Every material Form 8-K Republic Services has filed with the SEC since February 08, 2024, read and summarized by AI: what happened, the key figures, whether it reads positive or negative for shareholders, and how big a deal it is (impact 1-5). Newest first; each brief links to its own page and to the filing on SEC.gov.
Republic Services, Inc. reported its third-quarter 2026 financial results, showing net income of $592 million, or $1.93 per diluted share, up from $550 million, or $1.76 per diluted share, in the prior-year period. The company also raised its full-year 2026 financial guidance for adjusted EBITDA and adjusted free cash flow, and announced a new $5 billion share repurchase authorization.
Net income for Q3 2026 was $592 million, or $1.93 per diluted share, compared to $550 million, or $1.76 per diluted share, in Q3 2025.
Full-year 2026 adjusted EBITDA guidance was raised to a range of $5.550 billion to $5.575 billion.
Full-year 2026 adjusted free cash flow guidance was raised to a range of $2.565 billion to $2.585 billion.
The Board of Directors approved a $5 billion share repurchase authorization effective January 1, 2027, through December 31, 2029.
Republic Services reported second-quarter 2026 revenue of $4,430 million, up from $4,235 million a year earlier, and net income of $566 million, or $1.84 per diluted share, versus $1.75 a year earlier. The company raised its full-year 2026 revenue, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted free cash flow guidance and updated its adjusted EPS guidance, and it increased its quarterly dividend.
Q2 2026 diluted EPS was $1.84, up from $1.75; adjusted EPS was $1.85, up from $1.77
Full-year 2026 revenue guidance is $17.2 billion to $17.3 billion; adjusted EBITDA guidance is $5.525 billion to $5.550 billion
Full-year 2026 adjusted diluted EPS guidance is $7.23 to $7.28; adjusted free cash flow guidance is $2.540 billion to $2.575 billion
Quarterly dividend is $0.670 per share, payable October 15, 2026, to holders of record on October 2, 2026
Republic Services reported first-quarter 2026 net income of $525 million, or $1.70 per diluted share, up from $495 million, or $1.58 per share, a year earlier. Revenue rose 2.6% to $4.113 billion, and the board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.625 per share, up from $0.580 in the prior-year period.
Q1 2026 revenue of $4.113 billion, up 2.6% from $4.009 billion in Q1 2025
Diluted EPS of $1.70 vs. $1.58; net income of $525 million vs. $495 million
Adjusted EBITDA margin of 32.1%, up 50 basis points; adjusted free cash flow of $984 million
Quarterly dividend of $0.625 per share, record date July 2, 2026, payable July 15, 2026
Republic Services reported fourth-quarter 2025 diluted EPS of $1.76, up from $1.63 a year earlier, on revenue of $4,136 million, up 2.2%. For full-year 2025, diluted EPS rose to $6.85 from $6.49, and the company expects 2026 adjusted diluted EPS of $7.20 to $7.28 on revenue of $17.050 billion to $17.150 billion.
Q4 2025 net income was $545 million, or $1.76 per diluted share, versus $512 million, or $1.63, in Q4 2024.
Q4 2025 adjusted EPS was $1.76, up 11.4% from $1.58 in the prior-year quarter.
Full-year 2025 adjusted EPS was $7.02, up 8.7% from $6.46; cash returned to shareholders was $1.6 billion.
2026 guidance: revenue of $17.050 billion to $17.150 billion and adjusted EBITDA of $5.475 billion to $5.525 billion.
Republic Services appointed Ian Craig, 53, chief executive officer of Coca-Cola FEMSA, to its board of directors effective immediately, following a February 10, 2026 board action. The board also declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.625 per share, payable April 15, 2026 to shareholders of record on April 2, 2026.
Craig was appointed February 10, 2026 and will serve on the Audit Committee and the Sustainability & Corporate Responsibility Committee.
Craig's director pay includes an RSU grant with a $230,000 fair market value and a $100,000 annual retainer, both prorated for 2026.
The quarterly dividend is $0.625 per share, with a record date of April 2, 2026 and a payment date of April 15, 2026.
The board now has 13 members, including 12 independent directors.
