Waste Connections, Inc. (WCN)
NYSE: WCN · Real-Time Price · USD
163.54
+2.00 (1.24%)
At close: Apr 28, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
163.48
-0.06 (-0.04%)
After-hours: Apr 28, 2026, 7:52 PM EDT

Waste Connections Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 19 analysts with 12-month price forecasts for Waste Connections stock have an average target of 204.21, with a low estimate of 180 and a high estimate of 220. The average target predicts an increase of 24.87% from the current stock price of 163.54.

Analyst Consensus: Buy
Target Low Average Median High
Price $180 $204.21 $205 $220
Change +10.06% +24.87% +25.35% +34.52%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Waste Connections stock from 19 stock analysts is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Rating Nov '25Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26Mar '26Apr '26
Strong Buy 877666
Buy 99991010
Hold 222333
Sell 000000
Strong Sell 000000
Total 191818181919

Latest Forecasts

Analyst Firm Rating Rating Action Price Target Upside Date
Barclays
Barclays
Hold
Maintains
$176$180
Hold Maintains $176$180 +10.06% Apr 28, 2026
JP Morgan
JP Morgan
Buy
Maintains
$195$210
Buy Maintains $195$210 +28.41% Apr 24, 2026
RBC Capital
RBC Capital
Buy
Maintains
$210$218
Buy Maintains $210$218 +33.30% Apr 24, 2026
BMO Capital
BMO Capital
Buy
Maintains
$206$208
Buy Maintains $206$208 +27.19% Apr 24, 2026
JP Morgan
JP Morgan
Buy
Maintains
$187$195
Buy Maintains $187$195 +19.24% Apr 10, 2026
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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
10.05B
from 9.47B
Increased by 6.14%
Revenue Next Year
10.67B
from 10.05B
Increased by 6.18%
EPS This Year
5.50
from 4.17
Increased by 31.99%
EPS Next Year
6.31
from 5.50
Increased by 14.60%
Fiscal Year FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027
Period Ending Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2025 Dec 31, 2026 Dec 31, 2027
Revenue
6.15B7.21B8.02B8.92B9.47B10.05B10.67B
Revenue Growth
12.95%17.24%11.23%11.19%6.14%6.14%6.18%
EPS
2.363.242.952.394.175.506.31
EPS Growth
203.47%37.29%-8.95%-18.98%74.48%31.99%14.60%
Forward PE
-----29.7125.93
No. Analysts -----1817
Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue 20262027202820292030203120322033
High 10.5B 11.3B
Avg 10.0B 10.7B
Low 9.7B 10.2B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth 20262027202820292030203120322033
High
11.3%
12.9%
Avg
6.1%
6.2%
Low
2.6%
1.6%

EPS Forecast

EPS 20262027202820292030
High 5.90 6.89
Avg 5.50 6.31
Low 4.88 5.83

EPS Growth

EPS Growth 20262027202820292030
High
41.5%
25.2%
Avg
32.0%
14.6%
Low
17.0%
5.9%
Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.