Key facts
- This page summarizes Robert Nielsen III's Form 4 filing for Waste Connections, Inc. (WCN).
- 14 reported transactions and 6 derivative rows are listed below.
- Accepted by SEC: 18 Feb 2026, 17:19.
Robert Nielsen III - 13 Feb 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for Waste Connections, Inc. (WCN)
- Reporting relationship
- SR VP Operations
- Issuer ticker
- WCN
- Reported as of
- 13 Feb 2026
- Net transaction value
- -$196,259
- SEC form
- 4
- Accepted by SEC
- 18 Feb 2026, 17:19:45 UTC
- Prior SEC filing
- 12 Dec 2025
- Next SEC filing
- 20 Feb 2026
- Source filing
- View source filing
- Reporting owner signature
- Robert Nielsen III
Source evidence
Original filing metadata and source links for verification.
5 source fields
Reporting owner
1 detail
Key filing fact
Robert Nielsen III filed Form 4 for Waste Connections, Inc. (WCN) on 18 Feb 2026.
Change
- Previous filing in this sequence was filed on 12 Dec 2025.
- Current net transaction value: -$196,259.
Research use
- This tells you what this filing adds before you inspect full transaction and derivative tables.
- You can trace every row back to the original SEC filing document.
Evidence
Filed on Form 4
View source filing
Ownership activity is grounded in SEC Form 4 disclosures.
Reporting Owners (1)
CIK 0001983938
Primary reporting owner
NIELSEN III ROBERT
- Relationship
- SR VP Operations
- Address
- 3 WATERWAY SQUARE PLACE, SUITE 110, THE WOODLANDS
- Signature
- Robert Nielsen III
- Signature date
- 18 Feb 2026
Reported non-derivative transactions
Shares, units, or other non-derivative securities reported in this filing.
WCN
transaction
Common Shares
Options Exercise
- Transaction value
- $0
- Shares
- +602
- Change %
- +48%
- Price
- $0.000000
- Shares after
- 1,852
- Date
- 14 Feb 2026
- Ownership
- Direct
WCN
transaction
Common Shares
Tax liability
- Transaction value
- $28,687
- Shares
- -179
- Change %
- -9.7%
- Price
- $160.26
- Shares after
- 1,673
- Date
- 14 Feb 2026
- Ownership
- Direct
- Footnotes
- F1
WCN
transaction
Common Shares
Options Exercise
- Transaction value
- $0
- Shares
- +633
- Change %
- +38%
- Price
- $0.000000
- Shares after
- 2,306
- Date
- 16 Feb 2026
- Ownership
- Direct
WCN
transaction
Common Shares
Tax liability
- Transaction value
- $25,001
- Shares
- -156
- Change %
- -6.8%
- Price
- $160.26
- Shares after
- 2,150
- Date
- 16 Feb 2026
- Ownership
- Direct
- Footnotes
- F1
WCN
transaction
Common Shares
Options Exercise
- Transaction value
- $0
- Shares
- +551
- Change %
- +26%
- Price
- $0.000000
- Shares after
- 2,701
- Date
- 17 Feb 2026
- Ownership
- Direct
WCN
transaction
Common Shares
Tax liability
- Transaction value
- $21,773
- Shares
- -135
- Change %
- -5%
- Price
- $161.28
- Shares after
- 2,566
- Date
- 17 Feb 2026
- Ownership
- Direct
- Footnotes
- F1
WCN
transaction
Common Shares
Options Exercise
- Transaction value
- $0
- Shares
- +3,075
- Change %
- +120%
- Price
- $0.000000
- Shares after
- 5,641
- Date
- 17 Feb 2026
- Ownership
- Direct
WCN
transaction
Common Shares
Tax liability
- Transaction value
- $120,799
- Shares
- -749
- Change %
- -13%
- Price
- $161.28
- Shares after
- 4,892
- Date
- 17 Feb 2026
- Ownership
- Direct
- Footnotes
- F1
Reported derivative securities
Options, warrants, convertible securities, or similar derivative positions disclosed in the filing.
