RSG vs GFL vs LODE Stock Comparison

Republic Services, GFL Environmental and Comstock Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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RSG Republic Services, Inc.
$233.48 +9.6% 1M +7.2% 1Y
Market cap
$72.65B
P/E
33.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.89B
Div. yield
0.01%
Solid Waste Industrials
8 wins
GFL GFL Environmental Inc.
$43.57 +5.1% 1M -3.4% 1Y
Market cap
$16.61B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Solid Waste Industrials
2 wins
LODE Comstock Inc.
$1.71 -29.9% 1M -43.8% 1Y
Market cap
$122.44M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.01M
Div. yield
–
Solid Waste Industrials

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Republic Services leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Republic Services 8, GFL Environmental 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRSGGFLLODELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $72.65B $16.61B $122.44M RSG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.2x -74.0x -2.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.3x 70.3x — RSG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.2% — -69.1% RSG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.9% — -6,012.3% RSG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.0% 9.7% — RSG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.6x -0.1x — GFL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.2% -3.4% -43.8% RSG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.7%/yr +1.2%/yr -40.2%/yr RSG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 20.3% 29.2% 80.1% RSG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 57/100 29/100 GFL

Percentile Scorecard

RSGGFLLODE

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

AxisRSGGFLLODE
Valuation 40 #10 of 16 87 #3 of 16 13 #14 of 16
Growth 39 #9 of 14 15 #12 of 14 23 #11 of 14
Profitability 100 #1 of 14 39 #9 of 14 8 #13 of 14
Financial Health 27 #12 of 16 87 #3 of 16 73 #5 of 16
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 51 57 29
  • RSG ranked among 16 companies in Waste Management
  • GFL ranked among 16 companies in Waste Management
  • LODE ranked among 16 companies in Waste Management

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRSGGFLLODESPY
1 month +9.6%+5.1%-29.9% +0.9%
3 months +6.6%+8.2%-36.7% +5.9%
6 months +12.1%+8.0%-46.2% +8.5%
Year to date +10.2%+1.4%-54.5% +13.3%
1 year +7.2%-3.4%-43.8% +12.4%
3 years +59.9%+54.5%-57.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year +17.0%+15.6%-24.7% +23.5%
5 years +73.5%+5.9%-92.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year +11.7%+1.2%-40.2% +11.0%
10 years +349.2%—-97.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year +16.2%—-29.6% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureRSGGFLLODESPY
Volatility, 1Y 20.3%29.2%80.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.0%28.4%81.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.430.242.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.36-0.12-0.55 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -23.4%-42.9%-94.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.5%-6.3%-64.2% -0.9%
52-week high $241.83$46.51$4.77 $779.14
52-week low $197.73$33.54$1.70 $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.

MultipleRSGGFLLODE
P/E now vs peer median 32.8xmedian 31.3x -71.8xmedian 31.3x -2.1xmedian 31.3x
P/S now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 3.1x 2.3xmedian 3.1x 128.0xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.0xmedian 14.3x 4.9xmedian 14.3x -1.7xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.9xmedian 16.9x 5.6xmedian 16.9x -3.3xmedian 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 2.7x 1.4xmedian 2.7x 0.9xmedian 2.7x
PEG now vs peer median 2.59median 2.37 1.01median 2.37 -0.09median 2.37

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 monthsRSGGFLLODE
Revenue $16.89B – $1.01M
Gross profit $7.09B – -$1.68M
Operating income $3.37B $1.72B -$59.32M
Net income $2.19B -$385.60M -$61.13M
Free cash flow $2.65B $2.88B -$39.16M
R&D – – $11.28M
EPS (diluted) $7.10 $-0.59 $-1.66
Cash & equivalents $107.00M $296.50M $31.41M
Total debt $14.07B $14.20M –
Shares (diluted) 307.63M 378.69M 36.71M
Enterprise value $72.26B $14.62B -$10.60M

