NYSE: RSG · Environmental & Facilities Services
Republic Services
Republic Services, based in Phoenix, is one of the largest providers of environmental services in North America by revenue. It operates across the U.S. and Canada with 377 collection operations, 255 transfer stations, 79 recycling centers and 207 active landfills, plus hazardous-waste treatment and disposal facilities. Net revenue grew every year from $10.2 billion (2020) to $16.6 billion (2025), and net income from $967 million to $2.1 billion. Collection was 68% of 2025 revenue, landfill 12% and environmental solutions 11%. It reports two recycling and waste groups (west; southeast, midwest, east and Canada) and an environmental solutions group.
Last updated
Analysis last edited: November 2, 2026 · Financial data fetched: November 1, 2026 15:28 (SEC EDGAR) · Source 10-K filed: February 18, 2026
Built on10-K FY2025 · filed 2026-02-1810-Q (quarter ended 2026-09-30) · filed 2026-10-30Proxy statement (2026)
Next update expectedAfter FY2026’s 10-K is filed (roughly 60–90 days after fiscal year end (sooner for larger filers)), financials and analysis will be refreshed.
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At a glanceFrom SEC data
Eight headline measures, each placed among the companies covered on this site.
- Revenue growthCAGRSmooths out year-to-year swings into "grew X% a year on average." Makes growth pace comparable across companies of very different sizes.
- 10.3%
- Operating marginOperating marginHow many cents of operating profit are left per dollar of revenue. Reflects pricing power and cost structure.
- 19.9%
- ROIC minus WACCROIC − WACC spreadThe difference between ROIC and WACC. Consistently positive implies value creation; consistently negative implies value destruction.
- +4.4 pts
- Net debt ÷ EBITDAEBITDAOperating income with D&A added back. A rough proxy for cash-generating power that’s less distorted by capital intensity, depreciation method, or financing/tax differences than net income.
- 2.7x
- Cash conversionOperating CF ÷ net income (cash conversion)How much of reported profit shows up as actual cash. 1x or higher means profit is backed by cash.
- 2.01x
- Dividend raisesDividend per shareTotal annual dividend paid per share (sum of all declared payments for the year).
- 5 of 5
- P/E todayP/EShare price ÷ EPS — how many years of current earnings the stock price represents. This site uses the period-end figure as reported in the filing.
- 33.5x
- Betaβ (beta)How much a stock moves, on average, for a 1% move in the overall market. Above 1 means more volatile than the market, which raises the return shareholders require. This site computes it from about 2.5 years (roughly 130 weeks) of weekly returns, built from Yahoo Finance daily prices, regressed against an S&P 500 ETF (SPY) as the market proxy, then applies the well-known long-run mean-reversion adjustment (0.67 × β + 0.33) as the WACC default.
- 0.38
Higher than 65% of 372 non-financial companies
Average yearly growth over the years shown
Higher than 54% of 311 non-financial companies
Latest fiscal year (FY2025)
Higher than 55% of 311 non-financial companies
Return on capital above (or below) its estimated cost
Higher than 67% of 304 non-financial companies
Below 0 means more cash than debt
Higher than 74% of 349 non-financial companies
Operating cash flow ÷ net income
Years the dividend per share rose, of the last 5
Latest close 2026-11-04; trailing 12 months to 2026-09-30
Above 1 = moves more than the market
Each marker shows where this company sits among the non-financial companies covered on this site, not all listed companies (left = lowest, right = highest). A high position is not automatically good — for net debt ÷ EBITDA, higher means more debt. Details and formulas are in the sections below and in How to read this.
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Valuation todayFrom SEC data
Price-based measures at the latest close, next to the same measures at the last fiscal year-end.
Share price$242.46close on 2026-11-04
Market cap$74.68B
- P/EP/EShare price ÷ EPS — how many years of current earnings the stock price represents. This site uses the period-end figure as reported in the filing. today
- 33.5x
- P/BP/BShare price ÷ book value per share. Below 1x means the market values the company below its accounting net worth. This site uses the closing price nearest the fiscal year-end and highlights sub-1x readings. today
- 6.2x
- EV/EBITDAEV/EBITDAEnterprise value (≈ market cap + interest-bearing debt − cash) as a multiple of EBITDA — roughly, "how many years of EBITDA to buy the whole company." Lower is generally viewed as cheaper, and it’s more comparable than P/E across companies with different debt loads or depreciation policies. This site excludes noncontrolling interests from the EV calculation. today
- 17.3x
- FCF yieldFree cash flow (FCF)Operating CF minus capital expenditures — cash generated by the business after funding its own investment, available for dividends, buybacks, acquisitions, or debt paydown. Acquisitions and securities purchases (also in investing CF) are not subtracted, so FCF can be positive in a year when total investing CF exceeds operating CF. today
- 3.2%
- Dividend yieldDividend per shareTotal annual dividend paid per share (sum of all declared payments for the year). today
- 1.0%
At FY2025 year-end: 30.9x
Earnings: trailing 12 months to 2026-09-30
At FY2025 year-end: 5.5x
Book value at FY2025 year-end
At FY2025 year-end: 15.4x
EBITDA for FY2025
At FY2025 year-end: 3.7%
Free cash flow for FY2025
Dividends per share for FY2025
“Today” uses the latest closing price (2026-11-04, Yahoo Finance daily closing prices) and shares outstanding at the last fiscal year-end. The rest of this page — including the financial table and ROIC vs. WACC — uses fiscal year-end prices. These are reference figures, not a judgment of whether the stock is cheap or expensive.