WCN
transaction
Derivative
Restricted Share Units
Award
- Transaction value
- $0
- Shares
- +2,905
- Change %
- Price
- $0.000000
- Shares after
- 2,905
- Date
- 13 Feb 2026
- Ownership
- Direct
- Underlying class
- Common Shares
- Underlying amount
- 2,905
- Exercise price
- $0.000000
- Footnotes
- F2
WCN
transaction
Derivative
Restricted Share Units
Award
- Transaction value
- $0
- Shares
- +2,905
- Change %
- +100%
- Price
- $0.000000
- Shares after
- 5,810
- Date
- 13 Feb 2026
- Ownership
- Direct
- Underlying class
- Common Shares
- Underlying amount
- 2,905
- Exercise price
- $0.000000
- Footnotes
- F3
WCN
transaction
Derivative
Restricted Share Units
Options Exercise
- Transaction value
- $0
- Shares
- -602
- Change %
- -25%
- Price
- $0.000000
- Shares after
- 1,805
- Date
- 14 Feb 2026
- Ownership
- Direct
- Underlying class
- Common Shares
- Underlying amount
- 602
- Exercise price
- $0.000000
- Footnotes
- F4
WCN
transaction
Derivative
Restricted Share Units
Options Exercise
- Transaction value
- $0
- Shares
- -633
- Change %
- -33%
- Price
- $0.000000
- Shares after
- 1,266
- Date
- 16 Feb 2026
- Ownership
- Direct
- Underlying class
- Common Shares
- Underlying amount
- 633
- Exercise price
- $0.000000
- Footnotes
- F5
WCN
transaction
Derivative
Restricted Share Units
Options Exercise
- Transaction value
- $0
- Shares
- -551
- Change %
- -50%
- Price
- $0.000000
- Shares after
- 551
- Date
- 17 Feb 2026
- Ownership
- Direct
- Underlying class
- Common Shares
- Underlying amount
- 551
- Exercise price
- $0.000000
- Footnotes
- F6
WCN
transaction
Derivative
Restricted Share Unirs
Options Exercise
- Transaction value
- $0
- Shares
- -3,075
- Change %
- -100%
- Price
- $0.000000
- Shares after
- 0
- Date
- 17 Feb 2026
- Ownership
- Direct
- Underlying class
- Common Shares
- Underlying amount
- 3,075
- Exercise price
- $0.000000
- Footnotes
- F7
* marks a reported price that did not pass the local price check.
Additional SEC filing notes
Filing notes and footnotes
Explanation of responses 7 footnotes
Footnote F1
Represents shares withheld by the Issuer in satisfaction of the applicable withholding taxes due in connection with the vesting of restricted share units and delivery of the converted common shares.
Footnote F2
Represents an award of restricted share units. The award shall vest 25% per year over a four-year period following the date of grant.
Footnote F3
Represents an award of performance-based restricted share units. The target number of units is presented in the table. Subject to certain continued employment conditions and subject to accelerated vesting in certain circumstances, the number of units that actually vest at the end of the three-year performance period will be 0% to 250% of the scheduled amount, depending on the extent to which the Issuer meets or exceeds certain performance goals at the end of each year during the performance period. The maximum number of units that may vest at the end of the three-year performance period is 7,262 (250% of the target number).
Footnote F4
Represents the conversion upon vesting of restricted share units into common shares of the Issuer. The restricted share units were awarded on February 14, 2025 and vest in four equal annual installments. The common shares are reported in Table 1.
Footnote F5
Represents the conversion upon vesting of restricted share units into common shares of the Issuer. The restricted share units were awarded on February 16, 2024 and vest in four equal annual installments. The common shares are reported in Table 1.
Footnote F6
Represents the conversion upon vesting of restricted share units into common shares of the Issuer. The restricted share units were awarded on February 17, 2023 and vest in four equal annual installments. The common shares are reported in Table 1.
Footnote F7
Represents the conversion upon vesting of a performance-based restricted share unit award into common shares of the Issuer. The award was granted on February 17, 2023 and contained performance goals that the Issuer achieved over the three-year performance period from January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2025. The number of earned award units that vested at the end of the three-year performance period, as determined by the Compensation Committee of the Issuer's Board of Directors, was 139.5% of the target number of shares subject to the award. The common shares are reported on Table 1.