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Republic Services, Inc.

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CIK 1060391 · Core Solid Waste & Recycling

Republic Services, Inc. is a public company in Waste Management, tracked in the core solid waste, recycling, and environmental services sub-sector, with $17B TTM revenue and $4.8B TTM EBITDA.

Market data as of May 10, 2026

Financials: LTM / latest available company filings

Sources: FMP, RSG filings, SEC EDGAR

$61,797

Market cap ($MM)

$62,226

Enterprise value ($MM)

$16,695

Revenue · LTM ($MM)

$4,795

EBITDA · LTM ($MM)

29%

EBITDA margin

3.7x

EV / revenue

12.7x

EV / EBITDA

2.8x

Net debt / EBITDA

Coverage

Coverage view

The analytical read on the name and the balance-sheet capacity behind the program.

Key points

  1. 01RSG is a scaled public consolidator in Solid Waste, a benchmark for how the sub-sector buys, pays, and trades.
  2. 02The relevant peer set is WM, WCN, CLH, GFL, CWST, MEG.

Balance sheet & capacity

Indicative capacity read: 2.8x net debt / EBITDA with EBITDA of $4.8B.

$118

Cash & equiv. ($MM)

$13,317

Total debt ($MM)

$13,199

Net debt ($MM)

2.8x

Net debt / EBITDA

Valuation

Where it trades against its peer set

RSG versus the scaled public Core Solid Waste & Recycling comparables.

EV / EBITDA distribution · peer set

RSG 12.7x

13.0xHCCI: 8.5x EV/EBITDAHCCIMEG: 11.3x EV/EBITDAMEGGFL: 12.0x EV/EBITDAGFLRSG: 12.7x EV/EBITDARSGCLH: 13.2x EV/EBITDACLHWM: 14.7x EV/EBITDAWMCWST: 15.7x EV/EBITDACWSTWCN: 17.3x EV/EBITDAWCN7.0x18.8x

Indexed share-price performance

RSG versus available Core Solid Waste & Recycling peers and SPY.

+90%

RSG

+28%

Peer med.

+79%

SPY

25416067May 21Nov 23May 26RSGpeer medianSPY

Indexed to 100 from May 28, 2021 through May 26, 2026. Source: FMP month-end close history.

CompanyTickerRevenue ($MM)EBITDA ($MM)MarginMarket cap ($MM)EV ($MM)EV / revEV / EBITDANet debt / EBITDA
Republic Services, Inc.RSG$16,695$4,79529%$61,797$62,2263.7x12.7x2.8x
Waste Management, IncWM$25,413$7,40629%$86,487$109,2204.3x14.7x3.1x
Waste Connections, Inc.WCN$9,646$2,76329%$38,575$47,8895.0x17.3x3.3x
Clean Harbors, Inc.CLH$6,058$1,14619%$15,386$15,1192.5x13.2x1.9x
GFL Environmental Inc.GFL$6,700$2,02030%$17,413$25,8703.9x12.0xNM
Casella Waste Systems, Inc.CWST$1,877$41222%$5,350$6,4603.4x15.7x2.5x
Onterris, Inc.MEG$821$779%$585$9631.2x11.3x3.9x
Heritage-Crystal Clean, IncHCCI$799$15620%$1,108$1,3031.8x8.5xNM
Core Solid Waste & Recycling median$6,379$1,58325%$16,399$20,4943.6x13.0x2.6x

Financials via Financial Modeling Prep (SEC-derived TTM). EV/EBITDA distribution: each dot a live peer, band = interquartile range, line = median. Impossible values (EBITDA > revenue, negative-EBITDA multiples) shown NM.

M&A program

A sustained, programmatic tuck-in cadence

RSG's disclosed acquisition footprint and the deals behind it.

Disclosed acquisitions

39

Active years

20

Named deals

9

Avg / active year

1.9

Acq. cash outflow · FY16–25 ($MM)

$10,545

Banker read

  • 01RSG reads as a programmatic acquirer: 39 disclosed acquisitions across 20 active years, or 1.9 per active year. The chart shows activity in 1 of the last 12 visible years.
  • 02In the last three years, the file shows 3 acquisitions versus 0 in the prior three; recent activity is the visible baseline.
  • 03Spend changes the read: $9.5B of disclosed spend is concentrated in lumpy years, with FY22 the largest year at $2.7B. Recent spend is below the prior three-year period.

Annual acquisitions + disclosed spend

count spend named deal
3 deals$2.7B141516171819202122232425

RSG count bars show acquisition cadence; the spend line shows when the program required larger capital deployment.

Program diagnostics

Recent / prior

3 / 0

Last three years sets the visible baseline vs prior three.

Peak count year

FY23

3 disclosed acquisitions in the peak visible year.

