RSG vs OSK vs LODE Stock Comparison

Republic Services, Oshkosh and Comstock Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RSG Republic Services, Inc.
$240.36 +12.7% 1M +7.7% 1Y
Market cap
$74.26B
P/E
34.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.89B
Div. yield
0.01%
Solid Waste Industrials
6 wins
OSK Oshkosh Corp
$131.73 -2.8% 1M -5.8% 1Y
Market cap
$8.32B
P/E
14.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.61B
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
5 wins
LODE Comstock Inc.
$1.71 -36.2% 1M -42.4% 1Y
Market cap
$128.50M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.01M
Div. yield
–
Solid Waste Industrials

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Republic Services leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Republic Services 6, Oshkosh 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRSGOSKLODELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $74.26B $8.32B $128.50M RSG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 34.0x 14.9x -2.1x OSK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 32.3x 13.2x — OSK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.2% +2.2% -69.1% RSG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.9% 5.2% -6,012.3% RSG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.0% 11.4% — OSK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 0.7x — OSK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.7% -5.8% -42.4% RSG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.5%/yr +4.5%/yr -41.2%/yr RSG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 20.2% 40.4% 80.3% RSG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 72/100 21/100 OSK

Percentile Scorecard

RSGOSKLODE

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

AxisRSGOSKLODE
Valuation 53 #8 of 16 95 #11 of 203 7 #15 of 16
Growth 62 #6 of 14 59 #78 of 188 15 #12 of 14
Profitability 100 #1 of 14 63 #69 of 187 8 #13 of 14
Financial Health 40 #10 of 16 51 #110 of 222 73 #5 of 16
Shareholder Returns 71 #3 of 8 91 #14 of 153 0 #8 of 8
Overall 65 72 21
  • RSG ranked among 16 companies in Waste Management
  • OSK ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • 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

PeriodRSGOSKLODESPY
1 month +12.7%-2.8%-36.2% -1.0%
3 months +10.8%-15.1%-42.8% +2.9%
6 months +14.6%-12.4%-47.4% +6.4%
Year to date +13.4%+4.9%-54.5% +11.4%
1 year +7.7%-5.8%-42.4% +13.1%
3 years +67.7%+48.4%-58.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year +18.8%+14.1%-25.3% +21.5%
5 years +80.4%+24.7%-92.9% +67.7%
5 years, per year +12.5%+4.5%-41.2% +10.9%
10 years +381.4%+146.1%-97.6% +255.2%
10 years, per year +17.0%+9.4%-31.3% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureRSGOSKLODESPY
Volatility, 1Y 20.2%40.4%80.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 18.8%40.2%81.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.421.382.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.38-0.14-0.53 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -23.4%-43.5%-94.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.6%-26.0%-64.2% -2.5%
52-week high $241.83$177.94$4.77 $779.14
52-week low $197.73$118.59$1.71 $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.

MultipleRSGOSKLODE
P/E now vs peer median 33.8xmedian 33.8x 14.8xmedian 25.9x -2.1xmedian 33.8x
P/S now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 3.4x 0.8xmedian 1.9x 128.0xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.4xmedian 15.8x 8.5xmedian 13.7x -1.7xmedian 15.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.7xmedian 18.4x 7.3xmedian 21.1x -3.3xmedian 18.4x
P/B now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 3.1x 1.8xmedian 2.3x 0.9xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median 2.67median 4.14 1.15median 1.19 -0.09median 4.14

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 monthsRSGOSKLODE
Revenue $16.89B $10.61B $1.01M
Gross profit $7.09B $1.69B -$1.68M
Operating income $3.37B $797.60M -$59.32M
Net income $2.19B $556.30M -$61.13M
Free cash flow $2.65B $1.12B -$39.16M
R&D – – $11.28M
EPS (diluted) $7.10 $8.87 $-1.66
Cash & equivalents $107.00M $403.60M $31.41M
Total debt $14.07B $4.56B –
Shares (diluted) 307.63M 62.75M 36.71M
Enterprise value $73.88B $6.97B -$4.54M

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
MetricRSGOSKLODE
P/E 33.8x 14.8x -2.1x
P/FCF 27.7x 7.3x -3.3x
P/Operating cash flow 16.2x 6.3x -4.3x
P/S 4.4x 0.8x 128.0x
P/B 6.1x 1.8x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 6.5x 2.1x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 16.4x 8.5x -1.7x
EV/EBIT 26.0x 11.1x -1.7x
EV/Revenue 5.2x 0.8x 97.0x
EV/FCF 33.0x 7.9x -2.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.3x 6.8x -3.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.67 1.15 -0.09

