---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001060391-26-000210"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RSG"
cik: "0001060391"
company_name: "REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC."
filed_at: "2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T21:21:59.359181+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Republic Services Q1 EPS $1.70 (+7.6% YoY); EBITDA margin expands 50 bps to 32.1%

## Summary
- GAAP and adjusted EPS both $1.70, up from $1.58 in Q1 2025; net income $525M vs $495M.
- Adjusted EBITDA $1.32B, margin 32.1% (+50 bps); total revenue growth of 2.6% with core price +5.7%.
- Cash from ops $1.23B, adjusted free cash flow $984M; $433M spent on acquisitions in the quarter.
- Declared quarterly dividend of $0.625/share, payable July 15 to holders of record July 2.
- Average recycled commodity price $120/ton, down $35 YoY; environmental solutions organic revenue -1.3%.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001060391-26-000210
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RSG
- cik: 0001060391
- company_name: REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC.
- filed_at: 2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1060391/000106039126000210/0001060391-26-000210-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1060391/000106039126000210/rsg-20260505.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 45253c2338755cca2144a1024762e4be75ab93a2
  claim: REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC. reported the three months ended March 31, 2026 results: net income $525 million, EPS $1.70 per diluted share.
  evidence_excerpt: Republic Services, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2026 Results ● First Quarter Earnings Per Share of $1.70 ● Expanded First Quarter Net Income Margin 50 Basis Points and Adjusted EBITDA Margin 50 Basis Points ● Generated Cash Flow from Operations of $1.23 Billion ● Generated Adjusted Free Cash Flow of $984 Million ● Invested More Than $700 Million in Value-Creating Acquisitions To Date ● Named to Fortune's 2026 World's Most Admired Companies List PHOENIX (May 7, 2026) – Republic Services, Inc. (NYSE: RSG) today reported net income of $525 million, or $1.70 per diluted share, for the three months ended March 31, 2026, versus $495 million, or $1.58 per diluted share, for the comparable 2025 period.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1060391/000106039126000210/0001060391-26-000210-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.