Republic Services has retired 20.3% of its shares since 2010, from 384,060,682 to 306,212,978.
At $231.54 a share, a market value of $70.9B. FCF yield 3.7%, P/E 32.4, trailing twelve months to June 2026.
| Fiscal year | Date | Shares outstanding | Filing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2009-02-19 | 378,785,623 | 10-K | cover page |
| 2009 | 2010-02-16 | 380,983,615 | 10-K | |
| 2010 | 2011-02-10 | 384,060,682 | 10-K | |
| 2011 | 2012-01-27 | 370,074,090 | 10-K | |
| 2012 | 2013-02-08 | 362,596,989 | 10-K | |
| 2013 | 2014-02-05 | 360,614,010 | 10-K | |
| 2014 | 2015-02-10 | 353,059,223 | 10-K | |
| 2015 | 2016-02-04 | 344,869,692 | 10-K | |
| 2016 | 2017-02-06 | 339,128,998 | 10-K | |
| 2017 | 2018-01-31 | 331,213,547 | 10-K | |
| 2018 | 2019-01-31 | 321,615,522 | 10-K | |
| 2019 | 2020-02-07 | 319,062,963 | 10-K | |
| 2020 | 2021-02-17 | 318,898,313 | 10-K | |
| 2021 | 2022-02-03 | 316,431,349 | 10-K | |
| 2022 | 2023-02-07 | 316,038,833 | 10-K | |
| 2023 | 2024-02-13 | 314,610,579 | 10-K | |
| 2024 | 2025-02-06 | 312,284,953 | 10-K | |
| 2025 | 2026-02-10 | 308,804,970 | 10-K |
Source: all 10-K filings of Republic Services on EDGAR. Download this series as CSV. Licence CC BY 4.0, credit Buyback Radar.
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Read the full storyCash spent comes from the cash flow statement. Shares outstanding fell by less than the company bought, because part of every buyback only replaces shares handed to employees. Today’s price is $231.54.
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Yes. Republic Services has 1.1% fewer shares outstanding than twelve months ago, 306,212,978 as of July 30, 2026. Over five years the share count is down 3.4%.
Net of every new share it issued, Republic Services has 77.8 million fewer shares than at its 2010 peak. That is 20.3% of the company.
306,212,978 shares, as of July 30, 2026, from the cover page of its latest 10-Q. At the 2010 peak it had 384,060,682.
Each share is a bigger slice of the company. Someone who held Republic Services stock in 2010 owns 1.3 times as much of the business today without buying another share. Whether that was a good use of cash depends on the price paid.
Republic Services ranks No. 372 of 467 companies on Buyback Radar by share of the company retired since its peak. Close to it on the list: Essent Group (20.4%), Pediatrix Medical Group (20.3%), lululemon athletica (20.1%), HomeTrust Bancshares (19.8%).
Every answer is computed from Republic Services' own SEC filings and rebuilt every Monday. Latest count: 10-Q on EDGAR.
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