Waste Connections Insider Trades
NYSE: WCNUtilitiesEnvironmental ServicesUSD
At close: Oct 9, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
Last 12 months
- Purchases
- 1 · $7.61M
- Sales
- 14 · $4.56M
- Shares bought / sold
- 50.00K / 27.97K
- Net activity
- Net buying $3.1 million
Waste Connections insider activity
Over the last 12 months, Waste Connections insiders reported 100 transactions on SEC Form 4: 1 open-market purchase and 14 sales. Insiders bought $7.6 million and sold $4.6 million worth of stock, for net insider buying of $3.1 million. The largest seller was Shea Patrick James, with $1.2 million in reported sales.
The most recent filing shows NIELSEN III ROBERT (SR VP Operations) selling 700 shares at $170.00 on Aug 19, 2026. Insider sales are common for compensation, tax and diversification reasons, while open-market purchases are rarer; tracking both helps put WCN's ownership changes in context.
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WCN insider transactions
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2026 | NIELSEN III ROBERTSR VP Operations | Sale | 700 | $119.00K | Form 4 |
| Aug 18, 2026 | RIVARD PHILIPSR VP Business Development | Sale | 2,500 | $416.43K | Form 4 |
| Aug 13, 2026 | Netherton SusanSR VP People, Training & Dev | Sale | 1,750 | $290.50K | Form 4 |
| Jul 29, 2026 | NIELSEN III ROBERTSR VP Operations | Sale | 300 | $51.93K | Form 4 |
| Jul 28, 2026 | Cloninger Robert MichaelSR VP, Deputy General Counsel | Sale | 238 | $40.78K | Form 4 |
| Jul 28, 2026 | Cloninger Robert MichaelSR VP, Deputy General Counsel | Sale | 2,573 | $439.97K | Form 4 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | BRADLEY AARONSR VP PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION | other | 42 | $6.65K | Form 4 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | PIO DOMENICSR VP Operations | other | 95 | $15.04K | Form 4 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | Black Matthew StephenSr VP Chief Tax Officer | other | 16 | $2.53K | Form 4 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | CRAFT JASONExecutive Vice President & COO | other | 54 | $8.55K | Form 4 |
| Jun 9, 2026 | Shea Patrick JamesExec VP, General Counsel & Sec | Gift | 100 | — | Form 4 |
| Jun 8, 2026 | Shea Patrick JamesExec VP, General Counsel & Sec | Gift | 15 | — | Form 4 |
| Jun 5, 2026 | CRAFT JASONExecutive Vice President & COO | Sale | 1,500 | $234.89K | Form 4 |
| Jun 5, 2026 | Shea Patrick JamesExec VP, General Counsel & Sec | Sale | 7,500 | $1.17M | Form 4 |
| May 14, 2026 | NIELSEN III ROBERTSR VP Operations | Sale | 500 | $77.78K | Form 4 |
| May 13, 2026 | NIELSEN III ROBERTSR VP Operations | Sale | 290 | $43.79K | Form 4 |
| May 12, 2026 | MITTELSTAEDT RONALD JPresident & CEO | Buy | 50,000 | $7.61M | Form 4 |
| May 12, 2026 | NIELSEN III ROBERTSR VP Operations | Sale | 337 | $51.56K | Form 4 |
| Apr 30, 2026 | HANSEN ERICSenior Vice President and CIO | Sale | 6,000 | $988.92K | Form 4 |
| Apr 27, 2026 | LITTLE JAMESExecutive VP Engineering | Sale | 2,605 | $427.17K | Form 4 |
| Apr 1, 2026 | FLORNESS DANIEL LDirector | Tax withholding | 178 | $29.01K | Form 4 |
| Apr 1, 2026 | FLORNESS DANIEL LDirector | Option exercise | 332 | — | Form 4 |
| Mar 4, 2026 | TAN DEREKSR VP Chief Accounting Officer | Sale | 1,173 | $200.62K | Form 4 |
| Feb 18, 2026 | Black Matthew StephenSr VP Chief Tax Officer | Tax withholding | 317 | $51.59K | Form 4 |
| Feb 18, 2026 | Black Matthew StephenSr VP Chief Tax Officer | Option exercise | 804 | — | Form 4 |
| Feb 18, 2026 | Cloninger Robert MichaelSR VP, Deputy General Counsel | Tax withholding | 250 | $40.69K | Form 4 |
| Feb 18, 2026 | Cloninger Robert MichaelSR VP, Deputy General Counsel | Option exercise | 635 | — | Form 4 |
