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Republic Services, Inc. — Intrinsic Value & Fair Price

RSG
NYSEIndustrialsWaste ManagementCIK 0001060391republicservices.comAbout RSG
Last close · Oct 16, 2026231.54+1.89 (+0.82%)
Market cap$70.9B
Model value · DCF · Perpetuity growth · 5y
181.96
Republic Services closed at $231.54 — overvalued by 27% vs model.
91.18the model's range539.47

DCF · Perpetuity growth · 5y leads for a mature, steady company — positive operating income and three years of positive free cash flow. From a five-year discounted cash flow.

Other models
55.39 – 234.94
Wall St. target
235.50 2% below
Above model, 1y
15 of 20 days

Price and model value

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Daily close

Dividends

Quarterly · as of Oct 16, 2026
Yield, trailing 12 months
1.10%
Past 2 years
low 0.88%high 1.24%
Dividends per share, a year at a time
$1.74Sep ’21$1.88Sep ’22$2.02Sep ’23$2.19Oct ’24$2.37Oct ’25$2.55TTM
Dividends / free cash flow, FY2025
30.6%
Raised
22+ years in a row
Growth, 5 yrs
8.0% a year
Last change
+7.2% · Oct 2026
Every payment, with ex-dates · latest $0.67, paid Oct 15, 2026

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How it is valued

Valued asMature & stable
Low/slowing growth (~5% recent)Moderate margins (13% net margin)Pays dividendsHighly cyclical earnings
What growth the price implies: the reverse DCF

Key figures

FY2025 · chosen for mature companies
P/E
33.8×
EV / EBITDA
16.6×
FCF yield
3.3%
Dividend yield, TTM
1.10%
Beta
0.40
Cost of capital (WACC)
7.02%
Full financials

Superinvestors

13F

None of the tracked managers reported a position in their latest 13F.

All 0 holders

Analyst actions

third-party, quoted
10-15BMO Capital · target244.00
10-15Scotiabank · target236.00
10-13Morgan Stanley · target219.00
05-11Argus Research · “Hold” from “Buy”downgrade
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About Republic Services

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. The company also operates landfill and transfer services, manages the disposal of non-hazardous solid and liquid industrial waste, and provides on-site logistics and transportation. Serving a broad customer base, including residential, small-container, and large-container clients, Republic Services maintains a vast operational footprint. As of December 31, 2021, this included 356 collection operations, 239 transfer stations, 198 active landfills, 71 recycling processing centers, 6 saltwater disposal wells, 7 deep injection wells, and 3 treatment, recovery, and disposal facilities across 41 states. Furthermore, it oversees 77 landfill gas-to-energy and renewable energy projects and manages 124 closed landfills. The company, founded in 1996, is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.

CEO
Jon Vander Ark
Headquarters
Phoenix, AZ
Employees
42,000
IPO
1998-07-01
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