Q2 EPS Estimates for Waste Connections Cut by Zacks Research

Waste Connections, Inc. (TSE:WCN) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Waste Connections in a report released on Wednesday, May 14th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will earn $1.76 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.96. The consensus estimate for Waste Connections’ current full-year earnings is $9.98 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Waste Connections’ Q3 2025 earnings at $2.01 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.81 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $7.16 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.04 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.10 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $8.00 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $1.93 EPS.

Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. William Blair raised shares of Waste Connections to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 3rd. Seaport Res Ptn upgraded Waste Connections to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 6th.

Waste Connections Stock Performance

Shares of TSE WCN opened at C$268.33 on Monday. The company has a market cap of C$48.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 51.86, a P/E/G ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 0.72. Waste Connections has a 52-week low of C$219.62 and a 52-week high of C$284.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 102.69, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a current ratio of 0.77. The firm’s fifty day moving average is C$270.87 and its two-hundred day moving average is C$263.95.

Insider Activity at Waste Connections

In other news, Senior Officer Darrell W. Chambliss sold 13,566 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$271.15, for a total transaction of C$3,678,448.03. Also, Senior Officer James M. Little sold 4,200 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$274.59, for a total value of C$1,153,266.71. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 22,766 shares of company stock valued at $6,185,495. 0.21% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Waste Connections Company Profile

Waste Connections is the third- largest integrated provider of traditional solid waste and recycling services in the North America, operating 91 active landfills (12 are E&P waste landfills), 132 transfer stations, and 68 recycling operations. The firm serves residential, commercial, industrial, and energy end markets.