Republic Services reported third-quarter 2025 net income of $550 million, or $1.76 per diluted share, down from $1.80 a year earlier, while revenue rose to $4.21 billion from $4.08 billion. The company said 2025 revenue is expected to be near the low end of its updated full-year range of $16.675 billion to $16.750 billion, which means shareholders should expect the top line to finish toward the lower end of that range.
Q3 2025 net income was $550 million, or $1.76 per diluted share, versus $566 million, or $1.80, in Q3 2024.
Adjusted EPS was $1.90 versus $1.81 a year earlier; the company recorded a $56 million labor disruption impact in the quarter.
Revenue was $4,212 million for the quarter, up 3.3 percent from $4,076 million.
The company reiterated all other components of its 2025 guidance and declared a $0.625 quarterly dividend payable January 15, 2026.
Republic Services reported second-quarter 2025 net income of $550 million, or $1.75 per diluted share, up from $1.62 a year earlier, on revenue of $4,235 million, up from $4,048 million. The company reiterated its 2025 adjusted diluted EPS guidance of $6.82 to $6.90 and raised its adjusted free cash flow guidance to $2.375 billion to $2.415 billion, while updating full-year revenue guidance to $16.675 billion to $16.750 billion.
Q2 2025 adjusted diluted EPS was $1.77, up from $1.61 in Q2 2024, a 9.9% increase
Revenue rose 4.6% in the quarter, including 3.1% organic growth and 1.5% from acquisitions
Full-year 2025 adjusted EBITDA guidance of $5.275 billion to $5.325 billion was reiterated
The quarterly dividend will rise to $0.625 per share, payable October 15, 2025 to holders of record on October 2, 2025
Republic Services reported first-quarter 2025 net income of $495 million, or $1.58 per diluted share, up from $454 million, or $1.44 per share, a year earlier. Revenue rose 3.8% to $4.01 billion, and adjusted EBITDA margin expanded 140 basis points to 31.6%, though volume declined 1.2%. The results are a routine quarterly release, and the company also declared a $0.58 quarterly dividend payable July 15, 2025.
Net income of $495 million, or $1.58 per diluted share, versus $454 million, or $1.44, in Q1 2024
Revenue of $4,009 million, up 3.8% from $3,862 million; core price increased revenue by 6.1%
Adjusted EBITDA of $1.27 billion, a 31.6% margin, up 140 basis points from 30.2%
Quarterly dividend of $0.58 per share declared, payable July 15, 2025 to holders of record on July 2, 2025
Republic Services reported fourth-quarter 2024 net income of $512 million, or $1.63 per diluted share, up from $1.39 a year earlier, on revenue growth of 5.6 percent. The company also issued 2025 guidance, including adjusted diluted earnings per share of $6.82 to $6.90 and revenue of $16.850 billion to $16.950 billion, which gives shareholders a outlook for the year ahead.
Q4 2024 revenue of $4,046 million, up 5.6 percent; net income of $512 million versus $440 million a year earlier
Q4 adjusted EPS of $1.58, up from $1.41 in the prior-year quarter; full-year 2024 EPS of $6.49 versus $5.47 in 2023
2025 guidance: revenue $16.850 billion to $16.950 billion; adjusted EBITDA $5.275 billion to $5.325 billion
2025 adjusted free cash flow expected at $2.320 billion to $2.360 billion; acquisitions of about $1 billion planned
Republic Services reported third-quarter 2024 net income of $565.7 million, or $1.80 per diluted share, up from $1.52 a year earlier, and revenue rose 6.5% to $4,076.2 million. The company also said full-year revenue is expected to be near the low end of its updated $16.075 billion to $16.125 billion guidance range, while it expects adjusted EBITDA at the high end of its range.
Q3 2024 diluted EPS was $1.80 versus $1.52 in Q3 2023; adjusted EPS was $1.81 versus $1.54
Q3 2024 revenue was $4,076.2 million versus $3,825.9 million, growth of 6.5%
Full-year 2024 revenue expected near the low end of the $16.075 billion to $16.125 billion range
Quarterly dividend of $0.58 per share, payable January 15, 2025, to holders of record on January 2, 2025
Republic Services and its subsidiary USE Canada Holdings entered a Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement on July 26, 2024, with Bank of America as administrative agent. The unsecured facility provides lender commitments of up to $3.5 billion and replaces the company's prior credit agreement dated August 17, 2021. The filing does not report any drawn balance, and the new terms matter to shareholders mainly as a description of the company's borrowing capacity and covenants.
