In the month of February and into early March, the publicly-traded solid waste companies reported their fourth quarter earnings results and unveiled their 2018 outlooks. In this edition of Business Insights, we review the highlights and discuss the similarities, differences and surprises.
Organic Growth Outlook Strong, with a Few Surprises
Waste Management (WM) and Republic Services (RSG) provided yield (pricing) guidance of 2 percent or greater and 2.25 percent, respectively, both in line with expectations and roughly in line with 2017 results.