Recent spend

$3.1B

is down 27% vs prior three; peak FY22 at $2.7B.

Named evidence

9 rows

23% selected source-cited transaction coverage.

Selected transactions

DateTargetSegmentConsideration ($MM)Strategic rationaleSource
Dec 5, 2008Allied Waste Industries, Inc.Core solid waste, recycling, and environmental services$12,130Acquisition of Allied Waste Industries, Inc. Rationale for the Acquisition We believe that the Allied acquisition results in a combined company that has greater financial streng...10-K
Dec 5, 2008Allied Waste Industries, Inc.Core solid waste, recycling, and environmental services$12,130Merger with Allied Waste Industries, Inc. Rationale for the Merger We believe that our merger with Allied results in a combined company that has greater financial strength, oper...10-K
Dec 5, 2008Allied Waste Industries, Inc.Core solid waste, recycling, and environmental services$12,100On December 5, 2008, we acquired all the issued and outstanding shares of Allied Waste Industries, Inc. (Allied) in a stock-for-stock transaction for an aggregate purchase price...10-K
Dec 5, 2008AlliedCore solid waste, recycling, and environmental services$12,100On December 5, 2008, we acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of Allied in a stock-for-stock transaction for an aggregate purchase price of $12.1 billion, which incl...10-K
May 2, 2022US EcologyCore solid waste, recycling, and environmental services$2,200On May 2, 2022, we acquired all outstanding equity of US Ecology in a transaction valued at $2.2 billion. US Ecology is a leading provider of environmental solutions offering tr...10-K
Feb 8, 2022US Ecology, Inc.Core solid waste, recycling, and environmental services$2,200On February 8, 2022, we entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all outstanding shares of US Ecology, Inc. (US Ecology) in a transaction valued at approximately $2.2 bill...10-K
Feb 1, 2025COP Shamrock Parent, Inc.Core solid waste, recycling, and environmental services$1,084In February 2025, we acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of COP Shamrock Parent, Inc. (Shamrock). Shamrock is a leading provider of environmental solutions offerin...10-K
Feb 1, 2015Tervita, LLCCore solid waste, recycling, and environmental services$477In February 2015, we acquired all of the equity interests of Tervita, LLC (Tervita) in exchange for a cash payment of $476.6 million. Tervita provides waste services to a divers...10-K

Acquisitions disclosed/extracted from SEC filings; not necessarily full M&A history. Disclosed acquisition cash outflow is cumulative "payments for acquisitions, net of cash acquired" from the 10-K cash-flow statements (a cash outflow, not deal value). Built on 15 SEC-backed facts across 8 cited filings.

Evidence

Source archive

A collapsed investigation trail for the SEC filings behind the financials, annual M&A cadence, named transactions, and management language.