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What changed since last earningsFrom SEC data
The latest reported quarter against the same quarter a year earlier, the balance sheet against the previous quarter-end, and what management said in its latest earnings release.
Quarter ended Sep 30, 2026.
- Revenue$4.21B → $4.56B (vs. a year earlier)↑ +8.2%$4.21B → $4.56B (vs. a year earlier)
- Operating margin19.8% → 20.2% (vs. a year earlier)↑ +0.4 pts19.8% → 20.2% (vs. a year earlier)
- Net income$550M → $592M (vs. a year earlier)↑ +7.6%$550M → $592M (vs. a year earlier)
- Diluted EPS$1.76 → $1.93 (vs. a year earlier)↑ +9.7%$1.76 → $1.93 (vs. a year earlier)
- Cash$107M → $92M (vs. previous quarter-end)↓ −14.0%$107M → $92M (vs. previous quarter-end)
Source: Form 10-Q ↗ (SEC XBRL). Long-term debt is the tagged long-term debt figure and leaves out short-term borrowings.
From the earnings release of Oct 29, 2026.
Management outlook ↑ Raised
Raised revenue guidance to $17.425B–$17.475B. Source sentence
Revenue: Increased most recent guidance to a range of $17.425 billion to $17.475 billion
Key changes
Adjusted EBITDA guidance raised to $5.550B–$5.575B. Source sentence
Adjusted EBITDA: Increased most recent guidance to a range of $5.550 billion to $5.575 billion
Revenue up 8.2%. Source sentence
Total revenue growth of 8.2 percent includes 4.8 percent organic growth from our recycling and waste business, 2.1 percent growth from our environmental solutions business, and 1.3 percent growth from acquisitions.
Board authorized $5B of share repurchases. Source sentence
Board Authorized $5 Billion for Share Repurchases
Written by AI. A line appears only if its figures and direction match the quoted sentence, which an automatic check confirms. Companies' outlooks are their own and may not be met. Read the release ↗
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Company profileFrom SEC dataShow
- Legal name
- REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC.
- Headquarters
- PHOENIX, AZ
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- Fiscal year end
- 12/31
- Exchange & ticker
- NYSE: RSG
- Industry
- Environmental & Facilities Services
- CIK
- 1060391
Workforce (as of FY2025 year-end)
Employees
42,000
Source: Form 10-K (FY2025) cover page and business description
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Earnings calendarFrom SEC dataShow
When the company reports each quarter: the quarter-end date, the day results were released, and when the 10-Q or 10-K was filed.
Next report
Q4 FY2026
Quarter end: December 2026. In past years, Q4 results were released 44–58 days after quarter end (Feb 17, 2026; Feb 13, 2025; Feb 27, 2024). No date has been announced in the sources this site uses.
Reporting pattern
- Fiscal year ends around December 31.
- Reports four times a year: three quarterly reports (10-Q) and an annual report (10-K) for Q4.
- Earnings releases came 24–58 days after quarter end over the last 12 quarters.
| Quarter | Quarter ended | Earnings release (8-K) | Report filed (10-Q / 10-K) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | Oct 29, 2026 (+29 days) | Oct 30, 2026 10-Q (+30 days) |
| Q2 FY2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | Aug 6, 2026 (+37 days) | Aug 7, 2026 10-Q (+38 days) |
| Q1 FY2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | May 7, 2026 (+37 days) | May 8, 2026 10-Q (+38 days) |
| Q4 FY2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | Feb 17, 2026 (+48 days) | Feb 18, 2026 10-K (+49 days) |
| Q3 FY2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | Oct 30, 2025 (+30 days) | Oct 31, 2025 10-Q (+31 days) |
| Q2 FY2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | Jul 29, 2025 (+29 days) | Jul 30, 2025 10-Q (+30 days) |
| Q1 FY2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | Apr 24, 2025 (+24 days) | Apr 25, 2025 10-Q (+25 days) |
| Q4 FY2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | Feb 13, 2025 (+44 days) | Feb 14, 2025 10-K (+45 days) |
| Q3 FY2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Oct 29, 2024 (+29 days) | Oct 30, 2024 10-Q (+30 days) |
| Q2 FY2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Jul 24, 2024 (+24 days) | Jul 25, 2024 10-Q (+25 days) |
| Q1 FY2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Apr 30, 2024 (+30 days) | May 1, 2024 10-Q (+31 days) |
| Q4 FY2023 | Dec 31, 2023 | Feb 27, 2024 (+58 days) | Feb 29, 2024 10-K (+60 days) |
Source: SEC EDGAR filing history. Release dates are the dates the earnings release was furnished to the SEC on Form 8-K (Item 2.02), which is normally the day results are announced. For a quarter whose 10-Q or 10-K isn’t filed yet, the date is the latest Item 2.02 8-K since the previous report, which may be a preliminary or other results-related update. Fiscal years are labeled by the calendar year in which they end.
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Flagship products & servicesSite analysis
Groups 1–2
Collection
Residential, small-container and large-container collection.
Groups 1–2
Transfer and landfill
Transfer stations and landfills charging tipping fees.
Group 3
Environmental solutions
Treatment, recycling and disposal of hazardous and special waste.
Groups 1–2
Recycling
Recycling processing and commodity sales.
From the Form 10-K, FY2025.
U.S., worldwide and country/regional share of flagship products/services
Only shares the company itself states (in its filings or press releases, sometimes citing a research firm) are shown. Scope and timing vary by figure — treat these as approximate.
