RSG vs OSK vs WM Stock Comparison

Republic Services, Oshkosh and Waste Management Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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RSG Republic Services, Inc.
$249.41 +16.1% 1M +20.8% 1Y
Market cap
$75.98B
P/E
34.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.24B
Div. yield
1.02%
Solid Waste Industrials
4 wins
OSK Oshkosh Corp
$136.79 +3.5% 1M +9.4% 1Y
Market cap
$8.38B
P/E
17.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.76B
Div. yield
1.62%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
5 wins
WM Waste Management Inc
$241.26 +16.1% 1M +20.3% 1Y
Market cap
$95.95B
P/E
31.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.07B
Div. yield
1.51%
Solid Waste Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Oshkosh leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Oshkosh 5, Republic Services 4, Waste Management 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRSGOSKWMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $75.98B $8.38B $95.95B WM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 34.3x 17.0x 31.3x OSK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 33.5x 15.4x 28.1x OSK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.5% +4.2% +5.2% WM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.9% 4.6% 11.8% RSG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.1% 10.2% 11.4% WM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 0.6x 3.0x OSK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.02% 1.62% 1.51% OSK
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +20.8% +9.4% +20.3% RSG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.5%/yr +3.5%/yr +8.6%/yr RSG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 20.3% 39.8% 21.3% RSG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 66/100 56/100 OSK

Percentile Scorecard

RSGOSKWM

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

AxisRSGOSKWM
Valuation 44 #10 of 17 89 #23 of 204 50 #9 of 17
Growth 36 #10 of 15 40 #115 of 191 57 #7 of 15
Profitability 100 #1 of 15 58 #80 of 189 93 #2 of 15
Financial Health 25 #13 of 17 51 #108 of 221 6 #16 of 17
Shareholder Returns 57 #4 of 8 91 #16 of 159 71 #3 of 8
Overall 52 66 56
  • RSG ranked among 17 companies in Waste Management
  • OSK ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • WM ranked among 17 companies in Waste Management

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRSGOSKWMSPY
1 month +16.1%+3.5%+16.1% -5.9%
3 months +19.0%-10.9%+5.3% -4.6%
6 months +23.7%-10.6%+8.9% +0.2%
Year to date +17.7%+8.9%+9.8% +7.5%
1 year +20.8%+9.4%+20.3% +8.2%
3 years +61.3%+48.6%+42.6% +68.3%
3 years, per year +17.3%+14.1%+12.6% +19.0%
5 years +87.9%+18.8%+50.9% +56.5%
5 years, per year +13.5%+3.5%+8.6% +9.4%
10 years +386.8%+147.7%+280.7% +251.5%
10 years, per year +17.2%+9.5%+14.3% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureRSGOSKWMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 20.3%39.8%21.3% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 18.6%39.0%20.5% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.431.29-0.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.020.240.95 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -23.4%-43.5%-18.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-23.1%-2.1% -5.9%
52-week high $249.41$177.94$246.51 $779.14
52-week low $197.73$118.59$199.62 $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.

MultipleRSGOSKWM
P/E now vs peer median 34.3xmedian 31.3x 17.0xmedian 23.4x 31.3xmedian 31.3x
P/S now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 3.2x 0.8xmedian 1.7x 3.7xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.4xmedian 15.3x 9.1xmedian 13.4x 15.3xmedian 15.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 29.7xmedian 17.7x 8.9xmedian 21.9x 25.7xmedian 17.7x
P/B now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 2.0x 1.8xmedian 2.1x 9.7xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median 2.86median 2.86 45.72median 1.02 2.99median 2.86

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 monthsRSGOSKWM
Revenue $17.24B $10.76B $26.07B
Gross profit $7.24B $1.66B $10.53B
Operating income $3.45B $734.30M $4.80B
Net income $2.23B $498.50M $3.07B
Free cash flow $2.56B $942.10M $3.74B
EPS (diluted) $7.27 $8.01 $7.68
Cash & equivalents $92.00M $558.00M $247.00M
Total debt $14.06B $1.10B $23.37B
Shares (diluted) 306.50M 62.24M 399.80M
Enterprise value $75.59B $6.69B $94.79B

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
MetricRSGOSKWM
P/E 34.3x 17.0x 31.3x
P/FCF 29.7x 8.9x 25.7x
P/Operating cash flow 16.9x 7.4x 14.6x
P/S 4.4x 0.8x 3.7x
P/B 6.2x 1.8x 9.7x
P/Tangible book 6.6x 2.2x 15.2x
EV/EBITDA 16.4x 9.1x 15.3x
EV/EBIT 26.1x 12.2x 24.8x
EV/Revenue 5.2x 0.8x 4.6x
EV/FCF 35.1x 9.5x 31.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.0x 7.9x 18.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.86 45.72 2.99