| Feb 18, 2026 | CRAFT JASONExecutive Vice President & COO | Tax withholding | 332 | $54.04K | Form 4 |
| Feb 18, 2026 | CRAFT JASONExecutive Vice President & COO | Option exercise | 842 | — | Form 4 |
| Feb 18, 2026 | BRADLEY AARONSR VP PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION | Tax withholding | 122 | $19.86K | Form 4 |
| Feb 18, 2026 | BRADLEY AARONSR VP PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION | Option exercise | 310 | — | Form 4 |
| Feb 18, 2026 | HANSEN ERICSenior Vice President and CIO | Tax withholding | 297 | $48.34K | Form 4 |
| Feb 18, 2026 | HANSEN ERICSenior Vice President and CIO | Option exercise | 754 | — | Form 4 |
| Feb 18, 2026 | MITTELSTAEDT RONALD JPresident & CEO | Tax withholding | 346 | $56.31K | Form 4 |
| Feb 18, 2026 | MITTELSTAEDT RONALD JPresident & CEO | Option exercise | 878 | — | Form 4 |
| Feb 18, 2026 | Shea Patrick JamesExec VP, General Counsel & Sec | Tax withholding | 494 | $80.40K | Form 4 |
| Feb 18, 2026 | Shea Patrick JamesExec VP, General Counsel & Sec | Option exercise | 1,255 | — | Form 4 |
| Feb 18, 2026 | LITTLE JAMESExecutive VP Engineering | Tax withholding | 482 | $78.45K | Form 4 |
| Feb 18, 2026 | LITTLE JAMESExecutive VP Engineering | Option exercise | 1,224 | — | Form 4 |
| Feb 18, 2026 | Netherton SusanSR VP People, Training & Dev | Tax withholding | 250 | $40.69K | Form 4 |
| Feb 18, 2026 | Netherton SusanSR VP People, Training & Dev | Option exercise | 635 | — | Form 4 |
| Feb 18, 2026 | RIVARD PHILIPSR VP Business Development | Tax withholding | 252 | $41.02K | Form 4 |
| Feb 18, 2026 | RIVARD PHILIPSR VP Business Development | Option exercise | 640 | — | Form 4 |
| Feb 18, 2026 | NIELSEN III ROBERTSR VP Operations | Tax withholding | 316 | $51.43K | Form 4 |
| Feb 18, 2026 | NIELSEN III ROBERTSR VP Operations | Option exercise | 801 | — | Form 4 |
| Feb 18, 2026 | Whitney Mary AnneExecutive Vice President & CFO | Tax withholding | 566 | $92.12K | Form 4 |
| Feb 18, 2026 | Whitney Mary AnneExecutive Vice President & CFO | Option exercise | 1,436 | — | Form 4 |
| Feb 17, 2026 | Netherton SusanSR VP People, Training & Dev | Tax withholding | 1,160 | $187.08K | Form 4 |
| Feb 17, 2026 | Netherton SusanSR VP People, Training & Dev | Option exercise | 2,946 | — | Form 4 |
| Feb 17, 2026 | Netherton SusanSR VP People, Training & Dev | Tax withholding | 208 | $33.55K | Form 4 |
| Feb 17, 2026 | Netherton SusanSR VP People, Training & Dev | Option exercise | 528 | — | Form 4 |
| Feb 17, 2026 | LITTLE JAMESExecutive VP Engineering | Tax withholding | 1,313 | $211.76K | Form 4 |
| Feb 17, 2026 | LITTLE JAMESExecutive VP Engineering | Option exercise | 5,111 | — | Form 4 |
| Feb 17, 2026 | LITTLE JAMESExecutive VP Engineering | Tax withholding | 361 | $58.22K | Form 4 |
| Feb 17, 2026 | LITTLE JAMESExecutive VP Engineering | Option exercise | 916 | — | Form 4 |
| Feb 17, 2026 | NIELSEN III ROBERTSR VP Operations | Tax withholding | 749 | $120.80K | Form 4 |
| Feb 17, 2026 | NIELSEN III ROBERTSR VP Operations | Option exercise | 3,075 | — | Form 4 |
| Feb 17, 2026 | NIELSEN III ROBERTSR VP Operations | Tax withholding | 135 | $21.77K | Form 4 |
| Feb 17, 2026 | NIELSEN III ROBERTSR VP Operations | Option exercise | 551 | — | Form 4 |
| Feb 17, 2026 | HANSEN ERICSenior Vice President and CIO | Tax withholding | 136 | $21.93K | Form 4 |
| Feb 17, 2026 | HANSEN ERICSenior Vice President and CIO | Option exercise | 558 | — | Form 4 |
| Feb 17, 2026 | HANSEN ERICSenior Vice President and CIO | Tax withholding | 758 | $122.25K | Form 4 |
| Feb 17, 2026 | HANSEN ERICSenior Vice President and CIO | Option exercise | 3,109 | — | Form 4 |
| Feb 17, 2026 | RIVARD PHILIPSR VP Business Development | Tax withholding | 101 | $16.29K | Form 4 |
