Republic Services, Inc. (RSG) earnings on May 7, 2026
More Republic Services, Inc. earnings
Prior outlook: Pessimistic Outcome: Partial
The stock jumped as much as 3.4% after earnings were released but closed down 0.8%. Even though investors had expected a bigger drop, the decline was smaller than feared.
RSG price around the earnings
200.02
Change: -0.8%
2026-05-08, 20:00 UTC
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Prior thesis
Prior outlook: Pessimistic Outcome: Partial
- Thesis published
Negative momentum persists, and a cautious scenario is observed.
The stock is experiencing significant underperformance and negative price trends, even though the company has a history of meeting or exceeding earnings expectations. Analysts are maintaining neutral stances with mixed price target adjustments.
Context analyzed before publication
- Summary
- Negative momentum persists, the scenario is pessimistic.
- Playbook
- Despite a history of earnings beats, the persistent negative price action suggests a pessimistic scenario. The technical trend reversal is a key factor for the outlook.
- Trend
- Trajectory worsened from negative to more severe negative.
Analysts
Drivers
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Analysts
Neutral
Analysts are holding mixed views, with some lowering and others raising their price targets for the stock.
Evidence
- Analysts covering the stock
- 24
- Average price target
- 245.38
- Lowest price target
- 200
- Highest price target
- 270
- Upside to price target
- 22.2%
- Quarterly earnings growth
- 6.3%
- Revenue growth
- 2.2%
- Forward EPS
- 8.05
- Trailing EPS
- 6.85
- Analyst moves in the last 60 days
- 4
- Strong buy: 3
- Buy: 13
- Hold: 11
- Sell: 0
- Strong sell: 0
- Strong buy
- 3
- Buy
- 13
- Hold
- 11
- Sell
- 0
- Strong sell
- 0
- April 16, 2026 · Baird: Maintains rating (Neutral → Neutral)
- April 10, 2026 · JP Morgan: Maintains rating (Neutral → Neutral)
- March 18, 2026 · Wells Fargo: Maintains rating (Overweight → Overweight)
- March 13, 2026 · Wolfe Research: Initiates coverage (Peer Perform)
News and sentiment
Evidence
Sentiment
- Sentiment
- Constructive
- Mention volume
- Low
- Normalized volume
- 29.7%
News
Sources (3)
- Top 3 Industrials Stocks That Are Set To Fly This Quarter — Benzinga
- Baird Maintains Neutral on Republic Services, Lowers Price Target to $240 — Benzinga
- JP Morgan Maintains Neutral on Republic Services, Raises Price Target to $245 — Benzinga
Technicals
Drivers
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Technical
Negative
The stock's recent price movement has been strongly negative, significantly underperforming the broader market.
Evidence
- Average true range (ATR)
- 1.7%
- Distance to 52-week high
- -22.4%
- 14-day change (14d)
- -3.7%
- 30-day change
- -7.5%
- 30-day relative strength
- -19.5%
- Benchmark change
- +12.0%
- Nearest support
- 199.03
- Nearest resistance
- 224.81
- Volume accumulation ratio
- 1.33
Trends
Evidence
- Average earnings surprise
- +4.6%
- February 17, 2026: actual EPS 1.76 vs estimate 1.63 (surprise +7.9%)
- October 30, 2025: actual EPS 1.9 vs estimate 1.78 (surprise +6.5%)
- July 29, 2025: actual EPS 1.77 vs estimate 1.76 (surprise +0.8%)
- April 24, 2025: actual EPS 1.58 vs estimate 1.53 (surprise +3.1%)
Expected move
Drivers
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Past earnings
Positive
The company has consistently exceeded earnings expectations for the past four quarters.
There is no implied-move data available for this event.
Reactions over its last 19 earnings
- Median move
- 2.8%
- 75th percentile move
- 3.7%
- 90th percentile move
- 5%
- Up / down moves
- 11 / 8
- Average up move
- +2.2%
- Average down move
- -3.1%
Monitoring and close
What Republic Services, Inc. reported
There is no monitoring data available for this event.
Pre-market second reading after the results
There is no second reading available for this event.
How the stock reacted
- Outcome
- Partial
- Consolidated
- -0.8%
- Max favorable move (MFE)
- 1.4%
- Max adverse move (MAE)
- 3.4%