Waste Connections Q3 Adjusted Earnings Rise, Meet Estimates; Raises Quarterly Dividend

05:09 PM EDT, 10/21/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Waste Connections (WCN.TO, WCN), which fell $1.20 in after-hours trade on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, said its third-quarter adjusted net income rose to $1.58 per diluted share, or $398.9 million. This compares with $1.44 per share, or $372.0 million, a year earlier. It met consensus compiled by FactSet. Revenue for the quarter ended Sept. 30 increased to $2.6 billion from $2.5 billion in the year-earlier period, meeting the consensus. For 2026, the company expects revenue of approximately $10.09 billion and net income of about $1.18 billion. Waste Connections also announced a quarterly cash dividend of $0.350 per share for Q3, up from $0.315 per share a year earlier. It also said it would raise the payout to $0.385 for the fourth quarter. Shares of the company fell 0.7% in US after-market trading to $168.28, after closing down 0.7% at CA$236.45 on Toronto Stock Exchange.