Aggregate lender commitments of up to $3.5 billion; Canadian dollar loans capped at $1.0 billion within that total
Facility is unsecured and matures in July 2029, with two possible one-year extensions
Company may add up to $1.0 billion of commitments from existing or new lenders, subject to conditions
Covenant requires total debt to EBITDA not to exceed a maximum ratio; dividends and buybacks permitted if in compliance
Republic Services reported second-quarter 2024 revenue of $4.048 billion, up 8.6% from a year earlier, and diluted earnings per share of $1.62, up from $1.35. The company raised its full-year 2024 adjusted diluted earnings per share guidance to $6.15 to $6.20 and increased its quarterly dividend by 4.5 cents to $0.580 per share, which shareholders may find meaningful.
Q2 2024 net income attributable to Republic Services was $511.5 million, or $1.62 per diluted share, versus $1.35 in Q2 2023
Q2 2024 adjusted diluted earnings per share was $1.61, versus $1.41 a year earlier
Full-year 2024 adjusted diluted EPS guidance raised to $6.15 to $6.20; adjusted free cash flow guidance $2.150 billion to $2.170 billion
Quarterly dividend increased to $0.58 per share, payable October 15, 2024, to holders of record on October 2, 2024
Republic Services reported first-quarter 2024 revenue of $3.86 billion, up 7.8% from a year earlier, and net income of $453.8 million, or $1.44 per diluted share, versus $1.21 a year earlier. Adjusted earnings per share were $1.45, compared with $1.24 in the 2023 period, and cash flow from operations was $811.5 million.
Revenue of $3,861.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024, up from $3,581.1 million
Diluted EPS of $1.44 versus $1.21; adjusted diluted EPS of $1.45 versus $1.24
Cash flow from operations of $811.5 million; adjusted free cash flow of $534.6 million
No shares repurchased in the quarter; a quarterly dividend of $0.535 per share is payable July 15, 2024
Republic Services said its Chief Accounting Officer, Brian Goebel, will retire effective March 15, 2025, and moved to a special advisor role to the CFO on March 1, 2024. Elyse Carlsen, a company employee since 2015, took over as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer on March 1, 2024, as part of an executive succession plan. The change is routine for shareholders and involves no financial results.
Brian Goebel notified the company on February 29, 2024 of his plan to retire effective March 15, 2025
Elyse Carlsen, 37, appointed Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer effective March 1, 2024
Carlsen's offer letter sets a base salary of $310,000, a one-time RSU award valued at $100,000, and a 2024 bonus target of 60% of base salary
Republic Services reported fourth-quarter 2023 net income of $439.6 million, or $1.39 per diluted share, up from $1.09 a year earlier, on revenue of $3,831.6 million, up 8.6 percent. For 2024 it expects adjusted diluted EPS of $5.94 to $6.00, compared with adjusted EPS of $5.61 for 2023, and revenue of $16.100 billion to $16.200 billion.
Q4 2023 revenue was $3,831.6 million, up 8.6 percent, including 2.9 percent growth from acquisitions.
Q4 2023 adjusted EPS was $1.41, up from $1.13; full-year 2023 adjusted EPS was $5.61, up from $4.93.
2024 guidance: adjusted EBITDA of $4.825 billion to $4.875 billion and adjusted free cash flow of $2.100 billion to $2.150 billion.
Quarterly dividend of $0.535 per share is payable April 15, 2024, to holders of record on April 2, 2024.
Republic Services appointed Tom Linebarger, 60, to its Board of Directors effective immediately, on February 6, 2024. He joins the Audit Committee and Sustainability & Corporate Responsibility Committee, and the board grows to 13 members, 12 of them independent. The filing discloses his director pay, but no financial results or guidance.
Linebarger, 60, retired as executive chairman of Cummins Inc. in July 2023 after serving as chairman and chief executive officer for 10 years.
Director compensation includes an annual RSU grant with a fair market value of $230,000 and an annual retainer of $100,000, both prorated for 2024.
He will initially serve on the Audit Committee and the Sustainability & Corporate Responsibility Committee.
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