Annual 10-Ks

21

Named deal filings

8

Recent SEC filings

10

Evidence clips

6

Annual 10-K M&A evidenceAccepted annual filings used for disclosed acquisition count and spend.21 rows+
Fiscal yearFiling dateFormStatusCountCash spendPurchase considerationSource
FY2025Feb 18, 2026Annual M&A 10-KacceptedN/A$1.4MM$1.1MMSEC filing
FY2023Feb 29, 2024Annual M&A 10-Kquarantined (2 issue)3$1.8B$1.8BSEC filing
FY2022Feb 23, 2023Annual M&A 10-KacceptedN/A$2.7B$2.7BSEC filing
FY2021Feb 11, 2022Annual M&A 10-KacceptedN/A$1.1B$1.1BSEC filing
FY2020Feb 23, 2021Annual M&A 10-KacceptedN/A$599MM$613MMSEC filing
FY2019Feb 14, 2020Annual M&A 10-KacceptedN/A$430MM$464MMSEC filing
FY2018Feb 8, 2019Annual M&A 10-KacceptedN/A$99.9MM$190MMSEC filing
FY2017Feb 9, 2018Annual M&A 10-KacceptedN/A$355MM$414MMSEC filing
FY2015Feb 12, 2016Annual M&A 10-KacceptedN/A$573MM$650MMSEC filing
FY2014Feb 23, 2015Annual M&A 10-KacceptedN/A$196MM$253MMSEC filing
FY2013Feb 13, 2014Annual M&A 10-Kquarantined (1 issue)N/A$68.7MM$77.1MMSEC filing
FY2012Feb 15, 2013Annual M&A 10-Kquarantined (1 issue)N/A$95.3MM$95.5MMSEC filing
FY2011Feb 17, 2012Annual M&A 10-Kquarantined (1 warn, 1 issue)N/A$42.6MM$92.6MMSEC filing
FY2010Feb 18, 2011Annual M&A 10-KacceptedN/A$58.9MM$104MMSEC filing
FY2009Feb 24, 2010Annual M&A 10-Kquarantined (1 issue)1$13.4MM$12BSEC filing
FY2008Mar 2, 2009Annual M&A 10-Kquarantined (1 warn, 1 issue)N/A$13.4MM$12BSEC filing
FY2007Feb 21, 2008Annual M&A 10-KacceptedN/A$4.4MM$4.4MMSEC filing
FY2006Feb 23, 2007Annual M&A 10-KacceptedN/A$4.9MM$4.9MMSEC filing
FY2005Feb 24, 2006Annual M&A 10-Kquarantined (1 issue)N/A$26.7MM$26.7MMSEC filing
FY2004Feb 25, 2005Annual M&A 10-KacceptedN/A$47.3MM$47.4MMSEC filing
FY2003Mar 12, 2004Annual M&A 10-Kwarning (1 warn)N/A$51.5MMN/ASEC filing
Named transaction source filingsFilings behind selected named-deal rows and transaction excerpts.8 rows+
Filing dateFormTargets / topicsSupportSource
Feb 18, 202610-KCOP Shamrock Parent, Inc.FinancialsAnnual M&ANamed dealsLanguageSEC filing
Feb 29, 202410-KUS EcologyAnnual M&ANamed dealsSEC filing
Feb 11, 202210-KUS Ecology, Inc.Annual M&ANamed dealsSEC filing
Feb 9, 201810-KAcquisition of various waste businessesAnnual M&ANamed dealsSEC filing
Feb 15, 201310-KAllied Waste Industries, Inc.Annual M&ANamed dealsSEC filing
Feb 18, 201110-KAllied Waste Industries, Inc.Annual M&ANamed dealsSEC filing
Feb 24, 201010-KAllied Waste Industries, Inc.; AlliedAnnual M&ANamed dealsSEC filing
Feb 17, 201710-KTervita, LLCNamed dealsSEC filing
Recent SEC filingsThe latest profile filings, kept separate so someone can investigate beyond M&A.10 rows+
Filing dateFormItemsDescriptionSupportSource
Feb 18, 202610-KN/A10-KFinancialsAnnual M&ANamed dealsLanguageRecent SECSEC filing
May 8, 202610-QN/A10-QRecent SECSEC filing
May 7, 20268-K2.02,8.01,9.018-KRecent SECSEC filing
May 1, 202610-QN/AQuarterly report from SEC company indexRecent SECSEC filing
Mar 24, 2026DEFA14AN/ADEFA14ARecent SECSEC filing
Mar 24, 2026DEF 14AN/ADEF 14ARecent SECSEC filing
Feb 17, 20268-K2.02,7.01,9.018-KRecent SECSEC filing
Feb 17, 20268-K5.038-KRecent SECSEC filing
Feb 12, 20268-K5.02,8.01,9.018-KRecent SECSEC filing
Feb 1, 202610-KN/AAnnual report from SEC company indexRecent SECSEC filing
Evidence clipsShort excerpts used on the page; expand only when you want the language.6 rows+

SEC filing excerpt

10-K - 2023

High

Given our free cash flow, availability under our credit facilities and our ability to access the public capital markets, we have the financial flexibility to make additional acquisitions that will complement our existin…

SEC filing excerpt

10-K - 2025

High

Shamrock’s environmental solutions operations are primarily located in the northeastern and southeastern United States and provide us with a platform to pursue additional growth in our environmental solutions line of bu…

SEC filing excerpt

10-K - 2023

High

CTR's vertically integrated recycling and waste services operations are located in and around Austin, Texas and provide us with the opportunity to re-enter the high growth Austin market.

Acquisition of Allied Waste Industries, Inc.

10-K - Feb 18, 2011

Medium

Acquisition of Allied Waste Industries, Inc. Rationale for the Acquisition We believe that the Allied acquisition results in a combined company that has greater financial strength, operational efficiencies, earning powe…

Merger with Allied Waste Industries, Inc.

10-K - Feb 24, 2010

Medium

Merger with Allied Waste Industries, Inc. Rationale for the Merger We believe that our merger with Allied results in a combined company that has greater financial strength, operational efficiencies, earning power and gr…

Allied Waste Industries, Inc. acquisition

10-K - Feb 15, 2013

Medium

On December 5, 2008, we acquired all the issued and outstanding shares of Allied Waste Industries, Inc. (Allied) in a stock-for-stock transaction for an aggregate purchase price of $12.1 billion, which included $5.4 bil…

Annual M&A counts and disclosed spend are extracted from SEC acquisition disclosures and cash-flow statements; named-deal rows carry direct filing links where the filing identifies the target or consideration.

Prepared from SEC EDGAR public filingsRSG · CIK 1060391Source-backed coverage research, not investment advice