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Republic Services RSG

US equityMarket cap rank #250Waste Management
$213.44
+$0.34 (+0.16%)
Market open · Sep 24, 1:10 pm ET
After hours $213.10 0.00%
Open$215.05
Prev close$213.10
Day range$212.83 – $215.97
Volume277.5K
Market cap$65.36B
P/E (TTM)30.2
Dividend yield1.17%

Price chart

Daily bars for up to one year, weekly bars for the 5-year view. Averages are 50/200 trading days (10/40 weeks on the 5-year view).

RSG at a glance

RSG last changed hands at $213.44 (up 0.16%). At $65.36B, Republic Services is ranked #250 by size among the 300 stocks on BeStock.

Over the past 52 weeks it has traded between $195.84 and $232.08, so it sits 8.0% below the top of that range. Holders are behind 5.1% over twelve months, but up 0.2% across the last three months.

On the chart it has slipped under both the 50-day ($217.98) and 200-day ($214.48) moving averages; RSI is 41, and the last 30 sessions moved at roughly 15% annualized volatility.

For the quarter ended Jun 2026 it reported $4.43B in revenue, up 4.6% from a year earlier, with $566.00M of net profit (a 12.9% margin).

The stock changes hands at 30.2 times trailing earnings, 7% below its five-year average of 32.5.

16 analysts follow the stock and the average call is "buy". The mean target, $246.20, sits 15.3% over where the stock trades.

This summary is put together from the numbers on the page and updates when they do. It describes the data; it is not a forecast or a recommendation.

Republic Services: the business

Republic Services collects and disposes of trash in the U.S., operating landfills and recycling centers.

What tends to move it. Pricing above inflation and landfill volumes drive earnings, and recycled commodity prices add some variance.

Written by hand by the BeStock desk and revised when a business changes. See how we work. Spot something out of date? Tell us.

Performance

Price return over each window, from adjusted daily and weekly closes

1 day
+0.2%
1 week
-2.9%
1 month
-4.3%
3 months
+0.2%
6 months
-0.3%
Year to date
+1.6%
1 year
-5.1%
Day range
$212.83$215.97
52-week range
$195.84$232.08

Technical signals

Full technicals →
Trend readStrong downtrend

1 bullish · 5 bearish of 7 signals

IndicatorValueSignal
Price vs 20-day average-3.3%Bearish
Price vs 50-day average-2.1%Bearish
Price vs 200-day average-0.5%Bearish
50-day vs 200-day50d above 200dBullish
RSI (14)41.4Bearish
MACD (12,26,9)-0.64Bearish
Bollinger band position-4%Neutral

Standard indicator readings worked out from daily closes. They describe how the price has behaved, not where it is going.

Key statistics

Bid / Ask$213.50 / $213.60
Average price today$213.86
Volume277.5KAvg (90d) 1.59M
Turnover$59.33M
Turnover rate0.09%of shares outstanding
Volume ratio0.22vs. recent average pace
Day amplitude1.47%
Market cap$65.36B
Float market cap$65.22B
Shares outstanding305.56M
EPS (TTM)$6.85
P/E (TTM)30.23
P/B5.43
Book value / share$39.29
Earnings yield0.18%
Dividend (TTM)$2.50 / shareYield 1.17%
Net profit (TTM)$2.10B
Net assets$12.03B
30-day volatility15.1%annualized
Avg daily range (ATR)1.63%of price, 14 days
Max drawdown (1y)-14.6%-7.6% from 1y peak

Quote as of Sep 24, 2026 1:10 pm ET. Prices can lag the live tape. This is background information, not a recommendation.

How RSG ranks on BeStock

Market value#250 of 300
P/E (cheapest = 1)#170 of 283
Dividend yield#163 of 244
Closeness to 52-week high#77 of 300
Dollar volume today#269 of 300

Ranks are among the 300 or so U.S.-listed stocks BeStock covers, recalculated whenever prices refresh. A row is left out when the measure does not apply, such as yield for a stock that pays no dividend.

Latest reported quarter: Q2, ended Jun 2026

Revenue$4.43B+4.6% YoY
Operating profit$905.00M+4.0% YoY
Net profit$566.00M+2.9% YoY
Diluted EPS$1.84+5.1% YoY
Free cash flow$761.00M+8.4% YoY
Operating cash flow$1.15B

Revenue, last 8 quarters

$4.1BSep '24$4.0BDec '24$4.0BMar '25$4.2BJun '25$4.2BSep '25$4.1BDec '25$4.1BMar '26$4.4BJun '26

Net profit, last 8 quarters

$566.0MSep '24$513.0MDec '24$495.0MMar '25$550.0MJun '25$550.0MSep '25$544.0MDec '25$525.0MMar '26$566.0MJun '26

Profitability & balance sheet

Gross margin42.0%
Operating margin20.0%
Net margin12.9%
Return on equity18.2%
Return on assets6.4%
Return on invested capital10.4%
Current ratio0.64
Liabilities / assets65.8%
Cash & investments$107.00M
Total debt$14.25B
Net cash (debt)-$14.14B
Free cash flow / sales15.7%

