Buyback yield (TTM)
1.64%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
2.74%
5Y share count change
-2.5%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$1.11B
Cumulative buybacks
$8.47B
Key takeaways
- Republic Services (RSG) repurchased about $1.11B of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 2.5% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 55.35× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +54.5% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 60% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Republic Services (RSG)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for Republic Services (RSG)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for Republic Services (RSG)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for Republic Services (RSG)
Latest: $870.00M
Overview
As of the 2025 fiscal year, Republic Services (RSG) reported buyback spend of $870.00M – surged 80.5% year-over-year.
Through 2020–2025 (5 years), Republic Services buyback spend delivered a +54.5% annualised rate; sustaining 3 straight years of year-over-year growth.
Across the available history, buyback spend reached its high of $870.00M in 2025 and its low of $0.00 in 1998.
Republic Services Buyback Spend 2025: $870.00M
In 2025, Republic Services reported buyback spend of $870.00M, surged 80.5% from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Republic Services Buyback Spend 2024: $482.00M
Republic Services buyback spend in 2024 was $482.00M, surged 84.1% from 2023.
Republic Services Buyback Spend 2023: $261.80M
2023's buyback spend for Republic Services came in at $261.80M, grew 28.6% from 2022.
Republic Services Buyback Spend 2022: $203.50M
Republic Services posted buyback spend of $203.50M in 2022, declined 19.3% below 2021.
Republic Services Buyback Spend 2021: $252.20M
Republic Services buyback spend in 2021 was $252.20M.
See more financial history for Republic Services (RSG).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $870.00M | $0.00 | $870.00M | 1.33% | 0.31B | -0.9% | |
| 2024 | $482.00M | $42.00M | $440.00M | 0.76% | 0.31B | -0.6% | |
| 2023 | $261.80M | $40.90M | $220.90M | 0.50% | 0.32B | -0.1% | |
| 2022 | $203.50M | $38.80M | $164.70M | 0.50% | 0.32B | -0.7% | |
| 2021 | $252.20M | $57.00M | $195.20M | 0.57% | 0.32B | -0.1% | |
| 2020 | $98.80M | $37.30M | $61.50M | 0.32% | 0.32B | -0.7% | |
| 2019 | $399.40M | $39.50M | $359.90M | 1.39% | 0.32B | -1.9% | |
| 2018 | $736.90M | $39.00M | $697.90M | 3.15% | 0.33B | -3.1% | |
| 2017 | $610.70M | $34.60M | $576.10M | 2.71% | 0.34B | -1.6% | |
| 2016 | $403.80M | $23.20M | $380.60M | 2.08% | 0.34B | -2.0% | |
| 2015 | $404.70M | $18.90M | $385.80M | 2.65% | 0.35B | -1.9% | |
| 2014 | $400.60M | $17.40M | $383.20M | 2.81% | 0.36B | -1.5% | |
| 2013 | $214.10M | $19.20M | $194.90M | 1.79% | 0.36B | -1.3% | |
| 2012 | $325.60M | $21.20M | $304.40M | 3.06% | 0.37B | -2.5% | |
| 2011 | $460.70M | $20.60M | $440.10M | 4.52% | 0.38B | -1.9% | |
| 2010 | $43.10M | $24.50M | $18.60M | 0.38% | 0.39B | +1.1% | |
| 2009 | $1.00M | $15.00M | −$14.00M | 0.01% | 0.38B | +92.0% | |
| 2008 | $138.40M | $10.00M | $128.40M | 1.47% | 0.20B | +3.3% | |
| 2007 | $362.80M | $0.00 | $362.80M | 6.31% | 0.19B | -4.3% | |
| 2006 | $492.00M | $4.90M | $487.10M | 9.72% | 0.20B | -4.8% | |
| 2005 | $558.40M | $0.00 | $558.40M | 10.81% | 0.21B | -4.7% | |
| 2004 | $266.10M | $0.00 | $266.10M | 5.35% | 0.22B | -2.9% | |
| 2003 | $184.20M | $0.00 | $184.20M | 4.61% | 0.23B | -9.0% | |
| 2002 | $150.00M | $0.00 | $150.00M | 4.38% | 0.25B | -2.6% | |
| 2001 | $99.20M | $0.00 | $99.20M | 2.94% | 0.26B | -2.2% | |
| 2000 | $50.90M | $0.00 | $50.90M | — | 0.26B | -0.4% | |
| 1999 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.26B | +29.2% | |
| 1998 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.20B | — |
- 2025$870.00M
- 2024$482.00M
- 2023$261.80M
- 2022$203.50M
- 2021$252.20M
- 2020$98.80M
- 2019$399.40M
- 2018$736.90M
- 2017$610.70M
- 2016$403.80M
- 2015$404.70M
- 2014$400.60M
- 2013$214.10M
- 2012$325.60M
- 2011$460.70M
- 2010$43.10M
- 2009$1.00M
- 2008$138.40M
- 2007$362.80M
- 2006$492.00M
- 2005$558.40M
- 2004$266.10M
- 2003$184.20M
- 2002$150.00M
- 2001$99.20M
- 2000$50.90M
- 1999$0.00
- 1998$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Republic Services (RSG)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 55.35×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Republic Services (RSG)
How Republic Services splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Republic Services, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $7.55B | |
| $5.19B | |
| $2.68B | |
| $1.86B | |
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| $1.13B | |
| $50.00M | |
| $0.00 |
- $7.55B
- $5.19B
- $2.68B
- $1.86B
- $1.14B
- $1.13B
- $50.00M
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Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $1.84B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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