Republic Services, Inc. · RSG · FY2025 Q4 · Calendar Q1 2026

Republic Services: Pricing and Projects Support 2026 Outlook

The supplied analysis supports a constructive but qualified view: pricing power, acquisitions, digital efficiency and sustainability projects can support growth, while volume pressure and execution risks test that trajectory.

Reported After market closeNYSEIndustrials $64.57B market cap
100quality score

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Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS $1.76 Consensus $1.62
EPS surprise +8.6% Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue $4.14B Consensus $4.21B
Revenue surprise -1.7% Reported versus consensus

Market reaction

event-close to next-session close
Stock move -2.0% Event window
SPY move +0.5% Same window
Abnormal move -2.5% Stock minus SPY
Volume 1.9× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift +2.4% Up to 20 sessions
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What changed

Relative to the prior-quarter analysis, management moved from discussing future guidance to a maintained 2026 outlook. The current analysis adds quantified priorities around acquisitions, EV expansion, RNG projects and polymer-center contribution while retaining volume and commodity-price concerns.

Guidance delta

Management maintained its 2026 outlook; the supplied analysis describes modest top-line and adjusted EBITDA growth, supported by pricing, acquisitions and efficiency initiatives.

Key takeaways

  • Management described 2025 as a year of revenue growth, adjusted EBITDA growth and margin expansion.
  • The 2026 outlook relies on pricing, a roughly $1 billion acquisition pipeline and digital efficiency initiatives.
  • Volume softness and recycled commodity-price volatility remain the main operating headwinds.

Management priorities

  • Execute strategic acquisitions across recycling, waste and environmental solutions.
  • Expand RNG projects, polymer centers and the electric collection-vehicle fleet.
  • Use AI-enabled routing, the RISE platform and cost control to support efficiency and margins.

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Earnings History

Estimate Beat Miss Match
RSG EPS earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 9 reported fiscal quarters and 3 future estimate-only quarters. Q4 '23 estimate $1.29 Q4 '23 actual $1.41, beat Q1 '24 estimate $1.35 Q1 '24 actual $1.45, beat Q2 '24 estimate $1.53 Q2 '24 actual $1.61, beat Q3 '24 estimate $1.61 Q3 '24 actual $1.81, beat Q2 '25 estimate $1.77 Q2 '25 actual $1.77, match Q3 '25 estimate $1.83 Q3 '25 actual $1.90, beat Q4 '25 estimate $1.62 Q4 '25 actual $1.76, beat Q1 '26 estimate $1.64 Q1 '26 actual $1.70, beat Q2 '26 estimate $1.81 Q2 '26 actual $1.85, beat Q3 '26 estimate $1.93 Q4 '26 estimate $1.83 Q1 '27 estimate $1.86
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Analyst Consensus ?

ConsensusBuy34 ratings
Bullish1955.9%
Neutral1544.1%
Bearish00.0%

Analyst 52W Price Targets

$206.98Current
$140Low
$233.83Average
$270High

Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 1, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.

Firm-level rating actions

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FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
UBS Neutral NeutralMaintainAug 11, 2026
Barclays Equal Weight Equal WeightMaintainAug 7, 2026
Citigroup Buy BuyMaintainJul 10, 2026
Argus Research Hold BuyDowngradeMay 11, 2026
RBC Capital Outperform OutperformMaintainMay 8, 2026
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Named analyst price targets

Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $206.98. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.

FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
UBSJon Windham$235$216.85 +13.5%Aug 11, 2026
Morgan StanleyAnalyst unavailable$232$217.57 +12.1%Aug 7, 2026
UBSJon Windham$223$197.73 +7.7%May 12, 2026
BarclaysAnalyst unavailable$233$200.02 +12.6%May 11, 2026
CIBCKevin Chiang$249$200.48 +20.3%May 8, 2026
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Company context

Snapshot as of publication

Republic 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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  1. Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-05-11T10:29:34.698584+00:00
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