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    Waste Connections Lifts 2026 Revenue Outlook to $10.05B Post-M&A

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    Waste Connections Lifts 2026 Revenue Outlook to $10.05B Post-M&A

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    Waste Connections raised its full-year 2026 revenue forecast to $10.02-$10.05 billion following a 6.4% year-over-year rise in second-quarter revenues to $2.56 billion. The waste services provider delivered $703.4 million in adjusted free cash flow. The company completed a series of tuck-in acquisitions delivering over $100 million in incremental annualized revenue. Management cited ongoing fuel cost inflation as a margin headwind, offset by commercial pricing discipline.

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    Market Ontology
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    2026-09-19
    Published
    2026-10-20
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    1 · 2026-10-20

    Cite as: Market Ontology, “Waste Connections Lifts 2026 Revenue Outlook to $10.05B Post-M&A”, revision 1, evidence through 2026-09-19. https://marketontology.com/market-events/2026-09-19/waste-connections-lifts-2026-revenue-outlook-to-10-05b-post-m-a-aaa0ff

    CAPITAL
    Waste Connections Lifts 2026 Revenue Outlook to $10.05B Post-M&A
    Waste Connections raised its full-year 2026 revenue forecast to $10.02-$10.05 billion following a 6.4% year-over-year rise in second-quarter revenues to $2.56 billion. The waste services provider delivered $703.4 million in adjusted free cash flow. The company completed a series of tuck-in acquisitions delivering over $100 million in incremental annualized revenue. Management cited ongoing fuel cost inflation as a margin headwind, offset by commercial pricing discipline.
    WCN
    Impact
    60
    SEP 19
    SIG
    85%
    WCN
    Waste Connections Lifts 2026 Revenue Outlook to $10.05B Post-M&A
    Waste Connections raised its full-year 2026 revenue forecast to $10.02-$10.05 billion following a 6.4% year-over-year rise in second-quarter revenues to $2.56 billion. The waste services provider delivered $703.4 million in adjusted free cash flow. The company completed a series of tuck-in acquisitions delivering over $100 million in incremental annualized revenue. Management cited ongoing fuel cost inflation as a margin headwind, offset by commercial pricing discipline.
    → Inorganic M&A revenue accretion of over $100M and pricing power drive top-line guidance upgrades for WCN against elevated diesel input costs.
    Impact
    Waste Connections raised its full-year 2026 revenue forecast to $10.02-$10.05 billion following a 6.4% year-over-year rise in second-quarter revenues to $2.56 billion. The waste services provider delivered $703.4 million in adjusted free cash flow. The company completed a series of tuck-in acquisitions delivering over $100 million in incremental annualized revenue. Management cited ongoing fuel cost inflation as a margin headwind, offset by commercial pricing discipline.
    Affected
    WCN
    Transmission
    Inorganic M&A revenue accretion of over $100M and pricing power drive top-line guidance upgrades for WCN against elevated diesel input costs.

    How this development reaches the affected companies

    AssetExposure and channelDirectionEvidence
    WCNfree cash flow expansion through programmatic M&A rollups and pricing powerUp1-3mRaised 2026 revenue outlook to $10.02-$10.05B and delivered $703.4M in adjusted FCF.

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