Republic Services Cash Flow Statement
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Republic Services free cash flow
In fiscal 2025, Republic Services generated $4.30 billion of operating cash flow and spent $1.89 billion on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $2.41 billion, a free-cash-flow margin of 12.7% of revenue. Free cash flow was up 15.8% from the prior year's $2.08 billion.
Republic Services returned $1.61 billion to shareholders: $738.0 million in dividends and $870.0 million in share repurchases, equal to 67% of free cash flow. Free cash flow covered dividend payments 3.3 times.
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Republic Services cash flow statement (annual)
| Fiscal year (USD) | FY 20252025-12-31 | FY 20242024-12-31 | FY 20232023-12-31 | FY 20222022-12-31 | FY 20212021-12-31 | FY 20202020-12-31 | FY 20192019-12-31 | FY 20182018-12-31 | FY 20172017-12-31 | FY 20152016-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 2.14B | 2.04B | 1.73B | 1.49B | 1.29B | 969.60M | 1.07B | 1.04B | 1.28B | 613.20M |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | +4.65% | +18.08% | +16.33% | +15.14% | +33.28% | -9.70% | +3.49% | -18.87% | +108.58% | -18.28% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 1.81B | 1.68B | 1.50B | 1.35B | 1.19B | 1.08B | 1.04B | 1.03B | 1.04B | 991.10M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | — | 42.00M | 41.00M | 39.00M | 57.00M | 37.30M | 39.50M | 39.00M | 34.60M | 23.20M |
| Change in Working Capital | -235.00M | -260.00M | 25.00M | -112.00M | 22.70M | -7.80M | -86.10M | -69.20M | -94.80M | -28.50M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 4.30B | 3.94B | 3.62B | 3.19B | 2.79B | 2.47B | 2.35B | 2.24B | 1.91B | 1.85B |
| Capital Expenditures | -1.89B | -1.85B | -1.63B | -1.45B | -1.32B | -1.19B | -1.21B | -1.07B | -989.80M | -927.80M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -3.31B | -2.56B | -3.67B | -4.42B | -2.47B | -1.92B | -1.72B | -1.23B | -1.33B | -964.50M |
| Dividends Paid | -738.00M | -687.00M | -638.00M | -593.00M | -552.60M | -522.50M | -491.20M | -461.80M | -440.50M | -418.90M |
| Share Repurchases | -870.00M | -482.00M | -262.00M | -203.00M | -252.20M | -98.80M | -399.40M | -736.90M | -610.70M | -403.80M |
| Debt Issued | 1.18B | 889.00M | 2.17B | 0 | 692.30M | 2.72B | 891.10M | 781.80M | 641.50M | 489.40M |
| Debt Repaid | -38.21B | -25.11B | -40.41B | -14.28B | -5.30B | -5.22B | -5.33B | -5.00B | -4.92B | -4.31B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -938.00M | -1.40B | 62.00M | 1.34B | -329.20M | -612.00M | -589.00M | -1.06B | -514.40M | -856.80M |
| Net Change in Cash | 46.00M | -25.00M | 14.00M | 108.00M | -8.60M | -63.20M | 44.10M | -45.80M | 66.10M | 35.40M |
| Free Cash Flow | 2.41B | 2.08B | 1.99B | 1.74B | 1.47B | 1.28B | 1.15B | 1.17B | 920.90M | 920.00M |
This table shows 10 annual periods of Republic Services's cash flow statement, from FY 2025 back to FY 2015, across 14 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow RSG's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?