Republic Services reports Q1 EPS of $1.70, up 7.6%, with 50 bps margin expansion

Filed May 7, 2026 · Period ending May 5, 2026 · ~1 min read

Key Changes

• high

  Q1 2026 net income rose to $525M ($1.70/share) from $495M ($1.58/share) in Q1 2025, driven by 5.7% core price growth and 50 bps margin expansion in both net income and adjusted EBITDA.

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• high

  Generated $1.23B operating cash flow and $984M adjusted free cash flow; returned $507M to shareholders via $314M buybacks (1.4M shares at $218.29 avg) and $193M dividends.

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• medium

  Board declared $0.625 quarterly dividend (up from $0.580 in Q1 2025), payable July 15 to shareholders of record July 2.

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