Environmental services
North American environmental services
U.S. share
—
Not disclosedWorldwide share
—
Not disclosedNorth America
One of the largest
Company-disclosed“one of the largest providers of environmental services in North America, as measured by revenue” (no share stated).
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Recent strategic focusSite analysis
Recent developments.
Q3 2026 results
Q3 revenue $4,559M (vs $4,212M); net income attributable to Republic $592M (vs $550M).
Source: Form 10-Q (quarter ended 2026-09-30)
Acquisitions
Cash used in acquisitions of $1,103M in the first nine months of 2026.
Source: Form 10-Q (quarter ended 2026-09-30)
Dividend increase
Quarterly dividend raised 4.5 cents to $0.670 per share (July 2026).
Source: Form 8-K (2026-07-30)
Capex ÷ D&A (FY2025)
1.04x
Roughly matches depreciation — mostly maintenance/replacement
formulacapital expenditures ÷ depreciation & amortization
e.g.$1,887M ÷ $1,814M = 1.04x
termsCapital expenditures (capex) · Depreciation & amortization (D&A)
M&A spend (6-year total)
$9.28B
Latest year: $1.43B
Cash-flow-statement spending on acquisitions, net of cash acquired
Where the money goes, over time
Unit: $M. Capex went from $1.19B in FY2020 to $1.89B in FY2025
- Capex
- M&A spend
formulacapital expenditures ÷ depreciation & amortization
termsCapital expenditures (capex) · Depreciation & amortization (D&A)
Source: each period's Form 10-K (SEC EDGAR). Latest: filed 2026-02-18
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Key figures at a glanceFrom SEC data
FY2020–FY2025, 6 years.
Revenue (FY2025)
$16.59B
As reported in the 10-K
Revenue CAGR (5 years)
+10.3%▲favorable
formula(last-period revenue ÷ first-period revenue) ^ (1 ÷ years) − 1
e.g.($16,591M ÷ $10,154M) ^ (1÷5) − 1 = 10.3%
termsCAGR · ^ (exponent) · Revenue (net sales)
Operating margin (FY2025)
19.9%▲favorable
+3.1pt vs. 5 years ago
formulaoperating income ÷ revenue × 100
e.g.$3,302M ÷ $16,591M × 100 = 19.9%
ROE (FY2025)
18.3%▲favorable
6-year average: 16.0%
As reported in the 10-K
P/B (FY2025 end)
5.45x
formulafiscal year-end closing price ÷ book value per share
e.g.$211.93 ÷ $38.86 = 5.45x
Period-end (fiscal year-end) value, not today's P/B
EV/EBITDA (FY2025 end)
15.4x
formula(market cap + interest-bearing debt − cash and equivalents) ÷ (operating income + depreciation & amortization)
e.g.($65,274M + $13,710M − $76M) ÷ ($3,302M + $1,814M) = 15.4x
termsEV/EBITDA · Market capitalization · Interest-bearing debt · EBITDA · Depreciation & amortization (D&A)
Period-end (fiscal year-end) value, not today's multiple
- ▲
Revenue grew +10.3% a year over 5 years (strong growth)
From $10.15B in FY2020 to $16.59B in FY2025. The annualized rate (CAGR) makes it possible to compare growth pace across companies of different sizes.
- ▲
Operating margin improved: 16.8% → 19.9%
How much operating profit is left per $100 of revenue. It moved +3.1 points over 5 years — pricing power, cost control, and product mix all show up here.
- ―
Equity ratio is 34.8% (a middling level)
The share of total assets funded by equity rather than debt. 50%+ is often read as low bankruptcy risk, though the right level varies by industry (real estate and leasing run lower, for instance).
- ▲
Free cash flow was positive in 6 of 6 years
Operating cash flow minus capital expenditures: the cash left over after funding the business’s own investment, available for dividends, buybacks, acquisitions, or debt paydown. A negative year can mean heavy investment, or weak core earnings — worth distinguishing.
- ▲
ROE averaged 16.0% over 6 years (latest: 18.3%)
How much profit was generated on shareholders’ equity. Roughly 10%+ is often cited as solid for a U.S. company, though this varies a lot by industry and capital intensity.
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Business modelSite analysis
Business Model Canvas
The whole company in nine blocks. Left side: how it delivers (partners, activities, resources, costs). Right side: who it serves and how it earns. Every entry comes from the company’s filings shown on this page.
08 · who helps
Key partners
No partners or suppliers named in the filings.
07 · what it does
Key activities
- Residential, small- and large-container collection
- Transfer, landfill and recycling
- Environmental solutions (hazardous and special waste)
06 · what it draws on
Key resources
- About 42,000 full-time employees
- 207 active landfills, 255 transfer stations, 79 recycling centers
- Collection fleet
02 · why customers buy
Value propositions
- Waste collection, recycling and environmental services.
04 · how it keeps them
Customer relationships
- Recurring contracts and municipal franchises; a centralized customer resource center.
03 · how it reaches them
Channels
- Its own collection fleet, transfer stations and landfills.
01 · who it serves
Customer segments
- Residential, commercial and industrial customers
- Municipalities (franchises)
- National accounts
09 · where money goes
Cost structure
FY2025, share of revenue ($16.59B)
- Cost of revenue58.0%
- Selling, general & administrative10.3%
- Other operating costs11.7%
Operating profit left: 19.9% of revenue. Depreciation & amortization (inside the costs above): $1.81B. Capital spending: $1.89B.
Source: Form 10-K income statement and cash-flow statement (SEC XBRL).
