Republic Services (RSG) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Republic Services, Inc. is a provider of non-hazardous solid waste collection, transfer, disposal and recycling services. The company serves residential, commercial, industrial and municipal customers, offering scheduled and on-demand waste pickup, roll-off containers, transfer-station services and landfill disposal.

Its recycling and environmental services include the collection and processing of recyclable materials, organics management, waste reduction programs and related sustainability solutions. Republic Services also develops and operates renewable energy projects that capture landfill gas for beneficial use.

Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, Republic Services operates across the United States and Puerto Rico. The company expanded significantly through its 2008 acquisition of Allied Waste Industries, which combined two major waste-management businesses.

Jon Vander Ark serves as Republic Services’ president and chief executive officer. The company’s operations are supported by a network of collection vehicles, transfer stations, recycling centers, landfills and environmental-services facilities.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $221.48 to $224.26
• 50-Day Range: $207.29 to $225.33
• 52-Week Range: $196.41 to $233.42
• Volume: 892,613 shs
• Average Volume: 1.54 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $67.82 billion
• P/E Ratio: 31.38
• Dividend Yield: 1.13%
• Price Target: $245.26
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Republic Services Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Republic Services scored higher than 94% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 84th out of 658 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Republic Services has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.55, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 12 buy ratings, 10 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Republic Services has a consensus price target of $245.26, representing about 10.2% upside from its current price of $222.65.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Republic Services has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 10.04%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Republic Services are expected to grow by 10.04% in the coming year, from $7.27 to $8.00 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Republic Services is 31.53, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.08.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Republic Services is 31.53, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.50.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Republic Services has a PEG Ratio of 3.67. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Republic Services has a P/B Ratio of 5.76. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.38% of the float of Republic Services has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Republic Services has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.01, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Republic Services has recently increased by 9.19%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Republic Services pays a meaningful dividend of 1.13%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Republic Services has been increasing its dividend for 22 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Republic Services is 35.41%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Republic Services will have a dividend payout ratio of 31.25% next year. This indicates that Republic Services will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.53

News Sentiment

Republic Services has a news sentiment score of 1.53. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.74 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 26 news articles for Republic Services this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

20 people have searched for RSG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

8 people have added Republic Services to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 167% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $1,091,041,110.00 in company stock, which represents 1.6003% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Republic Services insiders have bought 286,886.57% more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $1,091,421,414.00 in company stock and sold $380,304.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.12% of the stock of Republic Services is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

57.73% of the stock of Republic Services is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/15 Dividend: 7/02/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/15 Dividend: 7/02/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/15/2026
• Last Earnings: 8/06/2026
• Today: 9/10/2026
• Record date for 10/15 Dividend: 10/02/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/15 Dividend: 10/02/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/15/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/29/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Commercial Services & Supplies
• Sub-Industry: Environmental & Facilities Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:RSG
• CIK: 1060391
• Web: www.republicservices.com
• Phone: (480) 627-2700
• Fax: 480-627-7150
• Employees: 42,000
• Year Founded: 1996

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Republic Services: $245.26
• High Price Target: $267.00
• Low Price Target: $220.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +10.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.55
• Research Coverage: 22 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $7.06
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 31.44
• Forward P/E Ratio: 30.55
• P/E Growth: 3.67
• Net Income: $2.14 billion
• Net Margins: 12.94%
• Pretax Margin: 15.18%
• Return on Equity: 18.69%
• Return on Assets: 6.49%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.12
• Current Ratio: 0.64
• Quick Ratio: 0.64

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $16.59 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.10
• Cash Flow: $13.34 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 16.65
• Book Value: $38.66 per share
• Price / Book: 5.74

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 306,210,000
• Free Float: 305,846,000
• Market Cap: $68.00 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.40