RETO vs RSG vs WCN Stock Comparison

ReTo Eco-Solutions, Republic Services and Waste Connections Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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RSG Republic Services, Inc.
$245.99 +17.4% 1M +18.1% 1Y
Market cap
$74.60B
P/E
34.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.89B
Div. yield
0.01%
Solid Waste Industrials
10 wins
WCN Waste Connections, Inc.
$188.09 +22.3% 1M +12.2% 1Y
Market cap
$47.66B
P/E
44.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.76B
Div. yield
0.01%
Solid Waste Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Republic Services leads on 10 of the 12 questions below (Republic Services 10, Waste Connections 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRETORSGWCNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $19.63K $74.60B $47.66B RSG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.1x 34.1x 44.9x RSG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 32.6x 34.6x RSG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +3.2% +5.7% WCN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 12.9% 10.9% RSG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 11.0% 7.4% RSG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.6x 2.9x RSG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.01% RSG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -71.5% +18.1% +12.2% RSG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -82.0%/yr +13.2%/yr +6.9%/yr RSG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 408.8% 20.3% 25.6% RSG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 54/100 54/100 WCN

Percentile Scorecard

RETORSGWCN

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisRETORSGWCN
Valuation 60 #7 of 16 47 #9 of 16 27 #12 of 16
Growth – 39 #9 of 14 62 #6 of 14
Profitability – 100 #1 of 14 77 #4 of 14
Financial Health 67 #6 of 16 27 #12 of 16 20 #13 of 16
Shareholder Returns – 57 #4 of 8 86 #2 of 8
Overall – 54 54
  • RETO ranked among 16 companies in Waste Management
  • RSG ranked among 16 companies in Waste Management
  • WCN ranked among 16 companies in Waste Management

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodRETORSGWCNSPY
1 month +168.4%+17.4%+22.3% -2.3%
3 months +43.4%+17.4%+12.2% -0.7%
6 months +69.6%+19.1%+17.1% +4.8%
Year to date -45.5%+16.1%+7.3% +10.3%
1 year -71.5%+18.1%+12.2% +10.3%
3 years -99.7%+60.3%+41.2% +73.0%
3 years, per year -85.6%+17.0%+12.2% +20.1%
5 years -100.0%+85.8%+39.7% +61.9%
5 years, per year -82.0%+13.2%+6.9% +10.1%
10 years —+380.9%+278.8% +258.6%
10 years, per year —+17.0%+14.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureRETORSGWCNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 408.8%20.3%25.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 244.8%18.6%23.1% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.66-0.46-0.20 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.170.890.48 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -100.0%-23.4%-25.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -72.4%0.0%0.0% -3.5%
52-week high $15.09$245.99$188.09 $779.14
52-week low $0.09$197.73$149.02 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleRETORSGWCN
P/E now vs peer median -0.1xmedian 30.9x 34.6xmedian 30.9x 45.0xmedian 30.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 3.4x 4.5xmedian 3.4x 4.9xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 15.1x 16.7xmedian 15.1x 18.0xmedian 15.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 18.0x 28.4xmedian 18.0x 38.5xmedian 18.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 2.9x 6.3xmedian 2.9x 6.0xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.73 2.73median 2.73 5.13median 2.73