05 · how money comes in
Revenue streams
- Net revenue $16,591M (2025)
- Collection $11,233M; landfill $1,920M; environmental solutions $1,766M; transfer $848M
- Canada revenue $188M
Value propositions, channels and customer relationships: Form 10-K (FY2025)
Collects waste and recyclables under recurring contracts and franchises, and earns tipping fees at its transfer stations and landfills, plus hazardous-waste and environmental solutions.
01 what it draws on
Inputs & resources
- About 42,000 full-time employees
- 207 active landfills, 255 transfer stations, 79 recycling centers
- Collection fleet
02 what it does
Activities
- Residential, small- and large-container collection
- Transfer, landfill and recycling
- Environmental solutions (hazardous and special waste)
03 who it serves
Customers
- Residential, commercial and industrial customers
- Municipalities (franchises)
- National accounts
04 how money comes in
How it earns
- Net revenue $16,591M (2025)
- Collection $11,233M; landfill $1,920M; environmental solutions $1,766M; transfer $848M
- Canada revenue $188M
How the business makes money
- Three reportable segments (Groups 1–3).
- Standard collection contract is three years.
- Quarterly dividend raised to $0.670 (July 2026).
Government & regulation around the business
Non-market factors from the company’s filings: what governments and regulators fund, buy, set, approve or restrict, and which part of the flow above each one touches.
Republic’s landfills face EPA emissions rules, and it invests in tax-credit renewable projects.
Environmental rules
Landfill emissions rules
EPA amended rules in 2016 requiring large landfills to control greenhouse gas emissions.
Constrains the businessTouches: ActivitiesSource: Form 10-K (FY2025)
Government funding & tax credits
Renewable energy tax credits
Acquired stakes in renewable energy LLCs that qualify for tax credits in 2024–2025.
Supports the businessTouches: How it earnsSource: Form 10-K (FY2025)
Revenue by segment (FY2025)
Unit: $M — bar length = revenue, (%) = share of total company revenue
Group 1 (western U.S.)
7,509 (45%)Group 2 (southeast, midwest, east and Canada)
7,316 (44%)Group 3 (Environmental Solutions)
1,766 (11%)
Source: Form 10-K (FY2025) Segment net revenue for 2025.
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Contract structureSite analysisShow
Short-term or spot sales carry different earnings quality than long-term or auto-renewing contracts — this shows how the company actually contracts with its customers.
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Customers & suppliersSite analysis
Who the company sells to and buys from. Companies rarely name either, so named counterparties come only from the company's own filings and press releases; otherwise this lists the concentration figures the 10-K discloses.
Customers
Residential, commercial, industrial and municipal customers in the U.S. and Canada.
Named by the company
Suppliers
Truck, fuel and equipment suppliers.
Named by the company
No single supplier is named as material.
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Competitors & peersSite analysis
Competitors the 10-K names, and the peer group the company itself chose in its proxy statement. Nothing here is this site's own pick.
Republic principally competes with large national waste management companies, numerous municipalities and regional and local companies; the 10-K names no specific competitors.
Competitors named in the 10-K
No competitor is named in the 10-K.
Peer group the company chose
Peer group, from the proxy statement. Peers are companies the board considers comparable — for example when setting executive pay — not necessarily direct competitors.
2025 compensation peer group from the 2026 proxy statement.
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Six years of financialsFrom SEC data
Each chart's axis holds a single unit (never mixing dollars, %, and $/share). The table's per-period header links to the filing the numbers came from.
Revenue over time
Unit: $M
Source: each period's Form 10-K (SEC EDGAR). Latest: filed 2026-02-18
Profit over time (operating → net)
Unit: $M
- Operating income
- Pretax income
- Net income
Source: each period's Form 10-K (SEC EDGAR). Latest: filed 2026-02-18
Margins over time
Unit: %
- Operating margin
- Net margin
formulaoperating income ÷ revenue × 100
formulanet income attributable to the company ÷ revenue × 100
Cash flow over time
Unit: $M (below zero = cash went out)
- Operating CF
- Investing CF
- Free CF
formulacash flow from operations − capital expenditures
termsFree cash flow (FCF) · Cash flow from operations (operating CF) · Capital expenditures (capex)
Source: each period's Form 10-K (SEC EDGAR). Latest: filed 2026-02-18
Financial stability & capital efficiency
Unit: %
- Equity ratio
- ROE
formulatotal equity ÷ total assets × 100 (as reported in the 10-K)
termsStockholders’ equity · Total assets
formulanet income ÷ average equity (beginning + ending, ÷2) × 100 (as reported in the 10-K)
