Republic Services Accrued Capping, Closure, Post-closure and Environmental Costs increased by 7.4% to $159.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric was flat by 0.0%, from $159.00M to $159.00M. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Accrued Capping, Closure, Post-closure and Environmental Costs shows an upward trend with a 5.3% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
An increase reflects higher near-term environmental remediation or closure activity, which may impact short-term cash flow.
This reflects the estimated costs expected to be incurred within the next year for the capping, closure, and long-term m...
Highly specific to waste management and landfill operators; peers will report similar environmental liability accruals.
current_liabilities_accrued_capping_closure_post_closure_7407dd| 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 | |
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| Value | $117.60M | $119.20M | $124.50M | $122.50M | $121.30M | $126.90M | $132.60M | $135.20M | $140.00M | $144.10M | $141.60M | $141.20M | $140.50M | $140.90M | $159.00M | $159.00M | $141.00M | $145.00M | $148.00M | $159.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +1.4% | +4.4% | -1.6% | -1.0% | +4.6% | +4.5% | +2.0% | +3.6% | +2.9% | -1.7% | -0.3% | -0.5% | +0.3% | +12.8% | +0.0% | -11.3% | +2.8% | +2.1% | +7.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +3.1% | +6.5% | +6.5% | +10.4% | +15.4% | +13.6% | +6.8% | +4.4% | +0.4% | -2.2% | +12.3% | +12.6% | +0.4% | +2.9% | -6.9% | +0.0% |