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
MetricRSGGFLLODE
P/E 32.8x -71.8x -2.1x
P/FCF 26.9x 5.6x -3.3x
P/Operating cash flow 15.7x 9.4x -4.3x
P/S 4.2x 2.3x 128.0x
P/B 5.9x 1.4x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 6.3x 1.7x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 16.0x 4.9x -1.7x
EV/EBIT 25.4x 9.2x -1.7x
EV/Revenue 5.1x – 97.0x
EV/FCF 32.2x 5.5x -2.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.8x 9.3x -3.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.59 1.01 -0.09

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRSGGFLLODE
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.2% – -69.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.4% – 95.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.5% – -248.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.8% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 1.6% -0.2% -34.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.1% -7.1% -43.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 2.9% -110.8% -11.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.5% -45.6% -17.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 4.9% -106.3% 49.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.7% -70.7% 23.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.2% 25.2% -70.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.2% -1.6% -40.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12.6% 11.5% -105.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.3% 0.2% -35.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRSGGFLLODE
Gross margin 42.0% – -165.6%
EBITDA margin 31.7% – -5,651%
Operating margin 19.9% – -5,846%
Pretax margin 15.2% – -5,767%
Net margin 12.9% – -6,012%
FCF margin 15.7% – -3,860%
Operating cash flow margin 26.9% – -3,009%
Return on equity 18.2% -4.0% -40.7%
Return on assets 6.3% -1.5% -29.7%
Return on invested capital 11.0% 9.7% –
Return on capital employed 10.9% 7.6% -31.6%
Asset turnover 0.5x – 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x -4.4x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue – – 63.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRSGGFLLODE
Debt / assets 40.0% 0.0% –
Debt / equity 1.2x 0.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x -0.1x –
Debt / FCF 5.3x 0.0x –
Liabilities / assets 65.8% 59.0% 27.3%
Equity / assets 34.2% 41.0% 72.7%
Interest coverage 5.7x 2.8x -68.6x
Current ratio 0.6x 0.9x 3.2x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.8x 1.9x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x 1.7x
Altman Z-score 3.08 – -2.28

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRSGGFLLODE
Dividend yield 1.1% 0.2% –
Net buyback yield 2.1% – -75.2%
Shareholder yield 3.2% 0.2% -75.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 34.8% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 28.7% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.9% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.4% – –

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.

ConsensusRSGGFLLODE
Forward P/E 31.3xFY2026 70.3xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $7.45FY2026 $0.62FY2026 $-0.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.1%FY2026 +12.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +5.9% +27.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.61BFY2026 $6.10BFY2026 $4.79MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.1%FY2026 +26.5%FY2026 +208.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.6% +22.3% +827.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRSGGFLLODE
Held by institutions 58.9% 74.8% 57.0%
Institutions holding 1,303 323 107
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.5% +10.3% +21.1%
Institutions buying 623 185 67
Institutions selling 484 101 22
Buyers to sellers 1.29 1.83 3.05

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.

RSGGFLLODE
RSG 1.00 0.41 -0.03
GFL 0.41 1.00 -0.01
LODE -0.03 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RSG, GFL and LODE?

Republic Services (RSG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Republic Services (RSG) $72.65B, GFL Environmental (GFL) $16.61B, Comstock (LODE) $122.44M.

Which company is growing faster?

Republic Services (RSG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Republic Services (RSG) +3.2%, Comstock (LODE) -69.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Republic Services (RSG) has the highest net margin (Republic Services (RSG) 12.9%, Comstock (LODE) -6,012.3%). On return on invested capital, Republic Services (RSG) leads (Republic Services (RSG) 11.0%, GFL Environmental (GFL) 9.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Republic Services (RSG) returned the most: Republic Services (RSG) +7.2%, GFL Environmental (GFL) -3.4%, Comstock (LODE) -43.8%. Over five years, Republic Services (RSG) compounded fastest (Republic Services (RSG) +11.7%/yr, GFL Environmental (GFL) +1.2%/yr, Comstock (LODE) -40.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Republic Services (RSG) 0.01%, GFL Environmental (GFL) 0.00%, Comstock (LODE) 0.00%. GFL Environmental (GFL) and Comstock (LODE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Republic Services (RSG) has been the steadiest (Republic Services (RSG) 20.3%, GFL Environmental (GFL) 29.2%, Comstock (LODE) 80.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RSG, GFL and LODE?

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 8. 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.