Waste Connections Inc (WCN) — Defensive Interval Ratio

Latest as of December 2025: 184 days

Waste Connections Inc (WCN) has a Defensive Interval Ratio of 184 days as of December 2025. Defensive assets of CA$1.07 Billion (cash CA$45.97 Million, short-term investments CA$-, receivables CA$1.02 Billion) cover 184 days of daily cash needs of CA$5.82 Million/day. Check Waste Connections Inc (WCN) tangible net worth to evaluate the tangible quality of the company's equity base.

Defensive Interval Ratio

184 days
Days of operational coverage

Defensive Assets

CA$1.07 Billion
Cash + ST Investments + Receivables

Daily Cash Need

CA$5.82 Million
Current Liabilities ÷ 365

Current Liabilities

CA$2.12 Billion
CAD

Waste Connections Inc Defensive Interval Ratio (1997–2025)

This chart shows how Waste Connections Inc's Defensive Interval Ratio has evolved across 29 annual periods from 1997 to 2025. As of December 2025, the ratio stands at 184 days, meaning defensive assets of CA$1.07 Billion can fund 184 days of operations without new revenue. Also explore how fast is Waste Connections Inc growing its equity to track the company's year-over-year net asset growth rate.

Annual Defensive Interval Ratio for Waste Connections Inc (1997–2025)

The table below presents the year-by-year Defensive Interval Ratio for Waste Connections Inc from 1997 to 2025, covering 29 annual filings. Each row shows defensive assets, daily cash need, the DIR in days, and the change in days compared to the prior year. For live market cap and the full company financial profile, see WCN company net worth.

Year DIR (days) Defensive Assets (CAD) Daily Cash Need Cash ST Investments Change (days)
2025 184 days CA$1.07 Billion CA$5.82 Million/day CA$45.97 Million CA$- ▼ -17 days
2024 201 days CA$1.03 Billion CA$5.15 Million/day CA$62.37 Million CA$- ▼ -11 days
2023 212 days CA$979.32 Million CA$4.62 Million/day CA$78.40 Million CA$15.84 Million ▼ -23 days
2022 235 days CA$973.46 Million CA$4.14 Million/day CA$78.64 Million CA$17.91 Million ▼ -37 days
2021 272 days CA$918.36 Million CA$3.38 Million/day CA$147.44 Million CA$- ▼ -189 days
2020 460 days CA$1.30 Billion CA$2.82 Million/day CA$617.29 Million CA$- ▲ +101 days
2019 360 days CA$992.39 Million CA$2.76 Million/day CA$326.74 Million CA$2.85 Million ▼ -39 days
2018 398 days CA$939.59 Million CA$2.36 Million/day CA$319.31 Million CA$10.74 Million ▼ -53 days
2017 452 days CA$993.47 Million CA$2.20 Million/day CA$433.81 Million CA$5.19 Million ▲ +115 days
2016 337 days CA$639.65 Million CA$1.90 Million/day CA$154.38 Million CA$127.00K ▲ +91 days
2015 246 days CA$255.19 Million CA$1.04 Million/day CA$- CA$- ▼ -17 days
2014 263 days CA$259.97 Million CA$987.15K/day CA$- CA$- ▲ +16 days
2013 248 days CA$234.00 Million CA$945.25K/day CA$- CA$- ▲ +41 days
2012 206 days CA$235.76 Million CA$1.14 Million/day CA$- CA$- ▼ -20 days
2011 226 days CA$176.28 Million CA$778.36K/day CA$- CA$- ▲ +7 days
2010 219 days CA$152.16 Million CA$694.62K/day CA$- CA$- ▲ +12 days
2009 207 days CA$138.97 Million CA$670.99K/day CA$- CA$- ▲ +6 days
2008 201 days CA$118.46 Million CA$590.31K/day CA$- CA$- ▼ -30 days
2007 231 days CA$123.88 Million CA$536.20K/day CA$- CA$- ▼ -13 days
2006 244 days CA$100.27 Million CA$410.59K/day CA$- CA$- ▲ +14 days
2005 230 days CA$94.44 Million CA$410.96K/day CA$- CA$- ▼ -28 days
2004 258 days CA$80.86 Million CA$313.17K/day CA$- CA$- ▲ +4 days
2003 254 days CA$72.47 Million CA$285.15K/day CA$- CA$- ▲ +21 days
2002 233 days CA$63.49 Million CA$271.93K/day CA$- CA$- ▼ -29 days
2001 262 days CA$51.37 Million CA$195.72K/day CA$- CA$- ▲ +4 days
2000 259 days CA$42.16 Million CA$162.83K/day CA$- CA$- ▲ +24 days
1999 235 days CA$28.40 Million CA$120.82K/day CA$- CA$- ▲ +73 days
1998 162 days CA$10.80 Million CA$66.85K/day CA$- CA$- ▼ -169 days
1997 331 days CA$3.90 Million CA$11.78K/day CA$- CA$- —
DIR = (Cash + Short-term Investments + Net Receivables) / (Daily Cash Expenses)