WCN insider buying – Waste Connections, Inc.
5 insider purchases since 2016 worth $8.0M by 4 different insiders. Last 12 months: 1 purchases, $7.6M. Most recent filing: 2026-05-13.
Large company Public float $48.1B (latest 10-K, SEC).
Same time range as the chart above - each mark sits under the week of the trade. Circles = purchases (height = price paid, size = amount), red triangles = open-market sales of $50k+. Prices as reported, not adjusted for later stock splits. 3 older purchases (before the 5-year window) are listed in the table below.
Purchases are open-market buys (SEC Form 4, code "P") - insiders paying with their own money. Sales are open-market sales (code "S") of $50,000 or more; many sales are pre-planned (Rule 10b5-1) or made for taxes and diversification. Each row links to the original filing.
Bought, sold, still holding?
| Insider | Bought | First / last buy | Sold since 2016 | Holds now* | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MITTELSTAEDT RONALD J CEO | $7.6M 1× · 50,000 sh | 2026-05-12 2026-05-12 | 4× · $9.2M last 2020-08-14 | 301,017 shares as of 2026-05-13 | Holds (sold earlier) |
| Lee Susan Director | $188,036 2× · 2,000 sh | 2017-05-12 2017-06-06 | – | 12,260 shares as of 2026-02-18 | Holds - never sold |
| Hughes Larry Sanford Director | $160,875 1× · 2,250 sh | 2018-02-28 2018-02-28 | – | 11,195 shares as of 2024-02-21 | Holds - never sold |
| RAZZOUK WILLIAM J Director | $11,000 1× · 84 sh | 2022-03-09 2022-03-09 | 5× · $2.4M last 2023-09-05 | 3,273 shares as of 2024-02-21 | Sold part |
* Shares held after the insider's most recent SEC filing for this company (all share classes, direct and indirect). If an insider stops filing, later changes are not known.
Insider buying and selling by year
| Year | Purchases | Bought | Buyers | Sales | Sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | $7.6M | 1 | 12 | $4.6M |
| 2025 | 0 | – | – | 13 | $10.6M |
| 2024 | 0 | – | – | 20 | $12.0M |
| 2023 | 0 | – | – | 10 | $3.6M |
| 2022 | 1 | $11,000 | 1 | 4 | $3.6M |
| 2021 | 0 | – | – | 8 | $9.9M |
| 2020 | 0 | – | – | 9 | $11.0M |
| 2019 | 0 | – | – | 9 | $7.2M |
| 2018 | 1 | $160,875 | 1 | 13 | $12.1M |
| 2017 | 2 | $188,036 | 1 | 26 | $11.3M |
| 2016 | 0 | – | – | 5 | $1.2M |
Insider purchases
| Filed | Insider | Role | Shares | Avg price | Value | Holdings | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-13 | MITTELSTAEDT RONALD J | CEO | 50,000 | $152.24 | $7.6M | +19.9% | SEC |
| 2022-03-11 | RAZZOUK WILLIAM J | Director | 84 | $131.25 | $11,000 | +1.1% | SEC |
| 2018-03-01 | Hughes Larry Sanford | Director | 2,250 | $71.50 | $160,875 | +37.7% | SEC |
| 2017-06-07 | Lee Susan | Director | 800 | $96.97 | $77,576 | +18.7% | SEC |
| 2017-05-16 | Lee Susan | Director | 1,200 | $92.05 | $110,460 | +39.0% | SEC |
Insider sales
| Filed | Insider | Role | Shares | Avg price | Value | Type | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-21 | NIELSEN III ROBERT | Officer | 700 | $170.00 | $119,000 | Sale | SEC |
| 2026-08-20 | RIVARD PHILIP | Officer | 2,500 | $166.57 | $416,425 | Sale | SEC |
| 2026-08-17 | Netherton Susan | Officer | 1,750 | $166.00 | $290,500 | Sale | SEC |
| 2026-07-31 | NIELSEN III ROBERT | Officer | 300 | $173.10 | $51,930 | Sale | SEC |
| 2026-07-30 | Cloninger Robert Michael | Officer | 2,811 | $171.03 | $480,760 | Sale | SEC |
| 2026-06-09 | Shea Patrick James | Officer | 7,500 | $156.26 | $1.2M | Sale | SEC |
| 2026-06-09 | CRAFT JASON | CEO | 1,500 | $156.59 | $234,885 | Sale | SEC |
| 2026-05-18 | NIELSEN III ROBERT | Officer | 500 | $155.56 | $77,780 | Sale | SEC |
| 2026-05-14 | NIELSEN III ROBERT | Officer | 627 | $152.07 | $95,351 | Sale | SEC |
| 2026-05-04 | HANSEN ERIC | CEO | 6,000 | $164.82 | $988,920 | Sale | SEC |
| 2026-04-29 | LITTLE JAMES | Officer | 2,605 | $163.98 | $427,168 | Sale | SEC |
| 2026-03-06 | TAN DEREK | Officer | 1,173 | $171.03 | $200,618 | Sale | SEC |
| 2025-12-12 | NIELSEN III ROBERT | Officer | 2,000 | $167.59 | $335,180 | Sale | SEC |
| 2025-10-30 | GUILLET EDWARD E | Director | 9,000 | $174.44 | $1.6M | Sale | SEC |
| 2025-08-14 | Shea Patrick James | Officer | 5,000 | $188.45 | $942,250 | Sale | SEC |
Showing the latest 15 of 129 sales of $50,000+ since 2016.
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