---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001558370-23-006832"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WCN"
cik: "0001318220"
company_name: "Waste Connections, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-04-26T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-16T12:03:51.471630+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Waste Connections Q1 revenue up 15.4% to $1.901B; adj. EPS $0.89 vs $0.82

## Summary
- Revenue $1.901B (+15.4% YoY); net income $197.8M ($0.77 diluted EPS).
- Adjusted EBITDA $566.9M vs $502.1M; adjusted net income $0.89 per diluted share.
- Operating cash flow $442.4M; adjusted free cash flow $274.0M.
- Closed ~$45M acquired revenue YTD; expect continued pace; full-year outlook reaffirmed with potential upside.
- Q1 faced difficult compare due to resource recovery decline and weather impacts on West Coast.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001558370-23-006832
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WCN
- cik: 0001318220
- company_name: Waste Connections, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-04-26T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318220/000155837023006832/0001558370-23-006832-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318220/000155837023006832/wcn-20230426x8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-23-006832.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Waste Connections, Inc. reported the first quarter of 2023 results: revenue $1.901 billion, net income $197.8 million, EPS $0.77 per share on a diluted basis.
  - Period: the first quarter of 2023
  - Revenue: $1.901 billion
  - Net income: $197.8 million
  - EPS: $0.77 per share on a diluted basis
  - Result: reported results
  source text: REPORTS FIRST QUARTER 2023 RESULTS ​ ​ - Price-led organic growth, strong operational execution, and continuing acquisition activity drive strong start to 2023 - Revenue of $1.901 billion, up 15.4% - Net income (a) of $197.8 million and adjusted EBITDA (b) of $566.9 million - Net income and adjusted net income (b) of $0.77 and $0.89 per share, respectively - Net
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318220/000155837023006832/0001558370-23-006832-index.htm

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