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WCN Waste Connections (WCN) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Utilities · Refuse systems · CIK 0001318220
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C-suite buying · 1Form 144 · 2
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
416
13F, latest reported quarter

What the filings say about WCN

Insiders, 180 days
+$3.7M net bought
1 buyer · 7 sellers · 0% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan
Congress, 1 year
No trades
Last one: sale, 2025-09-23
Planned sales (Form 144), 90 days
$706.9K
2 notices

Waste Connections insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

Over the last 180 days, Waste Connections, Inc. insiders bought a net $3.7M of stock across 98 Form 4 purchases and sales, with 1 insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-27.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
NIELSEN III ROBERT
SR VP Operations
SELL
2026-08-21 SECtraded 2026-08-19
700
$119.0K
+10.5%
Context
  • 17 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (17 sales), the last on Jul 29, 2026.
  • The trade is 21.5% of the 3,250 shares held after it.
  • 3 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 416 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: SR VP Operations NIELSEN III ROBERT sold about $119.0K of WCN on Aug 19, 2026; 3 other insiders sold within 30 days and 416 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
RIVARD PHILIP
SR VP Business Development
SELL
2026-08-20 SECtraded 2026-08-18
2,500
$416.4K
+10.2%
Context
  • 4 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (4 sales), the last on Feb 24, 2025.
  • The trade is 340.6% of the 734 shares held after it.
  • 3 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 416 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: SR VP Business Development RIVARD PHILIP sold about $416.4K of WCN on Aug 18, 2026; 3 other insiders sold within 30 days and 416 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Netherton Susan
SR VP People, Training & Dev
SELL
2026-08-17 SECtraded 2026-08-13
1,750
$290.5K
+12.8%
Context
  • 3 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (3 sales), the last on Jul 29, 2025.
  • The trade is 13.5% of the 12,980 shares held after it.
  • 3 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 416 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: SR VP People, Training & Dev Netherton Susan sold about $290.5K of WCN on Aug 13, 2026; 3 other insiders sold within 30 days and 416 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
NIELSEN III ROBERT
SR VP Operations
SELL
2026-07-31 SECtraded 2026-07-29
300
$51.9K
+11.5%
Context
  • 16 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (16 sales), the last on May 14, 2026.
  • The trade is 7.6% of the 3,950 shares held after it.
  • 3 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 416 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: SR VP Operations NIELSEN III ROBERT sold about $51.9K of WCN on Jul 29, 2026; 3 other insiders sold within 30 days and 416 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Cloninger Robert Michael
SR VP, Deputy General Counsel
SELL
2026-07-30 SECtraded 2026-07-28
2,573
$440.0K
+11.8%
Context
  • 11 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (5 buys, 6 sales), the last on Feb 25, 2025.
  • -2.6% median (-3.1% mean) 90-day return after 4 previous buys.
  • The trade is 21.6% of the 11,904 shares held after it.
  • 3 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 416 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: SR VP, Deputy General Counsel Cloninger Robert Michael sold about $440.0K of WCN on Jul 28, 2026; 3 other insiders sold within 30 days and 416 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
98 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net +$3.7M over 180 days
-$877.9K over 90 days
more than 95% of Utilities
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
416 funds bought in last quarter
more than 73% of Utilities
Revenue
+6.1% year over year
below 57% of Utilities
Margin
11.4% net margin
more than 51% of Utilities
Buybacks
$944.4M repurchased, FY to 2026-09-30
more than 91% of Utilities
Short interest
1.6% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 2.6 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
below 71% of Utilities
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days

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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
+5.3%12M
-16%-9%-2%+5%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-05-12 · MITTELSTAEDT RONALD J bought $7.6M2025-10-28 · GUILLET EDWARD E sold $1.6M2026-06-05 · Shea Patrick James sold $1.2M2026-04-30 · HANSEN ERIC sold $988.9K2026-07-28 · Cloninger Robert Michael sold $440.0K2026-04-27 · LITTLE JAMES sold $427.2K2026-08-18 · RIVARD PHILIP sold $416.4K2025-12-10 · NIELSEN III ROBERT sold $335.2K2026-08-13 · Netherton Susan sold $290.5K2026-06-05 · CRAFT JASON sold $234.9K2026-03-04 · TAN DEREK sold $200.6K2026-08-19 · NIELSEN III ROBERT sold $119.0K2026-05-14 · NIELSEN III ROBERT sold $77.8K2026-07-29 · NIELSEN III ROBERT sold $51.9K2026-05-12 · NIELSEN III ROBERT sold $51.6K2026-05-13 · NIELSEN III ROBERT sold $43.8K2026-07-28 · Cloninger Robert Michael sold $40.8K2026-08-18 · PHILIP RIVARD filed to sell $416.4K2026-08-13 · SUSAN NETHERTON filed to sell $290.5K2026-07-28 · Robert M Cloninger filed to sell $472.2K
Insider buyInsider sellForm 144 (planned sale)
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Who owns WCN: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
15,797,275 sh
$2.6B
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA
13,188,665 sh
$2.2B
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC
11,232,978 sh
$1.9B
BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/
8,665,651 sh
$1.4B
1832 Asset Management L.P.
7,456,684 sh
$1.2B

Congress trades in WCN

STOCK Act disclosures, US House only, filed up to 45 days after the trade
Valerie Hoyle
Sold 2025-09-23 · disclosed 17 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Ritchie John Torres
Sold 2025-07-11 · disclosed 40 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Valerie Hoyle
Bought 2024-10-29 · disclosed 318 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
All stocks members of Congress are buying · Every member's trades

Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

WCN planned insider sales (Form 144)

Notice of intent to sell, filed before any sale
PHILIP RIVARD
Filed 2026-08-18
$416.4K
SUSAN NETHERTON
Filed 2026-08-13
$290.5K
Robert M Cloninger
Filed 2026-07-28
$472.2K

