RSG Stock — Republic Services Inc.

Republic Services Inc. (RSG)

Updated October 16, 2026.

RSG is a Stock. its distribution rate is 1.16%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.10%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 100/100 (Safe). Total return is 2085.0% over the past 28.3 years, 1100.8 points ahead of SPY at 984.2%.

Republic Services is a waste management and environmental services company operating in the United States and Canada, providing residential and commercial collection, processing, and disposal of recyclable materials, solid waste, and hazardous waste streams, along with landfill services. The company pays a modest current distribution rate with quarterly frequency. This business appeals to income-focused investors seeking exposure to essential services with regular dividend payments.

RSG performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 2085.0% over the past 28.3 years, 1100.8 points ahead of SPY at 984.2%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 7.4%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 14.6%.

RSG key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

100 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.16%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

07/01/1998

Distribution rate

1.16%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.10%

5-year average yield

1.18

Last close

$231.54 (stale; as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$70,900,552,926

Average volume

1054100.0

Dividend

$0.67

Ex-dividend date

10/02/2026

Payment date

10/15/2026

Beta

0.397

Payout ratio

35.3%

P/E ratio

32.84

Forward P/E

26.3158

EPS

$7.05

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.16%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.10%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

RSG risks and drawbacks

RSG's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 14.6%.

Who may consider RSG — and who may not

RSG may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (RSG pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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