Republic Services, Inc.

RSG Industrials Waste Management

Republic Services, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $16.6 billion, up 3.49% from fiscal 2024.

Revenue
+8.24%
EPS
+9.66%
Free cash flow
−12.6%
Total debt
+13.4%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

248.11 2.70 +1.10%
Market cap
$76.0B
P/E
34.3×
Fwd P/E
33.7×
Dividend yield
1.03%
F-score
7/9
Altman Z
2.98
Beneish M
−2.74
Dividend safety
88/100

Republic Services, Inc. (RSG) Return on equity

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Republic Services, Inc.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 18.5%, up 0.2 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (18.3%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 7.92% (fiscal 2016) to 18.6% (fiscal 2024); the current reading is higher than 91% of that period. That is above the Waste Management industry median of 0.00% and above the Industrials sector median of 3.71%.

Return on equity, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2025 18.3% (0.32)
FY2024 18.6% 1.51
FY2023 17.1% 1.17
FY2022 15.9% 1.17
FY2021 14.8% 3.12
FY2020 11.7% (1.72)
FY2019 13.4% 0.32
FY2018 13.1% (3.28)
FY2017 16.3% 8.41
FY2016 7.92% (1.74)

Against its own ten years

Low 7.92% High 18.6%
Ten-year median 14.8%
Current reading's percentile 91

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
WM Waste Management, Inc. compare 31.7%
RSG Republic Services, Inc. 18.5%
CLH Clean Harbors, Inc. compare 17.9%
WCN Waste Connections, Inc. compare 14.2%
CWST Casella Waste Systems, Inc. compare 0.36%
OIO ESGL Holdings Limited compare 0.00%
ONT Onterris, Inc. compare −2.32%
GFL GFL Environmental Inc. compare −4.07%
NVRI Enviri Corporation compare −93.3%
Waste Management industry median 0.00%
Industrials sector median 3.71%
Market median 0.51%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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