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Waste Connections return on equity (ROE)

Waste Connections's return on equity is 14.38%: net income of 1.13B USD over the last twelve months on shareholders' equity of 7.88B USD.

Today
14.38%
Average, 5 years
10.65%
Low, 5 years
7.69%
High, 5 years
14.38%

ROE (return on equity) = net income (last 12 months) ÷ shareholders' equity = 1.13B ÷ 7.88B = 14.38%

ROE (return on equity)
Net income
Shareholders' equity

Each quarter's net income over its last four quarters, over the shareholders' equity at the quarter end.

What drives Waste Connections's return on equity?

Net margin
11.4%
profit on each dollar of sales
Asset turnover
0.45×
sales on each dollar of assets
Equity multiplier
2.58×
assets on each dollar of equity
Return on equity
13.1%
FY2025
  • FY202511.4% × 0.45 × 2.58 = 13.1%
  • FY20246.9% × 0.45 × 2.52 = 7.9%
  • FY20239.5% × 0.45 × 2.33 = 9.9%
  • FY202211.6% × 0.42 × 2.41 = 11.8%
  • FY202110.0% × 0.42 × 2.10 = 8.8%

The DuPont breakdown, on each year-end's assets and equity, as the return on equity elsewhere on this page. A high equity multiplier means a small equity base: debt, or buybacks that return the equity to shareholders, lift the return on what is left.

ROE (return on equity) by year and by quarter

Fiscal yearPeriod endingROE (return on equity)Net incomeShareholders' equity
Today14.38%1.13B7.88B
FY202531 Dec 202513.08%1.08B8.23B
FY202431 Dec 20247.84%616.57M7.86B
FY202331 Dec 20239.92%762.83M7.69B
FY202231 Dec 202211.76%836.00M7.11B
FY202131 Dec 20218.85%618.49M6.99B
FY202031 Dec 20202.97%203.99M6.86B
FY201931 Dec 20198.17%566.68M6.93B
FY201831 Dec 20188.48%547.15M6.45B
FY201731 Dec 20179.21%577.42M6.27B
FY201631 Dec 20164.38%247.32M5.65B
FY201531 Dec 2015-4.77%-94.69M1.99B
FY201431 Dec 201410.47%233.33M2.23B
FY201331 Dec 20139.59%196.01M2.04B
FY201231 Dec 20128.50%159.66M1.88B
FY201131 Dec 201111.91%166.17M1.39B
FY201031 Dec 20109.97%136.14M1.37B
FY200931 Dec 20098.19%110.81M1.35B
FY200831 Dec 20088.41%105.56M1.25B
FY200731 Dec 200712.78%99.08M775.15M
FY200631 Dec 200610.51%77.42M736.48M
FY200531 Dec 200511.69%83.94M718.20M
FY200431 Dec 200410.21%72.27M707.52M
FY200331 Dec 200312.20%65.60M537.49M
FY200231 Dec 200212.28%55.47M451.71M
FY200131 Dec 20018.03%30.53M379.97M
FY200031 Dec 20008.43%28.19M334.21M
FY199931 Dec 19994.21%9.20M218.50M
FY199831 Dec 19984.58%2.80M61.10M
FY199731 Dec 1997-73.91%-5.10M6.90M

Figures in USD. A quarter's revenue, net income and dividends are those of its last four quarters.

See also:P/E ratio,Market cap,P/S ratio,Dividend yield,Debt to equity,Current ratio,All ratios

Common questions about Waste Connections's ROE

Source: Financial Modeling Prep