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Republic Services, Inc. stock research

Sep 30, 2023

FY2023 Q3

Republic Services (RSG) Gross Margin — Quarter Ended Sep 30, 2023

Revenue, cost of revenue, and gross profit all increased compared to the prior quarter, while gross margin remained stable. Versus the same quarter last year, revenue and gross profit grew at a faster pace than cost of revenue, resulting in an improved gross margin.

Gross margin takeaway

Quarter ended Sep 30, 2023 · FY2023 Q3

Revenue, cost of revenue, and gross profit all increased compared to the prior quarter, while gross margin remained stable. Versus the same quarter last year, revenue and gross profit grew at a faster pace than cost of revenue, resulting in an improved gross margin.

  • Gross profit kept pace with the rise in revenue, maintaining a consistent gross margin quarter over quarter. The year-over-year improvement in margin was driven by a proportionally smaller increase in cost of revenue relative to revenue.
  • Compared to the prior quarter, revenue increased, cost of revenue increased, and gross profit increased, with gross margin unchanged. Compared to the same quarter a year ago, revenue, cost of revenue, and gross profit all increased, with gross margin higher.

Gross margin snapshot

The selected quarter's reported revenue, gross profit, direct costs, and margin comparisons.

Gross margin

40.3%

Gross profit

$1.5B

Revenue

$3.8B

Cost of revenue

$2.3B

Quarter-over-quarter change

-0.0 pts

Year-over-year change

+1.3 pts

Quarterly gross margin trend

A four-quarter view of the revenue and direct-cost bridge behind gross margin.

PeriodRevenueGross profitCost of revenueGross margin
Mar 31, 2023$3.6B$1.4B$2.2B39.4%
Jun 30, 2023$3.7B$1.5B$2.2B40.3%
Sep 30, 2023$3.8B$1.5B$2.3B40.3%

Quarterly comparisons

Compare the selected margin with the preceding quarter and the same fiscal quarter one year earlier.

Previous-quarter change

Jun 30, 2023

-0.0 pts

Year-over-year change

Sep 30, 2022

+1.3 pts

What the margin says

Filing-constrained interpretation of margin direction, comparisons, and what to monitor next.

Gross profit kept pace with the rise in revenue, maintaining a consistent gross margin quarter over quarter. The year-over-year improvement in margin was driven by a proportionally smaller increase in cost of revenue relative to revenue.

Compared to the prior quarter, revenue increased, cost of revenue increased, and gross profit increased, with gross margin unchanged. Compared to the same quarter a year ago, revenue, cost of revenue, and gross profit all increased, with gross margin higher.

Monitor the trend in cost of revenue relative to revenue, as its growth rate has moderated year over year but matched revenue growth sequentially.

RSG Gross Margin — Quarter Ended Sep 30, 2023