WCN mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
VanEck Environmental Services ETF
$7.0M position · as of 2026-06-30
6.9%
Baird Chautauqua International Growth Fund
$67.0M position · as of 2026-06-30
5.1%
VALUE LINE MID CAP FOCUSED FUND, INC.
$54.9M position · as of 2026-06-30
4.5%
Virtus SGA International Growth Fund
$9.8M position · as of 2026-06-30
4.3%
Impax Global Environmental Markets Fund
$75.1M position · as of 2026-06-30
4.3%
Virtus SGA International Growth Series
$3.7M position · as of 2026-06-30
4.1%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
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Why this name is on the desk
Insiders are net buyers of their own stock.
The record shows a net $3.7M bought by insiders over 180 days, 416 funds added last quarter, $706.9K in planned Form 144 sales. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
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WCN financials

Revenue growth
+6.1%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
11.4%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$9.9B
four quarters, 2025-10-01 to 2026-09-30
Net margin, TTM
+11.4%
net income over revenue, 2025-10-01 to 2026-09-30
Free cash flow, TTM
$1.2B
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-10-01 to 2026-09-30
Debt to equity
1.20x
long-term 2026-09-30 plus current 2023-03-31 (42 months older than the period end); equity 2026-09-30
Cash flow to debt
0.27x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term 2026-09-30 plus current 2023-03-31 (42 months older than the period end)
Return on equity
+14.2%
TTM net income over average of 2025-09-30 and 2026-09-30
Return on assets
+5.4%
TTM net income over average of 2025-09-30 and 2026-09-30
Return on invested capital
+7.9%
operating income after a 22.3% effective tax rate, over long-term 2026-09-30 plus current 2023-03-31 (42 months older than the period end) plus average of 2025-09-30 and 2026-09-30 minus cash
Return on capital employed
+9.3%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-09-30 and 2026-09-30 minus current liabilities
P/E, trailing
41.77x
close 2026-10-26 over four quarters of diluted EPS, 2025-10-01 to 2026-09-30
Enterprise value
$56.1B
market value at close 2026-10-26 on 2026-10-09 shares, plus long-term 2026-09-30 plus current 2023-03-31 (42 months older than the period end), minus cash 2026-09-30
FCF yield
+2.7%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-26
PEG, trailing
0.48x
P/E over trailing EPS growth of 86%: four quarters to 2026-09-30 against the four to 2025-09-30
Price as of 2026-10-26. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2025-122024-122023-122022-12
Revenue$9.5B$8.9B$8.0B$7.2B
Operating income$1.7B$1.1B$1.2B$1.2B
Net income$1.1B$617.6M$762.8M$835.7M
EPS (diluted)4.172.392.953.24
Operating cash flow$2.4B$2.2B$2.1B$2.0B
Cash$46.0M$62.4M$78.4M$78.6M
Long-term debt$8.8B$8.1B$6.7B$6.9B
Buybacks$505.5M$0$0$425.0M
Dividends paid$333.8M$302.3M$270.6M$243.0M
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-27

WCN Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes

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WCN ranks highest on risk and compliance (83rd percentile) and profitability (80th), and lowest on growth (43rd), among Utilities peers.

ProfitHealthGrowthInsidersInstitutionsRisk
Profitability
80
Inputs
  • Return on equity+14.2% · 81 pct, sector of 104
  • Return on assets+5.4% · 85 pct, sector of 120
  • Return on invested capital+7.9% · 70 pct, sector of 64
  • Return on capital employed+9.3% · 86 pct, sector of 107
Financial health
70
Inputs
  • Debt to equity1.20x · 54 pct, sector of 113
  • Cash flow to debt0.27x · 85 pct, sector of 113
Growth
43
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY+6.1% · 43 pct, sector of 119
  • Backlog growth, YoYno backlog line filed, or no year-earlier backlog
Insider conviction
75
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d$3.7M · 95 pct, sector of 87
  • Insider buyers, 180d1 · 54 pct, sector of 88
Institutional and government
73
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter416 · 73 pct, sector of 121
  • Congress net buyers, 365dno Congress trades in 365 days
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quartersno lobbying filings in the last four quarters
Risk and compliance
83
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+1.6% · 75 pct, sector of 162
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5y0.00 per $1B · 100 pct, sector of 106
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-K+8.3% · 75 pct, sector of 111
1 not measured: US patents
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

6 of 7 axes scored. Each is a percentile against sector peers (all companies when the sector is thin); higher is better. An unscored axis is unmeasured, not low. How it is scored

WCN filings, in plain words

Are Waste Connections insiders buying or selling WCN?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-27, Waste Connections insiders were net buyers, a net $3.7M: $7.6M of purchases and $3.9M of sales reported on Form 4, by 1 buyer and 7 sellers.

Have members of Congress traded WCN?

Yes, but not in the year to 2026-10-27; the latest on record is a sale by Valerie Hoyle dated 2025-09-23.

Are there planned insider sales of WCN?

Yes. 2 Form 144 notices of planned insider sales were filed in the 90 days to 2026-10-27, covering $706.9K of stock; the latest, by PHILIP RIVARD, was filed 2026-08-18.

Read the full summary

In the 180 days to 2026-10-27, Waste Connections insiders were net buyers of WCN, a net $3.7M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 1 buyer and 7 sellers. None of the 12 insider sales was flagged as made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. Members of Congress have disclosed trades in WCN, none in the last year; the latest on record is a sale by Valerie Hoyle dated 2025-09-23. Insiders filed 2 Form 144 notices of intent to sell in the 90 days to 2026-10-27, covering $706.9K of stock. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-27, dated the day the filing was made public.

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