---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-013370"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WCN"
cik: "0001318220"
company_name: "Waste Connections, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-02-11T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T03:14:26.810324+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Waste Connections Q4 adj. EBITDA $795.6M (33.5% margin); 2026 outlook strong

## Summary
- Q4 revenue $2.373B; adj. EBITDA $795.6M, +8.7% YoY; adj. EPS $1.29 vs $1.16.
- FY2025 revenue $9.467B; adj. EBITDA $3.125B (33.0% margin), +100bps excluding commodities.
- FY2026 outlook: revenue $9.90-9.95B; adj. EBITDA $3.300-3.325B; adj. FCF $1.40-1.45B.
- Completed ~$330M annualized revenue acquisitions in 2025; record shareholder returns $839.3M.
- Employee turnover and safety incidents at multi-year lows; operating momentum for 2026.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-013370
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WCN
- cik: 0001318220
- company_name: Waste Connections, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-02-11T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318220/000110465926013370/0001104659-26-013370-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318220/000110465926013370/wcn-20260211x8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-013370.txt

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