Convention Name Members
Patrick Brown – Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Analysis Division
Konark Gupta – Scotiabank World Banking and Markets, Analysis Division
Toni Kaplan – Morgan Stanley, Analysis Division
Faiza Alwy – Deutsche Financial institution AG, Analysis Division
Adam Bubes – Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Analysis Division
Bryan Burgmeier – Citigroup Inc., Analysis Division
Trevor Romeo – William Blair & Firm L.L.C., Analysis Division
Jerry Revich – Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Analysis Division
Seth Weber – BNP Paribas, Analysis Division
Shlomo Rosenbaum – Stifel, Nicolaus & Firm, Included, Analysis Division
Noah Kaye – Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., Analysis Division
Kevin Chiang – CIBC Capital Markets, Analysis Division
Tobey Sommer – Truist Securities, Inc., Analysis Division
Presentation
Operator
Hey, everybody. Thanks for becoming a member of us, and welcome to the Waste Connections, Inc. Q1 2026 Earnings Name. [Operator Instructions]. I’ll now hand the convention over to Ron Mittelstaedt, President and CEO. Please go forward.
Ronald Mittelstaedt
Founder, CEO, President & Director
Thanks, operator, and good morning. I might wish to welcome everybody to this convention name to debate our first quarter outcomes. I am joined this morning by Mary Anne Whitney, our CFO; in addition to a number of different members of our senior administration.
As famous in our earnings launch, we’re effectively positioned for 2026 following a powerful begin with upside potential from latest tendencies. We don’t — we not solely exceeded expectations for income and EBITDA, however delivered EBITDA margin of 32.5%, up 90 foundation factors year-over-year, excluding commodity impacts despite outsized climate impacts and prematurely of recovering greater gas prices. In opposition to a risky macroeconomic and geopolitical backdrop, our outcomes replicate the sturdiness of our mannequin and consistency of execution as we proceed to learn from