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WCN

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Waste Connections, Inc.

Latest disclosureAugust 21, 2026
Insider score Why 34?
34/ 100
Qualifying buys · 30d
$0

1 purchases · 13 sales

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Insider transactions 25

Limited filing history
All25Buying1Selling13Other11
Filters

Last 30 daysNo qualifying insider buying. No qualifying insider sales.

25 trades · April 1, 2026 – August 19, 2026Incomplete history: this shows the filings imported so far, not every filing ever made. Dates are trade dates. Filters affect this table only.

Showing the first 6 of 25 trades on this page.

Sale disclosed

III Robert Nielsen

SR VP Operations

Common Shares

Reported value
$119K
Reported price
$170.00 / share
Traded August 19, 2026Filed August 21, 2026SEC filing
Sale disclosed

Philip Rivard

SR VP Business Development

Common Shares

Reported value
$416.43K
Reported price
$166.57 / share
Traded August 18, 2026Filed August 20, 2026SEC filing
Sale disclosed

Susan Netherton

SR VP People, Training & Dev

Common Shares

Reported value
$290.5K
Reported price
$166.00 / share
Traded August 13, 2026Filed August 17, 2026SEC filing
Sale disclosed

III Robert Nielsen

SR VP Operations

Common Shares

Reported value
$51.93K
Reported price
$173.10 / share
Traded July 29, 2026Filed July 31, 2026SEC filing
Sale disclosed

Robert Michael Cloninger

SR VP, Deputy General Counsel

Common Shares

Reported value
$439.97K
Reported price
$170.9955 / share
Traded July 28, 2026Filed July 30, 2026SEC filing
Sale disclosed

Robert Michael Cloninger

SR VP, Deputy General Counsel

Common Shares

Reported value
$40.78K
Reported price
$171.3342 / share
Traded July 28, 2026Filed July 30, 2026SEC filing
Other activity disclosed

Domenic Pio

SR VP Operations

Common Shares

Value context
$15.04K
Reported price
$158.36 / share
Traded June 30, 2026Filed July 2, 2026SEC filing
Other activity disclosed

Jason Craft

Executive Vice President & COO

Common Shares

Value context
$8.55K
Reported price
$158.36 / share
Traded June 30, 2026Filed July 2, 2026SEC filing
Other activity disclosed

Aaron Bradley

SR VP PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION

Common Shares

Value context
$6.65K
Reported price
$158.36 / share
Traded June 30, 2026Filed July 2, 2026SEC filing
Other activity disclosed

Matthew Stephen Black

Sr VP Chief Tax Officer

Common Shares

Value context
$2.53K
Reported price
$158.36 / share
Traded June 30, 2026Filed July 2, 2026SEC filing
Sale disclosed

Patrick James Shea

Exec VP, General Counsel & Sec

Common Shares

Reported value
$1.17M
Reported price
$156.2553 / share
Traded June 5, 2026Filed June 9, 2026SEC filing
Gift disclosed

Patrick James Shea

Exec VP, General Counsel & Sec

Common Shares

Value context
Not a purchase
Reported price
Gift · no purchase price
Understand this price

The filing reports a zero transaction price for this gift. It does not establish the market value of the gift.

Traded June 8, 2026Filed June 9, 2026SEC filing
Gift disclosed

Patrick James Shea

Exec VP, General Counsel & Sec

Common Shares

Value context
Not a purchase
Reported price
Gift · no purchase price
Understand this price

The filing reports a zero transaction price for this gift. It does not establish the market value of the gift.

