Republic Services, Inc. (RSG) Stock

About Republic Services, Inc.

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.

Republic Services, Inc. is led by CEO Jon Vander Ark, employs 42,000 people, headquartered in Phoenix, US, publicly traded since 1998.

Republic Services, Inc. (RSG) stock trades at $218.91 with a market capitalization of $67.35B. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 31.87, price-to-book of 5.74, price-to-sales of 4.10. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $196.41 and $246.25, and currently trades 11.1% below its 52-week high. It pays a dividend yielding 1.12%.

On profitability, Republic Services, Inc. generates a return on equity (ROE) of 18.12%, above the typical market average, return on capital employed of 10.85%, an operating margin of 20.05%, a net profit margin of 12.99%.

In its most recent fiscal year, Republic Services, Inc. reported annual revenue of $16.6B, net profit of $2.1B, revenue has compounded at 10.3% a year over the last five years, profit at 17.2% a year. Profit growing faster than revenue points to expanding margins.

The balance sheet shows a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05 — a conservative balance sheet with little leverage risk, a current ratio of 0.67, total assets of $34.4B, $76.0M in cash and equivalents.

RSG has an average daily trading volume of 1,673,067 shares, a beta of 0.41 (less volatile than the overall market).

Official website: www.republicservices.com