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Republic Services, Inc. · RSG · FY2024 Q4 · Calendar Q1 2025
Republic Services Maintains Guidance as Pricing and Digital Tools Support Growth
The supplied analysis supports a constructive operating thesis for Republic Services: pricing above inflation, digital tools, acquisitions and sustainability projects may support growth, but execution, volume and commodity risks remain material.
Reported After market closeNYSEIndustrials
$73.63B market cap
70quality score
Earnings scorecard
Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS
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Consensus $1.37
EPS surprise
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Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue
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Consensus $4.07B
Revenue surprise
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Reported versus consensus
Market reaction
event-close to next-session close
Stock move
+3.1%
Event window
SPY move
-0.0%
Same window
Abnormal move
+3.1%
Stock minus SPY
Volume
1.6×
Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift
+1.9%
Up to 20 sessions
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What changed
Management maintained 2025 guidance while emphasizing a larger acquisition program, continued pricing leverage, digital deployment, polymer-center growth, renewable natural gas projects and EV-fleet expansion.
Guidance delta
Management maintained 2025 guidance and reiterated a $1 billion acquisition-spend target.
Key takeaways
- Management described 2024 as stronger than guidance, with margin expansion supported by pricing yields above inflation.
- EMPower and RISE were presented as sources of operating efficiency and revenue capture.
- Sustainability investments, including polymer centers and renewable natural gas projects, are becoming material growth initiatives.
- Customer retention remained above 94%, while management planned further acquisitions and EV-fleet expansion.
Management priorities
- Deploy at least $1 billion in acquisitions during 2025.
- Complete EMPower deployment by the end of 2025.
- Bring Indianapolis and Arizona polymer centers online.
- Commission seven renewable natural gas projects and expand the EV fleet.
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
$240.45Current
$140Low
$232.2Average
$270High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 25, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baird | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Oct 22, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Oct 13, 2026 |
| CIBC | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Oct 8, 2026 |
| UBS | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Barclays | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Aug 7, 2026 |
| Citigroup | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 10, 2026 |
| Argus Research | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | May 11, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | May 8, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Apr 10, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Mar 18, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Feb 18, 2026 |
| Oppenheimer | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jan 23, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Sector Perform | Sector Perform | Maintain | Jan 21, 2026 |
| Bernstein | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Jan 5, 2026 |
| B of A Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Dec 22, 2025 |
| Stifel | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 31, 2025 |
| Raymond James | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 22, 2025 |
| Truist Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 22, 2025 |
| Goldman Sachs | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Feb 18, 2025 |
| Jefferies | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 23, 2025 |
| Deutsche Bank | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Dec 10, 2024 |
| TD Cowen | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Aug 5, 2024 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Apr 29, 2019 |
| KeyBanc | Equal Weight | Sector Weight | Maintain | Feb 5, 2019 |
| Bank of America | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Oct 24, 2018 |
| Argus | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | May 10, 2018 |
| Credit Suisse | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Feb 12, 2018 |
| Macquarie | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Aug 25, 2016 |
| Sterne Agee CRT | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Mar 22, 2016 |
| Imperial Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jun 5, 2014 |
| Wedbush | Neutral | Outperform | Downgrade | Nov 4, 2013 |
| Wunderlich Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 31, 2013 |
| Wunderlich | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 31, 2013 |
| BB&T Capital | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Mar 13, 2013 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $240.45. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotiabank | Konark Gupta | $236 | $229.32 | -1.9% | Oct 15, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $244 | $229.92 | +1.5% | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $219 | $218.97 | -8.9% | Oct 13, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $235 | $217.12 | -2.3% | Oct 9, 2026 |
| CIBC | Kevin Chiang | $240 | $215.44 | -0.2% | Oct 8, 2026 |
| UBS | Jon Windham | $235 | $216.85 | -2.3% | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $232 | $217.57 | -3.5% | Aug 7, 2026 |
