Waste Connections, Inc. (WCN-nyse-705) Financial Ratio Screen

NYSE Industrials Canada USD 42508M
RATIOS FAIL*
Automated financial screen · activity assessed separately
Waste Connections, Inc. (WCN-nyse-705) is potentially non-compliant in the automated ratio model. The company's debt ratio of 43.2% exceeds the 30% MSCI new-inclusion threshold relative to total assets. Waste Connections, Inc. operates in the Industrials sector.

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MSCI new-inclusion financial-ratio snapshot

WCN-nyse-705 financial screening at a glance

RATIOS FAIL*Financial ratios shown separately from business review — not a fatwa
Debt ratio
43.2%
Fail vs 30%
Cash ratio
0.2%
Pass vs 30%
Receivables + cash
5.3%
Pass vs 30%
Impermissible income
0.1%
Pass vs 5%

Calculation date: 2026-08-31. Financial period used: December 2025. The ratios are automated proxies inspired by published methodologies; they are not official index determinations.

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How MSCI, FTSE and S&P-style screens differ
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Financial periodDecember 2025Calculation date2026-08-31S&P-style historynot availableLast activity reviewnot yet reviewed

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Business activity evidence

Activity assessment in progress

The supplied classification (Waste Management) is only a starting point. Revenue evidence is being assessed before any complete screening conclusion.

Revenue segments: Not yet checked against an SEC annual filing.

Profile description reviewed: Waste Connections, Inc. provides non-hazardous waste collection, transfer, and disposal services in the United States and Canada. It offers collection services to residential, commercial, municipal, industrial, and exploration and production (E&P) customers; landfill disposal services; and recycling services for various recyclable materials, including compost, cardboard, mixed paper, plastic containers, glass bottles, and ferrous and aluminum metals. The company owns and operates transfer stations that receive, compact, and/or load waste to be transported to landfills or treatment facilities through truck, rail, or barge; develops, owns, and operates projects or the beneficial reuse of landfill gas through landfill network; and intermodal services for the movement of cargo and solid waste containers. In addition, it provides E&P waste treatment, recovery, and disposal services for waste created through the initial drilling and completion of an oil or natural gas well, such as drilling fluids, drill cuttings, completion fluids, and flowback water; production wastes and produced water during a well's operating life; contaminated soils that require treatment during site reclamation; and substances, which require clean-up after a spill, reserve pit clean-up, or pipeline rupture. Waste Connections, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is based in Woodbridge, Canada.

Sources to verify: Secondary company profile and classification · Issuer website · SEC issuer filings

A sector label or company description can flag a risk but cannot establish a compliant-revenue percentage. Only sourced segment disclosures may support that calculation.

Published-ratio reproductions (not certifications)

The table shows implemented MSCI and FTSE/Yasaar-style asset-based models plus a provisional S&P-style leverage reconstruction where a complete 36-month denominator exists. These are independent calculations, not official index results or Shariah determinations. See formulas, sources and limitations.

Based on financial data from December 2025

Standard Debt Ratio Cash Ratio Receivables Income Status
MSCI 43.2%
/ 30%
0.2%
/ 30%
5.3%
/ 30%
0.13%
/ 5%
RATIOS FAIL*
FTSE 43.2%
/ 33%
0.2%
/ 33%
5.3%
/ 50%
0.13%
/ 5%
RATIOS FAIL*

Financial Highlights

P/E Ratio
40.9
Forward: 27.2
EPS
$4.13
Dividend Yield
83.0%
Payout: 33.0%
P/B Ratio
5.4
EV/EBITDA
16.7
EV: $52.1B
Revenue
$9.5B
Growth: 6.4%
Beta
0.5
Low volatility
Current Ratio
0.7

Profitability

Gross Margin 42.5%
Operating Margin 19.7%
Net Margin 10.9%
Return on Equity (ROE) 13.0%
Return on Assets (ROA) 5.5%

Cash Flow & Balance Sheet

Operating Cash Flow$2.4B
Free Cash Flow$1.2B
Total Debt$9.1B
Debt-to-Equity121.7
Current Ratio0.7
Total Assets$21.1B

Price & Trading

Last Close$169.40
50-Day MA$166.53
200-Day MA$165.64
Avg Volume1.5M
Beta0.5
52-Week Range
$146.89
$185.33

Financial data provenance and verification

The displayed fields were imported from yfinance on 2026-08-25 for the financial period December 2025. This is a secondary data feed and can differ from amended or newly filed statements.

Verification rule: check debt, cash, receivables, revenue and interest income against the latest primary filing before relying on an automated ratio.

About Waste Connections, Inc. (WCN-nyse-705)

CEO
Mr. Ronald J. Mittelstaedt
Employees
24,214
Sector
Industrials
Industry
Waste Management
Country
Canada
Exchange
NYSE
Market Cap (listing currency)
USD 42508M
Currency
USD

Waste Connections, Inc. provides non-hazardous waste collection, transfer, and disposal services in the United States and Canada. It offers collection services to residential, commercial, municipal, industrial, and exploration and production (E&P) customers; landfill disposal services; and recycling services for various recyclable materials, including compost, cardboard, mixed paper, plastic containers, glass bottles, and ferrous and aluminum metals. The company owns and operates transfer stations that receive, compact, and/or load waste to be transported to landfills or treatment facilities through truck, rail, or barge; develops, owns, and operates projects or the beneficial reuse of landfill gas through landfill network; and intermodal services for the movement of cargo and solid waste containers. In addition, it provides E&P waste treatment, recovery, and disposal services for waste created through the initial drilling and completion of an oil or natural gas well, such as drilling fluids, drill cuttings, completion fluids, and flowback water; production wastes and produced water during a well's operating life; contaminated soils that require treatment during site reclamation; and substances, which require clean-up after a spill, reserve pit clean-up, or pipeline rupture. Waste Connections, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is based in Woodbridge, Canada.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Waste Connections, Inc. (WCN-nyse-705) halal to invest in?

The current automated result is Financial criteria not met or an activity exclusion was detected. It uses available public financial fields and simplified methodology proxies. It is not a fatwa or an official determination by AAOIFI, DJIM, MSCI, S&P, or FTSE.

What is Waste Connections, Inc.'s debt ratio?

Waste Connections, Inc.'s debt ratio is 43.2% in the MSCI new-inclusion reproduction: total debt divided by total assets, against a 30% threshold. See the methodology page for the official source and limitations.

What are Waste Connections, Inc.'s key financial metrics?

Waste Connections, Inc. has a market capitalization of USD 42508M in its listing currency, trailing P/E ratio of 40.9, and revenue of $9.5B. The company maintains a gross margin of 42.5% and a net margin of 10.9%. Return on equity stands at 13.0%.

How often is the screening data updated?

Calculation date: 2026-08-31. Financial period: December 2025. These dates are shown separately because regenerating this page does not refresh the underlying data.

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