Waste Firm Republic Services Soars Past Market in 2025

As of August 22nd, 2025, Republic Services, a leading environmental services provider in the U.S. and Canada, has notably outperformed the broader market and its sector over the past year and in 2025. The Phoenix-based waste management giant, with a market cap of $73.3 billion, has seen its stock price surge 15% in the past 52 weeks and 17.4% year-to-date, outpacing the S&P 500's 14.3% and 8.7% gains respectively.

Republic Services' strong performance extends to its sector as well, with the company slightly lagging behind the Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund's 18.7% surge over the past year but outpacing it with 14.8% gains on a year-to-date basis. The company's Q2 2025 results, released on July 29th, further underscored its momentum, with organic revenue growth of 3.1% and acquisition-led revenue growth of 1.5%, leading to a 4.6% year-over-year increase in overall topline to $4.2 billion. While this missed analyst expectations by 75 basis points, the company's adjusted EPS for the quarter surged 9.9% year-over-year to $1.77, exceeding consensus estimates by 1.1%. Additionally, Republic Services' operating cash flows for the quarter increased 11.7% year-over-year to $2.1 billion.

Looking ahead, analysts expect Republic Services to report an adjusted EPS of $6.84 for the full fiscal 2025, up 5.9% year-over-year. The company has a robust earnings surprise history, having surpassed the Street's bottom-line estimates in each of the past four quarters.