WCN Q1 Deep Dive: Pricing, AI Initiatives, and Special Waste Lift Results Amid Margin Pressure [Yahoo! Finance]
Waste Connections, Inc. Common Shares (WCN)
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Its non-GAAP profit of $1.23 per share was 3.8% above analysts' consensus estimates. Is now the time to buy WCN? Find out in our full research report (it's free). Waste Connections (WCN) Q1 CY2026 Highlights: Revenue: $2.37 billion vs analyst estimates of $2.35 billion (6.4% year-on-year growth, 0.8% beat) Adjusted EPS: $1.23 vs analyst estimates of $1.18 (3.8% beat) Adjusted EBITDA: $769.5 million vs analyst estimates of $760.2 million (32.5% margin, 1.2% beat) Operating Margin: 15.4%, down from 17.5% in the same quarter last year Market Capitalization: $39.79 billion StockStory's Take Waste Connections delivered first-quarter results that surpassed Wall Street's expectations, prompting a significant positive market reaction. Management attributed this performance to strong solid waste pricing retention, volume gains in special waste, and early benefits from AI-driven pricing tools. CEO Ronald Mittelstaedt specifically highlighted that “landfill activity was led by
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- 4/22/26 - Beat
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Sec Filings
- 4/23/26 - Form DEFA14A
- 4/23/26 - Form 10-Q
- 4/22/26 - Form 8-K
- WCN's page on the SEC website