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Republic Services stock buybacks

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$1.5Bbought back in the 12 months to Jun 30, 2026

Republic Services bought back $1.5B of its stock in the last twelve months, $1.4B more than it paid out in stock compensation. Its share count is down 1.8% from a year earlier.

Stock repurchases by quarter
−$500,000$0$300M$600MQ3 '20Q3 '21Q3 '22Q3 '23Q3 '24Q2 '26
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PeriodValue
Q3 '20$0
Q4 '20$0
Q1 '21$12.7M
Q2 '21$27.4M
Q3 '21$138.9M
Q4 '21$73.2M
Q1 '22$203.5M
Q2 '22$0
Q3 '22$0
Q4 '22−$500,000
Q1 '23$0
Q2 '23$0
Q3 '23$190.4M
Q4 '23$71.6M
Q1 '24$0
Q2 '24$168M
Q3 '24$153M
Q4 '24$161M
Q1 '25$55M
Q2 '25$4M
Q3 '25$540M
Q4 '25$271M
Q1 '26$292M
Q2 '26$367M
Diluted shares outstanding
308.2M313.8M319.5MQ3 '20Q3 '21Q3 '22Q3 '23Q3 '24Q3 '25Q2 '26
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PeriodValue
Q3 '20319.7M
Q4 '20319.8M
Q1 '21319.8M
Q2 '21320.0M
Q3 '21319.4M
Q4 '21318.5M
Q1 '22317.2M
Q2 '22317.0M
Q3 '22317.0M
Q4 '22317.1M
Q1 '23317.1M
Q2 '23317.3M
Q3 '23316.6M
Q4 '23315.7M
Q1 '24315.7M
Q2 '24315.2M
Q3 '24314.4M
Q4 '24313.9M
Q1 '25313.3M
Q2 '25313.4M
Q3 '25312.0M
Q4 '25310.0M
Q1 '26309.3M
Q2 '26307.6M
$367Mlast quarter (Q2 2026)
$1.4Bnet of stock compensation ($44M)
−1.8%diluted shares, 1 year
−2.4%diluted shares, 5 years
$761Mdividends, 12 months
55%of free cash flow ($2.7B) spent on buybacks
$0raised by issuing stock, 12 months
$1.0Bleft under its authorization as of Jun 30, 2026

By fiscal year

Fiscal yearBuybacksDividendsStock payFree cash flowDiluted sharesFiling
2025$870M$738M—$2.4B312.2M10-K
2024$482M$687M$42M$2.1B314.8M10-K
2023$262M$638M$41M$2.0B316.7M10-K
2022$203M$593M$39M$1.7B317.1M10-K
2021$252M$553M$57M$1.5B319.4M10-K
2020$99M$523M$37M$1.3B319.8M10-K
2019$399M$491M$40M$1.1B322.0M10-K
2018$737M$462M$39M$1.2B328.4M10-K
2017$611M$441M$35M$921M339.0M10-K
2016$404M$419M$23M$920M344.4M10-K

Questions

Does Republic Services buy back its stock?
Republic Services bought back $1.5B of its stock in the last twelve months, $1.4B more than it paid out in stock compensation. Its share count is down 1.8% from a year earlier.
How much did Republic Services spend on buybacks in fiscal 2025?
$870M, according to its 10-K for the fiscal year ending Dec 31, 2025.
Is Republic Services's share count going down?
Its diluted share count changed −2.4% over five fiscal years and −1.8% over the last year.
Does Republic Services have a buyback authorization?
Its filings show $1.0B remaining under its repurchase authorization as of Jun 30, 2026.

Latest filing used: 10-Q for the period ending Jun 30, 2026, filed Aug 7, 2026 · open on SEC.gov

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