Republic Services (RSG) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Republic Services (RSG) posted Operating Expenses of $448 million for Q2 2026, up 3.9% from $431 million a year earlier and up 4.9% from the prior quarter.
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Republic Services (RSG) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Operating Expenses at Republic Services was $1.74 billion, up 0.6% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $1.73 billion, up 1.6% from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Expenses has increased for five consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 10.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Republic Services' Operating Expenses was $1.7 billion in FY2024 (+3.7%), $1.64 billion in FY2023 (+10.9%), $1.48 billion in FY2022 (+22.2%) and $1.21 billion in FY2021 (+13.0%).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Operating Expenses since Q4 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Expenses increased in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 1.9%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Operating Expenses in the past five years was Q4 2022, with growth of 25.6%; the weakest was Q4 2025, with a decline of 2.9%.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses for the three prior quarters was $427 million (Q1 2026), $443 million (Q4 2025) and $425 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waste Management | 81.64 Bn | 80.55 Bn | 2.73 Bn | 5.43 Bn |
| 2 | Republic Services | 64.27 Bn | 63.89 Bn | 1.87 Bn | 448.00 Mn |
| 3 | Waste Connections | 38.82 Bn | 38.45 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 538.77 Mn |
| 4 | Clean Harbors | 16.38 Bn | 13.39 Bn | 608.78 Mn | 214.57 Mn |
| 5 | GFL Environmental | 15.51 Bn | 13.19 Bn | 385.80 Mn | 600.10 Mn |
| 6 | Casella Waste Systems | 5.03 Bn | 4.15 Bn | 178.80 Mn | 523.78 Mn |
| 7 | Onterris | 470.12 Mn | 429.40 Mn | 82.26 Mn | 66.50 Mn |
| 8 | Perma Fix Environmental Services | 331.90 Mn | 223.46 Mn | -2.50 Mn | 4.00 Mn |
| 9 | Deep Isolation Nuclear | 182.23 Mn | 182.23 Mn | 707,000.00 | 3.95 Mn |
| 10 | Comstock | 177.73 Mn | 181.05 Mn | -896,073.00 | 26.04 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 448.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 427.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 443.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 425.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 431.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 431.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 456.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 414.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 413.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 420.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 437.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 408.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 411.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 384.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 403.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 367.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 396.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 313.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 320.90 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 303.60 Mn |
API Access
Republic Services Operating Expenses API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-expenses&ticker=RSG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-expenses", "ticker": "RSG", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-expenses&ticker=RSG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();