Republic Services vs Waste Connections
RSG and WCN side by side, both in electric, gas, and sanitary services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How RSG and WCN compare
Republic Services is the larger company, worth 1.6 times as much as Waste Connections ($74.7B against $46.4B).
On earnings, Republic Services is cheaper: it trades at 34.6× trailing earnings, against 44.4× for Waste Connections.
Waste Connections grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (5.7% versus 2.9% for Republic Services).
Both pay dividends: Republic Services yields 1.0% and Waste Connections 0.57%.
Republic Services scores higher on the StockData Score (15 against 11 for Waste Connections), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | RSG | WCN |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $74.7B | $46.4B |
| Share price | $244.04 | $184.08 |
| Change, 1 year | 15.9% | 9.3% |
| Change, 5 years | 83.8% | 36.9% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.37 | 0.37 |
| Employees | 31K | 24K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 15 (better) | 11 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 6 (better) | 1 |
| Health score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 34.6× (better) | 44.4× |
| P/S | 3.9× (better) | 4.8× |
| P/B | 6.2× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 16.9× (better) | 18.9× |
| P/FCF | 28.2× (better) | 37.6× |
| PEG | 2.57 (better) | 5.05 |
| FCF yield | 3.6% (better) | 2.7% |
| Fair value | $181.29 | $171.86 |
| Margin of safety | −34.6% | −7.1% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 2.9% | 5.7% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 9.6% | 11.7% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 3.0% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 4.4% | 67.3% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 17.8% | 39.8% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 49.3% (better) | 42.5% |
| Operating margin | 17.4% (better) | 17.0% |
| Net margin | 11.3% | – |
| FCF margin | 13.7% (better) | 12.6% |
| Return on equity | 18.2% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 11.3% (better) | 7.8% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.17 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.67 (better) | 3.13 |
| Interest coverage | 5.7× (better) | 4.8× |
| Current ratio | 0.64 | 0.66 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 3.23 (better) | 3.10 |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 (better) | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.0% (better) | 0.57% |
| Payout ratio | 34.8% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 16 (better) | 11 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 7.7% | 11.2% (better) |
| Buyback yield | 2.0% | 2.4% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 3.0% (better) | 3.0% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 59.2% | 86.2% |
| Held by insiders | 38.1% | 0.28% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $1.6B (better) | $2.7M |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.5% | 1.6% |
Go deeper
- RSG stock overview
- RSG income statement
- RSG valuation and score
- WCN stock overview
- WCN income statement
- WCN valuation and score
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