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRSGOSKWM
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.5% 4.2% 5.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.5% 4.6% 9.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.1% -10.1% -21.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.7% 2.4% 11.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 4.5% -22.8% 17.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.1% -1.5% 10.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 5.7% -25.2% 19.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.8% -1.5% 10.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 7.6% -22.4% 21.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.0% 0.4% 10.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 3.8% 16.3% 12.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.4% 36.2% 14.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 1.2% 26.0% 55.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 69.7% 30.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRSGOSKWM
Gross margin 42.0% 15.4% 40.4%
EBITDA margin 31.7% 9.1% 29.8%
Operating margin 20.0% 6.8% 18.4%
Pretax margin 15.3% 5.9% 14.9%
Net margin 12.9% 4.6% 11.8%
FCF margin 14.9% 8.8% 14.3%
Operating cash flow margin 26.1% 10.5% 25.2%
Return on equity 18.4% 11.0% 31.0%
Return on assets 6.3% 4.9% 6.6%
Return on invested capital 11.1% 10.2% 11.4%
Return on capital employed 10.9% 10.5% 12.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.1x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 2.3x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.4% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRSGOSKWM
Debt / assets 39.6% 10.7% 50.2%
Debt / equity 1.1x 0.2x 2.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 0.6x 3.0x
Debt / FCF 5.5x 1.2x 6.2x
Liabilities / assets 65.5% 55.6% 78.8%
Equity / assets 34.5% 44.4% 21.2%
Interest coverage 5.7x 6.1x –
Current ratio 0.7x 1.7x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.2x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 3.22 3.14 3.00

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRSGOSKWM
Dividend yield 1.0% 1.6% 1.5%
Net buyback yield 1.5% 4.1% 1.6%
Shareholder yield 2.5% 5.7% 3.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 34.6% – 48.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) 30.1% – 39.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.2% – 13.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.2% – 9.6%

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.

ConsensusRSGOSKWM
Forward P/E 33.5xFY2026 15.4xFY2026 28.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.45FY2026 $8.91FY2026 $8.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.1%FY2026 -17.4%FY2026 +14.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.0% +52.9% +8.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.74BFY2026 $10.52BFY2026 $25.88BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.9%FY2026 +1.0%FY2026 +2.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.8% +6.1% +11.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRSGOSKWM
Held by institutions 58.9% 100.0% 82.3%
Institutions holding 1,304 601 2,352
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.5% +5.1% +0.8%
Institutions buying 622 309 1,096
Institutions selling 486 188 903
Buyers to sellers 1.28 1.64 1.21

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.

RSGOSKWM
RSG 1.00 -0.05 0.82
OSK -0.05 1.00 0.03
WM 0.82 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RSG, OSK and WM?

Waste Management (WM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Republic Services (RSG) $75.98B, Oshkosh (OSK) $8.38B, Waste Management (WM) $95.95B.

Which stock is cheaper, RSG, OSK and WM?

Oshkosh (OSK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Republic Services (RSG) 34.3x, Oshkosh (OSK) 17.0x, Waste Management (WM) 31.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Oshkosh (OSK) is cheapest (Republic Services (RSG) 33.5x, Oshkosh (OSK) 15.4x, Waste Management (WM) 28.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Waste Management (WM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Republic Services (RSG) +4.5%, Oshkosh (OSK) +4.2%, Waste Management (WM) +5.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Republic Services (RSG) has the highest net margin (Republic Services (RSG) 12.9%, Oshkosh (OSK) 4.6%, Waste Management (WM) 11.8%). On return on invested capital, Waste Management (WM) leads (Republic Services (RSG) 11.1%, Oshkosh (OSK) 10.2%, Waste Management (WM) 11.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Republic Services (RSG) returned the most: Republic Services (RSG) +20.8%, Oshkosh (OSK) +9.4%, Waste Management (WM) +20.3%. Over five years, Republic Services (RSG) compounded fastest (Republic Services (RSG) +13.5%/yr, Oshkosh (OSK) +3.5%/yr, Waste Management (WM) +8.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Oshkosh (OSK) has the highest dividend yield: Republic Services (RSG) 1.02%, Oshkosh (OSK) 1.62%, Waste Management (WM) 1.51%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Republic Services (RSG) has been the steadiest (Republic Services (RSG) 20.3%, Oshkosh (OSK) 39.8%, Waste Management (WM) 21.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RSG, OSK and WM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Oshkosh (OSK) leads on 5. 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.