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REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC.

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10-Q · 2026-08-07

• Capital Return ProgramImportance 83 · Surprise 82
  Republic Services repurchased 3.1 million common shares for $659 million during the six months ended June 30, 2026, including share-repurchase excise tax, compared with 0.3 million shares for $59 million in the…
• Commercial Paper ProgramImportance 83 · Surprise 82
  Commercial paper borrowings declined to $420 million at June 30, 2026 from $1.0 billion at December 31, 2025. The weighted-average interest rate on outstanding commercial paper was 3.974% at June 30, 2026, compared…
• Guidance / OutlookImportance 75 · Surprise 60
  Republic Services updated its 2026 outlook, forecasting full-year revenue of $17.200 billion to $17.300 billion for the year ending December 31, 2026. Management expects diluted earnings per share of $7.18 to $7.23, or…
• Long-term Debt IssuanceImportance 71 · Surprise 60
  In June 2026, Republic Services issued $700 million of 4.750% senior notes due 2031 and $500 million of 5.000% senior notes due 2036. The $1.2 billion of proceeds funded general corporate purposes, including repayment…
• Liquidity and Debt PositionImportance 70 · Surprise 56
  As of June 30, 2026, Republic Services had $548 million of principal debt maturing within the next 12 months and $3.5 billion of aggregate commitments under its Credit Facility, which matures in July 2029. Credit…
• Acquisitions and DivestituresImportance 68 · Surprise 58
  Acquisitions net of divestitures increased six-month revenue by 1.1% and contributed to higher labor, transfer, disposal, depreciation, and intangible amortization costs. Republic paid $865 million for acquisitions and…
• Tax-Exempt FinancingImportance 64 · Surprise 42
  Republic Services had $1.4 billion of tax-exempt financings outstanding at both June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025. In March 2026, the California Municipal Finance Authority issued $100 million of Solid Waste Disposal…
• Headcount / RestructuringImportance 60 · Surprise 74
  Republic Services recorded restructuring charges of $6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026, compared with $9 million in the prior-year period. The charges related to the design and implementation of a new…
• Income Tax Rate ChangesImportance 55 · Surprise 66
  Republic Services’ effective tax rate declined to 19.4% for the six months ended June 30, 2026, from 24.6% in the comparable 2025 period, a change exceeding 10% year over year. The 2026 rate included net benefits of…
• Revenue Performance and MixImportance 49 · Surprise 32
  Revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2026 increased 3.6% to $8,544 million from $8,244 million in 2025. Average yield increased revenue by 3.4%, fuel recovery fees added 1.0%, and acquisitions net of divestitures…
• Operating Income and MarginsImportance 48 · Surprise 40
  Operating income increased to $1,731 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026 from $1,665 million in 2025. The operating margin improved to 20.3% from 20.2%, while cost of operations declined modestly to 57.7% of…
• Interest Rate EnvironmentImportance 48 · Surprise 14
  Interest expense increased in the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, primarily because Republic Services had a higher overall debt balance and higher interest rates than in the comparable 2025 periods. Cash paid…
• Working Capital and ReceivablesImportance 45 · Surprise 64
  Accounts receivable increased $147 million during the six months ended June 30, 2026, compared with a $51 million increase in 2025, primarily because of billing and collection timing. Days sales outstanding increased…
• Geographic Market CommentaryImportance 43 · Surprise 32
  Group 1 covers recycling and waste operations primarily in the western United States, while Group 2 covers the southeastern and mid-western United States, the eastern seaboard and Canada. Group 1 net revenue rose 7.7%…
• Revolving Credit FacilityImportance 43 · Surprise 6
  Republic Services’ unsecured Credit Facility had aggregate lender commitments of $3.5 billion and borrowings maturing in July 2029, with an option to request up to $1.0 billion of additional commitments. The facility…
• Operating Expense TrendsImportance 42 · Surprise 14
  Cost of operations increased to $4,929 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026 from $4,763 million, while remaining nearly flat at 57.7% of revenue. Labor and related benefits rose to $1,695 million, or 19.8% of…
• Capital Expenditures and Cash FlowImportance 37 · Surprise 6
  Cash provided by operating activities increased to $2,380 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026 from $2,134 million in 2025. Capital expenditures were $868 million, essentially unchanged from $866 million in…
• Recycled Commodity DemandImportance 30 · Surprise 40
  Polymer Centers processed higher volumes in both the three- and six-month periods, supporting recycling revenue in the second quarter. The volume improvement was offset by lower overall commodity prices in the…
• Landfill CapacityImportance 28 · Surprise 32
  As of June 30, 2026, Republic owned or operated 208 active landfills with approximately 5.1 billion in-place cubic yards of total available disposal capacity. Permitted and probable expansion airspace increased to…
• Customer DynamicsImportance 17 · Surprise 24
  Republic provides residential, small-container and large-container collection services under municipal and commercial contracts, including municipal agreements with annual price-escalation clauses. Residential and…
• Distribution ChannelsImportance 10 · Surprise 6
  Republic serves customers through its own collection, transfer, recycling and disposal network, supplemented by subcontracted local operators for National Accounts outside its standard operating areas. National…
• Weather Impact on DemandImportance 10 · Surprise 6
  Republic Services reports that inclement or severe weather can increase waste-collection volumes under existing contracts without corresponding compensation. Weather can also delay waste collection and disposal…

