Waste Connections (WCN) stock: insider trades, news & valuation
Net buyingShare price and insider trades
Waste Connections insider trading at a glance (Oct 9, 2026): in the past 12 months, 1 insider bought $7.6M and 10 sold $6.5M of WCN stock on the open market.
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WCN insider buying and selling by quarter
Open-market purchases (green, above the line) and sales (red, below), by trade date.
| Quarter | Bought | Purchases | Sold | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2026 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | — | 0 | $1.4M | 6 |
| Q2 2026 | $7.6M | 1 | $3.0M | 7 |
| Q1 2026 | — | 0 | $201K | 1 |
| Q4 2025 | — | 0 | $1.9M | 2 |
Valuation, profit and volume
Summary
Over the past 12 months, 1 Waste Connections, Inc. insider reported open-market purchases totaling $7.6M, while 10 insiders reported sales totaling $6.5M. 0 of 16 recorded sales were made under pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 trading plans, which are usually less informative than discretionary sales.
Insider transactions
Open-market purchases and sales.
| Filed | Insider | Type | Shares | Price | Value | Since | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21SEC | Iii Robert NielsenSr Vp Operations | Sell | 7003,250 held (−18%) | $170.00 | $119K | -10.1% | — |
| Aug 20SEC | Philip RivardSr Vp Business Development | Sell | 2,500734 held (−77%) | $166.57 | $416K | -8.2% | — |
| Aug 17SEC | Susan NethertonSr Vp People, Training & Dev | Sell | 1,75012,980 held (−12%) | $166.00 | $290K | -7.9% | — |
| Jul 31SEC | Iii Robert NielsenSr Vp Operations | Sell | 3003,950 held (−7%) | $173.10 | $52K | -11.7% | — |
| Jul 30SEC | Robert Michael CloningerGeneral Counsel | Sell | 2,57311,904 held (−18%) | $171.00 | $440K | -10.6% | — |
| Jul 30SEC | Robert Michael CloningerGeneral Counsel | Sell | 23811,666 held (−2%) | $171.33 | $41K | -10.8% | — |
| Jun 9SEC | Patrick James SheaGeneral Counsel | Sell | 7,50019,737 held (−28%) | $156.26 | $1.2M | -2.2% | — |
| Jun 9SEC | Jason CraftCOO, President | Sell | 1,50032,861 held (−4%) | $156.59 | $235K | -2.4% | — |
| May 18SEC | Iii Robert NielsenSr Vp Operations | Sell | 5004,250 held (−11%) | $155.56 | $78K | -1.8% | — |
| May 14SEC | Iii Robert NielsenSr Vp Operations | Sell | 3375,040 held (−6%) | $153.00 | $52K | -0.1% | — |
| May 14SEC | Iii Robert NielsenSr Vp Operations | Sell | 2904,750 held (−6%) | $151.00 | $44K | +1.2% | — |
| May 13SEC | Ronald J MittelstaedtCEO, President | Buy | 50,000301,017 held (+20%) | $152.24 | $7.6M | +0.4% | — |
| May 4SEC | Eric HansenPresident | Sell | 6,00013,350 held (−31%) | $164.82 | $989K | -7.3% | — |
| Apr 29SEC | James LittleExecutive Vp Engineering | Sell | 2,60534,395 held (−7%) | $163.98 | $427K | -6.8% | — |
| Mar 6SEC | Derek TanSr Vp Chief Accounting Officer | Sell | 1,1731,404 held (−46%) | $171.03 | $201K | -10.6% | — |
| Dec 12SEC | Iii Robert NielsenSr Vp Operations | Sell | 2,0001,250 held (−62%) | $167.59 | $335K | -8.8% | — |
| Oct 30SEC | Edward E GuilletDirector | Sell | 9,00014,883 held (−38%) | $174.44 | $1.6M | -12.4% | — |
Insiders at Waste Connections, Inc.
| Insider | Bought | Sold | Last filing | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald J MittelstaedtCEO, President | $7.6M | — | May 13, 2026 | — |
| Edward E GuilletDirector | — | $1.6M | Oct 30, 2025 | — |
| Patrick James SheaGeneral Counsel | — | $1.2M | Jun 9, 2026 | — |
| Eric HansenPresident | — | $989K | May 4, 2026 | — |
| Iii Robert NielsenSr Vp Operations | — | $679K | Aug 21, 2026 | — |
| Robert Michael CloningerGeneral Counsel | — | $481K | Jul 30, 2026 | — |
| James LittleExecutive Vp Engineering | — | $427K | Apr 29, 2026 | — |
| Philip RivardSr Vp Business Development | — | $416K | Aug 20, 2026 | — |
| Susan NethertonSr Vp People, Training & Dev | — | $290K | Aug 17, 2026 | — |
| Jason CraftCOO, President | — | $235K | Jun 9, 2026 | — |
| Derek TanSr Vp Chief Accounting Officer | — | $201K | Mar 6, 2026 | — |
WCN stock: common questions
Are Waste Connections, Inc. insiders buying WCN stock?
In the past 12 months, 1 insiders reported open-market purchases of WCN worth $7.6M. The latest was CEO, President Ronald J Mittelstaedt bought $7.6M of WCN at $152.24 — first open-market purchase in our records.
Are Waste Connections, Inc. insiders selling WCN stock?
10 insiders reported sales worth $6.5M over the same period.
Where does this data come from?
Every transaction comes from Form 4 filings that insiders must submit to the SEC within two business days of a trade. We pull them from SEC EDGAR every night.
What is WCN's 52-week range?
Over the past year WCN has traded between $148.70 and $177.39. It last closed at $152.83 on Oct 9, 2026.