QRHC vs RSG
Quest Resource Holding Corp. and Republic Services, Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | QRHC | RSG |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $250.2M | $19.0B |
| Net income | $-15.4M | $2.1B |
| Gross margin | 17.0% | 49.4% |
| Net margin | −6.1% | 11.2% |
| Return on equity | −32.5% | 18.3% |
| Diluted EPS | −$0.73 | $6.85 |
| Dividend / share | · | $2.41 |
| Payout ratio | · | 34.5% |
| Free cash flow | $9.3M | $2.4B |
| Equity | $40.5M | $12.0B |
| Net debt / equity | 1.58× | 1.14× |
| Current ratio | 1.30× | 0.64× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 20.5% | 9.6% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | 17.2% |
RSG bills 76.0× the revenue of QRHC, and QRHC closed the last reported year at a loss.
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | QRHC | RSG |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $250.2M | $19.0B |
| FY2024 | $288.5M | $18.4B |
| FY2023 | $288.4M | $17.3B |
| FY2022 | $284.0M | $15.6B |
| FY2021 | $155.7M | $13.3B |
| FY2020 | $98.7M | $12.0B |
| FY2019 | $99.0M | $12.2B |
| FY2018 | $103.8M | $11.9B |
| FY2017 | $138.3M | $12.1B |
| FY2016 | $183.8M | $11.4B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | QRHC | RSG |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $-15.4M | $2.1B |
| FY2024 | $-15.1M | $2.0B |
| FY2023 | $-7.3M | $1.7B |
| FY2022 | $-6.0M | $1.5B |
| FY2021 | $1.7M | $1.3B |
| FY2020 | $1.0M | $967.2M |
| FY2019 | $-55,240 | $1.1B |
| FY2018 | $-2.4M | $1.0B |
| FY2017 | $-5.8M | $1.3B |
| FY2016 | $-8.0M | $612.6M |
16 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$18,776,783,000 | RSG |
| FY2024 | −$18,129,468,000 | RSG |
| FY2023 | −$16,990,622,000 | RSG |
| FY2022 | −$15,360,962,177 | RSG |
| FY2021 | −$13,165,384,627 | RSG |
| FY2020 | −$11,933,039,965 | RSG |
| FY2019 | −$12,094,020,860 | RSG |
| FY2018 | −$11,794,594,568 | RSG |
| FY2017 | −$11,932,753,673 | RSG |
| FY2016 | −$11,171,588,602 | RSG |
| FY2015 | −$8,944,860,951 | RSG |
| FY2014 | −$10,451,846,333 | RSG |
| FY2013 | −$10,077,195,460 | RSG |
| FY2012 | −$9,730,354,363 | RSG |
| FY2011 | −$9,758,806,025 | RSG |
| FY2010 | −$8,106,590,840 | RSG |
RSG has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 16 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
16 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
13 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −17.4 pp | RSG |
| FY2024 | −16.3 pp | RSG |
| FY2023 | −12.5 pp | RSG |
| FY2022 | −11.6 pp | RSG |
| FY2021 | −8.6 pp | RSG |
| FY2020 | −7.0 pp | RSG |
| FY2019 | −8.9 pp | RSG |
| FY2018 | −11.1 pp | RSG |
| FY2017 | −14.8 pp | RSG |
| FY2016 | −9.8 pp | RSG |
| FY2015 | −12.6 pp | RSG |
| FY2014 | −10.8 pp | RSG |
| FY2013 | −32.2 pp | RSG |
RSG has kept the higher net margin in every one of these 13 fiscal years.
13 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
QRHC's net margin has been more volatile than RSG's over the 13 comparable fiscal years — 6.7 percentage points of standard deviation against 2.0.
13 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
RSG led in net margin in every one of the 13 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
13 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
QRHC's return on equity has been more volatile than RSG's over the 14 comparable fiscal years — 744.2 percentage points of standard deviation against 4.3.
14 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
RSG led in return on equity in every one of the 14 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
14 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.