News · 2026-08-07

• Guidance and OutlookImportance 75 · Surprise 68
  Republic Services raised its full-year 2026 revenue guidance to $17.2 billion-$17.3 billion. The company also increased its adjusted EPS outlook to $7.23-$7.28 and raised projections for EBITDA and cash flow.…
• Capital Return ProgramImportance 57 · Surprise 50
  Republic Services repurchased 1,729,256 shares for $358.7 million between April 1 and June 30, 2026. Cumulative repurchases under the October 26, 2023 buyback plan reached 9,396,015 shares valued at $1.9949 billion,…
• ESG and sustainabilityImportance 33 · Surprise 42
  Republic Services invested nearly $1 billion in sustainability initiatives during 2025. The investments funded nine renewable natural gas projects, a polymer center with another facility under construction, and…
• Polymer Center CapacityImportance 28 · Surprise 42
  Republic Services’ plastics recycling operations are currently exceeding the design capacity of its polymer centers. The company expects to open another facility in Pennsylvania soon, adding processing capacity. The…
• Recycling Commodity MarketsImportance 21 · Surprise 24
  Republic Services cited improving recycling commodity markets and higher-than-expected commodity revenues as contributors to its recent performance. Other reporting said recycled commodity prices had declined slightly,…

8-K · 2026-08-06

• Guidance and OutlookImportance 75 · Surprise 60
  Republic increased full-year 2026 revenue guidance to $17.200 billion-$17.300 billion. Adjusted EBITDA guidance increased to $5.525 billion-$5.550 billion, while adjusted free cash flow guidance increased to $2.540…
• Guidance / OutlookImportance 75 · Surprise 60
  Republic increased its full-year 2026 revenue guidance to $17.200 billion-$17.300 billion. Adjusted EBITDA guidance was raised to $5.525 billion-$5.550 billion, while adjusted diluted EPS guidance is $7.23-$7.28 per…
• Liquidity and Debt PositionImportance 68 · Surprise 50
  Cash and cash equivalents increased to $107 million at June 30, 2026 from $76 million at December 31, 2025, while total cash, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents increased to $306 million from $249 million.…
• Acquisition InvestmentImportance 62 · Surprise 58
  Republic invested $860 million in acquisitions during the first half of 2026. Cash used in acquisitions and investments was $865 million in the first six months, compared with $963 million in the prior-year period.…
• Acquisition / Partnership / DivestitureImportance 62 · Surprise 58
  Republic invested approximately $860 million in value-creating acquisitions during the first half of 2026. The consolidated cash-flow statement reports $865 million of cash used in acquisitions and investments, net of…
• Capital Expenditures and Free Cash FlowImportance 48 · Surprise 40
  Cash provided by operating activities increased 11.5% to $2.380 billion for the first six months of 2026 from $2.134 billion. Adjusted free cash flow increased 11.5% to $1.583 billion from $1.420 billion after $809…
• Operating Expense TrendsImportance 46 · Surprise 56
  Second-quarter cost of operations increased 4.7% to $2.563 billion from $2.449 billion, remaining 57.9% of revenue. Fuel expense increased 47.4% to $171 million from $116 million, while transportation and subcontract…
• Headcount and RestructuringImportance 45 · Surprise 74
  Republic recorded second-quarter restructuring charges of $4 million, down from $6 million in the prior-year quarter. First-half restructuring charges were $6 million, down from $9 million, and the charges reduced…
• Capital Return ProgramImportance 44 · Surprise 24
  Republic returned $1.04 billion to shareholders during the first six months of 2026, including $651 million of share repurchases and $385 million of dividends. The company repurchased 1.6 million shares for $337…
• Revenue Performance and MixImportance 37 · Surprise 32
  Second-quarter 2026 revenue increased 4.6% year over year to $4.430 billion from $4.235 billion. Recycling and Waste revenue increased to $3.972 billion from $3.773 billion, while Environmental Solutions revenue…
• Market Demand TrendsImportance 37 · Surprise 32
  Second-quarter total revenue increased 4.6%, comprising 3.7% organic growth in the recycling and waste business, a 0.2% decline in environmental solutions, and 1.1% growth from acquisitions. Pricing contributed 5.3% to…
• Income Tax Rate ChangesImportance 35 · Surprise 48
  Second-quarter income tax provision decreased to $133 million from $170 million despite pretax income of $699 million versus $720 million. The implied quarterly effective tax rate declined to approximately 19.0% from…
• ESG and sustainabilityImportance 31 · Surprise 42
  Republic completed and commenced operations on two renewable natural gas projects during the second quarter of 2026. The projects support the company’s stated decarbonization strategy and represent operating…
• Operating Income and MarginsImportance 30 · Surprise 14
  Second-quarter operating income increased 4.6% to $901 million from $861 million, while net income margin declined to 12.8% from 13.0%. Adjusted EBITDA increased to $1.423 billion from $1.361 billion, but adjusted…