Where the revenue comes from

Quarter 2026/Q2

By business line

  • Recycling and waste business operating primarily in geographic areas located in the western United$2.33B 45.8%
  • Recycling and waste business operating primarily in geographic areas located in the southeastern and$2.18B 42.9%
  • Environmental Solutions$463.00M 9.1%
  • Corporate entities and other$108.00M 2.1%
Average move on report day±2.4%last 16 reports
Closed higher7 of 1644% of the time
Best reaction+5.0%
Worst reaction-5.8%

Stock move on the day after each report

-2.7%2024/Q3+3.1%2024/Q4+1.2%2025/Q1-5.8%2025/Q2-0.8%2025/Q3-2.0%2025/Q4-0.8%2026/Q1+2.4%2026/Q2

"Implied move" is the size of move the options market was pricing ahead of the report. Move is the stock’s change on the first session after the release.

Valuation

Multiples measured against the stock's own five-year history

Valuation detail →
Price / earnings31.5x
CheapRich

Below its usual level · 38th percentile, 5-year average 32.5x

#2121 of 2977 stocks by PE (1 = cheapest)

Price / book5.7x
CheapRich

Above its usual level · 71st percentile, 5-year average 5.2x

#4405 of 5304 stocks by PB (1 = cheapest)

Price / sales4.0x
CheapRich

Above its usual level · 71st percentile, 5-year average 3.8x

#3543 of 5143 stocks by PS (1 = cheapest)

P/E over five years

26x30x35x39xSep '21Mar '24Sep '26

Dashed line is the 5-year average; the shaded band is one standard deviation either side.

Morningstar fair value estimate

Fair value$208.00
Price vs. fair value+2.6%Close to the estimate
Star rating★★★☆☆
Economic moatWide
UncertaintyMedium

Analyst view

All ratings →
ConsensusBuy
Analysts16
Average target$246.20+15.3% vs. price
  • Buy 56%
  • Hold 44%
Low $227.00Now $213.44Avg $246.20High $272.00

Latest rating actions

  • 8 Sep 2026BernsteinHOLD · PT $227.00
  • 2 Sep 2026BernsteinHOLD · PT $227.00
  • 12 Aug 2026UBSHOLD · PT $235.00
  • 11 Aug 2026UBSHOLD · PT $235.00
  • 10 Aug 2026Wells FargoBUY · PT $234.00

Ownership & positioning

Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving

Ownership detail →
Institutional ownership98.3%+1.72 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding1,553-4 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)6 buys / 6 sellsBalanced
Short interest1.38% of floatDays to cover 2.9 · as of 31 Aug 2026
Short-sale volume share25.4%5-day average of daily volume

Short-sale volume as % of daily volume

14%19%24%29%Aug '26Sep '26Sep '26

Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions

Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$89.61M (4 inflow days, 16 outflow days).

Dividends

Dividend yield (TTM)1.17%
Upcoming dividend$0.67Ex-date 2 Oct 2026
Next-to-last$0.63
Payments on file40

Dividends paid per share, by year

1.6820171.4420181.5620191.6620201.7720211.9120222.0620232.372025

Across the full calendar years shown, the annual payout grew by roughly 5.1% a year.

Latest headlines

More news →
  • Republic Services(RSG.US) 10% Shareholder Buys US$164.7 Million in Common StockMarket news · 9 Sep 2026
  • Bernstein Maintains Republic Services(RSG.US) With Hold Rating, Maintains Target Price $227Market news · 8 Sep 2026
  • Republic Services(RSG.US) 10% Shareholder Buys US$119.1 Million in Common StockMarket news · 4 Sep 2026
  • Bernstein Maintains Republic Services(RSG.US) With Hold Rating, Raises Target Price to $227Market news · 2 Sep 2026
  • Republic Services(RSG.US) 10% Shareholder Buys US$159.59 Million in Common StockMarket news · 11 Sep 2026
  • UBS Maintains Republic Services(RSG.US) With Hold Rating, Maintains Target Price $235Market news · 12 Aug 2026

RSG stock: common questions

Where is RSG trading right now?

$213.44 is the latest print for RSG, a move of +0.16% against yesterday's close of $213.10. Today's low and high so far: $212.83 and $215.97.

How big is Republic Services?

Equity value comes to $65.36B at the current price. By that measure it is number 250 of the 300 names in our coverage.

How is Republic Services valued against its profits?

Buyers pay 30.2 times the last twelve months of profit (EPS $6.85). Averaged over five years the multiple has been 32.5, and today's level ranks in the 38th percentile of its own history.

Where does RSG sit in its 52-week range?

The year's floor is $195.84 and the ceiling $232.08. Shares are 8.0% away from that ceiling.

Does RSG send cash back through a dividend?

It does. Payouts over the past twelve months work out to a 1.17% yield; the latest ex-dividend date was July 2, 2026.

What is the analyst view on Republic Services?

Of 16 analysts, 56% say buy, 44% hold and 0% sell. Price targets average $246.20, with the most cautious at $227.00 and the most optimistic at $272.00.

What does Republic Services do?

Republic Services collects and disposes of trash in the U.S., operating landfills and recycling centers.

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