Operating Cash Flow
Republic Services Operating Cash Flow increased by 25.1% to $1.23B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 19.7%, from $1.03B to $1.23B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Operating Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a 11.4% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Consistently high operating cash flow indicates a healthy, self-sustaining business capable of funding its own growth and returning capital to shareholders.
Detailed definition
Net cash from operating activities measures the total amount of cash generated by a company's core business operations....
Peer comparison
Investors often compare this to capital expenditures to calculate Free Cash Flow, a primary valuation metric for mature tech giants.
net_cash_from_operatingHistorical 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 | $821.80M | $655.00M | $648.90M | $705.60M | $857.90M | $819.90M | $806.60M | $687.70M | $1.08B | $953.10M | $898.50M | $811.50M | $1.10B | $1.00B | $1.02B | $1.03B | $1.11B | $1.18B | $981.00M | $1.23B |
| QoQ Change | — | -20.3% | -0.9% | +8.7% | +21.6% | -4.4% | -1.6% | -14.7% | +56.8% | -11.6% | -5.7% | -9.7% | +35.5% | -8.8% | +1.9% | +0.3% | +8.2% | +6.5% | -16.9% | +25.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +4.4% | +25.2% | +24.3% | -2.5% | +25.7% | +16.2% | +11.4% | +18.0% | +1.9% | +5.2% | +13.7% | +26.3% | +0.9% | +17.7% | -4.0% | +19.7% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Republic Services's operating cash flow?
- Republic Services (RSG) reported operating cash flow of $1.23B in Q1 2026.
- How has Republic Services's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Republic Services's operating cash flow increased by 19.7% year-over-year, from $1.03B to $1.23B.
- What is the long-term trend for Republic Services's operating cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Republic Services's operating cash flow has grown at a 11.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.79B to $4.30B.
- What does operating cash flow mean?
- The actual amount of cash a company brings in from its day-to-day business activities.