News · 2026-08-06

• Guidance and OutlookImportance 75 · Surprise 68
  Republic Services raised its full-year 2026 revenue guidance to $17.2 billion-$17.3 billion. The company also increased its adjusted EPS outlook to $7.23-$7.28 and raised projections for EBITDA and cash flow.…
• Acquisitions and DivestituresImportance 52 · Surprise 42
  Republic Services invested approximately $860 million in value-creating acquisitions during the first half of 2026. Management identified recent acquisitions as a contributor to second-quarter revenue growth and the…
• Products and TechnologyImportance 28 · Surprise 42
  Republic Services is using artificial intelligence for pricing optimization and collection-route planning. The company is also investing in digital platforms and exploring additional automation. These tools are…
• Revenue Performance and MixImportance 25 · Surprise 14
  Republic Services reported second-quarter 2026 revenue of $4.43 billion, up 4.6% year over year and above the $4.36 billion FactSet estimate. Net income increased to $566 million from $550 million in the comparable…
• Market Demand TrendsImportance 25 · Surprise 32
  Republic Services reported improved overall volume trends in the second quarter, but residential and some commercial categories remained soft. Construction activity was also weaker, contributing to volume pressure.…

News · 2026-08-05

• Capital Return ProgramImportance 57 · Surprise 50
  Republic Services repurchased 1,729,256 shares for $358.7 million between April 1 and June 30, 2026. Cumulative repurchases under the October 26, 2023 buyback plan reached 9,396,015 shares valued at $1.9949 billion,…

News · 2026-08-04

• Capital Return ProgramImportance 57 · Surprise 50
  Republic Services repurchased 1,729,256 shares for $358.7 million between April 1 and June 30, 2026. Cumulative repurchases under the October 26, 2023 buyback plan reached 9,396,015 shares valued at $1.9949 billion,…
• Clean Water Act LitigationImportance 45 · Surprise 60
  A federal court ordered Republic Services of Pennsylvania to pay a $9.2 million civil penalty for Clean Water Act violations at the Modern Landfill in York, Pennsylvania. The landfill discharged 156 million gallons of…
• Sustainability Capital InvestmentImportance 33 · Surprise 42
  Republic Services invested nearly $1 billion in sustainability initiatives during 2025. The investments funded nine renewable natural gas projects, a polymer center that opened during the year and another polymer…
• ESG and sustainabilityImportance 33 · Surprise 42
  Republic Services invested nearly $1 billion in sustainability initiatives during 2025. The investments funded nine renewable natural gas projects, a polymer center with another facility under construction, and…