---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-046820"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WCN"
cik: "0001318220"
company_name: "Waste Connections, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-04-22T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T04:51:08.902228+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Waste Connections Q1 revenue $2.371B (+6.4% YoY); adj. EBITDA $769.5M (+8.0%) beat expectations

## Summary
- Adjusted EPS $1.23 vs $1.13 YoY; GAAP EPS $0.86 on net income $219.3M.
- Adjusted EBITDA margin 32.5%, up 50 bps YoY, despite weather and higher fuel costs.
- Year-to-date share repurchases of ~1% of outstanding shares, or over $360M.
- Management cites strong pricing retention, special waste activity, and robust M&A pipeline.
- 2026 outlook has upside potential from commodity impacts, organic growth, and acquisitions.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-046820
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WCN
- cik: 0001318220
- company_name: Waste Connections, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-04-22T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318220/000110465926046820/0001104659-26-046820-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318220/000110465926046820/wcn-20260422x8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-046820.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Waste Connections, Inc. reported the first quarter of 2026 results: revenue $2.371 billion, net income $219.3 million, EPS $0.86 per share on a diluted basis.
  - Period: the first quarter of 2026
  - Revenue: $2.371 billion
  - Net income: $219.3 million
  - EPS: $0.86 per share on a diluted basis
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Revenue of $2.371 billion, above expectations and up 6.4% year over year - Net income of $219.3 million and adjusted EBITDA (a) of $769.5 million, above expectations and up 8.0% year over year - Adjusted EBITDA margin (a) of 32.5%, above expectations and up 50 basis points year over year - Net income and adjusted net income (a) per share of $0.86 and $1.23, respectively
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318220/000110465926046820/0001104659-26-046820-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.