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WCN's top line in the first quarter of 2025 mainly benefits from the rise in the solid waste collection segment's revenues.

Waste Connections, Inc. (NYSE:WCN ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call April 24, 2025 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Ronald Mittelstaedt - President and Chief Executive Officer Mary Anne Whitney - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Tyler Brown - Raymond James & Associates, Inc. Adam Bubes - Goldman Sachs Trevor Romeo - William Blair & Company Yehuda Silverman - Morgan Stanley James Schumm - TD Cowen Sabahat Khan - RBC Capital Markets Noah Kaye - Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. Bryan Burgmeier - Citigroup Inc. Stephanie Moore - Jefferies Group LLC Operator Good day, and welcome to the Waste Connections Q1 2025 Earnings Call. All participants will be in listen-only mode.

The headline numbers for Waste Connections (WCN) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended March 2025, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.

Waste Connections (WCN) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.13 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.07 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.04 per share a year ago.

Better than expected financial results from price-led organic solid waste growth and continued acquisition activity provide strong start to 2025 Revenue of $2.228 billion, above outlook and up 7.5% year over year Net income(a) of $241.5 million and adjusted EBITDA(b) of $712.2 million, above outlook and up 9.5% year over year Adjusted EBITDA(b) margin of 32.0%, above outlook and up 60 basis points year over year Net income and adjusted net income(b) of $0.93 and $1.13 per share, respectively Net cash provided by operating activities of $541.5 million and adjusted free cash flow(b) of $332.1 million Year-to-date acquired annualized revenue of over $125 million TORONTO , April 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Waste Connections, Inc. (TSX/NYSE: WCN) ("Waste Connections" or the "Company") today announced its results for the first quarter of 2025.     "We're extremely pleased by the strong start to 2025 as price-led organic solid waste growth and continued acquisition activity drove a top-to-bot

TORONTO , April 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Waste Connections, Inc. (TSX/NYSE: WCN) ("Waste Connections" or the "Company") today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.315 U.S. per common share of the Company. The regular quarterly cash dividend will be paid on May 22, 2025 to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 7, 2025.

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Looking beyond Wall Street's top -and-bottom-line estimate forecasts for Waste Connections (WCN), delve into some of its key metrics to gain a deeper insight into the company's potential performance for the quarter ended March 2025.

Waste Connections (WCN) possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.

Waste Connections (WCN) witnessed a jump in share price last session on above-average trading volume. The latest trend in earnings estimate revisions for the stock doesn't suggest further strength down the road.