Republic Services (RSG) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Reported EPS
- $1.85
- Estimate
- $1.82
- Surprise
- +1.7%
- Revenue (period 2026-06-30)
- $4.43B
- Score at report (before → after)
- 5.3 → 5.3/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Republic Services (RSG) beat the $1.82 estimate with diluted EPS of $1.85 — a modest 1.7% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (5.3/10) to Hold at 5.3/10 after the report.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates RSG Sell at 5.4/10.
4 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +1.7% surprise compares with a +5.0% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-10-29.
What supports the rating
- Strong earnings beat streak (4/4)
- Positive momentum
What argues against it
- Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
- Near 52-week high (3.2% away)
- Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $222.43
- Price target
- $259.73
- Stop
- $218.83
- Upside to target
- +16.8%
At 31.5× trailing and 27.6× forward earnings, consensus estimates imply little change in earnings power.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-09-14 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
RSG at TrendMatrix's latest read
Industrial quarters are order-book stories — backlog and book-to-bill color how the market reads the reported number.
- Industry
- Waste Management
- Market cap
- $68.21B
- P/E (fwd)
- 27.6
- P/E (ttm)
- 31.5
- 52-week range
- $196.41–$233.42
- Off 52-week high
- 4.7%
- RSI (14)
- 55
- Volume vs avg
- 1.06×
- Score today
- 5.4/10