AWX vs WCN
Avalon Holdings Corp. and Waste Connections, Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | AWX | WCN |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $83.5M | $9.5B |
| Net income | $321,000 | $1.1B |
| Gross margin | 19.5% | 42.4% |
| Net margin | −0.1% | 11.4% |
| Return on equity | 0.8% | 13.4% |
| Diluted EPS | · | $4.17 |
| Dividend / share | · | $1.29 |
| Payout ratio | · | 31.0% |
| Free cash flow | $2.1M | $1.2B |
| Equity | $38.4M | $8.2B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.64× | 1.06× |
| Current ratio | 1.01× | 0.62× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 7.3% | 11.7% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 87.1% | 39.4% |
WCN bills 113.3× the revenue of AWX, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (11.4% against -0.1%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | AWX | WCN |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $83.5M | $9.5B |
| FY2024 | $83.8M | $8.9B |
| FY2023 | $80.9M | $8.0B |
| FY2022 | $81.2M | $7.2B |
| FY2021 | $70.4M | $6.2B |
| FY2020 | $58.7M | $5.4B |
| FY2019 | $68.4M | $5.4B |
| FY2018 | $62.2M | $4.9B |
| FY2017 | $55.8M | $4.6B |
| FY2016 | $61.4M | $3.4B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | AWX | WCN |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $321,000 | $1.1B |
| FY2024 | $1.3M | $617.6M |
| FY2023 | $-1.8M | $762.8M |
| FY2022 | $-583,000 | $835.7M |
| FY2021 | $2.0M | $618.0M |
| FY2020 | $14,000 | $204.7M |
| FY2019 | $-455,000 | $566.8M |
| FY2018 | $-1.1M | $546.9M |
| FY2017 | $-307,000 | $576.8M |
| FY2016 | $-69,000 | $246.5M |
16 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$9,383,370,000 | WCN |
| FY2024 | −$8,835,796,000 | WCN |
| FY2023 | −$7,941,052,000 | WCN |
| FY2022 | −$7,130,679,000 | WCN |
| FY2021 | −$6,080,978,000 | WCN |
| FY2020 | −$5,387,270,000 | WCN |
| FY2019 | −$5,320,322,000 | WCN |
| FY2018 | −$4,860,707,000 | WCN |
| FY2017 | −$4,574,640,000 | WCN |
| FY2016 | −$3,314,511,000 | WCN |
| FY2015 | −$2,064,197,000 | WCN |
| FY2014 | −$2,027,694,000 | WCN |
| FY2013 | −$1,966,569,000 | WCN |
| FY2012 | −$1,837,271,000 | WCN |
| FY2011 | −$1,791,205,000 | WCN |
| FY2010 | −$1,386,312,000 | WCN |
WCN has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 16 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
16 of 16 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
16 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −11.5 pp | WCN |
| FY2024 | −5.8 pp | WCN |
| FY2023 | −12.0 pp | WCN |
| FY2022 | −12.8 pp | WCN |
| FY2021 | −7.7 pp | WCN |
| FY2020 | −3.8 pp | WCN |
| FY2019 | −11.3 pp | WCN |
| FY2018 | −16.3 pp | WCN |
| FY2017 | −13.9 pp | WCN |
| FY2016 | −8.0 pp | WCN |
| FY2015 | +2.2 pp | AWX |
| FY2014 | −13.7 pp | WCN |
| FY2013 | −5.1 pp | WCN |
| FY2012 | −5.5 pp | WCN |
| FY2011 | +12.2 pp | AWX |
| FY2010 | −7.0 pp | WCN |
The higher net margin has changed hands between AWX and WCN over this period.
16 of 16 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
WCN's net margin has been more volatile than AWX's over the 16 comparable fiscal years — 6.1 percentage points of standard deviation against 1.8.
16 of 16 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between AWX and WCN over these 16 fiscal years — AWX led in 2 and WCN in 14.
16 of 16 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
WCN's return on equity has been more volatile than AWX's over the 16 comparable fiscal years — 7.2 percentage points of standard deviation against 2.4.
16 of 16 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between AWX and WCN over these 16 fiscal years — AWX led in 2 and WCN in 14.
16 of 16 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.