Waste Connections PE ratio WCN

Share price divided by earnings per share over the last twelve months, since 2017.

Today, Oct 23, 2026: 45.0×
10-year median: 50.6×
Against its 10-year history: 40th; percentile: 0 is its lowest day, 100 its highest
10-year range: 26.3× to 151×
Peer median: 34.1×

Waste Connections' PE ratio is 45.0× as of Oct 23, 2026: a share price of $186.60 against $4.15 of earnings per share over the last twelve months.

That is below its ten-year median of 50.6×, close to the middle of its last ten years.

Over that time it ranged from 26.3× in Dec 2018 to 151× in Apr 2021.

The median for 3 waste management stocks of a similar size is 34.1×.

PE ratio over time

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Year by year

Year	End of year	Low	High
2026 so far	45.0×	36.3×	72.5×
2025	74.2×	47.0×	82.6×
2024	47.1×	45.5×	58.6×
2023	46.4×	39.8×	46.4×
2022	42.5×	42.5×	61.1×
2021	61.1×	52.6×	151×
2020	132×	35.0×	139×
2019	42.5×	26.9×	46.8×
2018	26.8×	26.3×	55.5×
2017	53.7×	52.0×	78.9×

Against its peers

Companies in Waste Management nearest Waste Connections' size, closest first, today.

Company	PE ratio
WCNWaste Connections	45.0×
RSGRepublic Services	34.1×
WMWaste Management	33.9×
CLHClean Harbors	38.6×
Peer median	34.1×

What the PE ratio tells you

Share price divided by earnings per share over the last twelve months. It is the price tag on a dollar of profit: 20× means you pay $20 for $1 of yearly earnings.

Blank while earnings are negative. A very low PE can mean the market expects profits to fall, so read it with growth and the company's own history.

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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of Oct 23, 2026. Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.