Basis: Trailing twelve months (TTM). Source: stored company filings and market data; unavailable inputs remain N/A.
The forward PE ratio is 28.92.
Forward PE Ratio (28.92) = Close Price ($165.68) / Consensus Forward EPS ($5.73)
FORWARD PE RATIO
28.92
SECTOR MEDIAN · INDUSTRIALS
24.70
median of 130 covered companies
CURRENT VS SECTOR MEDIAN
+17.11%
vs the sector median at left
Waste Connections, Inc.
Market Cap
$41.76B
Forward PE Ratio
28.92
| NAME | MARKET CAP | FORWARD PE RATIO |
|---|---|---|
| Waste Connections, Inc. (WCN) | $41.76B | 28.92 |
| Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. (ODFL)vs › | $41.61B | 34.28 |
| Ferrovial SE (FER)vs › | $42.63B | 60.17 |
| Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (RKLB)vs › | $39.09B | N/A |
| Paychex, Inc. (PAYX)vs › | $44.99B | 22.73 |
| Ferguson plc (FERG)vs › | $45.24B | 20.52 |
| Thomson Reuters Corporation (TRI)vs › | $45.74B | 23.38 |
| HEICO Corporation (HEI)vs › | $46.95B | 55.11 |
| United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (UAL)vs › | $36.48B | 11.03 |
| Rockwell Automation, Inc. (ROK)vs › | $48.18B | 32.67 |
Trailing P/E
40.1
reported TTM EPS
Forward P/E
28.9
consensus next-FY EPS
The gap between the two multiples is the consensus growth expectation: analysts' forward EPS of $5.73 implies +38.7% EPS growth vs the reported trailing $4.13.
At today's $165.68 close, each upcoming fiscal year's consensus EPS implies a different multiple — how quickly the price is "paid down" by expected earnings if the estimates hold.
| Fiscal year end | Consensus EPS | Estimate range | Analysts | Implied P/E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-12-31 | $5.73 | $5.52 – $5.80 | 15 | 28.9x |
| 2027-12-31 | $6.28 | $6.11 – $6.49 | 16 | 26.4x |
| 2028-12-31 | $6.87 | $6.66 – $7.27 | 6 | 24.1x |
Source: FMP analyst consensus estimates, refreshed with the daily precompute. "n/m" = the consensus EPS is not positive, so a multiple is undefined. There is no forward P/E history chart here because charting one would require the estimates as they stood in the past, which we do not store — see the trailing P/E history for how the realized multiple has moved.
PE Ratio = Share Price / Diluted EPS (TTM)
The price-to-earnings ratio measures how much investors pay for each dollar of trailing earnings. A lower PE can indicate a cheaper valuation; a higher PE implies higher growth expectations.
Expanded definitions: Investopedia, Wikipedia, Corporate Finance Institute
