Waste Connections (WCN) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in Waste Connections (WCN) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $39,519 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 14.7% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $183,164 reinvested (16.7% a year), or $146,548 taking the dividends as cash, $12,477 of it paid out along the way.
WCN became
$183,164
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
16.7%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$15,834
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Worst drop
-33.3%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | WCN total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +5.7% | $1,402 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +3.1% | $1,644 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +15.7% | $1,189 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +13.5% | $1,016 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −2.0% | $965 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +33.8% | $1,498 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +13.9% | $1,414 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +23.0% | $950 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | +5.5% | $576 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +36.7% | $643 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +40.9% | $468 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | +30.7% | $636 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +3.1% | $630 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +32.7% | $676 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +5.0% | $516 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | +23.2% | $450 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | +26.0% | $253 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +8.9% | $323 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | +8.0% | $585 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: WCN total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in Waste Connections (WCN) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $183,164 at the end of Oct 2026: 16.7% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, WCN turned $10,000 into $39,519 with dividends reinvested, 14.7% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, WCN returned 7.0% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking WCN's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $146,548, including $12,477 of cash received; reinvesting added $36,616.
- WCN's best calendar year in that time was 2016 (40.9%) and its worst 2022 (-2.0%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "Waste Connections (WCN) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/WCN/total-return
WCN total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in WCN 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $39,519 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 14.7% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $36,713 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is WCN's total return since Dec 2007?
1732% in total, or 16.7% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 1241%.
How much of WCN's return came from dividends?
About 11% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $36,616 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was WCN's worst year?
2022, at -2.0% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -18.2%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -33.3%.
How is total return calculated here?
From month-end prices: the adjusted price counts every dividend reinvested in the month it was paid; the plain price doesn't. The S&P 500 is SPY with its dividends reinvested. No trading costs or taxes.