Republic Services to Report Q4 Earnings: What's in the Offing?

Republic Services, Inc. RSG is scheduled to release fourth-quarter 2025 results on Feb. 17, after market close.

RSG has an impressive earnings surprise history. In the trailing four quarters, it surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate, with an average surprise of 6.9%.

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Republic Services’ Q4 Expectations

The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the company’s revenues is set at $4.2 billion, hinting at a 4.1% rise from the year-ago quarter’s reported figure.

The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the Collection segment’s revenues is pinned at $2.9 billion, indicating a 5.1% rise from the year-ago quarter’s actual. For Landfill revenues (net), the consensus estimate is pinned at $484 million, suggesting 9.3% year-over-year growth. The consensus mark for Transfer (net) revenues is pegged at $214 million, implying a 5.4% rally from the year-ago quarter’s actual.

For Environmental solutions (net), the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenues suggests a 9.1% year-over-year dip to $438 million. The consensus estimate for revenues from the Other segment is pinned at $209 million, indicating a 10% jump from the year-ago quarter’s actual.

The consensus estimate for earnings per share is pinned at $1.62, which implies a 2.5% hike from the year-ago quarter’s actual.

What Our Model Says About RSG

Our proven model does not conclusively predict an earnings beat for RSG this time around. The combination of a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold) increases the odds of an earnings beat. But that is not the case here. You can uncover the best stocks before they are reported with our Earnings ESP Filter.

Republic Services has an Earnings ESP of +0.30% and a Zacks Rank of 4 (Sell) at present.

Stocks to Consider

Here are a few stocks from the broader Business Services sector, which, according to our model, have the right combination of elements to beat on earnings this time around.

Nable NABL: The Zacks Consensus Estimate for fourth-quarter 2025 revenues is pegged at $127.1 million, indicating a 9.1% rise from the year-ago quarter’s actual. For earnings, the consensus mark is pegged at 10 cents per share, suggesting no change from the year-ago quarter’s actual. NABL surpassed the consensus estimate in the trailing four quarters, with an average beat of 31.3%.

Nable has an Earnings ESP of +5.26% and a Zacks Rank of 3 at present. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.

NABLis scheduled to declare fourth-quarter 2025 results on Feb. 19.

Western Union WU: The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the company’s fourth-quarter 2025 revenues is $1 billion, suggesting a 2.1% year-over-year dip. For earnings, the consensus estimate is set at 43 cents per share, indicating a 7.5% increase from the year-ago quarter’s actual. The company beat the consensus estimate in two of the past four quarters and missed twice, with an average surprise of 0.6%.

WU has an Earnings ESP of +1.51% and a Zacks Rank of 3 at present. The company is scheduled to declare fourth-quarter 2025 results on Feb. 20.

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