WCN — what changed in the latest 10-Q
A section-by-section comparison of WCN's newest periodic SEC filing (10-K/10-Q) against the prior same-form filing: paragraphs added and removed per section, with verbatim excerpts. Purely a deterministic text diff — no similarity scores, no directional read, not investment advice.
Comparing 10-Q · 2026-07-23 vs the prior 10-Q · 2026-04-23
| Section | Outcome | Added | Removed | Minor | Unchanged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD&A | Text added/removed | +89 | −70 | ~25 | 56 |
| Market risk (Item 3) | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~5 | 5 |
| Controls & procedures | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~2 | 1 |
| Legal proceedings | No paragraph-level changes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Other information | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~1 | 0 |
Counts are paragraphs; added/removed means text added or removed vs the prior filing — no direction or judgement implied.
Not shown (absent or not faithfully extractable): Risk factors
Representative excerpts
Up to 5 excerpts of about 300 characters per section, quoted verbatim from the two SEC filings.
MD&A
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-07-23
Revenues. Total revenues increased $154.6 million, or 6.4%, to $2.562 billion for the three months ended June 30, 2026, from $2.407 billion for the three months ended June 30, 2025. Total revenues increased $297.0 million, or 6.4%, to $4.932 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2026, from $4.63…
During the three months ended June 30, 2026, the net increase in prices charged to our customers at our existing operations was $146.3 million, consisting of $121.8 million of core price increases and surcharges of $24.5 million. During the six months ended June 30, 2026, the net increase in prices …
30, 2026 and 2025, respectively. The average Canadian dollar to U.S. dollar exchange rates on our Canadian revenues were 0.7258 and 0.7104 for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively.
Other revenues increased $7.9 million during the three months ended June 30, 2026, due primarily to an $8.4 million increase in landfill gas revenues on higher values of renewable energy credits and increased gas generation and a $0.5 million increase in other non-core revenue sources, partially off…
Cost of Operations. Total cost of operations increased $86.4 million, or 6.2%, to $1.479 billion for the three months ended June 30, 2026, from $1.393 billion for the three months ended June 30, 2025. The increase was primarily the result of an increase in operating costs at our existing operations …
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-04-23
Revenues. Total revenues increased $142.5 million, or 6.4%, to $2.371 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2026, from $2.228 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2025.
During the three months ended March 31, 2026, the net increase in prices charged to our customers at our existing operations was $120.0 million, consisting of $121.3 million of core price increases and decreases in surcharges of $1.3 million.
Other revenues increased $1.6 million during the three months ended March 31, 2026, due primarily to a $3.5 million increase in landfill gas revenues from a new operating facility, partially offset by a $1.9 million decrease in intermodal revenues.
Cost of Operations. Total cost of operations increased $69.7 million, or 5.4%, to $1.361 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2026, from $1.291 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The increase was primarily the result of an increase in operating costs at our existing operation…
The increase in operating costs at our existing operations for the three months ended March 31, 2026, assuming foreign currency parity, consisted of $22.8 million related to an increase in taxes on revenues, higher operating costs associated with new operating facilities at our existing operations a…
How to read Risk Factors (Item 1A) in a 10-Q
A 10-Q risk-factor section usually takes one of three forms; this page classifies it as one of:
- Pointer — the filer states there have been no material changes and points back to the annual 10-K risk factors; there is no own risk text to compare this quarter.
- Partial update — the filer carves out specific updated risks ("except as set forth below"); the excerpts show exactly what is new this quarter.
- Restated in full — the quarter carries the complete risk-factor text. When the prior quarter was only a pointer there is no prior full text to diff against, so the page flags the section as restated instead.
This describes the filing structure only — it is never a judgement on whether risk went up or down.
Source: text-level diff of the two SEC EDGAR filings · deterministic (no AI-generated content) · for reference only · not investment advice