---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-117838"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WCN"
cik: "0001318220"
company_name: "Waste Connections, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-10-21T20:08:48+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-10-21T20:12:28.954351+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Waste Connections Q3 revenue $2.638B, adjusted EPS $1.58; raises 2026 outlook and lifts dividend 10%

## Summary
- Q3 revenue $2.638B vs $2.458B a year ago; net income $359.2M, or $1.43 per diluted share; adjusted EPS $1.58 vs $1.44.
- Adjusted EBITDA $895.8M, 34.0% of revenue, up from $830.3M; operating income $541.7M; 50 bps underlying margin expansion despite late-quarter diesel surge.
- Second raise to 2026 outlook: revenue ~$10.09B, net income ~$1.18B, adjusted EBITDA ~$3.345B, capex ~$1.25B, adjusted free cash flow $1.40-$1.45B.
- Quarterly cash dividend raised 10%, the 16th consecutive double-digit annual increase; YTD share repurchases top $1B, about 2.5% of shares outstanding.
- YTD closed acquisitions of ~$130M annualized revenue; solid waste unit volumes improved 70 bps sequentially, led by higher landfill volumes.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-117838
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WCN
- cik: 0001318220
- company_name: Waste Connections, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-10-21T20:08:48+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318220/000110465926117838/0001104659-26-117838-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318220/000110465926117838/wcn-20261021x8k.htm

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