# Republic Services Inc. (RSG) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Industrials / Transportation Infrastructure. Price $222.71, market value $68.2 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 31.5×** (5-yr avg 29.9×, 3-yr avg 30.1×). Republic Services Inc. trades at 31.5× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 29.9×. The Industrials median in the September 2026 study was 25.7×. Forward P/E is 27.6×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 4.98**. A PEG of 4.98 means the P/E is high relative to expected earnings growth; the price already assumes a lot.
- **Price / sales: 3.9×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 3.9×.
- **Price / book: 5.7×**. The shares trade at 5.7× book value; most of the value is in earnings power and intangibles rather than the balance sheet.
- **EV / EBITDA: 15.6×**. Enterprise value is 15.6× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 3.9%** (5-yr avg 3.8%). Free cash flow equals 3.9% of the market value, in line with its five-year average of 3.8%.
- **Earnings yield: 3.2%**. The inverse of the P/E: 3.2% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 19.2%**. 19.2% of revenue is left after running the business, a healthy level in most sectors.
- **Net margin: 12.9%**. 12.9% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 17.9%**. 17.9% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 10.4%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 10.4%.
- **Return on assets: 6.4%**. Each dollar of assets produces 6.4% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 3.5%** (3-yr 7.1%/yr, 5-yr 10.3%/yr). Revenue grew 3.5% over the last year, against 10.3% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 5.5%** (3-yr 13.5%/yr, 5-yr 17.8%/yr). Earnings per share rose 5.5%, roughly in step with revenue.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 11.5%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 11.5% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 1.15**. Debt is 1.15 times equity, a leveraged balance sheet that needs steady cash flow to service.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 2.6×**. It would take 2.6 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.20%** ($2.50 per share, trailing). Republic Services Inc. yields 1.20%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 34%** (29% of free cash flow). 34% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 1**. 1 straight year of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 7.3%/yr** (1-yr 43.3%). The dividend has grown 7.3% a year over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (24 analysts). 24 analysts cover Republic Services Inc.; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $245.92 (+10% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -3.7%** (YTD 6.0%, 3-mo 6.3%). The shares are down 3.7% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -4.6%** (13.4% above the low). Trading within 5% of its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 57**. An RSI of 57 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): -0.36** (volatility 19%). Beta of -0.36 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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