RSG (Republic Services) Debt-to-EBITDA : (As of Jun. 2026)

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RSG Republic Services Inc RSG
78 GF Score
Price $218.07
GF Value $224.43
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 3 Warning Signs
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What is Republic Services Debt-to-EBITDA?

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Republic Services's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was $597 Mil. Republic Services's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was $13,698 Mil. Republic Services's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was $5,472 Mil. Republic Services's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was 2.61.

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt. According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.

The historical rank and industry rank for Republic Services's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

RSG' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.71   Med: 3.08   Max: 3.45
Current: 2.78

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Republic Services was 3.45. The lowest was 2.71. And the median was 3.08.

RSG's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
52.6% of 173 companies
in the Waste Management industry
Industry Median: 2.92 vs RSG: 2.78

Republic Services  (NYSE:RSG) Debt-to-EBITDA Explanation

In the calculation of Debt-to-EBITDA, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by EBITDA. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.

Be Aware

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt.

According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.

Republic Services Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

Republic Services Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Republic Services's Debt-to-EBITDA can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Republic Services Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

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RSG vs WM, WCN, CLH: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Waste Management subindustry, Republic Services's Debt-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-EBITDA data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Republic Services Debt-to-EBITDA vs Waste Management Industry

For the Waste Management industry and Industrials sector, Republic Services's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Republic Services's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.


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Republic Services Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Republic Services's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(644 + 13162) / 5096
=2.71

Republic Services's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(597 + 13698) / 5472
=2.61

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

In the calculation of annual Debt-to-EBITDA, the EBITDA of the last fiscal year is used. In calculating the annualized quarterly data, the EBITDA data used here is four times the quarterly (Jun. 2026) EBITDA data.

Is Republic Services (RSG) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Republic Services stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of $218.07 is trading 2.8% below its estimated GF Value™ of $224.43. GuruFocus considers Republic Services to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for RSG:

  • Debt-to-EBITDA:
  • GF Value™: $224.43 vs. price of $218.07 (2.8% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 78/100 with 3 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the RSG stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

Republic Services Business Description

Address 5353 East City North Drive, Phoenix, AZ, USA, 85054
Republic Services Group is the second-largest waste management company by revenue and provides integrated waste management services to residential, commercial, and industrial customers. With 208 active landfills, 248 transfer stations, and 75 recycling centers, Republic Services has reached $16 billion in annual revenue, focusing on recycling and environmental solutions. The company reports in three segments based on the Western United States (Group 1), Eastern United States (Group 2), and Environmental Solutions across North America (Group 3). Eighty-nine percent of total revenue comes from recycling and waste, with the remaining 11% from Environmental Solutions.
78GF Score

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