Zacks Research Has Bullish Forecast for RSG Q4 Earnings

Republic Services, Inc. (NYSE:RSG) – Research analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Republic Services in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, March 5th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the business services provider will post earnings of $1.74 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.69. The consensus estimate for Republic Services’ current full-year earnings is $6.86 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Republic Services’ Q2 2026 earnings at $1.92 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.93 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.90 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $7.50 EPS.

Several other equities analysts also recently issued reports on RSG. CIBC upgraded shares of Republic Services from a “neutral” rating to a “sector outperform” rating and set a $264.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Tuesday, March 4th. BMO Capital Markets upgraded Republic Services from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and raised their price target for the stock from $211.00 to $238.00 in a research note on Friday, December 6th. William Blair reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Republic Services in a research note on Friday, February 14th. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on shares of Republic Services from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, February 14th. Finally, Argus set a $260.00 price target on shares of Republic Services in a research report on Tuesday, February 18th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Republic Services currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $236.88.

Republic Services Stock Down 0.6 %

Shares of NYSE:RSG opened at $231.92 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 0.58, a quick ratio of 0.64 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.04. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $220.16 and a 200-day simple moving average of $211.24. The company has a market capitalization of $72.43 billion, a PE ratio of 35.74, a P/E/G ratio of 3.64 and a beta of 0.73. Republic Services has a twelve month low of $180.91 and a twelve month high of $240.95.

Republic Services (NYSE:RSG) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 13th. The business services provider reported $1.58 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.37 by $0.21. Republic Services had a return on equity of 18.28% and a net margin of 12.74%. The business had revenue of $4.05 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.08 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.41 EPS.

Republic Services Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 2nd will be issued a $0.58 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, April 2nd. This represents a $2.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.00%. Republic Services’s dividend payout ratio is presently 35.75%.

Insider Activity at Republic Services

In related news, COO Gregg Brummer sold 6,293 shares of Republic Services stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $228.20, for a total transaction of $1,436,062.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer now directly owns 10,416 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,376,931.20. The trade was a 37.66 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Company insiders own 0.09% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Graypoint LLC increased its holdings in Republic Services by 6.4% during the 3rd quarter. Graypoint LLC now owns 1,457 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $293,000 after acquiring an additional 87 shares in the last quarter. Capital Performance Advisors LLP acquired a new stake in shares of Republic Services in the third quarter valued at approximately $62,000. Fiera Capital Corp acquired a new position in shares of Republic Services during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $468,000. CWA Asset Management Group LLC purchased a new stake in Republic Services in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $345,000. Finally, Assetmark Inc. grew its holdings in Republic Services by 8.2% during the 3rd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 18,319 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $3,679,000 after buying an additional 1,394 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 57.73% of the company’s stock.

About Republic Services

Republic Services, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, offers environmental services in the United States and Canada. It is involved in the collection and processing of recyclable, solid waste, and industrial waste materials; transportation and disposal of non-hazardous and hazardous waste streams; and other environmental solutions.