| Feb 17, 2026 | RIVARD PHILIPSR VP Business Development | Option exercise | 413 | — | Form 4 |
| Feb 17, 2026 | RIVARD PHILIPSR VP Business Development | Tax withholding | 562 | $90.64K | Form 4 |
| Feb 17, 2026 | RIVARD PHILIPSR VP Business Development | Option exercise | 2,306 | — | Form 4 |
| Feb 17, 2026 | MITTELSTAEDT RONALD JPresident & CEO | Tax withholding | 181 | $29.19K | Form 4 |
| Feb 17, 2026 | MITTELSTAEDT RONALD JPresident & CEO | Option exercise | 459 | — | Form 4 |
| Feb 17, 2026 | MITTELSTAEDT RONALD JPresident & CEO | Tax withholding | 764 | $123.22K | Form 4 |
| Feb 17, 2026 | MITTELSTAEDT RONALD JPresident & CEO | Option exercise | 1,941 | — | Form 4 |
| Feb 17, 2026 | MITTELSTAEDT RONALD JPresident & CEO | Tax withholding | 4,264 | $687.70K | Form 4 |
| Feb 17, 2026 | MITTELSTAEDT RONALD JPresident & CEO | Option exercise | 10,834 | — | Form 4 |
| Feb 17, 2026 | MITTELSTAEDT RONALD JPresident & CEO | Tax withholding | 1,008 | $162.57K | Form 4 |
| Feb 17, 2026 | MITTELSTAEDT RONALD JPresident & CEO | Option exercise | 2,561 | — | Form 4 |
| Feb 17, 2026 | Whitney Mary AnneExecutive Vice President & CFO | Tax withholding | 444 | $71.61K | Form 4 |
| Feb 17, 2026 | Whitney Mary AnneExecutive Vice President & CFO | Option exercise | 1,128 | — | Form 4 |
| Feb 17, 2026 | Whitney Mary AnneExecutive Vice President & CFO | Tax withholding | 2,478 | $399.65K | Form 4 |
| Feb 17, 2026 | Whitney Mary AnneExecutive Vice President & CFO | Option exercise | 6,296 | — | Form 4 |
| Feb 17, 2026 | PIO DOMENICSR VP Operations | Tax withholding | 1,628 | $262.72K | Form 4 |
| Feb 17, 2026 | PIO DOMENICSR VP Operations | Option exercise | 3,041 | — | Form 4 |
| Feb 17, 2026 | PIO DOMENICSR VP Operations | Tax withholding | 390 | $62.94K | Form 4 |
| Feb 17, 2026 | PIO DOMENICSR VP Operations | Option exercise | 727 | — | Form 4 |
| Feb 17, 2026 | Shea Patrick JamesExec VP, General Counsel & Sec | Tax withholding | 1,546 | $249.34K | Form 4 |
| Feb 17, 2026 | Shea Patrick JamesExec VP, General Counsel & Sec | Option exercise | 5,650 | — | Form 4 |
| Feb 17, 2026 | Shea Patrick JamesExec VP, General Counsel & Sec | Tax withholding | 399 | $64.35K | Form 4 |
| Feb 17, 2026 | Shea Patrick JamesExec VP, General Counsel & Sec | Option exercise | 1,013 | — | Form 4 |
| Feb 17, 2026 | TAN DEREKSR VP Chief Accounting Officer | Tax withholding | 67 | $10.81K | Form 4 |
| Feb 17, 2026 | TAN DEREKSR VP Chief Accounting Officer | Option exercise | 273 | — | Form 4 |
| Feb 17, 2026 | TAN DEREKSR VP Chief Accounting Officer | Tax withholding | 294 | $47.44K | Form 4 |
| Feb 17, 2026 | TAN DEREKSR VP Chief Accounting Officer | Option exercise | 1,140 | — | Form 4 |
| Feb 16, 2026 | MITTELSTAEDT RONALD JPresident & CEO | Option exercise | 3,112 | — | Form 4 |
| Feb 16, 2026 | Whitney Mary AnneExecutive Vice President & CFO | Tax withholding | 373 | $59.78K | Form 4 |
| Feb 16, 2026 | Whitney Mary AnneExecutive Vice President & CFO | Option exercise | 946 | — | Form 4 |
| Feb 16, 2026 | PIO DOMENICSR VP Operations | Tax withholding | 489 | $78.37K | Form 4 |
| Feb 16, 2026 | PIO DOMENICSR VP Operations | Option exercise | 913 | — | Form 4 |
| Feb 16, 2026 | Shea Patrick JamesExec VP, General Counsel & Sec | Tax withholding | 208 | $33.33K | Form 4 |
| Feb 16, 2026 | Shea Patrick JamesExec VP, General Counsel & Sec | Option exercise | 853 | — | Form 4 |
| Feb 16, 2026 | TAN DEREKSR VP Chief Accounting Officer | Tax withholding | 82 | $13.14K | Form 4 |
| Feb 16, 2026 | TAN DEREKSR VP Chief Accounting Officer | Option exercise | 276 | — | Form 4 |
Transaction codes follow SEC Form 4: P = open-market purchase, S = open-market sale, A = grant or award, M = option exercise, F = shares withheld for taxes. About Form 4