Is Republic Services (RSG) overvalued or fairly valued?

MarketChacha shows Republic Services's valuation in context — a trailing P/E of about 33.0, a forward P/E of about 28.4, a price-to-book of about 5.8 — alongside its revenue and profit growth and whether reported profit converts into operating cash, so you can judge value for yourself. MarketChacha does not issue ratings, price targets, or buy/sell advice.

Does Republic Services's reported profit turn into cash?

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash. MarketChacha computes this cash-conversion check (2.00×) from reported figures — education, not a rating.

What is Republic Services's revenue?

Republic Services reported revenue of $16.6B for FY2025, with net profit of $2.1B, per official filings.

What is the share price of Republic Services (RSG)?

Republic Services last traded at $232.98 (+1.7% on the day), as of 10/20/2026 — a delayed quote shown for education, not investment advice.

Republic Services

RSG · NYSE · Industrials · United States

Snapshot

TickerRSG

ExchangeNYSE

SectorIndustrials

IndustryWaste Management

CountryUnited States

Employees42,000

HeadquartersPhoenix, United States

Websitewww.republicservices.com

Filings tracked16

About Republic Services

Republic Services, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, offers environmental services in the United States and Canada. It is involved in the collection and processing of recyclable, solid waste, and industrial waste materials; transportation and disposal of non-hazardous and hazardous waste streams; and other environmental solutions. Its residential collection services include curbside collection of material for transport to transfer stations, landfills, recycling centers, and organics processing facilities; supply of recycling and waste containers; and renting of compactors. The company also engages in the processing and sale of old corrugated containers, old newsprint, aluminum, glass, and other materials; and provision of landfill services. It serves small-container, large-container, and residential customers. The company was incorporated in 1996 and is based in Phoenix, Arizona.

Who owns it

Insiders0.2%
Institutions99.0%
Public & other0.8%

1,815 institutional holders

Ownership breakdown from public market data.

Top holders

Blackrock Inc.5.82%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC4.27%
State Street Corporation3.25%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC2.32%
Price (T.Rowe) Associates Inc2.12%
Geode Capital Management, LLC1.60%
Morgan Stanley1.60%
FMR, LLC1.48%

Largest institutional holders — last updated 6/30/2026.

Forensic scorecard

No major accounting red flags in the fundamentals we have — profit is backed by cash and returns look healthy.

Cash conversion2.00×

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash.

Net margin trend11.6% → 12.9%

Margin has expanded by about 1.3 points — the business is getting more profitable.

Return on equity17.9%

Latest ROE of 17.9% — capital is generating a healthy return.

Growth qualityrev 5% · PAT 11%

Profit growth is broadly tracking revenue growth — the earnings trend looks operational rather than one-off.

Computed by MarketChacha from reported figures (SEC XBRL). Education, not a rating or recommendation.

What's expected next

Next quarter

Rev $4.4B · EPS 1.79

Est. earnings growth +1.5%

Next fiscal year

Rev $18.2B · EPS 8.07

Est. earnings growth +11.0%

Analyst consensus estimates — not the company's own guidance.

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Financials at a glance

Source: SEC XBRL

Annual

Quarterly · last 8

Revenue (FY2025)

$16.6B

Net margin

12.9%

ROE

17.9%

Revenue CAGR (2y)

+5.3%

Profit CAGR (2y)

+11.2%

EPS (FY2025)

6.85

Net profit (FY2025)

$2.1B

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Financials

Yearly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin	ROE
FY2025	$16.6B	$2.1B	6.85	12.9%	17.9%
FY2024	$16.0B	$2.0B	6.49	12.7%	17.9%
FY2023	$15.0B	$1.7B	5.47	11.6%	16.4%

Quarterly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin
2026Q2	$4.4B	$566.1M	1.84	12.8%
2026Q1	$4.1B	$525.3M	1.70	12.8%
2025Q3	$4.2B	$549.7M	1.76	13.1%
2025Q2	$4.2B	$549.9M	1.75	13.0%
2025Q1	$4.0B	$495.0M	1.58	12.3%
2024Q3	$4.1B	$565.7M	1.80	13.9%
2024Q2	$4.0B	$511.5M	1.62	12.6%
2024Q1	$3.9B	$453.8M	1.44	11.8%
2023Q3	$3.8B	$480.2M	1.52	12.6%
2023Q2	$3.7B	$427.4M	1.35	11.5%
2023Q1	$3.6B	$383.9M	1.21	10.7%

Figures as reported, in reporting currency. Source: SEC XBRL.

Filings & announcements

2026

10-Q filing
SEC8/7/2026
8-K — Results of operations, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC8/6/2026material
8-K — Other events
SEC7/30/2026material
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC6/24/2026material
8-K — Shareholder vote results
SEC5/11/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC5/8/2026
8-K — Results of operations, Other events, Exhibits
SEC5/7/2026material
10-K filing
SEC2/18/2026
8-K — Bylaw/charter change
SEC2/17/2026material
8-K — Results of operations, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC2/17/2026material
8-K — Executive/director change, Other events, Exhibits
SEC2/12/2026material

2025

10-Q filing
SEC10/31/2025
8-K — Results of operations, Other events, Exhibits
SEC10/30/2025material
8-K — Other events
SEC10/23/2025material
10-Q filing
SEC7/30/2025
8-K — Results of operations, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC7/29/2025material

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