{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"5393","rtpr_id":"nBwkpzWna","ticker":"WCN","exchange":"TSX","all_tickers":["WCN"],"title":"Waste Connections Announces Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend","author":"Business Wire","published_at":"2026-04-22T20:05:00.245Z","article_body":"Waste Connections Announces Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend\n\nWaste Connections, Inc. (TSX/NYSE: WCN) (\"Waste Connections\" or the \"Company\")\ntoday announced that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly\ncash dividend of $0.35 U.S. per common share of the Company. The regular\nquarterly cash dividend will be paid on May 21, 2026 to shareholders of record\nat the close of business on May 6, 2026. The Board intends to review the\nquarterly dividend each October, with a long-term objective of increasing the\namount of the dividend.\n\nShareholders of Waste Connections whose common shares are held by a bank or\nbroker that participates in U.S. depositary DTC will receive payment of their\ndividends in U.S. dollars. Shareholders of Waste Connections whose common\nshares are held by a bank or broker that participates in Canadian depositary\nCDS will receive payment of their dividends in Canadian dollars, calculated\nbased on the Bank of Canada's daily average exchange rate on May 6, 2026.\nShareholders of Waste Connections who hold their shares in direct registration\nwith Computershare, the Company's transfer agent, will receive payment of\ntheir dividends in Canadian dollars if they are residents of Canada, as\nreflected in Waste Connections' shareholders register, and will receive their\ndividend payments in U.S. dollars if they are not residents of Canada,\nincluding if they are residents of the U.S.\n\nAbout Waste Connections\n\nWaste Connections (wasteconnections.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wasteconnections.com&esheet=54520544&newsitemid=20260422799086&lan=en-US&anchor=wasteconnections.com&index=1&md5=c9042e34405f70fa6a60cd09a59ad96e)\n) is an integrated solid waste services company that provides non-hazardous\nwaste collection, transfer and disposal services, including by rail, along\nwith resource recovery primarily through recycling and renewable fuels\ngeneration. The Company serves approximately nine million residential,\ncommercial and industrial customers in mostly exclusive and secondary markets\nacross 46 states in the U.S. and six provinces in Canada. Waste Connections\nalso provides non-hazardous oilfield waste treatment, recovery and disposal\nservices in several basins across the U.S. and Canada, as well as intermodal\nservices for the movement of cargo and solid waste containers in the Pacific\nNorthwest. Waste Connections views its Environmental, Social and Governance\n(“ESG”) efforts as integral to its business, with initiatives consistent\nwith its objective of long-term value creation and focused on reducing\nemissions, increasing resource recovery of both recyclable commodities and\nclean energy fuels, reducing reliance on off-site disposal for landfill\nleachate, further improving safety and enhancing employee engagement. Visit\nwasteconnections.com/sustainability\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wasteconnections.com%2Fsustainability&esheet=54520544&newsitemid=20260422799086&lan=en-US&anchor=wasteconnections.com%2Fsustainability&index=2&md5=8fcaa2d5e686b78cc9f029ed7e9c0b96)\nfor more information and updates on our progress towards targeted achievement.\n\nSafe Harbor and Forward-Looking Statements\n\nThis press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of\nthe safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform\nAct of 1995 (\"PSLRA\"), including \"forward-looking information\" within the\nmeaning of applicable Canadian securities laws. These forward-looking\nstatements are neither historical facts nor assurances of future performance\nand reflect Waste Connections' current beliefs and expectations regarding\nfuture events and operating performance. These forward-looking statements are\noften identified by the words \"may,\" \"might,\" \"believes,\" \"thinks,\" \"expects,\"\n\"estimate,\" \"continue,\" \"intends\" or other words of similar meaning. All of\nthe forward-looking statements included in this press release are made\npursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the PSLRA and applicable securities\nlaws in Canada. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties.