Research Analysts Set Expectations for TSE:WCN Q1 Earnings

Waste Connections, Inc. (TSE:WCN) – Analysts at Atb Cap Markets lifted their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Waste Connections in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, February 13th. Atb Cap Markets analyst C. Murray now expects that the company will earn $1.54 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.50. The consensus estimate for Waste Connections’ current full-year earnings is $9.98 per share. Atb Cap Markets also issued estimates for Waste Connections’ Q1 2025 earnings at $1.54 EPS, Q2 2025 earnings at $1.96 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $2.23 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $2.23 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.94 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.94 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $7.66 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $7.66 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.79 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.79 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.19 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.19 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.16 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.16 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $8.62 EPS.

Separately, ATB Capital raised their price objective on shares of Waste Connections from C$255.00 to C$260.00 in a research report on Friday, October 25th.

Waste Connections Price Performance

Shares of TSE:WCN opened at C$266.21 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of C$48.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 51.45, a P/E/G ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 0.72. Waste Connections has a 1-year low of C$219.62 and a 1-year high of C$274.32. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is C$257.47 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is C$253.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 102.69, a current ratio of 0.77 and a quick ratio of 0.74.

About Waste Connections

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.