Republic Services Return on Equity (ROE) Growth & History (RSG)
Republic Services's return on equity was 18.31% for fiscal 2025.
View full Republic Services company overviewRepublic Services annual return on equity history
| Fiscal year | Period ended | Return on equity | Change (percentage points) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-12-31 | 18.31% | −0.31 pp |
| 2024 | 2024-12-31 | 18.62% | +1.50 pp |
| 2023 | 2023-12-31 | 17.11% | +1.17 pp |
| 2022 | 2022-12-31 | 15.94% | +1.16 pp |
| 2021 | 2021-12-31 | 14.78% | +3.13 pp |
| 2020 | 2020-12-31 | 11.65% | −1.73 pp |
| 2019 | 2019-12-31 | 13.38% | +0.32 pp |
| 2018 | 2018-12-31 | 13.05% | −3.28 pp |
| 2017 | 2017-12-31 | 16.34% | +8.41 pp |
| 2016 | 2016-12-31 | 7.92% | −1.74 pp |
| 2015 | 2015-12-31 | 9.66% | +2.67 pp |
| 2014 | 2014-12-31 | 7.00% | −0.55 pp |
| 2013 | 2013-12-31 | 7.55% | +0.11 pp |
| 2012 | 2012-12-31 | 7.43% | −0.16 pp |
| 2011 | 2011-12-31 | 7.59% | +1.02 pp |
| 2010 | 2010-12-31 | 6.57% | −0.10 pp |
| 2009 | 2009-12-31 | 6.67% | +4.95 pp |
| 2008 | 2008-12-31 | 1.72% | — |
Republic Services quarterly return on equity
| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | Return on equity | Change (percentage points) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 2026-06-30 | 4.71% | +0.08 pp |
| Q1 2026 | 2026-03-31 | 4.39% | +0.10 pp |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-12-31 | 4.57% | +0.04 pp |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-09-30 | 4.60% | −0.49 pp |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-06-30 | 4.64% | −0.05 pp |
| Q1 2025 | 2025-03-31 | 4.29% | +0.04 pp |
| Q4 2024 | 2024-12-31 | 4.53% | +0.31 pp |
| Q3 2024 | 2024-09-30 | 5.09% | +0.41 pp |
| Q2 2024 | 2024-06-30 | 4.69% | +0.44 pp |
| Q1 2024 | 2024-03-31 | 4.25% | +0.33 pp |
| Q4 2023 | 2023-12-31 | 4.21% | +0.60 pp |
| Q3 2023 | 2023-09-30 | 4.68% | +0.22 pp |
| Q2 2023 | 2023-06-30 | 4.25% | +0.16 pp |
| Q1 2023 | 2023-03-31 | 3.92% | −0.00 pp |
| Q4 2022 | 2022-12-31 | 3.62% | +0.11 pp |
| Q3 2022 | 2022-09-30 | 4.46% | +0.49 pp |
| Q2 2022 | 2022-06-30 | 4.09% | +0.28 pp |
| Q1 2022 | 2022-03-31 | 3.92% | +0.46 pp |
| Q4 2021 | 2021-12-31 | 3.51% | +0.71 pp |
| Q3 2021 | 2021-09-30 | 3.97% | +0.84 pp |
| Q2 2021 | 2021-06-30 | 3.80% | +1.04 pp |
| Q1 2021 | 2021-03-31 | 3.46% | +0.42 pp |
| Q4 2020 | 2020-12-31 | 2.79% | −0.80 pp |
| Q3 2020 | 2020-09-30 | 3.13% | −0.61 pp |
| Q2 2020 | 2020-06-30 | 2.76% | −0.41 pp |
| Q1 2020 | 2020-03-31 | 3.03% | +0.08 pp |
| Q4 2019 | 2019-12-31 | 3.59% | −0.20 pp |
| Q3 2019 | 2019-09-30 | 3.75% | +0.40 pp |
| Q2 2019 | 2019-06-30 | 3.17% | +0.19 pp |
| Q1 2019 | 2019-03-31 | 2.96% | −0.04 pp |
