---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001060391-23-000005"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RSG"
cik: "0001060391"
company_name: "REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC."
filed_at: "2023-02-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-19T10:24:39.190690+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Republic Services Q4 EPS $1.09, adj. $1.13; FY2022 adj. EPS $4.93; guides FY2023 adj. EPS $5.15-$5.23

## Summary
- Q4 revenue grew 19.5% YoY; organic growth 8.3%, acquisition growth 11.2%.
- Q4 net income $346.8M ($1.09 diluted EPS); adjusted net income $358.1M ($1.13 adj. EPS).
- FY2022 operating cash flow $3,190M, adj. free cash flow $1,742.4M, both above guidance.
- 2023 guidance: diluted EPS $5.02-$5.10; adj. EPS $5.15-$5.23; operating cash flow $3,470-$3,530M.
- Invested $2.7B in acquisitions in 2022 (incl. $2.2B US Ecology); returned $796M to shareholders.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001060391-23-000005
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RSG
- cik: 0001060391
- company_name: REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC.
- filed_at: 2023-02-15T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1060391/000106039123000005/0001060391-23-000005-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1060391/000106039123000005/rsg-20230215.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC. reported the three months ended December 31, 2022 results: net income $346.8 million, EPS $1.09 per diluted share.
  - Period: the three months ended December 31, 2022
  - Net income: $346.8 million
  - EPS: $1.09 per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Republic Services, Inc. (NYSE: RSG) today reported net income of $346.8 million, or $1.09 per diluted share, for the three months ended December 31, 2022
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1060391/000106039123000005/0001060391-23-000005-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC. reported the year ended December 31, 2022 results: net income $1,487.6 million, EPS $4.69 per diluted share.
  - Period: the year ended December 31, 2022
  - Net income: $1,487.6 million
  - EPS: $4.69 per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: For the year ended December 31, 2022, net income was $1,487.6 million, or $4.69 per diluted share, versus $1,290.4 million, or $4.04 per diluted share, for the comparable 2021 period.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1060391/000106039123000005/0001060391-23-000005-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC. updated its 2023 guidance (initiated).
  - Period: 2023
  - Guidance: initiated
  - Result: guidance update
  source text: Republic's financial guidance is based on current economic conditions and does not assume any significant changes in the overall economy in 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1060391/000106039123000005/0001060391-23-000005-index.htm

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