How Republic Services (RSG) Makes Money: A Visual Guide
Republic Services (RSG) generated $16.59B in revenue (TTM through Q4 2025), earning $2.14B in net profit (12.9% margin). Its largest revenue source is Collection Service Line (44.7% of revenue). Below is an interactive breakdown of how revenue flows through the income statement.
Republic Services (RSG) Income Statement Flow
Frequently asked questions
How does Republic Services (RSG) make money?
- Republic Services (RSG) primarily makes money through Collection Service Line, which accounts for 44.7% of total revenue. For TTM through Q4 2025, Republic Services generated $16.59B in total revenue with a net profit margin of 12.9%.
What is Republic Services (RSG) gross profit margin?
- Republic Services (RSG) reported a gross profit margin of 30.3% for TTM through Q4 2025, equivalent to $5.03B in gross profit. This means Republic Services retains 30.3% of each revenue unit after direct costs of production.
What is Republic Services (RSG) operating profit margin?
- Republic Services (RSG) reported an operating profit margin of 20% for TTM through Q4 2025, equivalent to $3.32B in operating profit. This reflects profitability after operating expenses such as R&D, sales, and administration, but before taxes and non-operating items.
What is Republic Services (RSG) net profit margin?
- Republic Services (RSG) reported a net profit margin of 12.9% for TTM through Q4 2025, equivalent to $2.14B in net profit. This is the share of revenue that remains as profit after all expenses, taxes, and non-operating items.
How much does Republic Services (RSG) spend on capital expenditures?
- Republic Services (RSG) spent $1.89B on capital expenditures in TTM through Q4 2025 (11.4% of total revenue). Capital expenditures represent investments in physical assets such as property, equipment, and infrastructure.
What is Republic Services (RSG) free cash flow?
- Republic Services (RSG) generated $2.41B in free cash flow for TTM through Q4 2025 (14.5% of total revenue). Free cash flow is the cash remaining after capital expenditures and represents the company's ability to fund growth, pay dividends, or reduce debt.
What is Republic Services (RSG) effective tax rate?
- Republic Services (RSG) had an effective tax rate of 17.5% for TTM through Q4 2025. This is the actual percentage of pre-tax income paid as income taxes.
About this data
- What is a Sankey diagram?
- A Sankey diagram shows how money flows through a company from revenue to net profit. The width of each flow represents its proportion.
- How is the data calculated?
- We use the income statement from company filings. For TTM (Trailing Twelve Months), we sum the last four quarters. Revenue flows to cost of revenue and gross profit, then to operating expenses (R&D, S&M, G&A) and operating profit.
- When was this data last updated?
- Based on company filings through TTM through Q4 2025.