termsNet income (attributable to the company) · Stockholders’ equity
Earnings per share (EPS) and dividend per share
Unit: $
- EPS
- Dividend per share
Source: each period's Form 10-K (SEC EDGAR). Latest: filed 2026-02-18
| Line item | FY2020In next year’s 10-K | FY202110-K on EDGAR ↗ | FY202210-K on EDGAR ↗ | FY202310-K on EDGAR ↗ | FY202410-K on EDGAR ↗ | FY202510-K on EDGAR ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement ($M) | ||||||
| Revenue | 10,154 | 11,295 | 13,511 | 14,965 | 16,032 | 16,591 |
| Operating income | 1,709 | 2,076 | 2,392 | 2,780 | 3,196 | 3,302 |
| Pretax income | 1,143 | 1,575 | 1,832 | 2,191 | 2,432 | 2,594 |
| Net income (attributable) | 967 | 1,290 | 1,488 | 1,731 | 2,043 | 2,139 |
| Revenue growthcalc(this year’s revenue − last year’s revenue) ÷ last year’s revenue × 100 | — | 11.2% | 19.6% | 10.8% | 7.1% | 3.5% |
| Operating margincalcoperating income ÷ revenue × 100 | 16.8% | 18.4% | 17.7% | 18.6% | 19.9% | 19.9% |
| Net margincalcnet income attributable to the company ÷ revenue × 100 | 9.5% | 11.4% | 11.0% | 11.6% | 12.7% | 12.9% |
| Balance sheet ($M) | ||||||
| Total assets | 23,434 | 24,955 | 29,053 | 31,410 | 32,402 | 34,366 |
| Total equity | 8,489 | 8,979 | 9,686 | 10,543 | 11,407 | 11,969 |
| Interest-bearing debtSum of short- and long-term borrowings, notes/bonds payable | 9,055 | 9,678 | 11,902 | 12,819 | 12,840 | 13,710 |
| Equity ratio | 36.2% | 36.0% | 33.3% | 33.6% | 35.2% | 34.8% |
| ROE | 11.4% | 14.8% | 15.9% | 17.1% | 18.6% | 18.3% |
| Cash flow ($M) | ||||||
| Operating CF | 2,472 | 2,787 | 3,190 | 3,618 | 3,936 | 4,296 |
| Investing CF | -1,923 | -2,466 | -4,423 | -3,667 | -2,561 | -3,313 |
| Financing CF | -612 | -329 | 1,344 | 62 | -1,398 | -938 |
| Free cash flowcalccash flow from operations − capital expenditures | 1,277 | 1,470 | 1,736 | 1,987 | 2,081 | 2,409 |
| Cash and equivalents | 38 | 29 | 143 | 140 | 74 | 76 |
| Per share & other | ||||||
| EPS ($) | 3.02 | 4.04 | 4.69 | 5.47 | 6.49 | 6.85 |
| BVPS ($) | 26.61 | 28.31 | 30.64 | 33.47 | 36.55 | 38.86 |
| Dividend per share ($) | 1.66 | 1.77 | 1.91 | 2.06 | 2.23 | 2.41 |
| Payout ratiocalcdividend per share ÷ diluted EPS × 100 | 55.0% | 43.8% | 40.7% | 37.7% | 34.4% | 35.2% |
| P/E (x) | 31.9 | 34.5 | 27.5 | 30.2 | 31.0 | 30.9 |
| EV/EBITDA (x)calc(market cap + interest-bearing debt − cash and equivalents) ÷ (operating income + depreciation & amortization) | 14.3 | 16.5 | 14.0 | 15.1 | 15.5 | 15.4 |
| P/B (x)calcfiscal year-end closing price ÷ book value per share | 3.62 | 4.93 | 4.21 | 4.93 | 5.50 | 5.45 |
P/B and EV/EBITDA use each period’s period-end (fiscal year-end) figures, not the current share price. Figures without a "calc" tag are as reported in the Form 10-K (the consolidated financial statements and, for older years, earlier 10-Ks), pulled automatically from SEC EDGAR. Where a later filing restated a prior period, the restated figure is used.
Last 8 quarters
Three-month figures from 10-Q filings. Change is versus the same quarter a year earlier. Newest quarter on top.
| Quarter ended | Revenue | Operating income | Net income | Diluted EPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | $4.56B+8.2% | $921M+10.2% | $592M+7.6% | $1.93 |
| 2026-06-30 | $4.43B+4.6% | $901M+4.6% | $566M+2.9% | $1.84 |
| 2026-03-31 | $4.11B+2.6% | $830M+3.2% | $525M+6.1% | $1.70 |
| 2025-12-31 † | $4.14B+2.2% | $801M-0.2% | $545M+6.3% | — |
| 2025-09-30 | $4.21B | $836M | $550M | $1.76 |
| 2025-06-30 | $4.24B | $861M | $550M | $1.75 |
| 2025-03-31 | $4.01B | $804M | $495M | $1.58 |
| 2024-12-31 † | $4.05B | $803M | $512M | — |
† Fourth quarter = the 10-K’s annual figure minus the first three quarters; quarterly EPS isn’t derived this way because share counts change during the year.
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Is ROIC above WACC?From SEC data
ROIC (the return on money invested in the business) above WACC (the cost of raising that money) means the company is creating value. WACC is an estimate, so its assumptions can be adjusted below.
ROIC (FY2025)
10.8%
formulaoperating income × (1 − tax rate) ÷ invested capital × 100 *invested capital = interest-bearing debt + total equity (average of beginning/ending)
e.g.$3,302M × (1 − 18%) ÷ $24,963M × 100 = 10.8%
termsOperating income · Effective tax rate · Invested capital · Interest-bearing debt · Total equity
WACC (this site’s estimate)
6.41%
formulacost of equity × equity weight + cost of debt × (1 − tax rate) × debt weight
e.g.Equity weight: $65.27B ÷ ($65.27B + $13.71B) = 82.6%
e.g.Debt weight: $13.71B ÷ ($65.27B + $13.71B) = 17.4%
e.g.WACC: 7.0% × 82.6% + 4.2% × (1 − 18%) × 17.4% = 6.41%
termsCost of equity · Equity weight (E/(D+E)) · Cost of debt · (1 − tax rate) · Debt weight (D/(D+E)) · Market capitalization
How firm is this? With the equity risk premium ±1 point and beta ±0.2, WACC runs 5.4%–7.8% and ROIC − WACC runs +3.0 to +5.5 points. The sign holds across this range. This describes the latest year and does not predict future value creation.
