Stock · RSG · Industrials
United States · Large Cap · listed since 1998 · Revenue 12 mo. $16.9B
Price as of 11/06/2026
Republic Services, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, offers environmental services in the United States and Canada.
Republic Services, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, offers environmental services in the United States and Canada. It is involved in the collection and processing of recyclable, solid waste, and industrial waste materials; transportation and disposal of non-hazardous and hazardous waste streams; and other environmental solutions. Its residential collection services include curbside collection of material for transport to transfer stations, landfills, recycling centers, and organics processing facilities; supply of recycling and waste containers; and renting of compactors. The company also engages in the processing and sale of old corrugated containers, old newsprint, aluminum, glass, and other materials; and provision of landfill services. It serves small-container, large-container, and residential customers. The company was incorporated in 1996 and is based in Phoenix, Arizona.
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Summary
57.4 of 100
Mean of the six area values. Each area value is the mean of the stock's ranks among the companies in its sector. 50 is the middle of the sector, not a share of companies beaten.
Analysis
What the price requires
If free cash flow stays at €2.2B (2025), it supports €24B. The remaining €42.9B of the market value assume it grows 14.3% a year for 10 years and not at all afterwards.
Required FCF growth per year
14.3%
no growth afterwards
Price to operating cash flow 16.7×, above its usual range.
Middle half of 20 quarters: 14.3× to 16.2×, median 14.9×.
Measures only against its own past, not against what the company is worth. Price as of 11/06/2026.
with respect to the priced-in expectation
with respect to the priced-in expectation
Since the last quarter
Q1 → Q2 2026
6 more unchanged: Revenue, 12 mo., Gross margin, EBIT margin, Net debt, Shares outstanding, Return on equity
Derivation
Each area value is the average of its metrics' ranks within the sector (0 to 100, 50 is the middle). For metrics where lower is better, the rank is mirrored. The overall value is the average of the area values.
Price as of 11/06/2026.
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on equity | 17.87% | 13.10% | Rank 66 |
| Return on capital (Greenblatt) | 25.86% | 19.33% | Rank 60 |
| EBIT margin | 20.02% | 11.28% | Rank 82 |
| FCF margin | 14.52% | 8.50% | Rank 81 |
| Gross margin | 41.96% | 28.98% | Rank 81 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth, 1 year | 3.49% | 5.15% | Rank 39 |
| Earnings growth, 3 years per year | 13.49% | 8.01% | Rank 62 |
| Earnings growth, 5 years per year | 17.79% | 12.89% | Rank 67 |
| Sustainable growth (ROE × retained earnings) | 11.37% | 4.02% | Rank 86 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yield | 2.78% | 4.42% | Rank 19 |
| FCF yield | 3.23% | 3.98% | Rank 39 |
| EV/saleslower is better | 5.32 | 2.08 | Rank 15 |
| EV/EBITlower is better | 26.59 | 19.47 | Rank 26 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | 11.26% | −0.01% | Rank 71 |
| Share price, 6 months | 23.90% | −1.43% | Rank 92 |
| Share price, 3 months | 20.18% | 0.53% | Rank 96 |
| Distance from 52-week high | −1.03% | −16.36% | Rank 96 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accruals (Sloan)lower is better | 3.46% | 1.39% | Rank 32 |
| Change in share countlower is better | −0.92% | −0.44% | Rank 58 |
| Dividend streak in years | 1 | 5 | Rank 21 |
| Price reaction to results, market-adjusted | 4.89% | 0.27% | Rank 84 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equity ratio | 34.83% | 39.65% | Rank 37 |
| Net debt/EBITDAlower is better | 2.69 | 1.38 | Rank 22 |
| Debt to equitylower is better | 1.15 | 0.61 | Rank 23 |
| Volatility, 1 yearlower is better | 20.14% | 32.95% | Rank 96 |
Ten years in figures
| Year | Revenue, $B | EBIT margin | FCF | Shares | Net debt, $B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 9.4 | 17.2% | $920.0M | 344M | 7.6 |
| 2017 | 10.0 | 16.5% | $920.9M | 339M | 8.1 |
| 2018 | 10.0 | 17.6% | $1.2B | 328M | 8.3 |
| 2019 | 10.3 | 17.8% | $1.1B | 322M | 8.9 |
| 2020 | 10.2 | 16.8% | $1.3B | 320M | 9.1 |
| 2021 | 11.3 | 18.5% | $1.5B | 319M | 9.8 |
| 2022 | 13.5 | 17.9% | $1.7B | 317M | 11.9 |
| 2023 | 15.0 | 19.0% | $2.0B | 317M | 12.9 |
| 2024 | 16.0 | 20.1% | $2.1B | 315M | 12.9 |
| 2025 | 16.6 | 20.0% | $2.4B | 312M | 13.7 |
4 of 7 StockScorer Score rules met · How the score is built
Republic Services Inc mainly meets criteria in the Profitability category. Result from 18 strategies checked.
Republic Services Inc is rated here with the StockScorer Score strategy, the flagship rule set. It compares return and cash-flow metrics with the median of the company's own sector and checks growth and price trend.
4 of 7 rules met
6 of 11 points
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Selected fundamental metrics for Republic Services Inc.
| Metric | Stock | Sector |
|---|---|---|
| P/E ratio | 36.0 | 22.5 |
| P/B ratio | 6.4 | 2.9 |
| Return on equity (ROE) | 17.9% | 13.1% |
| Equity ratio | 34.8% | 39.7% |
| Debt-to-equity (D/E) | 1.15 | 0.61 |
| Dividend yield | 1.0% | 2.0% |
How comparable stocks in the same sector score in the StockScorer model.
| Symbol | Company | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| RSG | Republic Services Incthis page | |
| WM | Waste Management Inc | Low4.5 |
| WCN.TO | Waste Connections Inc | locked |
| VIE.PA | Veolia Environnement VE SA | locked |
| GFL.TO | Gfl Environmental Holdings Inc | locked |
| CLH | Clean Harbors Inc | locked |
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