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Gross margin at other companies

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Waste ManagementWM
40.7%+1.2pp
Waste Connections logo
Waste ConnectionsWCN
42.5%+0.5pp
Cintas logo
CintasCTAS
50.4%+0.9pp
EMCOR Group logo
EMCOR GroupEME
19.3%0.0pp
International Paper logo
International PaperIP
28%+2.5pp
Steel Dynamics logo
Steel DynamicsSTLD
14%+0.6pp

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$4.1B+2.6%
Gross profit$1.7B+3.1%
Operating income$830.0M+3.2%
Net income$525.3M+6.1%
EPS (diluted)$1.70+7.6%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$118.0M+42.2%
Total debt$49.0M-12.5%
Total equity$12.0B+2.7%
Total assets$34.6B+4.5%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$1.2B+19.7%
CapEx$476.0M+3.7%
Free cash flow$751.0M+32.7%

Valuation

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Market cap$63.82B-10.5%
Enterprise value$63.75B-10.6%
P/E29.4×-4.8×
P/S3.8×-0.6×

Profitability

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Operating margin19.9%-0.3pp
Net margin13%+0.1pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity18.4%-0.2pp
Debt / equity0.0×
Current ratio0.7×0.0×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Republic Services’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Republic Services’s 10-Q, filed May 8, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Republic Services's gross margin?
Republic Services (RSG) reported gross margin of 42% in Q1 2026.
How has Republic Services's gross margin changed year-over-year?
Republic Services's gross margin decreased by 0.0% year-over-year, from 42% to 42%.
What is the long-term trend for Republic Services's gross margin?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Republic Services's gross margin has grown at a 1.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 162% to 168.4%.
What does gross margin mean?
How much of every sales dollar is left after the direct cost of what was sold.
How do you interpret gross margin?
Higher and stable gross margins indicate pricing power and a durable cost structure. A declining trend signals input-cost pressure, pricing competition, or a shift toward lower-margin products.
How does gross margin compare across companies?
Highly comparable within an industry, less so across industries — software runs 70%+ while distributors run in single digits. Track the trend more than the absolute level across sectors.