WACC 6.41% is this site’s estimate under the assumptions below (not a figure the company has published)
- Risk-free rate
- 4.95% (10-year Treasury, 2026-11-03)
- β
- 0.38 (price-derived adjusted beta, but correlation with the market is low (R² 0.00), so reliability is limited)
- Equity risk premium
- 5.5%
- Cost of equity
- 7.04%
- Cost of debt
- 4.19%
- Tax rate
- 18% (effective rate, FY2023–FY2025)
- Capital structure (equity : debt)
- 83% : 17%
ROIC over time, vs. WACC
Unit: % — bars = each period's ROIC, horizontal line = latest WACC. Bars above the line are green, below are red
- ROIC (above WACC)
- ROIC (below WACC)
- WACC 6.41%
formulaoperating income × (1 − tax rate) ÷ invested capital × 100 *invested capital = interest-bearing debt + total equity (average of beginning/ending)
termsOperating income · Effective tax rate · Invested capital · Interest-bearing debt · Total equity
formulacost of equity × equity weight + cost of debt × (1 − tax rate) × debt weight
termsCost of equity · Equity weight (E/(D+E)) · Cost of debt · (1 − tax rate) · Debt weight (D/(D+E)) · Market capitalization
Try different WACC assumptions
β and the equity risk premium are estimates with a real range of plausible values — move the sliders to check whether ROIC > WACC still holds. The risk-free rate starts at the 10-year Treasury yield on 2026-11-03 (U.S. Treasury).
Initial β: 0.38 (price-derived adjusted beta. Raw β 0.08, R² 0.00, 130 weeks)
formula0.67 × β + 0.33 (β = the slope of weekly stock returns regressed on weekly market returns)
e.g.0.67 × 0.076 + 0.33 = 0.381
termsβ (beta)
Period 2024-05-10–2026-11-04, using S&P 500 ETF (SPY) as the market proxy. Source: Yahoo Finance price history.
formularisk-free rate + β × equity risk premium
e.g.5.0% + 0.38 × 5.5% = 7.0%
termsCAPM · Risk-free rate · β (beta) · Equity risk premium (market risk premium)
formulafiscal year-end closing price × shares outstanding (= market cap)
formulainterest expense ÷ interest-bearing debt × 100 (clamped to 0–10%; falls back to the risk-free rate if there’s no debt)
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What the price implies (DCF)From SEC data
A company's value can be written as its free cash flow divided by (cost of capital − perpetual growth). Working that backwards from the market's valuation shows how much growth the share price assumed — compared here with the company's actual past growth.
Growth the price implies (price on 2026-11-04)
3.7%
Perpetual FCF growth: g = r − FCF ÷ EV = 6.4% − 2.7%
Past FCF growth (FY2020–FY2025)
+13.5%
Compound annual rate, 5 years
Past revenue growth (FY2020–FY2025)
+10.3%
Compound annual rate, 5 years
Inputs (FY2025): free cash flow $2.41B (operating CF − capex); enterprise value $88.31B = market cap $74.68B (latest close, 2026-11-04) + debt $13.71B − cash and short-term investments $76M; r = WACC of 6.4% using this page’s default assumptions (β 0.38, risk-free 5.0%, market premium 5.5%).
Three WACC scenarios
The same calculation under cautious, base and optimistic cost-of-capital assumptions (risk-free rate fixed at the 10-year Treasury yield). Pick one to load it into the sliders below.
Try your own assumptions
V = FCF ÷ (r − g). It starts at the implied growth rate, where the theoretical value equals today’s enterprise value.
Theoretical enterprise value
$89.22B
FCF $2.41B ÷ (6.4% − 3.7%)
Theoretical ÷ actual enterprise value
1.01x
Above 1x: these assumptions value the business above the market did
How sensitive the answer is
Theoretical ÷ actual enterprise value for each combination of r and g.
| g \ r | 4.4% | 5.4% | 6.4% | 7.4% | 8.4% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0% | 0.62x | 0.51x | 0.43x | 0.37x | 0.32x |
| 2% | 1.14x | 0.80x | 0.62x | 0.51x | 0.43x |
| 4% | 6.82x | 1.95x | 1.14x | 0.80x | 0.62x |
| 6% | — | — | 6.82x | 1.95x | 1.14x |
| 8% | — | — | — | — | 6.82x |
A simplified model for seeing what the market price assumes, not a forecast or a target price. It treats free cash flow as growing at one constant rate forever; the result swings widely with small changes in r and g, and is undefined when g reaches r. Free cash flow here is operating cash flow minus capex, which is after interest — a full DCF of enterprise value would use cash flow before interest. Market cap uses the latest close (2026-11-04) × shares at fiscal year-end; free cash flow and WACC inputs are from the latest fiscal year.
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Earnings qualityFrom SEC dataShow
The same reported profit can mean different things depending on whether it's backed by cash, driven by the core business, or the result of a one-off item. Four checks below.
- ✓
Operating CF ÷ net income: averages 2.15x
Profit is backed by cash coming in.
- ✓
Accrual ratio (latest): -6.5%
A small share of profit rests on accounting estimates.
- ✓
Core-earnings share (operating income ÷ pretax income): 127%
Most profit comes from core operations.
- ✓
Days sales outstanding: 39 → 41 days
No major slowdown in collecting on sales.
