Waste Connections General and Administrative Expenses 2011-2025 | WCN

General and Administrative Expenses — these are a part of a company's operating expenses that are not directly related to the production of goods or the provision of services but are necessary for the overall functioning of the business.

What these expenses include

Salaries of administrative staff (executives, HR, accountants, legal personnel)
Office rent and utilities
Office equipment and IT infrastructure
Professional services (auditors, lawyers, consultants)
Insurance
General administrative travel and representation expenses

What the metric indicates

Cost control
A high level of such expenses may indicate inefficient management or an overly complex structure
Profitability
Reducing administrative expenses while maintaining stable revenue increases operating profit
Comparative analysis
Investors can compare this metric as a percentage of revenue among companies in the same industry
Business flexibility
Companies with a flexible and controlled expense structure are more resilient to revenue declines

Annual General and Administrative Expenses Waste Connections

2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011
883 M	799 M	696 M	612 M	538 M	546 M	524 M	510 M	474 M	-	-	-	-	-

All numbers in USD currency

Indicator range from annual reports

Maximum	Minimum	Average
883 M	474 M	620 M

Quarterly General and Administrative Expenses Waste Connections

2025-Q3	2025-Q2	2025-Q1	2024-Q4	2024-Q3	2024-Q2	2024-Q1	2023-Q4	2023-Q3	2023-Q2	2023-Q1	2022-Q4	2022-Q3	2022-Q2	2022-Q1	2021-Q4	2021-Q3	2021-Q2	2021-Q1	2020-Q4	2020-Q3	2020-Q2	2020-Q1	2019-Q4	2019-Q3	2019-Q2	2019-Q1	2018-Q4	2018-Q3	2018-Q2	2018-Q1	2017-Q4	2017-Q3	2017-Q2	2017-Q1	2016-Q4	2016-Q3	2016-Q2	2016-Q1	2015-Q4	2015-Q3	2015-Q2	2015-Q1	2014-Q4	2014-Q3	2014-Q2	2014-Q1	2013-Q4	2013-Q3	2013-Q2	2013-Q1	2012-Q4	2012-Q3	2012-Q2	2012-Q1	2011-Q4	2011-Q3	2011-Q2	2011-Q1
236 M	243 M	250 M	-	223 M	229 M	221 M	-	196 M	216 M	194 M	-	187 M	168 M	163 M	-	156 M	158 M	141 M	-	136 M	132 M	136 M	-	138 M	140 M	133 M	-	139 M	128 M	131 M	-	128 M	126 M	129 M	-	130 M	153 M	67.7 M	-	59.8 M	57.3 M	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

All numbers in USD currency

Indicator range from quarterly reporting

Maximum	Minimum	Average
250 M	57.3 M	158 M

General and Administrative Expenses of other stocks in the Waste management industry

Issuer	General and Administrative Expenses	Price	% 24h	Market Cap	Country
Nuverra Environmental Solutions, Inc. NES	19 M	-	-5.67 %	$ 21.6 M	USA
US Ecology, Inc. ECOL	141 M	-	-	$ 1.5 B	USA
Code Chain New Continent Limited CCNC	5.24 M	-	6.35 %	$ 7.7 M	China
Clean Harbors CLH	740 M	$ 241.6	-0.04 %	$ 13 B	USA
Covanta Holding Corporation CVA	120 M	-	0.10 %	$ 2.69 B	USA
Newater Technology, Inc. NEWA	10.1 M	-	-	$ 45.1 M	China
Casella Waste Systems CWST	191 M	$ 98.68	-0.27 %	$ 5.88 B	USA
Charah Solutions CHRA	39.4 M	-	3.83 %	$ 7.33 M	USA
Avalon Holdings Corporation AWX	10.2 M	$ 2.65	-2.93 %	$ 10.3 M	USA
Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc HCCI	70.8 M	-	-	$ 1.07 B	USA
GFL Environmental GFL	592 M	$ 44.18	-0.9 %	$ 12.3 B	-
JanOne JAN	13.9 M	-	4.21 %	$ 8.93 M	USA
Aqua Metals AQMS	12 M	$ 6.49	-7.42 %	$ 41.7 M	USA
Montrose Environmental Group MEG	262 M	$ 26.36	-3.65 %	$ 871 M	USA
Perma-Fix Environmental Services PESI	15 M	$ 14.1	-3.09 %	$ 190 M	USA
Quest Resource Holding Corporation QRHC	37.7 M	$ 2.13	-4.26 %	$ 42.9 M	USA
Republic Services RSG	1.2 B	$ 213.54	1.12 %	$ 67.1 B	USA
Sharps Compliance Corp. SMED	15.8 M	-	-0.12 %	$ 167 M	USA
Stericycle SRCL	874 M	-	-	$ 5.73 B	USA
Waste Management WM	2.26 B	$ 215.73	1.74 %	$ 86.6 B	USA