\nForward-looking statements in this press release include, but are not limited\nto, statements about the timing and amount of cash dividends. Important\nfactors that could cause actual results to differ, possibly materially, from\nthose indicated by the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited\nto, risk factors detailed from time to time in the Company's filings with the\nSEC and the securities commissions or similar regulatory authorities in\nCanada. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements,\nwhich speak only as of the date of this press release. Waste Connections\nundertakes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements set forth in\nthis press release, whether as a result of new information, future events, or\notherwise, unless required by applicable securities laws.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260422799086/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260422799086/en/)\n\nMary Anne Whitney / (832) 442-2253\n\nmaryannew@wasteconnections.com (mailto:maryannew@wasteconnections.com)\n\nJoe Box / (832) 442-2153\n\njoe.box@wasteconnections.com (mailto:joe.box@wasteconnections.com)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nBwkpzWna","title":"Waste Connections Announces Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend","author":"Business Wire","ticker":"WCN","created":"2026-04-22T20:05:00.245Z","tickers":["WCN"],"exchange":"TSX","article_body":"Waste Connections Announces Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend\n\nWaste Connections, Inc. (TSX/NYSE: WCN) (\"Waste Connections\" or the \"Company\")\ntoday announced that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly\ncash dividend of $0.35 U.S. per common share of the Company. The regular\nquarterly cash dividend will be paid on May 21, 2026 to shareholders of record\nat the close of business on May 6, 2026. The Board intends to review the\nquarterly dividend each October, with a long-term objective of increasing the\namount of the dividend.\n\nShareholders of Waste Connections whose common shares are held by a bank or\nbroker that participates in U.S. depositary DTC will receive payment of their\ndividends in U.S. dollars. Shareholders of Waste Connections whose common\nshares are held by a bank or broker that participates in Canadian depositary\nCDS will receive payment of their dividends in Canadian dollars, calculated\nbased on the Bank of Canada's daily average exchange rate on May 6, 2026.\nShareholders of Waste Connections who hold their shares in direct registration\nwith Computershare, the Company's transfer agent, will receive payment of\ntheir dividends in Canadian dollars if they are residents of Canada, as\nreflected in Waste Connections' shareholders register, and will receive their\ndividend payments in U.S. dollars if they are not residents of Canada,\nincluding if they are residents of the U.S.\n\nAbout Waste Connections\n\nWaste Connections (wasteconnections.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wasteconnections.com&esheet=54520544&newsitemid=20260422799086&lan=en-US&anchor=wasteconnections.com&index=1&md5=c9042e34405f70fa6a60cd09a59ad96e)\n) is an integrated solid waste services company that provides non-hazardous\nwaste collection, transfer and disposal services, including by rail, along\nwith resource recovery primarily through recycling and renewable fuels\ngeneration. The Company serves approximately nine million residential,\ncommercial and industrial customers in mostly exclusive and secondary markets\nacross 46 states in the U.S. and six provinces in Canada. Waste Connections\nalso provides non-hazardous oilfield waste treatment, recovery and disposal\nservices in several basins across the U.S. and Canada, as well as intermodal\nservices for the movement of cargo and solid waste containers in the Pacific\nNorthwest. Waste Connections views its Environmental, Social and Governance\n(“ESG”) efforts as integral to its business, with initiatives consistent\nwith its objective of long-term value creation and focused on reducing\nemissions, increasing resource recovery of both recyclable commodities and\nclean energy fuels, reducing reliance on off-site disposal for landfill\nleachate, further improving safety and enhancing employee engagement. Visit\nwasteconnections.com/sustainability\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wasteconnections.com%2Fsustainability&esheet=54520544&newsitemid=20260422799086&lan=en-US&anchor=wasteconnections.com%2Fsustainability&index=2&md5=8fcaa2d5e686b78cc9f029ed7e9c0b96)\nfor more information and updates on our progress towards targeted achievement.