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRSGOSKLODE
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.2% 2.2% -69.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.4% 5.8% 95.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.5% -10.2% -248.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.8% 7.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 1.6% -16.7% -34.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.1% 8.2% -43.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 2.9% -14.5% -11.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.5% 11.1% -17.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 4.9% -11.7% 49.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.7% 12.8% 23.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.2% 60.6% -70.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.2% 57.0% -40.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12.6% 99.4% -105.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.3% 49.8% -35.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRSGOSKLODE
Gross margin 42.0% 15.9% -165.6%
EBITDA margin 31.7% 9.8% -5,651%
Operating margin 19.9% 7.5% -5,846%
Pretax margin 15.2% 6.5% -5,767%
Net margin 12.9% 5.2% -6,012%
FCF margin 15.7% 10.6% -3,860%
Operating cash flow margin 26.9% 12.3% -3,009%
Return on equity 18.2% 12.4% -40.7%
Return on assets 6.3% 5.6% -29.7%
Return on invested capital 11.0% 11.4% –
Return on capital employed 10.9% 11.5% -31.6%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.1x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 2.3x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.4% 63.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRSGOSKLODE
Debt / assets 40.0% 11.0% –
Debt / equity 1.2x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 0.7x –
Debt / FCF 5.3x 1.0x –
Liabilities / assets 65.8% 55.0% 27.3%
Equity / assets 34.2% 45.0% 72.7%
Interest coverage 5.7x 6.6x -68.6x
Current ratio 0.6x 1.7x 3.2x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.7x 1.9x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x 1.7x
Altman Z-score 3.13 3.17 -2.28

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRSGOSKLODE
Dividend yield 1.1% 1.7% –
Net buyback yield 2.0% 4.3% -75.2%
Shareholder yield 3.1% 6.0% -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.

ConsensusRSGOSKLODE
Forward P/E 32.3xFY2026 13.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $7.45FY2026 $10.00FY2026 $-0.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.1%FY2026 -7.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +5.8% +46.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.59BFY2026 $10.70BFY2026 $4.79MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.0%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026 +208.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.6% +5.3% +827.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRSGOSKLODE
Held by institutions 58.9% 100.0% 57.0%
Institutions holding 1,302 598 107
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.5% +5.1% +21.1%
Institutions buying 622 309 67
Institutions selling 484 188 22
Buyers to sellers 1.29 1.64 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.

RSGOSKLODE
RSG 1.00 -0.01 -0.03
OSK -0.01 1.00 0.20
LODE -0.03 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RSG, OSK and LODE?

Republic Services (RSG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Republic Services (RSG) $74.26B, Oshkosh (OSK) $8.32B, Comstock (LODE) $128.50M.

Which stock is cheaper, RSG, OSK and LODE?

Oshkosh (OSK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Republic Services (RSG) 34.0x, Oshkosh (OSK) 14.9x, Comstock (LODE) -2.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Oshkosh (OSK) is cheapest (Republic Services (RSG) 32.3x, Oshkosh (OSK) 13.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Republic Services (RSG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Republic Services (RSG) +3.2%, Oshkosh (OSK) +2.2%, Comstock (LODE) -69.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Republic Services (RSG) has the highest net margin (Republic Services (RSG) 12.9%, Oshkosh (OSK) 5.2%, Comstock (LODE) -6,012.3%). On return on invested capital, Oshkosh (OSK) leads (Republic Services (RSG) 11.0%, Oshkosh (OSK) 11.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Republic Services (RSG) returned the most: Republic Services (RSG) +7.7%, Oshkosh (OSK) -5.8%, Comstock (LODE) -42.4%. Over five years, Republic Services (RSG) compounded fastest (Republic Services (RSG) +12.5%/yr, Oshkosh (OSK) +4.5%/yr, Comstock (LODE) -41.2%/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%, Oshkosh (OSK) 0.00%, Comstock (LODE) 0.00%. Oshkosh (OSK) 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) 20.2%, Oshkosh (OSK) 40.4%, Comstock (LODE) 80.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RSG, OSK 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 6. 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.