Traded June 9, 2026Filed June 9, 2026SEC filing
Sale disclosed

Jason Craft

Executive Vice President & COO

Common Shares

Reported value
$234.89K
Reported price
$156.5915 / share
Traded June 5, 2026Filed June 9, 2026SEC filing
Sale disclosed

III Robert Nielsen

SR VP Operations

Common Shares

Reported value
$77.78K
Reported price
$155.56 / share
Traded May 14, 2026Filed May 18, 2026SEC filing
Sale disclosed

III Robert Nielsen

SR VP Operations

Common Shares

Reported value
$51.56K
Reported price
$153.00 / share
Traded May 12, 2026Filed May 14, 2026SEC filing
Sale disclosed

III Robert Nielsen

SR VP Operations

Common Shares

Reported value
$43.79K
Reported price
$151.00 / share
Traded May 13, 2026Filed May 14, 2026SEC filing
Purchase disclosed

Ronald J. Mittelstaedt

President & CEO

Common Shares

Reported value
$7.61M
Reported price
$152.235 / share
Traded May 12, 2026Filed May 13, 2026SEC filing
Sale disclosed

Eric Hansen

Senior Vice President and CIO

Common Shares

Reported value
$988.92K
Reported price
$164.8208 / share
Traded April 30, 2026Filed May 4, 2026SEC filing
Sale disclosed

James Little

Executive VP Engineering

Common Shares

Reported value
$427.17K
Reported price
$163.98 / share
Traded April 27, 2026Filed April 29, 2026SEC filing
Exercise or conversion

Daniel L. Florness

Director

Common Shares

Value context
Not established
Reported price
$0 reported · see filing
Understand this price

The filing reports a zero transaction price. That is not a current market valuation; inspect the original filing for context.

Traded April 1, 2026Filed April 3, 2026SEC filing
Tax or exercise withholding

Daniel L. Florness

Director

Common Shares

Value context
$29.01K
Reported price
$162.9771 / share
Traded April 1, 2026Filed April 3, 2026SEC filing
Award disclosed

Daniel L. Florness

Director

Deferred Share Units

Derivative security · not the ordinary share price.

Value context
Non-cash award
Reported price
Award · no purchase price
Understand this price

The filing reports a zero transaction price for this award. It does not mean the awarded securities have no market value.

Traded April 1, 2026Filed April 3, 2026SEC filing
Award disclosed

Daniel L. Florness

Director

Restricted Share Units

Derivative security · not the ordinary share price.

Value context
Non-cash award
Reported price
Award · no purchase price
Understand this price

The filing reports a zero transaction price for this award. It does not mean the awarded securities have no market value.

Traded April 1, 2026Filed April 3, 2026SEC filing
Exercise or conversion

Daniel L. Florness

Director

Restricted Share Units

Derivative security · not the ordinary share price.

Value context
Not a separate purchase
Exercise / conversion price
$0.00 exercise / conversion price
Understand this price

This row records an option exercise or conversion. The derivative transaction price is separate from the exercise price; it is not the stock's market price. Its row value is not shown as another stock purchase.