| Q4 2018 | 2018-12-31 | 3.80% | −4.70 pp |
| Q3 2018 | 2018-09-30 | 3.34% | +0.43 pp |
| Q2 2018 | 2018-06-30 | 2.98% | +0.34 pp |
| Q1 2018 | 2018-03-31 | 3.00% | +0.55 pp |
| Q4 2017 | 2017-12-31 | 8.50% | +6.03 pp |
| Q3 2017 | 2017-09-30 | 2.91% | +1.80 pp |
| Q2 2017 | 2017-06-30 | 2.64% | +0.31 pp |
| Q1 2017 | 2017-03-31 | 2.44% | +0.43 pp |
| Q4 2016 | 2016-12-31 | 2.47% | +0.26 pp |
| Q3 2016 | 2016-09-30 | 1.11% | −1.65 pp |
| Q2 2016 | 2016-06-30 | 2.33% | −0.12 pp |
| Q1 2016 | 2016-03-31 | 2.02% | −0.21 pp |
| Q4 2015 | 2015-12-31 | 2.21% | +1.57 pp |
| Q3 2015 | 2015-09-30 | 2.76% | +0.41 pp |
| Q2 2015 | 2015-06-30 | 2.45% | +0.17 pp |
| Q1 2015 | 2015-03-31 | 2.22% | +0.54 pp |
| Q4 2014 | 2014-12-31 | 0.64% | −2.38 pp |
| Q3 2014 | 2014-09-30 | 2.35% | +0.14 pp |
| Q2 2014 | 2014-06-30 | 2.28% | +1.55 pp |
| Q1 2014 | 2014-03-31 | 1.69% | +0.07 pp |
| Q4 2013 | 2013-12-31 | 3.03% | +1.38 pp |
| Q3 2013 | 2013-09-30 | 2.22% | +0.24 pp |
| Q2 2013 | 2013-06-30 | 0.73% | −1.20 pp |
| Q1 2013 | 2013-03-31 | 1.61% | −0.24 pp |
| Q4 2012 | 2012-12-31 | 1.64% | −0.85 pp |
| Q3 2012 | 2012-09-30 | 1.98% | −0.55 pp |
| Q2 2012 | 2012-06-30 | 1.93% | +1.33 pp |
| Q1 2012 | 2012-03-31 | 1.85% | −0.17 pp |
| Q4 2011 | 2011-12-31 | 2.50% | +0.61 pp |
| Q3 2011 | 2011-09-30 | 2.53% | +0.80 pp |
| Q2 2011 | 2011-06-30 | 0.60% | −1.49 pp |
| Q1 2011 | 2011-03-31 | 2.02% | +1.16 pp |
| Q4 2010 | 2010-12-31 | 1.89% | +1.42 pp |
| Q3 2010 | 2010-09-30 | 1.74% | +0.13 pp |
| Q2 2010 | 2010-06-30 | 2.09% | −0.96 pp |
| Q1 2010 | 2010-03-31 | 0.86% | — |
| Q4 2009 | 2009-12-31 | 0.47% | — |
| Q3 2009 | 2009-09-30 | 1.60% | — |
| Q2 2009 | 2009-06-30 | 3.06% | — |
Republic Services return on equity trends
Over the last five fiscal years, Republic Services's return on equity increased from 11.65% to 18.31%, a change of +6.65 percentage points. The latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, shows 4.71%.
What return on equity (ROE) means
Return on equity (ROE) measures how much net income a company generates relative to shareholders’ equity. It can help evaluate how efficiently equity capital is used, but unusually high or negative values may reflect leverage, losses, or a small equity base.
How return on equity is calculated
TickerStat calculates ROE as SEC-reported net income divided by average stockholders’ equity at the beginning and end of the fiscal period. Periods with missing or non-positive average equity are omitted. Quarterly ROE uses quarterly net income and is not annualized. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so exact period-end dates are included.
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