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsRETORSGWCN
Revenue – $16.89B $9.76B
Gross profit – $7.09B $4.15B
Operating income – $3.37B $1.66B
Net income – $2.19B $1.06B
Free cash flow – $2.65B $1.23B
EPS (diluted) – $7.10 $4.18
Cash & equivalents $250.01K $107.00M $98.18M
Total debt $2.24M $14.07B $9.32B
Shares (diluted) 5.97K 307.63M 253.86M
Enterprise value -$4.95M $74.21B $47.29B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricRETORSGWCN
P/E -0.1x 34.6x 45.0x
P/FCF 0.0x 28.4x 38.5x
P/Operating cash flow – 16.6x 18.9x
P/S 0.7x 4.5x 4.9x
P/B 0.0x 6.3x 6.0x
P/Tangible book 0.0x 6.7x 8.0x
EV/EBITDA – 16.7x 18.0x
EV/EBIT – 26.5x 34.1x
EV/Revenue – 5.3x 5.8x
EV/FCF – 33.7x 46.0x
EV/Operating cash flow – 19.7x 22.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 2.73 5.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRETORSGWCN
Revenue growth (1Y) – 3.2% 5.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 5.4% 8.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 2.5% 7.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 7.8% 10.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 1.6% 47.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 9.1% 8.6%
Net income growth (1Y) – 2.9% 64.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 11.5% 8.1%
EPS growth (1Y) – 4.9% 68.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 12.7% 8.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 9.2% 8.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 10.2% 6.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 12.6% 8.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 12.3% 2.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRETORSGWCN
Gross margin – 42.0% 42.5%
EBITDA margin – 31.7% 32.2%
Operating margin – 19.9% 17.0%
Pretax margin – 15.2% 14.2%
Net margin – 12.9% 10.9%
FCF margin – 15.7% 12.6%
Operating cash flow margin – 26.9% 25.7%
Return on equity – 18.2% 13.3%
Return on assets – 6.3% 5.0%
Return on invested capital – 11.0% 7.4%
Return on capital employed – 10.9% 8.7%
Asset turnover – 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.1x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRETORSGWCN
Debt / assets 7.0% 40.0% 43.6%
Debt / equity 0.1x 1.2x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.6x 2.9x
Debt / FCF – 5.3x 7.6x
Liabilities / assets 22.3% 65.8% 63.0%
Equity / assets 77.7% 34.2% 37.0%
Interest coverage – 5.7x 4.8x
Current ratio 0.2x 0.6x 0.7x
Quick ratio 0.1x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – 3.17 3.15

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRETORSGWCN
Dividend yield – 1.0% 0.7%
Net buyback yield – 2.0% 2.3%
Shareholder yield – 3.0% 3.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 34.8% 32.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 28.7% 28.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 6.9% 9.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 7.4% 10.9%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusRETORSGWCN
Forward P/E – 32.6xFY2026 34.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $7.45FY2026 $5.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +6.1%FY2026 +5.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +5.9% +18.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $16.61BFY2026 $10.30BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +0.1%FY2026 +10.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +15.6% 0.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRETORSGWCN
Held by institutions – 58.9% 85.2%
Institutions holding – 1,304 831
Change in shares held, QoQ – +0.5% +1.3%
Institutions buying – 623 412
Institutions selling – 485 303
Buyers to sellers – 1.28 1.36

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

RETORSGWCN
RETO 1.00 0.09 0.11
RSG 0.09 1.00 0.77
WCN 0.11 0.77 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RETO, RSG and WCN?

Republic Services (RSG) is the largest by market capitalisation: ReTo Eco-Solutions (RETO) $19.63K, Republic Services (RSG) $74.60B, Waste Connections (WCN) $47.66B.

Which stock is cheaper, RETO, RSG and WCN?

Republic Services (RSG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (ReTo Eco-Solutions (RETO) -0.1x, Republic Services (RSG) 34.1x, Waste Connections (WCN) 44.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Republic Services (RSG) is cheapest (Republic Services (RSG) 32.6x, Waste Connections (WCN) 34.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Waste Connections (WCN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Republic Services (RSG) +3.2%, Waste Connections (WCN) +5.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Republic Services (RSG) has the highest net margin (Republic Services (RSG) 12.9%, Waste Connections (WCN) 10.9%). On return on invested capital, Republic Services (RSG) leads (Republic Services (RSG) 11.0%, Waste Connections (WCN) 7.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Republic Services (RSG) returned the most: ReTo Eco-Solutions (RETO) -71.5%, Republic Services (RSG) +18.1%, Waste Connections (WCN) +12.2%. Over five years, Republic Services (RSG) compounded fastest (ReTo Eco-Solutions (RETO) -82.0%/yr, Republic Services (RSG) +13.2%/yr, Waste Connections (WCN) +6.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Republic Services (RSG) has the highest dividend yield: ReTo Eco-Solutions (RETO) 0.00%, Republic Services (RSG) 0.01%, Waste Connections (WCN) 0.01%. ReTo Eco-Solutions (RETO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Republic Services (RSG) has been the steadiest (ReTo Eco-Solutions (RETO) 408.8%, Republic Services (RSG) 20.3%, Waste Connections (WCN) 25.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RETO, RSG and WCN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Republic Services (RSG) leads on 10. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.