Payments for Environmental Liabilities
Republic Services Payments for Environmental Liabilities decreased by 52.2% to $11.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 22.2%, from $9.00M to $11.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Payments for Environmental Liabilities shows relatively stable performance with a -1.4% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Lower payments are generally preferred as they indicate reduced environmental risk and lower non-core cash outflows.
Detailed definition
This represents actual cash outflows directed toward settling environmental remediation obligations or regulatory compli...
Peer comparison
Standard for manufacturing and chemical companies; peers often disclose these as part of legal or environmental provisions.
operating_payments_for_environmental_liabilitiesHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $12.80M | $10.50M | $24.90M | $10.00M | $11.10M | $16.20M | $17.70M | $11.60M | $9.60M | $10.20M | $23.60M | $10.00M | $17.00M | $18.00M | $17.00M | $9.00M | $10.00M | $12.00M | $23.00M | $11.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -18.0% | +137.1% | -59.8% | +11.0% | +45.9% | +9.3% | -34.5% | -17.2% | +6.3% | +131.4% | -57.6% | +70.0% | +5.9% | -5.6% | -47.1% | +11.1% | +20.0% | +91.7% | -52.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -13.3% | +54.3% | -28.9% | +16.0% | -13.5% | -37.0% | +33.3% | -13.8% | +77.1% | +76.5% | -28.0% | -10.0% | -41.2% | -33.3% | +35.3% | +22.2% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Republic Services's payments for environmental liabilities?
- Republic Services (RSG) reported payments for environmental liabilities of $11.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Republic Services's payments for environmental liabilities changed year-over-year?
- Republic Services's payments for environmental liabilities increased by 22.2% year-over-year, from $9.00M to $11.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Republic Services's payments for environmental liabilities?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Republic Services's payments for environmental liabilities has grown at a -1.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $57.10M to $54.00M.
- What does payments for environmental liabilities mean?
- Cash spent to settle environmental cleanup or regulatory obligations.