Republic Services (RSG) reported $4.01 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 3.8%. EPS of $1.58 for the same period compares to $1.45 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of -0.99% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.05 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.52, the EPS surprise was +3.95%.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how Republic Services performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Average yield: 4.5% versus the three-analyst average estimate of 4.2%.
• Revenue- Environmental solutions: $466 million versus $465.80 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +6.1% change.
• Revenue- Collection- Total: $2.74 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $2.78 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +3%.
• Revenue- Collection- Small-container: $1.24 billion versus $1.24 billion estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +4.5% change.
• Revenue- Collection- Large-container: $739 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $773.91 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +0.9%.
• Revenue- Collection- Other: $18 million versus $18.04 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +1.7% change.
• Revenue- Other- Other non-core: $100 million versus $95.94 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +7.6% change.
• Revenue- Environmental solutions, net: $449 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $461.65 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +6.1%.
• Revenue- Transfer: $424 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $449.22 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +1.1%.
• Revenue- Landfill: $723 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $753.45 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +2.6%.
• Revenue- Other- Recycling processing and commodity sales: $108 million compared to the $97.65 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +13.1% year over year.
• Revenue- Collection- Residential: $743 million compared to the $748.33 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +2.7% year over year.

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Shares of Republic Services have returned +1.5% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -5.1% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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