Fundamental analysis · SEC EDGAR · TTM through 31/03/2026

Fundamental analysis of Republic Services, Inc.

RSG · NYSE · Industrial

Fundamental quality

ATTRACTIVE

75

out of 100

Republic Services, Inc. earns a fundamental-quality score of 75 out of 100, profiling it as a company with solid fundamentals. Its score rests mainly on its profitability (net margin 11.3%). Whether it's cheap or expensive depends on the current price, which you can compute in the tool.

What the company does

Republic Services is America's second-largest waste company: it collects trash from millions of homes and businesses and owns the landfills where it ends up. A local, regulated, monotonous business with the best quality there is: nobody stops making garbage.

What will shape its future

  • Pricing power: contracts rise with inflation and landfills are local monopolies.
  • Recycling and landfill gas, the new lines with a green premium.
  • Sector consolidation: buying small haulers remains its growth route.

Breakdown by area

I.Growth
69

EPS growth: 17.3% · Revenue growth: 9.2%

II.Profitability
73

Net margin: 11.3% · ROE: 18.1% · ROIC: 11.1%

III.Financial health
71

Net debt/EBITDA: 2.55x · FCF: 13.6%

Source: SEC EDGAR · TTM through 31/03/2026

The score includes +4 for dividend strength: 18 consecutive years of increases. Keeping that streak demands growing cash generation and balance-sheet discipline.

The score combines growth, profitability and financial strength, and here its pillars hold up evenly.

Versus its sector

Percentile against the other 69 Industrial companies in our coverage: how far it beats them on each metric (100 = best in sector).

Net marginbeats 62%
ROEbeats 54%
Growthbeats 54%
Cash generationbeats 68%
Less debtbeats 38%

Computed from the daily dataset scores. A high percentile places the company among the best in its sector on that metric; it is not a buy recommendation.

Key concepts

What do these metrics mean? Fundamental analysis · What is the P/E · What is EPS · What is ROE · Net & gross margin · Free cash flow

Republic Services, Inc. strengths

  • Strong free-cash-flow generation (FCF margin of 13.6%): profit turns into real cash.
  • Strong return on equity (ROE of 18.1%): it puts shareholder capital to good use.
  • Growing earnings per share (17.3% annualized).
  • Revenue rising without interruption since 2020.

Republic Services, Inc. risks and weaknesses

  • Its net debt has grown over the period.

Republic Services, Inc. historical evolution

YearRevenueNet incomeFree cash flowNet debt
202012,0329671,2779,016
202113,3211,2901,4709,649
202215,6451,4881,73611,759
202317,2791,7311,98712,679
202418,4182,0432,08112,766
202519,0272,1392,40913,634

Between 2020 and 2025, revenue went from $12,032M to $19,027M (+58%) and net income went from $967M to $2,139M (+121%). Meanwhile, its margins have widened (from 8% to 11%).

Annual figures in millions of U.S. dollars ($M) per SEC filings. Net debt is total debt minus cash.

Latest results

Versus the same period a year earlier

Figures for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, versus the quarter ended March 31, 2025 (SEC filings):

  • Revenue+2.3%
  • Net income+6.1%

Automatic comparison between the two most recent periods filed with the SEC. One quarter doesn't make a trend: read it alongside the historical evolution above.

Dividend

$2.41

per share, yearly

34.5% of earnings

Payout

at least 18 straight years raising it

Growth

That is what we can verify in the SEC filings, whose structured data only starts in 2008 and which many companies begin tagging later. The real streak may be considerably longer.

The dividend yield depends on today's price. Compute it in the analyzer → · See all dividend-paying stocks →

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Frequently asked questions

Is Republic Services, Inc. a good company to invest in?

In terms of business quality, Republic Services, Inc. scores 75 out of 100 in our analysis, placing it as a company of high fundamental quality. That said, this isn't a recommendation: whether it's a good investment also depends on its current price and your goals.

Is Republic Services, Inc. a profitable company?

Yes. Republic Services, Inc. shows a net margin of 11.3% and an ROE of 18.1%, a sign of a profitable business.

Does Republic Services, Inc. have a lot of debt?

A moderate level: its net debt is 2.55 times its EBITDA.

Is Republic Services, Inc. growing?

Its revenue has grown 9.2% annualized in recent years and its earnings per share 17.3%, and without interruption since 2020.

Does Republic Services, Inc. generate cash?

Yes. It converts about 13.6% of its revenue into free cash flow, and has done so positively year after year.

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