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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Waste Connections, Inc. (WCN)

Waste Connections raises 2026 outlook as Q3 net income rises to $359.2 million

Positive Impact 4 of 5 guidance Written later

Waste Connections reported third quarter 2026 revenue of $2.638 billion, up from $2.458 billion a year earlier, and net income of $359.2 million, or $1.43 per diluted share, compared with $286.3 million, or $1.11, in the prior-year quarter. The company raised its full-year 2026 outlook for revenue and adjusted EBITDA for a second time and increased its regular quarterly dividend by 10%.

Key points

  • Q3 2026 adjusted net income was $398.9 million, or $1.58 per diluted share, versus $1.44 a year earlier; adjusted EBITDA was $895.8 million, or 34.0% of revenue.
  • Updated 2026 outlook: revenue of approximately $10.09 billion and adjusted EBITDA of approximately $3.345 billion, with adjusted free cash flow between $1.40 billion and $1.45 billion.
  • Year-to-date share repurchases exceed $1 billion, equal to 2.5% of outstanding shares; the quarterly dividend rises 10%, the company's sixteenth consecutive annual increase.
  • Conference call on October 22, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time.

The filing

CompanyWaste Connections, Inc. (WCN)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECOct 21, 2026, 4:08 PM ET
Accession number0001104659-26-117838

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 9, 2026, 8:36 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on October 21, 2026.

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