Republic Services vs Waste Management
Waste Management reported revenue of $25.2 billion in fiscal 2025, 1.3 times Republic Services' $19.0 billion in fiscal 2025. Republic Services' revenue grew 3.3% in its latest year, and Waste Management's grew 14.2%. Republic Services had an operating margin of 17.4%, against 17.1% at Waste Management. Free cash flow was $2.4 billion at Republic Services and $2.8 billion at Waste Management.
Side by side
| Republic Services | Waste Management | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $19.0B | $25.2B |
| Revenue growth | 3.3% | 14.2% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 9.6% | 10.6% |
| Gross margin | 49.4% | 40.4% |
| Operating margin | 17.4% | 17.1% |
| Net margin | 11.2% | 10.7% |
| Free cash flow | $2.4B | $2.8B |
| Free cash flow margin | 12.7% | 11.2% |
| Return on capital | 10.8% | 10.9% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 2.7x | 3.1x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $1.6B | $1.3B |
| Change in diluted share count | −0.8% | 0.2% |
| Last close | $241.31 | $241.02 |
| P/E at the last close | 34.2× | 34.1× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | bought $1.6 billion, sold $458,181 | bought $392,840, sold $24.2 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 of 9 | 6 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
Ten years
Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
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Operating margin
Percent of revenue
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Republic Services and Waste Management pages.