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Waste Connections, Inc. reports developments as an integrated solid waste services company providing non-hazardous waste collection, transfer and disposal, resource recovery through recycling and renewable fuels generation, non-hazardous oilfield waste services, and intermodal movement of cargo and solid waste containers. The company operates across U.S. and Canadian markets and emphasizes mostly exclusive and secondary markets.
Recurring news covers operating results, pricing retention, commodity-related impacts, acquisition activity, capital returns through dividends and share repurchases, debt financing, technology-related investments, ESG initiatives tied to emissions, resource recovery, leachate management, safety and employee engagement, and board or executive governance changes.
Waste Connections (NYSE:WCN) reported strong Q2 2025 results with revenue reaching $2.407 billion, up 7.1% year-over-year. The company achieved net income of $290.3 million ($1.12 per share) and adjusted EBITDA of $786.4 million, representing a 7.5% increase.
Key performance drivers included 6.6% solid waste core pricing growth and improved employee retention, leading to a 70 basis point expansion in underlying solid waste margins. The company has completed $200 million in annualized revenue acquisitions year-to-date.
WCN maintained its full year 2025 outlook with expected revenue of $9.45 billion, adjusted EBITDA of $3.12 billion (33.0% margin), and adjusted free cash flow of $1.30 billion, despite economic headwinds and lower commodity-related activities.
Waste Connections (NYSE/TSX: WCN), a leading integrated solid waste services company, has announced it will release its second quarter 2025 financial results after market close on July 23, 2025. The company will host an investor conference call to discuss the results on July 24, 2025, at 8:30 A.M. Eastern Time.
Investors can access the conference call through a live audio webcast on the company's investor relations website. A replay will be available until July 31, 2025. The company serves approximately nine million customers across 46 U.S. states and six Canadian provinces, providing non-hazardous waste collection, transfer, disposal, and resource recovery services.
Waste Connections (NYSE: WCN) has announced the pricing of a $500 million senior notes offering with a 5.25% interest rate, due in 2035. The notes are priced at 99.874% of face value, with the offering expected to close on June 4, 2025. The company anticipates net proceeds of approximately $495 million after deducting fees and expenses, which will be used to repay a portion of its revolving credit facility borrowings.
The offering is being managed by joint book-runners BofA Securities, J.P. Morgan, PNC Capital Markets LLC, and Truist Securities. Waste Connections operates as an integrated solid waste services company, serving about nine million customers across 46 U.S. states and six Canadian provinces.
Waste Connections (WCN) has announced plans to offer senior notes through an underwritten public offering. The company intends to use the net proceeds to repay a portion of its outstanding revolving credit facility borrowings. The notes will be senior unsecured obligations of the company.
The offering will be managed by joint book-running managers and underwriters including BofA Securities, J.P. Morgan, PNC Capital Markets LLC, and Truist Securities. The offering will be conducted under an effective shelf registration statement filed with the SEC on October 24, 2024.
Waste Connections (WCN) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders where all eight director nominees were successfully elected with strong shareholder support. Notable results include Cherlyn Harley LeBon and Carl D. Sparks receiving the highest approval rates at 99.17%, while Michael W. Harlan received 92.71% of votes. Shareholders also approved the Say-on-Pay proposal regarding executive compensation and appointed Grant Thornton LLP as the company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2025.
Waste Connections operates as an integrated solid waste services company, serving approximately nine million customers across 46 U.S. states and six Canadian provinces. The company provides non-hazardous waste collection, transfer, disposal services, and resource recovery through recycling and renewable fuels generation.
Waste Connections (TSX/NYSE: WCN) has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.315 USD per common share, payable on May 22, 2025, to shareholders of record as of May 7, 2025. The Board plans to review the dividend each October with a long-term goal of increasing the amount.
Payment currency details: U.S. shareholders with DTC-participating brokers will receive USD payments. Canadian shareholders with CDS-participating brokers will receive CAD payments based on the Bank of Canada's exchange rate on May 7, 2025. Direct registration holders through Computershare will receive payments in CAD if Canadian residents, and USD if non-Canadian residents.
WCN serves approximately nine million customers across 46 U.S. states and six Canadian provinces, providing non-hazardous waste collection, transfer, disposal, and resource recovery services.
Waste Connections (WCN) reported strong Q1 2025 financial results, exceeding expectations with revenue of $2.228 billion, up 7.5% year-over-year. The company achieved net income of $241.5 million and adjusted EBITDA of $712.2 million, up 9.5% from the previous year.
Key highlights include core solid waste pricing growth of 6.9%, adjusted EBITDA margin improvement to 32.0% (up 60 basis points), and earnings per share of $0.93 (net income) and $1.13 (adjusted). The company generated strong cash flow with $541.5 million in net cash from operations and $332.1 million in adjusted free cash flow.
Notable achievements include continued acquisition activity with year-to-date acquired annualized revenue exceeding $125 million, including a state-of-the-art recycling facility in New Jersey. The company also reported improved employee retention for the tenth consecutive quarter and record safety performance.
Waste Connections (TSX/NYSE: WCN) has announced it will release its first quarter 2025 financial results after market close on April 23, 2025. The company will host an investor conference call on April 24th at 8:30 A.M. Eastern Time.
Investors can access the live audio webcast through the company's investor website. A replay will be available until May 1, 2025. WCN is an integrated solid waste services company operating across 46 U.S. states and 6 Canadian provinces, serving approximately nine million customers. The company provides non-hazardous waste collection, transfer, disposal, and resource recovery services, including recycling and renewable fuels generation.
Waste Connections (WCN) reported strong Q4 and full-year 2024 results, with full-year revenue reaching $8.920 billion, up 11.2% year-over-year. The company achieved net income of $617.6 million and adjusted EBITDA of $2.902 billion, representing a 32.5% margin.
For 2025, WCN provided guidance including revenue between $9.45-$9.60 billion, net income of $1.186-$1.224 billion, and adjusted EBITDA margin expansion of up to 80 basis points to 33.3%. The company expects adjusted free cash flow between $1.300-$1.350 billion.
Notable achievements in 2024 included record private company acquisitions totaling approximately $750 million in annualized revenue and significant improvements in employee retention, with turnover down over 1,000 basis points from 2022. The company maintains a strong balance sheet with year-end leverage below 2.7 times, providing flexibility for future acquisitions and sustainability investments.
Waste Connections (WCN) has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.315 USD per common share, payable on March 13, 2025, to shareholders of record as of February 27, 2025. The Board plans to review the dividend each October, aiming to increase the amount long-term.
Payment currency details vary by shareholder type: U.S. DTC participants receive USD; Canadian CDS participants receive CAD (converted at Bank of Canada's February 27, 2025 rate); Computershare direct registration holders receive CAD if Canadian residents and USD if non-Canadian residents.
The company serves approximately nine million customers across 46 U.S. states and six Canadian provinces, providing waste collection, transfer, disposal, and recycling services.