Head to head · SEC data as of July 18, 2026
Waste Management
75
Quality score · out of 100
Republic Services
75
Quality score · out of 100
On paper this one is nearly a draw: Waste Management scores 75 and Republic Services scores 75 out of 100 in our fundamental quality model. Waste Management wins on ROE (27.9% vs 18.1%). Republic Services answers with less debt (2.55× vs 3.11×).
| Metric | Waste Management | Republic Services |
|---|---|---|
| Quality score (0-100) | 75 | 75 |
| Net margin | 11% | 11.3% |
| Gross margin | — | — |
| ROE | 27.9% | 18.1% |
| Net debt/EBITDA | 3.11× | 2.55× |
| FCF margin | 12.9% | 13.6% |
| Revenue growth (annualized) | 10.3% | 9.2% |
| Earnings growth (annualized) | 13.7% | 17.3% |
TTM metrics with official SEC data, refreshed daily. Bold green marks the winner of each metric. A dash means the metric doesn't apply or isn't reliable.
Waste Management. Waste Management is North America's largest waste company: it collects, recycles and landfills the trash of millions of homes and businesses. It owns the continent's largest landfill network, an asset nearly impossible to replicate given the permits required.
Republic Services. 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.
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What this comparison doesn't tell you
The score measures business quality, not whether the stock is cheap or expensive: the better company can be the worse investment if you overpay. For the valuation verdict, enter each one's current price in the analyzer:
Who has the stronger fundamentals today, Waste Management or Republic Services?
They're practically tied: Waste Management and Republic Services score 75 and 75 out of 100 in the StockSemáforo model (profitability, growth and financial strength, built on official SEC data). The score is recomputed nightly with the latest filings.
Does that make Waste Management the better investment?
No. The score measures business quality, not valuation: an excellent company can trade at an excessive price and be a poor investment at that price. To find out whether it's cheap or expensive, enter its current quote in the StockSemáforo analyzer.
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Data: official SEC filings (EDGAR) · Recomputed on July 18, 2026
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