Avoid the stress of overpaying for a stock or missing an opportunity by using the right tools and insights to evaluate Waste Connections, Inc. before investing.

In this article, we go over a few key elements for understanding Waste Connections, Inc.’s stock price such as:

• Waste Connections, Inc.’s current stock price and volume
• Why Waste Connections, Inc.’s stock price changed recently
• Upgrades and downgrades for WCN from analysts
• WCN’s stock price momentum as measured by its relative strength

About Waste Connections, Inc. (WCN)

Before we jump into Waste Connections, Inc.’s stock price, history, target price and what caused it to recently rise, let’s take a look at some background.

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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Waste Connections, Inc.’s Stock Price as of Market Close

As of July 31, 2026, 4:00 PM, CST, Waste Connections, Inc.’s stock price was $167.380.

Waste Connections, Inc. is up 0.67% from its previous closing price of $166.270.

During the last market session, Waste Connections, Inc.’s stock traded between $164.670 and $168.850. Currently, there are approximately 253.46 million shares outstanding for Waste Connections, Inc..

Waste Connections, Inc.’s price-earnings (P/E) ratio is currently at 40.4, which is high compared to the Commercial Services & Supplies industry median of 24.4. The price-earnings ratio gauges market expectation of future performance by relating a stock’s current share price to its earnings per share.

Waste Connections, Inc. Stock Price History

Waste Connections, Inc.’s (WCN) price is currently up 0.41% so far this month.

During the month of July, Waste Connections, Inc.’s stock price has reached a high of $176.710 and a low of $163.690.

Over the last year, Waste Connections, Inc. has hit prices as high as $191.000 and as low as $146.890. Year to date, Waste Connections, Inc.’s stock is down 4.55%.

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What Caused Waste Connections, Inc. Stock’s Price to Rise?

Stock prices are primarily based on seller supply and buyer demand. But have you ever wondered about what other factors affect a stock's price?

When an analyst changes their opinion of a stock by upgrading or downgrading their rating, it often leads to a sudden stock price adjustment. As of July 31, 2026, there were 0 analysts who downgraded Waste Connections, Inc.’s stock and 1 analyst who upgraded over the last month.

Additionally, you'll want to evaluate Waste Connections, Inc.’s financial health and valuation. Investors can use AAII's Value Grade, which combines six key valuation metrics like P/E and P/S ratios for a comprehensive analysis to conduct analysis on Waste Connections, Inc.’s valuation and financial health. This approach mitigates the limitations of single-metric evaluations.

Waste Connections, Inc.’s current valuation based on AAII’s Value Grade is a F, which means it is considered to be Ultra Expensive.

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Lastly, news and media coverage as well as recent press reports about the company or its industry may cause stock prices to fluctuate. You can check out the most recent news articles about Waste Connections, Inc. (WCN) by visiting AAII Stock Evaluator.

Relative Price Strength of Waste Connections, Inc.

Relative price strength measures a stock's performance against the market, helping investors identify stocks that are outperforming benchmarks.

For AAII’s Momentum Grade, a weighted relative price strength is calculated. Follow this link to learn more about the Momentum Grade.

As of July 31, 2026, Waste Connections, Inc. has a weighted four-quarter relative price strength of -5.10%, which translates to a Momentum Score of 35 and is considered to be Weak.

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Waste Connections, Inc. Stock Price: Bottom Line

As of July 31, 2026, Waste Connections, Inc.’s stock price is $167.380, which is up 0.67% from its previous closing price.

AAII advises against making stock decisions based solely on price or past returns. Instead, consider a variety of metrics, fundamentals, and analytics to evaluate a stock like Waste Connections, Inc. stock prices are influenced by market supply and demand and offer just a snapshot of a company's overall health.

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