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How Waste Connections, Inc. stacks up
WCN · against 116 other Industrials companies of similar size
Valuation
34/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #83 of 117 · scores higher than 28% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score25 peers with a valuation score of 30–39, including WCN · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 34?
Weighted metrics compared with all Industrials companies.Mainly because of its earnings yield, which is weaker than most Industrials peers.
- lower earnings for the price paid: weaker than 66% of peers. Earnings yield: 2.3% vs peer median 3.8%
- EBITDA yield is close to the peer norm. EBITDA yield: 5.2% vs peer median 6.9%
- Free cash flow yield is close to the peer norm. Free cash flow yield: 2.6% vs peer median 3.7%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = WCN, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | WCN | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 114 reported | 2.2% | 3.4% | 16% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 117 reported | 5.5% | 5.6% | 48% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 71 reported | 2.5% | 3.5% | 33% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 112 reported | 16.8% | 20.8% | 44% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around WCN| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21.8B EUR (≈$24.0B) | 98 | 66 | |
| 2 | 34.8B USD | 89 | 52 | |
| 3 | 271.0B CNY (≈$37.9B) | 88 | 58 | |
| 4 | 60.0B EUR (≈$66.0B) | 83 | 54 | |
| 5 | 259.3B HKD (≈$33.2B) | 82 | 53 | |
| 79 | 73.1B USD | 36 | 47 | |
| 82 | 63.3B CAD (≈$46.2B) | 35 | 56 | |
| 83 | 49.9B USD | 34 | 42 | |
| 83 | 49.3B USD | 34 | 51 | |
| 83 | 47.0B USD | 34 | 51 | |
| 86 | 57.0B USD | 33 | 58 | |
| 86 | 65.8B USD | 33 | 60 | |
| 86 | 28.7B CHF (≈$33.0B) | 33 | 32 | |
| 86 | 49.7B USD | 33 | 50 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score