RSG · 8-K · 20260806PR000273

Revenue Performance and Mix

REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC. · 2026-08-06 · Importance 37 · Surprise 32 · In source text

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 declined to $458 million from $462 million. Collection revenue increased 6.1% to $2.993 billion, led by Small-container revenue growth of 8.7% to $1.369 billion and Large-container revenue growth of 5.7% to $839 million. Total growth included 5.2% from price, including 3.4% from average yield and 1.8% from fuel recovery fees, partly offset by a 1.6% volume decline and a $13-per-ton decrease in recycled commodity prices to $136.

Key facts

• Reported net income for the three months ended June 30, 2026: $566 million, or $1.84 per diluted share. source
• Total revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2026: $4,430 million. source
• Total revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2026: $8,544 million. source
• Core price on total revenue increased revenue by 5.3 percent; core price on related business revenue increased revenue by 6.4 percent, consisting of 7.8 percent in the open market and 4.1 percent in the restricted portion. source
• Total revenue growth of 4.6 percent in the second quarter includes 3.7 percent organic growth from recycling and waste, a 0.2 percent decline from environmental solutions, and 1.1 percent growth from acquisitions. source
• Revenue growth from average yield on total revenue was 3.4 percent and volume decreased revenue by 1.6 percent for the quarter. source
• Basic earnings per share for the six months ended June 30, 2026: $3.54 per share with weighted average common shares outstanding 308.3. source

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