Republic Services (RSG) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Republic Services, Inc. is an environmental services company that provides waste collection, recycling and disposal solutions for residential, commercial, industrial and municipal customers. Its services include curbside collection, dumpster and roll-off container services, transfer station operations, landfill management and recycling processing.

The company also provides specialized environmental services, including hazardous waste management, emergency response, remediation and other sustainability-related solutions for businesses and government organizations. Republic Services serves customers across the United States and Puerto Rico through a network of collection operations, transfer facilities, recycling centers, landfills and related infrastructure.

Republic Services traces its origins to Republic Industries and became a standalone waste services company in the 1990s. In 2008, it completed the acquisition of Allied Waste Industries, significantly expanding its operating footprint. Jon Vander Ark has served as the company’s president and chief executive officer since 2020.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $238.10 to $242.78
• 50-Day Range: $206.90 to $241.98
• 52-Week Range: $196.41 to $243.22
• Volume: 1.05 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.25 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $73.95 billion
• P/E Ratio: 33.35
• Dividend Yield: 1.11%
• Price Target: $243.73
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Republic Services Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Republic Services scored higher than 82% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 132nd out of 651 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: 2.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Republic Services has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.59, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 13 buy ratings, 9 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Republic Services is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Republic Services has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 10.47%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Republic Services are expected to grow by 10.47% in the coming year, from $7.26 to $8.02 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Republic Services is 33.35, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.87.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Republic Services is 33.35, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 32.29.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Republic Services has a PEG Ratio of 3.86. 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 6.25. 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

1.63% 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 3.89, 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 3.33%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Republic Services pays a meaningful dividend of 1.11%, 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 37.96%. 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 33.42% next year. This indicates that Republic Services will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.88

News Sentiment

Republic Services has a news sentiment score of 0.88. 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 0.53 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 17 news articles for Republic Services this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 40 people have searched for RSG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -5% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 5 people have added Republic Services to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -55% 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 $1,380,321,958.00 in company stock, which represents 1.8666% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Republic Services insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $1,380,321,958.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 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

• Last Earnings: 8/06/2026
• Record date for 10/15 Dividend: 10/02/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/15 Dividend: 10/02/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/15/2026
• Today: 10/26/2026
• 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: $243.73
• High Price Target: $267.00
• Low Price Target: $219.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +0.9%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.59
• Research Coverage: 22 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $7.06
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 33.35
• Forward P/E Ratio: 33.26
• P/E Growth: 3.86
• 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: 4.46
• Cash Flow: $13.36 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 18.07
• Book Value: $38.66 per share
• Price / Book: 6.25

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 306,210,000
• Free Float: 305,846,000
• Market Cap: $73.95 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.39