WCN.TO WACC - Weighted Average Cost of Capital

The WACC of Waste Connections Inc (WCN.TO) is 6.4%.

The Cost of Equity of Waste Connections Inc (WCN.TO) is 6.85%.

The Cost of Debt of Waste Connections Inc (WCN.TO) is 4.25%.

	Range	Selected
Cost of equity	5.80% - 7.90%	6.85%
Tax rate	19.70% - 20.00%	19.85%
Cost of debt	4.00% - 4.50%	4.25%
WACC	5.4% - 7.3%	6.4%

WACC

WCN.TO WACC calculation

Category	Low	High

Long-term bond rate	3.2%	3.7%
Equity market risk premium	5.1%	6.1%
Adjusted beta	0.51	0.62

Additional risk adjustments	0.0%	0.5%
Cost of equity	5.80%	7.90%

Tax rate	19.70%	20.00%
Debt/Equity ratio	0.16	0.16
Cost of debt	4.00%	4.50%

After-tax WACC	5.4%	7.3%


Selected WACC	6.4%

WCN.TO's CAPM model and how its cost of Equity is calculated

The Cost of Equity reflects the return a company needs to deliver to shareholders to justify the risk of investing in its shares. It’s computed using the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), which blends the risk-free rate, the stock’s beta, and the market risk premium.

This method evaluates the stock’s risk compared to a safe investment and the market’s overall volatility.

Here’s how we figure out the cost of equity for WCN.TO:

cost_of_equity (6.85%) = risk_free_rate (3.45%) + equity_risk_premium (5.60%) * adjusted_beta (0.51) + risk_adjustments (0.25%)

We include the risk adjustments, which range from 0% to 1%, to keep our WACC conservatives, especially for companies traded in developing markets.