---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-085802"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WCN"
cik: "0001318220"
company_name: "Waste Connections, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-07-22T20:09:41+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-07-22T20:11:34.682239+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Waste Connections Q2 beats; raises FY 2026 revenue and EBITDA outlook

## Summary
- Q2 revenue $2.562B (+6.4% YoY); adjusted EBITDA $840.1M (+6.8%); margin 32.8%.
- Adjusted EPS $1.50 vs $1.29 YoY; net income $296.4M ($1.17 diluted).
- FY 2026 revenue guidance raised to $10.02-10.05B; adjusted EBITDA to $3.33-3.34B.
- Record YTD share repurchases of $614.5M (~1.5% of shares outstanding).
- Completed acquisitions with >$100M annualized revenue; positioned for outsized activity.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-085802
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WCN
- cik: 0001318220
- company_name: Waste Connections, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-07-22T20:09:41+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/1318220/000110465926085802/0001104659-26-085802-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318220/000110465926085802/wcn-20260722x8k.htm

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