Waste Connections (WCN) reported $2.41 billion in revenue for the quarter ended June 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 7.1%. EPS of $1.29 for the same period compares to $1.24 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.39 billion, representing a surprise of +0.74%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +3.2%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.25.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Waste Connections performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Revenue Breakdown- E&P Waste Treatment, Recovery and Disposal: $169.84 million versus the six-analyst average estimate of $140.55 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +37.4%.
- Revenue Breakdown- Intermodal and Other: $43.34 million compared to the $51.51 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of -11.7% year over year.
- Revenue Breakdown- Solid Waste Disposal and Transfer: $441.62 million compared to the $433.42 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -41.6% year over year.
- Revenue Breakdown- Solid Waste Collection: $1.69 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $1.69 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +6.5%.
- Revenue Breakdown- Solid Waste Recycling: $66.81 million versus $65.33 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +5.5% change.
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Shares of Waste Connections have returned -1.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +5.9% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.
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