| UBS | Jon Windham | $223 | $197.73 | -7.3% | May 12, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $233 | $200.02 | -3.1% | May 11, 2026 |
| CIBC | Kevin Chiang | $249 | $200.48 | +3.6% | May 8, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $227 | $219.5 | -5.6% | Feb 23, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $248 | $211.33 | +3.1% | Feb 18, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $225 | $212.45 | -6.4% | Feb 18, 2026 |
| Oppenheimer | Analyst unavailable | $255 | $215.75 | +6.1% | Jan 23, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Analyst unavailable | $242 | $212.97 | +0.6% | Jan 21, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $236 | $210.96 | -1.9% | Jan 20, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $220 | $210.2 | -8.5% | Jan 5, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Adam Bubes | $255 | $219 | +6.1% | Nov 24, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Jerry Revich | $238 | $206.02 | -1.0% | Nov 13, 2025 |
| Jefferies | Stephanie Moore | $248 | $205.28 | +3.1% | Nov 3, 2025 |
| Raymond James | Patrick Tyler Brown | $240 | $206.35 | -0.2% | Oct 31, 2025 |
| Scotiabank | Analyst unavailable | $246 | $208.68 | +2.3% | Oct 31, 2025 |
| Robert W. Baird | Analyst unavailable | $240 | $209.62 | -0.2% | Oct 31, 2025 |
| Oppenheimer | Analyst unavailable | $256 | $209.92 | +6.5% | Oct 31, 2025 |
| UBS | Jon Windham | $240 | $221.03 | -0.2% | Oct 16, 2025 |
| Scotiabank | Analyst unavailable | $250 | $225.16 | +4.0% | Oct 10, 2025 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $260 | $224.15 | +8.1% | Oct 6, 2025 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Analyst unavailable | $257 | $229.06 | +6.9% | Sep 29, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $240 | $226.71 | -0.2% | Sep 18, 2025 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $284 | $231.69 | +18.1% | Jul 30, 2025 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $260 | $231.69 | +8.1% | Jul 30, 2025 |
| Seaport Global | JOhn Mazzoni | $270 | $250.85 | +12.3% | May 6, 2025 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $266 | $243.56 | +10.6% | Apr 25, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $245 | $243.56 | +1.9% | Apr 25, 2025 |
| Robert W. Baird | David Manthey | $245 | $243.56 | +1.9% | Apr 25, 2025 |
| CIBC | Analyst unavailable | $264 | $235.76 | +9.8% | Mar 5, 2025 |
| Argus Research | John Eade | $260 | $231.37 | +8.1% | Feb 18, 2025 |
| Jefferies | Stephanie Moore | $235 | $198.81 | -2.3% | Oct 30, 2024 |
| Truist Financial | Tobey Sommer | $244 | $202.32 | +1.5% | Oct 30, 2024 |
| Oppenheimer | Noah Kaye | $220 | $204.31 | -8.5% | Oct 30, 2024 |
| Oppenheimer | Noah Kaye | $219 | $204.69 | -8.9% | Oct 21, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | Devin Dodge | $211 | $189.33 | -12.2% | Jul 25, 2024 |
| Deutsche Bank | Faiza Alwy | $203 | $186.48 | -15.6% | May 22, 2024 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Michael Hoffman | $210 | $185.98 | -12.7% | May 21, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | Jeffrey Silber | $202 | $182.84 | -16.0% | May 1, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Walter Spracklin | $201 | $183.11 | -16.4% | May 1, 2024 |
| Robert W. Baird | David Manthey | $203 | $191.76 | -15.6% | Apr 23, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Walter Spracklin | $198 | $188.4 | -17.7% | Apr 8, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Toni Kaplan | $193 | $186.31 | -19.7% | Mar 15, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $144 | $128.68 | -40.1% | Jan 4, 2023 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $148 | $136.9 | -38.4% | Dec 7, 2022 |
| Jefferies | Stephanie Moore | $165 | $134.56 | -31.4% | Oct 24, 2022 |
| Raymond James | Patrick Tyler Brown | $155 | $142.82 | -35.5% | Aug 8, 2022 |
| Bank of America Securities | Michael Feniger | $140 | $133.7 | -41.8% | Oct 29, 2021 |
| Oppenheimer | Noah Kaye | $124 | $117.12 | -48.4% | Jul 30, 2021 |
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Snapshot as of publicationRepublic Services, Inc., along with its subsidiaries, delivers comprehensive environmental services across the United States. The company specializes in the collection and processing of recyclable materials, alongside the gathering, transfer, and responsible disposal of non-hazardous solid waste, in addition to other environmental solutions. Its collection activities encompass curbside pickups, facilitating transport to transfer stations, landfills, or recycling facilities; the provision of waste and recycling containers; and compactor rentals. Beyond collection, Republic Services engages in the processing and sale of commodities such as old corrugated containers, newsprint, aluminum, and glass.…
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Missed on EPS
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Sources
- Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-05-11T10:29:34.698584+00:00
- FN2 earnings calendar · 2025-01-30T00:03:07.291072+00:00
- Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-10-25T16:30:40.225376+00:00
- Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-10-25T16:30:40.222262+00:00
Methodology
Reported and consensus figures come from FN2's earnings event records. Market reaction and volume are calculated from daily adjusted bars around the event; abnormal move subtracts the SPY move over the same window.
Analyst target low, average, and high values are derived at request time from each named analyst's latest persisted FMP target. The current-price marker comes from FN2's persisted market snapshot. They are sell-side estimates, not an FN2 valuation or recommendation.
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