---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001060391-22-000006"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RSG"
cik: "0001060391"
company_name: "REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC."
filed_at: "2022-02-10T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T09:01:34.306310+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Republic Services reports record 2021 results; Q4 adj EPS $1.02; FY2022 EPS guidance $4.53-$4.60

## Summary
- Q4 net income $313.1M ($0.98 diluted EPS); adjusted EPS $1.02, vs $1.00 prior year.
- Full-year 2021 adjusted EPS $4.17, up 17% YoY; adjusted free cash flow $1.52B, up 23%.
- 2022 guidance: diluted EPS $4.53-$4.60, adjusted EPS $4.58-$4.65; operating cash flow $2.91-$2.98B.
- Revenue grew 15% in Q4; full-year average yield +2.9%, volume +3.8%; invested $1.06B in acquisitions.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001060391-22-000006
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RSG
- cik: 0001060391
- company_name: REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC.
- filed_at: 2022-02-10T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1060391/000106039122000006/0001060391-22-000006-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1060391/000106039122000006/rsg-20220210.htm

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