Operating CF vs. net income
Unit: $M — operating CF above net income means profit is backed by cash
- Operating CF
- Net income
formulacash flow from operations ÷ net income attributable to the company
termsCash flow from operations (operating CF) · Net income (attributable to the company)
formula(net income − operating CF) ÷ average total assets × 100
termsNet income (attributable to the company) · Cash flow from operations (operating CF) · Total assets
Source: each period's Form 10-K (SEC EDGAR). Latest: filed 2026-02-18
Profit bridge (FY2025)
Unit: $M — what moved profit from operating income to net income
- Profit (each stage)
- Pushed profit up
- Pushed profit down
formulaoperating income ÷ income before income taxes × 100
termsOperating income · Income before income taxes (pretax income)
Source: each period's Form 10-K (SEC EDGAR). Latest: filed 2026-02-18
Receivables & inventory days
Unit: days — days grow when receivables or inventory build up faster than sales
- Days sales outstanding
- Days inventory outstanding
formulaaverage receivables (opening + closing ÷ 2) ÷ revenue × 365
formulaaverage inventory (opening + closing ÷ 2) ÷ cost of revenue × 365
termsInventory · Cost of revenue (COGS)
Worked examples (latest period)
formulacash flow from operations ÷ net income attributable to the company
e.g.$4,296M ÷ $2,139M = 2.01x
termsCash flow from operations (operating CF) · Net income (attributable to the company)
formulaoperating income ÷ income before income taxes × 100
e.g.$3,302M ÷ $2,594M × 100 = 127%
termsOperating income · Income before income taxes (pretax income)
formulaaverage receivables (opening + closing ÷ 2) ÷ revenue × 365
e.g.($1,821M + $1,897M) ÷ 2 ÷ $16,591M × 365 = 41 days
formulaaverage inventory (opening + closing ÷ 2) ÷ cost of revenue × 365
e.g.($98M + $106M) ÷ 2 ÷ $9,630M × 365 = 4 days
termsInventory · Cost of revenue (COGS)
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Who holds the sharesFrom SEC dataShow
How much of the stock large institutional investors report owning on SEC Form 13F, how much the directors and executive officers hold (and how much of the vote they control), and roughly how much is left for individual investors. Shown next to beta so the holder mix can be read alongside how much the stock swings.
Institutions, insiders and everyone else, 13F holdings as of 2026-06-30
“Everyone else” is what remains after shares reported on Form 13F and shares held by directors and executive officers: mostly individual investors, plus non-insider families or foundations and smaller or foreign institutions. The figures have different dates and 13F reports count some shares twice — read it as an approximate split.
- Held by 13F filers
- 59.2%
- Directors & officers (shares)
- <1%
- Everyone else (est.)
- 40.8%
- Directors & officers (voting power)
- <1%
- Institutional-ownership rank
- 408 of 416
- Beta (adjusted)
- 0.38
individuals and other non-13F holders
no separate voting figure; shown as shares
1 = most institutional; 98% of covered companies have more
above 1 = swings more than the market
- 181.4M shares reported by 1,305 13F filers ÷ 306.2M shares outstanding on 2026-07-30. Option positions are excluded.
- Directors and executive officers as a group, from the proxy statement’s beneficial-ownership table; includes shares they can acquire within 60 days.
- A large “everyone else” share can still reflect a family, trust or foundation stake held outside the board; check the proxy statement’s 5% holders.
Sources: SEC Form 13F data set (holdings as of 2026-06-30) · Form DEF 14A filed 2026-03-24 (beneficial ownership table) · Form 10-Q cover page (shares outstanding as of 2026-07-30)
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Strengths & weaknessesSite analysis
Strengths
1. Steady growth
Net revenue grew every year from 2020 to 2025.
Evidence: Form 10-K (FY2025)
2. Landfill network
207 active landfills support disposal pricing.
Evidence: Form 10-K (FY2025)
3. Pricing
Average yield added 4.1% to revenue in 2025.
Evidence: Form 10-K (FY2025)
Weaknesses
1. Volume decline
Volume reduced revenue by 0.6% in 2025.
Evidence: Form 10-K (FY2025)
2. Debt load
Debt of $13.7B at end-2025.
Evidence: Form 10-K (FY2025)
3. Environmental solutions softness
Environmental solutions revenue fell to $1,766M in 2025 from $1,843M.
Evidence: Form 10-K (FY2025)
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What draws investors to itSite analysis
Why the stock can look attractive to investors — each point paired with what has to hold for it to stay true, and the opposing view. This is this site's analysis, not a recommendation to buy or sell.
P/E (FY2025)
30.9x
Price at fiscal year-end ÷ diluted EPS
Dividend yield (FY2025)
1.14%
Dividends per share ÷ fiscal year-end price
Payout ratio (FY2025)
35%
Dividends per share ÷ diluted EPS
FCF yield (FY2025)
3.7%
(Operating CF − capex) ÷ market cap
1. Defensive growth
Revenue and net income grew every year 2020–2025.
- What has to hold
- Recurring collection and disposal demand.
- The other side
- Higher valuation.
Evidence: Form 10-K (FY2025)
2. Dividend growth
DPS rose from $1.66 (2020) to $2.41 (2025).
- What has to hold
- Cash flow keeps rising.
- The other side
- Capital intensity.
Evidence: Form 10-K (FY2025)
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ResilienceSite analysisShow
How well the company could absorb a bad year: its financial buffer, how its revenue and profit held up in the worst year on record, and what the 10-K says about the business's exposure to shocks. Figures and filing statements only — no overall rating.
