WCN P/E ratio: current value, 10-year range and year-by-year history
Cash & Leverage
WCN's p/e ratio is lower than 83% of the last 10 years.
P/E ratio History
WCN P/E ratio by year
Yearly range of WCN’s p/e ratio from 2016 to 2026. Over the full period it ranged from 25.8 to 145.4, averaging 57.8.
| Year | Low | Average | High | Year-end |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 36.3 | 39.6 | 42.2 | 38.7 |
| 2025 | 42.0 | 75.3 | 82.3 | 42.0 |
| 2024 | 46.9 | 53.1 | 71.8 | 71.8 |
| 2023 | 39.4 | 42.2 | 46.4 | 46.4 |
| 2022 | 39.9 | 50.5 | 59.1 | 42.5 |
| 2021 | 50.0 | 94.7 | 145.4 | 57.5 |
| 2020 | 33.4 | 87.1 | 139.5 | 131.5 |
| 2019 | 35.6 | 42.7 | 46.3 | 42.4 |
| 2018 | 25.8 | 29.7 | 36.0 | 36.0 |
| 2017 | 51.0 | 59.1 | 79.2 | 53.6 |
| 2016 | 49.1 | 51.5 | 53.8 | 53.5 |
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How much the market pays for each dollar of annual profit. P/E = Stock Price / EPS. The raw number means little — what matters is whether it's high or low relative to the company's own history.
Price / Earnings Per ShareThe chart shows five color-coded historical zones: green (below 10th percentile) means historically very cheap, fading through lime and gray (the normal 25th–75th range) to orange and red (historically expensive). When the line sits in a green or lime zone, the stock is trading at an unusually low P/E relative to its own history.
- Cyclical businesses look cheapest on P/E at peak earnings — the "earnings trap." Use EV/EBITDA or normalised earnings for energy, materials, and financials.
- A falling P/E trend may signal a business in structural decline, not a buying opportunity.
Is WCN P/E ratio High or Low Right Now?
Waste Connections, Inc.'s P/E ratio is currently 38.7, which is historically cheap relative to its 10-year historical range. The 10-year median P/E ratio for WCN is approximately 50.0. See all WCN valuation metrics →
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