\n\nSafe Harbor and Forward-Looking Statements\n\nThis press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of\nthe safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform\nAct of 1995 (\"PSLRA\"), including \"forward-looking information\" within the\nmeaning of applicable Canadian securities laws. These forward-looking\nstatements are neither historical facts nor assurances of future performance\nand reflect Waste Connections' current beliefs and expectations regarding\nfuture events and operating performance. These forward-looking statements are\noften identified by the words \"may,\" \"might,\" \"believes,\" \"thinks,\" \"expects,\"\n\"estimate,\" \"continue,\" \"intends\" or other words of similar meaning. All of\nthe forward-looking statements included in this press release are made\npursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the PSLRA and applicable securities\nlaws in Canada. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties.\nForward-looking statements in this press release include, but are not limited\nto, statements about the timing and amount of cash dividends. Important\nfactors that could cause actual results to differ, possibly materially, from\nthose indicated by the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited\nto, risk factors detailed from time to time in the Company's filings with the\nSEC and the securities commissions or similar regulatory authorities in\nCanada. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements,\nwhich speak only as of the date of this press release. Waste Connections\nundertakes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements set forth in\nthis press release, whether as a result of new information, future events, or\notherwise, unless required by applicable securities laws.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260422799086/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260422799086/en/)\n\nMary Anne Whitney / (832) 442-2253\n\nmaryannew@wasteconnections.com (mailto:maryannew@wasteconnections.com)\n\nJoe Box / (832) 442-2153\n\njoe.box@wasteconnections.com (mailto:joe.box@wasteconnections.com)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-04-22T20:05:00.339594546Z","server_sent_at_ms":1776888300339},"received_at":"2026-04-22T20:05:01.272Z","source_url":"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260422799086/en/"},"analysis":{"id":"3936","press_release_id":"5393","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Commercial & Professional Services","sector":"Industrials"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"dividend","narrative":"Waste Connections' Board declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.35 per share.\n\nThe dividend is payable on May 21, 2026 to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 6, 2026.\n\nThe Board intends to review the dividend each October with a long-term objective of increasing the amount.","sentiment":"bullish","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":""},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"dividend_per_share":0.35}},"quotedText":"The Board intends to review the quarterly dividend each October, with a long-term objective of increasing the amount of the dividend.","namedEntities":{"people":[],"products":[],"companies":[{"name":"Waste Connections, Inc.","ticker":"WCN"},{"name":"Computershare","relationship":"transfer agent"}],"dollarAmounts":[{"amount":"$0.35 U.S.","context":"regular quarterly cash dividend per common share"}]},"materialImpact":{"score":1,"reasoning":"Routine declaration of a regular quarterly cash dividend with no change to the dividend amount."},"tickerRelevance":{"others":[],"primary":"WCN"},"eventTypeSecondary":[]},"event_type":"dividend","event_type_secondary":null,"sentiment":"bullish","material_impact_score":1,"narrative":"Waste Connections' Board declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.35 per share.\n\nThe dividend is payable on May 21, 2026 to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 6, 2026.\n\nThe Board intends to review the dividend each October with a long-term objective of increasing the amount.","key_figures":{"customDimensions":{"dividend_per_share":0.35}},"named_entities":{"people":[],"products":[],"companies":[{"name":"Waste Connections, Inc.","ticker":"WCN"},{"name":"Computershare","relationship":"transfer agent"}],"dollarAmounts":[{"amount":"$0.35 U.S.","context":"regular quarterly cash dividend per common share"}]},"model_name":"glm-4.7","prompt_hash":"sha256:2f2748f0fcc8c4f2","schema_hash":"sha256:ad96b863d7123008","created_at":"2026-04-22T22:00:32.827Z","global_importance":3,"audience_relevance":3,"importance_components":{"method":"backfill-heuristic","signals":{"bodyLong":false,"headlineTier1":false,"tickerCovered":false,"hadSignificance":false},"version":1,"computedAt":"2026-04-27T11:52:54.397Z"}},"durationMs":150922,"modelName":"glm-4.7"}}