Republic Services Inc (NYSE:RSG) stock fell 4.67% (As on February 18, 11:26:39 AM UTC-4, Source: Google Finance) after the company posted mixed result for the fourth quarter of FY25. The net income for the three months ended December 31, 2025, was $547 million versus $497 million for the comparable 2024 period. Core price on total revenue increased revenue by 5.8 percent. Core price on related business revenue increased revenue by 7.1 percent, which consisted of 8.7 percent in the open market and 4.6 percent in the restricted portion of the business. Revenue growth from average yield on total revenue was 3.7 percent, and volume decreased total revenue by 1.0 percent. Revenue growth from average yield on related business revenue was 4.5 percent, and volume decreased related business revenue by 1.2 percent. Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP measure, was $1.30 billion, and adjusted EBITDA margin, a non-GAAP measure, was 31.3 percent of revenue, an increase of 30 basis points over the prior year. The Company’s average recycled commodity price per ton sold at our recycling centers during the fourth quarter was $112. This represents a decrease of $41 per ton over the prior year. The Company completed and commenced operations on three renewable natural gas projects during the quarter. In fiscal 2025, Cash provided by operating activities was $4.30 billion, an increase of 9.2 percent over the prior year. Adjusted free cash flow, a non-GAAP measure, was $2.43 billion, an increase of 11.5 percent versus the prior year. Cash invested in acquisitions was $1.1 billion. Nine renewable natural gas projects were completed and commenced operations during the year. The company in this year commenced operations at the Polymer Center in Indianapolis.

RSG in the fourth quarter of FY25 has reported the adjusted earnings per share of $1.76, beating the analysts’ estimates for the adjusted earnings per share of $1.62, according to the Zacks Consensus Estimate. The company had reported the adjusted revenue growth of 2.2 percent to $4.14 billion in the fourth quarter of FY25, missing the analysts’ estimates for revenue by 1.76%. This includes 2.9 percent organic growth from our recycling and waste business, 2.0 percent organic decline from the environmental solutions business, and 1.3 percent growth from acquisitions. In 2024, environmental solutions revenue included approximately $50 million from a non-recurring emergency response project.

For fiscal 2026, Republic expects revenue to be in the range of $17.050 billion to $17.150 billion. The Company expects adjusted diluted earnings per share to be in the range of $7.20 to $7.28.