What if you'd held WCN?
A $1,000 investment in Waste Connections, Inc. Common Shares (WCN) at the month-end close of 1998-05 would be worth $63,332 at the close of 2026-08 — +6233.2% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500, dividends reinvested, would be worth $11,719.
Your scenario
Result
If you'd bought $1,000 at the start of each year
Value of $1,000 invested on January 1 of each year, held to 2026-08, dividends included.
Every year, $1,000 from 1998
| Year | Value of $1,000 | Year return |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | $1,000 | — |
| 1999 | $783 | -21.7% |
| 2000 | $1,796 | +129.3% |
| 2001 | $1,682 | -6.3% |
| 2002 | $2,097 | +24.7% |
| 2003 | $2,053 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | $2,792 | +36.0% |
| 2005 | $2,808 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | $3,387 | +20.6% |
| 2007 | $3,777 | +11.5% |
| 2008 | $3,858 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | $4,075 | +5.6% |
| 2010 | $5,063 | +24.2% |
| 2011 | $6,154 | +21.6% |
| 2012 | $6,349 | +3.2% |
| 2013 | $8,283 | +30.5% |
| 2014 | $8,440 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | $10,921 | +29.4% |
| 2016 | $15,377 | +40.8% |
| 2017 | $20,984 | +36.5% |
| 2018 | $22,094 | +5.3% |
| 2019 | $27,217 | +23.2% |
| 2020 | $30,987 | +13.9% |
| 2021 | $41,462 | +33.8% |
| 2022 | $40,623 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | $46,094 | +13.5% |
| 2024 | $53,343 | +15.7% |
| 2025 | $54,789 | +2.7% |
| 2026 | $52,179 | -4.8% |
Best and worst month-end to buy
The best single month-end close to have bought WCN was 2000-02 ($1.84): $1,000 then is $90,179 today. The worst was 2025-04 ($196): $1,000 then is $848.
FAQ
What would $1,000 in WCN be worth today?
A $1,000 investment in Waste Connections, Inc. Common Shares (WCN) at the start of 1998 would be worth about $63,332 today, a total return of +6233.2%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.
What were the best and worst years for WCN?
Waste Connections, Inc. Common Shares (WCN)'s strongest calendar year since 1998 was 2000, a +129.3% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $2,293 by year-end. Its weakest year was 1999, at -21.7%.
Does the calculator include dividends and splits?
Yes where available. Prices are adjusted for both stock splits and reinvested dividends (total return), the same measure brokerages use.
How much would $100 per month in WCN have grown?
Investing $100 at the end of every month since 1998-05 would have grown to about $468,778 on $34,000 invested.
Did WCN beat the S&P 500?
Over the same period, $1,000 in the S&P 500 with dividends reinvested (the S&P 500 Total Return index) would be worth $11,719. WCN beat the S&P 500 by +440.4% in total return.
Is this investment advice?
No. Wall Street Regrets is an entertainment and education tool. Every number is a historical calculation, not a prediction, and past performance never guarantees future results.
Methodology
Waste Connections, Inc. Common Shares (WCN) historical total-return data from 1998-05 to 2026-08, reduced to month-end closes for the tables above.
Returns use adjusted close prices — adjusted for stock splits and reinvested dividends, the same convention used by major brokerages. End-of-day and live prices come from EODHD; parts of the deep historical series are carried over from Yahoo Finance data. A "year" scenario invests $1,000 at the prior December's month-end close and values it at the latest available month-end close. Non-USD amounts are converted at historical month-end exchange rates (EODHD): to USD on the buy date and back to your currency at the latest rate, so the return reflects the currency move as well as the asset.
Month-end resolution means intra-month extremes are not captured in tables; the calculator uses exact trading-day closes where daily data is available. Figures ignore taxes, fees, and the currency effects of non-USD listings. History is not a forecast. Wall Street Regrets is entertainment, not investment advice.
What if you'd held…
Data: adjusted close prices via EODHD and Yahoo Finance. As of 2026-08. Not financial advice.