---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001060391-26-000093"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RSG"
cik: "0001060391"
company_name: "REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC."
filed_at: "2026-02-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T02:18:53.521347+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Republic Services Q4 adj EPS $1.76, FY25 adj EPS $7.02; FY26 guidance $7.20-$7.28

## Summary
- Q4 net income $545M ($1.76 EPS); adjusted EBITDA $1.30B (31.3% margin, +30bps YoY).
- FY2025 net income $2.14B ($6.85 EPS); adjusted EPS $7.02, up 8.7% YoY; adj EBITDA margin 32.0% (+90bps).
- Cash from ops $4.30B; adj free cash flow $2.43B, +11.5% YoY; $1.1B acquisitions, $1.6B returned to shareholders.
- FY2026 guidance: rev $17.05-$17.15B; adj EPS $7.20-$7.28; adj free cash flow $2.52-$2.56B.
- Average recycled commodity price $112/ton in Q4 vs $153 a year ago; full-year $135 vs $164.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001060391-26-000093
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RSG
- cik: 0001060391
- company_name: REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC.
- filed_at: 2026-02-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1060391/000106039126000093/0001060391-26-000093-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1060391/000106039126000093/rsg-20260217.htm

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