Republic Services (RSG) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
Republic Services (RSG) reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 11.05% for Q2 2026, up 0.06 percentage points from 10.98% a year earlier and up 0.18 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Republic Services (RSG) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Republic Services posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 10.96%, down 0.35 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a five-year change of +2.49 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 11.31% in FY2024 (+1.52 pp), 9.80% in FY2023 (+0.08 pp), 9.71% in FY2022 (+0.24 pp) and 9.48% in FY2021 (+1.00 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q1 2025.
- Year over year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] gained in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.59 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in five years was Q4 2024 (a gain of 1.58 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2025 (a drop of 0.48 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 10.86% (Q1 2026), 10.74% (Q4 2025) and 10.83% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waste Management | 81.78 Bn | 80.69 Bn | 2.73 Bn | 10.72% |
| 2 | Republic Services | 64.17 Bn | 63.79 Bn | 1.87 Bn | 11.05% |
| 3 | Waste Connections | 38.78 Bn | 38.40 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 7.41% |
| 4 | Clean Harbors | 16.83 Bn | 13.84 Bn | 608.78 Mn | 9.66% |
| 5 | GFL Environmental | 15.57 Bn | 13.25 Bn | 385.80 Mn | -2.69% |
| 6 | Casella Waste Systems | 5.19 Bn | 4.31 Bn | 178.80 Mn | 1.51% |
| 7 | Onterris | 445.90 Mn | 405.17 Mn | 82.26 Mn | 1.01% |
| 8 | Perma Fix Environmental Services | 329.99 Mn | 221.55 Mn | -2.50 Mn | - |
| 9 | Deep Isolation Nuclear | 184.53 Mn | 184.53 Mn | 707,000.00 | - |
| 10 | Comstock | 172.41 Mn | 175.73 Mn | -896,073.00 | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 11.05% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 10.86% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.74% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 10.83% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 10.98% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 11.12% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 11.21% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 10.72% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.06% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.69% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.63% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.38% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.33% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 9.23% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.12% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.19% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 9.12% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 9.45% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 9.29% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 9.07% |
API Access
Republic Services Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=RSG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=RSG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();