secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC. (RSG)
CIK:        0001060391
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-02-17T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001060391-26-000093
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

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

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1060391/000106039126000093/0001060391-26-000093-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1060391/000106039126000093/rsg-20260217.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001060391-26-000093

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