Traded April 1, 2026Filed April 3, 2026SEC filing
Reporting insiderSecurity / transactionAmount / priceValueTraded / disclosedSource
SR VP OperationsCommon SharesSale700$170.00 / share$119KAug 19Filed Aug 21 · 2d laterSEC filing
SR VP Business DevelopmentCommon SharesSale2,500$166.57 / share$416.43KAug 18Filed Aug 20 · 2d laterSEC filing
SR VP People, Training & DevCommon SharesSale1,750$166.00 / share$290.5KAug 13Filed Aug 17 · 4d laterSEC filing
SR VP OperationsCommon SharesSale300$173.10 / share$51.93KJul 29Filed Jul 31 · 2d laterSEC filing
SR VP, Deputy General CounselCommon SharesSale2 trades2,811avg $171.02 / share$480.75KJul 28Filed Jul 30 · 2d later
2 filings
  • 2,573 @ $171.00 · $439.97KSEC filing
  • 238 @ $171.33 · $40.78KSEC filing
SR VP OperationsCommon SharesOther transaction95$158.36 / share$15.04KJun 30Filed Jul 2 · 2d laterSEC filing
Executive Vice President & COOCommon SharesOther transaction54$158.36 / share$8.55KJun 30Filed Jul 2 · 2d laterSEC filing
SR VP PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATIONCommon SharesOther transaction42$158.36 / share$6.65KJun 30Filed Jul 2 · 2d laterSEC filing
Sr VP Chief Tax OfficerCommon SharesOther transaction16$158.36 / share$2.53KJun 30Filed Jul 2 · 2d laterSEC filing
Exec VP, General Counsel & SecCommon SharesSale7,500$156.26 / share$1.17MJun 5Filed Jun 9 · 4d laterSEC filing
Exec VP, General Counsel & SecCommon SharesGift15Gift · no purchase priceNot a purchaseJun 8Filed Jun 9 · 1d laterSEC filing
Exec VP, General Counsel & SecCommon SharesGift100Gift · no purchase priceNot a purchaseJun 9Filed Jun 9 · 0d laterSEC filing
Executive Vice President & COOCommon SharesSale1,500$156.59 / share$234.89KJun 5Filed Jun 9 · 4d laterSEC filing
SR VP OperationsCommon SharesSale500$155.56 / share$77.78KMay 14Filed May 18 · 4d laterSEC filing
SR VP OperationsCommon SharesSale337$153.00 / share$51.56KMay 12Filed May 14 · 2d laterSEC filing
SR VP OperationsCommon SharesSale290$151.00 / share$43.79KMay 13Filed May 14 · 1d laterSEC filing
President & CEOCommon SharesPurchase50,000$152.24 / share$7.61MMay 12Filed May 13 · 1d laterSEC filing
Senior Vice President and CIOCommon SharesSale6,000$164.82 / share$988.92KApr 30Filed May 4 · 4d laterSEC filing
Executive VP EngineeringCommon SharesSale2,605$163.98 / share$427.17KApr 27Filed Apr 29 · 2d laterSEC filing
DirectorCommon SharesOption exercise or conversion332$0 reported · see filingNot establishedApr 1Filed Apr 3 · 2d laterSEC filing
DirectorCommon SharesExercise-price or tax withholding178$162.98 / share$29.01KApr 1Filed Apr 3 · 2d laterSEC filing
DirectorDeferred Share UnitsGrant or awardDerivative units419Award · no purchase priceNon-cash awardApr 1Filed Apr 3 · 2d laterSEC filing
DirectorRestricted Share UnitsGrant or awardDerivative units663Award · no purchase priceNon-cash awardApr 1Filed Apr 3 · 2d laterSEC filing
DirectorRestricted Share UnitsOption exercise or conversionDerivative units332$0.00 exercise / conversion priceNot a separate purchaseApr 1Filed Apr 3 · 2d laterSEC filing

Congress transactions 1

All Congress filings
Sale disclosed

Waste Connections, Inc. Common Shares (WCN) · Stock

The filing reports a sale for a spouse.

Valerie Hoyle official portraitValerie HoyleReporting House member
Reported amount
$1,001 – $15,000Reported range; exact amount not disclosed.
Trade date
September 23, 2025
Filed October 10, 2025 · 17d laterOriginal report
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Why this buying score?

Qualifying common-equity purchase value

$1,902,938 of common-equity purchase value after transaction-age decay across 180 days.

+25 pts

Distinct buying groups

1 distinct reporting-owner group(s). Joint rows count once; identity is not proof of discretion.

+2 pts

CEO purchase

Qualifying common-equity P acquisition; no disclosed plan, exercise or excluded purchase context detected.

+4 pts

Material reported holdings increase

At least one row increased reported same-security holdings by 10% or established a new reported position; indirect interests may overlap.

+3 pts

This score describes qualifying insider purchases at issuer level. Read the methodology

Sources and coverage

Limited filing history · Market-wide discovery does not establish complete company history. View coverage
Source
SEC EDGAR · Form 4
Issuer CIK
0001318220
Latest public acceptance
Aug 21, 2026, 08:11 PM UTC
Score calculated
Oct 8, 2026, 12:06 AM UTC
Parser
form4-parser-1.5
Classifier
form4-classifier-1.1
Scoring methodology
insider-experimental-1.1
Availability
Public filing time, not trade date

Open a transaction's SEC filing for the primary evidence. A code P may describe an open-market or private purchase; classification is not proof of intent.

Insider activity can have many explanations. Signal Strength is not a probability of profit or a recommendation to trade.