Republic Services Inc (NYSE:RSG) is expected to deliver a high single-digit 7.99% in earnings growth per share over the next year. With the recent EPS being $2.373, expected growth will push the upcoming EPS to $2.562. To determine whether this growth rate expectation is justified, we should take a look at how the company has been performing in the past. Check out our latest analysis for Republic Services

Exciting times ahead for RSG

RSG is covered by 12 analysts who by consensus are expecting positive earnings, estimated to rise from current levels of $2.373 to $2.562 next year. This illustrates a relatively optimistic outlook in the near term, with a relatively solid earnings per share growth rate of 7.99% over the next 1-2 years. During the same time revenue is expected to grow from $9,861M $10,302M

Is this similar growth to the past?

The past can be an insightful indicator for future performance for a stock. We can determine whether this level of expected growth indicates a change in tides or if the company continues to struggle reaching higher growth. RSG delivered a higher double-digit growth rate in the past year, compared to the less exciting rate expected this year. This may indicate a more sustainable level of growth as the company comes off a high-growth period. On the other hand, a more pessimistic outlook questions the company’s ability to continue as a high performer.

Next Steps:

For RSG, I’ve compiled three fundamental factors you should further research:

1. Financial Health: Does it have a healthy balance sheet? Take a look at our free balance sheet analysis with six simple checks on key factors like leverage and risk.

2. Valuation: What is RSG worth today? Is the stock undervalued, even when its growth outlook is factored into its intrinsic value? The intrinsic value infographic in our free research report helps visualize whether RSG is currently mispriced by the market.

3. Other High-Growth Alternatives : Are there other high-growth stocks you could be holding instead of RSG? Explore our interactive list of stocks with large growth potential to get an idea of what else is out there you may be missing!

To help readers see pass the short term volatility of the financial market, we aim to bring you a long-term focused research analysis purely driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis does not factor in the latest price sensitive company announcements.

The author is an independent contributor and at the time of publication had no position in the stocks mentioned.