---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001558370-24-005585"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WCN"
cik: "0001318220"
company_name: "Waste Connections, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-04-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-03T09:24:30.561563+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 $2.073B (+9.1% YoY), adjusted EBITDA margin 31.4%, above outlook

## Summary
- Revenue $2.073B (vs $1.901B YoY); net income $230.1M ($0.89 diluted EPS), adjusted EPS $1.04.
- Adjusted EBITDA $650.7M (+14.8% YoY), margin 31.4% (+160 bps YoY), above outlook; on track to exceed full-year target of 32.7%.
- Year-to-date acquired annualized revenue >$375M, including Secure Energy deal in Feb and ~$150M in solid waste acquisitions.
- Net cash from operations $490.3M; adjusted free cash flow $324.8M.
- Management cites improving employee retention, safety trends (incidents at 3-yr lows), and rising commodity values.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001558370-24-005585
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WCN
- cik: 0001318220
- company_name: Waste Connections, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-04-24T23:59:59+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/1318220/000155837024005585/0001558370-24-005585-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318220/000155837024005585/wcn-20240424x8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Waste Connections, Inc. reported first quarter of 2024 results: revenue $2.073 billion, net income $230.1 million, EPS $0.89 per share on a diluted basis.
  - Period: first quarter of 2024
  - Revenue: $2.073 billion
  - Net income: $230.1 million
  - EPS: $0.89 per share on a diluted basis
  - Result: reported results
  source text: FIRST QUARTER 2024 RESULTS ​ ​ - Strong start to 2024 on price-led organic growth in solid waste, improving operating trends and continued acquisition activity - Revenue of $2.073 billion, above outlook and up 9.1% year over year - Net income (a) of $230.1 million and adjusted EBITDA (b) of $650.7 million, above outlook and up 14.8% year over year - Adjusted
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318220/000155837024005585/0001558370-24-005585-index.htm

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