1. Financial buffer (FY2025)
Cash & short-term investments ÷ debt due within a year
0.1x
$76M vs. $596M
Interest coverage (operating income ÷ interest expense)
5.8x
$3.3B vs. $574M
Free cash flow ÷ dividends paid
3.3x
$2.41B vs. $738M (FCF = operating CF − capex)
2. Worst year in the record, and the recovery
| Figure | Worst year-over-year change | Back to the prior level? |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | No decline in the record | — |
| Operating income | No decline in the record | — |
Covers only the 6 fiscal years on record (FY2020–FY2025), which may not include a full recession — the worst year here isn’t necessarily how the company would fare in a severe downturn.
3. Business resilience (from the 10-K)
Profitable in 2020
Net income of $967M in 2020.
Source: Form 10-K (FY2025)
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Legal & regulatory mattersSite analysisShow
Lawsuits, government investigations, enforcement actions and settlements the company discloses — where each stands, what is at stake, and what comes next. From the 10-K's Legal Proceedings and contingencies note, the latest 10-Q, and 8-Ks.
Republic estimates the probable outcomes and reasonably possible high-end liability of its legal proceedings as immaterial.
Company statement:
Based on Form 10-Q (quarter ended 2026-09-30) — Legal Proceedings, reviewed 2026-11-02. Routine ordinary-course claims are not listed. “Major” is this site’s judgment of which matters could materially affect results.
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Risks (including geopolitical)Site analysis
Starting from the 10-K's Risk Factors section, organized by category — geopolitical, currency, raw materials, regulatory, disaster, and more — with impact and likelihood assessed by this site.
Risk map
Vertical = impact on results, horizontal = likelihood. Upper right = most severe. Numbers match the list below (placement is this site’s own assessment).
Likelihood →
"Company disclosure" vs. "this site’s assessment"
The description and mitigation for each risk are this site’s summary of the 10-K’s "Risk Factors" section. Impact and likelihood are this site’s own assessment, not the company’s — where the company discloses its own likelihood assessment, that is noted in the summary.
Impact is judged from how large the affected business is relative to total revenue/profit, and from the risk’s track record of moving results in the past. Likelihood is judged from the filing’s wording and the current business environment (already occurring, or recurring). See the rating criteria.
- 1Competition & technology shift
Competition
- Company disclosure (summarized from the 10-K)
- Competes with large national waste companies, municipalities and regional firms.
- Company’s stated mitigation
- Not stated in the filings.
- This site’s assessment
- Impact Med / Likelihood High
- 2Law & regulation
Environmental regulation
- Company disclosure (summarized from the 10-K)
- Landfill, hazardous waste and PFAS rules require large capital spending.
- Company’s stated mitigation
- Not stated in the filings.
- This site’s assessment
- Impact Med / Likelihood High
- 3Costs & inflation
Labor and fuel
- Company disclosure (summarized from the 10-K)
- Labor, fuel and maintenance costs affect margins.
- Company’s stated mitigation
- We seek to secure price increases necessary to offset increased costs, improve our operating margins and earn an appropriate return on our substantial investments in assets such as our landfills.
- This site’s assessment
- Impact Med / Likelihood High
- 4Demand & macro
Economic activity
- Company disclosure (summarized from the 10-K)
- Large-container and special waste volumes depend on economic activity.
- Company’s stated mitigation
- Not stated in the filings.
- This site’s assessment
- Impact Med / Likelihood Med
- 5M&A & integration
Acquisitions
- Company disclosure (summarized from the 10-K)
- Grows through acquisitions ($1.1B in the first nine months of 2026).
- Company’s stated mitigation
- Not stated in the filings.
- This site’s assessment
- Impact Low / Likelihood Med
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What changed in the risk factorsFrom SEC data
Paragraphs in the latest 10-K's Risk Factors that have little overlap with the year before, and paragraphs that were dropped.
New or substantially reworded (1)
At the U.S. state level, California has taken action to require greenhouse gas emission disclosure, as well as information on climate-related financial risks, some of which are subject to legal challenge. Read more
Similar bills have been introduced in other U.S. states; to-date, none have passed into law.
No longer in the text (1)
In September 2024, the U.S. Treasury and the IRS proposed regulations regarding the calculation of the Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax (CAMT). Read more
The CAMT was enacted as part of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 and generally applies to large corporations with average annual financial statement income exceeding $1 billion. The proposed regulations include a mathematical formula that would be used to allocate an investor’s distributive share of income and loss from partnership investments, including investments in renewable energy projects through tax equity partnerships accounted for using the Hypothetical Liquidation at Book Value method (HLBV). As currently proposed, the application of such mathematical formula to our investments accounted for using HLBV, particularly during the early phases of a renewable energy facility’s operation, could result in us incurring substantial taxes…
Matched automatically, quoted as filed, and may include rewording of an existing risk. Compares Item 1A of the 10-K filed Feb 18, 2026 ↗ with the 10-K filed Feb 14, 2025 ↗.
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What to watch going forwardSite analysis
- Price versus volume trends.
- Environmental solutions recovery.
- Acquisition spending and leverage.
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Source documentsShow
This page's financial figures come from the Form 10-Ks listed below. Check the original filings for full detail.
Other sources referenced in the analysis
Last updated
Analysis last edited: November 2, 2026 · Financial data fetched: November 1, 2026 15:28 (SEC EDGAR) · Source 10-K filed: February 18, 2026
Built on10-K FY2025 · filed 2026-02-18Proxy statement (2026)
Next update expectedAfter FY2026’s 10-K is filed (roughly 60–90 days after fiscal year end (sooner for larger filers)), financials and analysis will be refreshed.
This page is this site’s own analysis based on public information, and does not represent Republic Services’s views. It is not a recommendation to buy or sell any security, and this site does not guarantee the accuracy of any figure or statement here. Always verify against the original source documents before making an investment decision.