Republic Services Recycling & Waste Subtotal — SG&A decreased by 1.6% to $364.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 3.1%, from $353.00M to $364.00M. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Recycling & Waste Subtotal — SG&A shows an upward trend with a 6.2% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
A rising ratio of SG&A to revenue may indicate operational bloat or inefficiency in administrative support functions.
This metric includes the indirect costs associated with managing the recycling and waste segment, such as administrative...
Comparable to segment-level SG&A expenses reported by peers in the environmental services sector.
rsg_segment_recycling_waste_subtotal_selling_general_and_administrative| 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 | |
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| Value | $299.50M | $299.50M | $299.50M | $299.50M | $332.50M | $332.50M | $332.50M | $332.50M | $343.00M | $340.00M | $340.00M | $386.00M | $353.00M | $357.00M | $353.00M | $370.00M | $364.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +11.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +3.2% | -0.9% | +0.0% | +13.5% | -8.5% | +1.1% | -1.1% | +4.8% | -1.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +11.0% | +11.0% | +11.0% | +11.0% | +3.2% | +2.3% | +2.3% | +16.1% | +2.9% | +5.0% | +3.8% | -4.1% | +3.1% |