WCN · PEAD → 0

Waste Connections reported Q2 2026 EPS of $1.50 on 2026-07-22, beating the $1.35 consensus by $0.15 (+11.1%).

Print-day reaction was −0.31% versus the prior close, a muted pullback despite the double-digit EPS beat. Overnight, the stock gapped +1.55% to the next open, suggesting the after-hours tape was more constructive than the regular-session close implied. The Day 1–3 drift added another +0.81%, a modest continuation that nudged the stock further above its event-day level. Cumulative abnormal return of +1.77% versus SPY.US sits inside the ±3% neutral band, producing a PEAD direction of none with zero conviction; the documented drift pattern offers no clear read through 2026-10-19.