherton (Susan Rhea) ·202 shr ·$32,372
Other · Nielsen (Robert III) ·633 shr
Other · Bertone (Andrea Elizabeth) ·279 shr
Other · Bertone (Andrea Elizabeth) ·150 shr ·$24,040
Other · Black Matthew Stephen ·529 shr
Other · Black Matthew Stephen ·157 shr ·$25,160
Exercise · Bradley (Aaron) ·207 shr ·$33,173
Other · Bradley (Aaron) ·463 shr
Other · Cloninger Robert Michael ·430 shr
Other · Whitney Mary Anne G ·952 shr
Other · Whitney Mary Anne G ·403 shr ·$64,584
Other · Cloninger Robert Michael ·192 shr ·$30,769
Other · Craft (Jason Jon) ·496 shr
Other · Craft (Jason Jon) ·148 shr ·$23,718
Other · Guillet (Edward E) ·279 shr