v3.26.1
Segment Reporting (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Summary of Financial Information Concerning Company's Reportable Segments

Summarized financial information concerning the Company’s reportable segments for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, including a reconciliation of segment EBITDA to Income before income tax provision, is shown in the following tables:

Three Months Ended

June 30, 2026

  ​ ​ ​

Southern

  ​ ​ ​

Western

  ​ ​ ​

Eastern

  ​ ​ ​

Central

  ​ ​ ​

Canada

  ​ ​ ​

MidSouth

  ​ ​ ​

Corporate (a), (f)

  ​ ​ ​

Consolidated

Revenue

$

581,579

$

562,543

$

542,211

$

478,513

$

425,486

$

366,344

$

$

2,956,676

Intercompany revenue (b)

(62,929)

(69,818)

(98,257)

(54,752)

(39,719)

(69,594)

(395,069)

Reported revenue

 

518,650

492,725

443,954

423,761

385,767

296,750

 

2,561,607

Segment expenses (c)

(347,806)

(358,989)

(322,310)

(268,834)

(217,855)

(216,061)

(7,855)

(1,739,710)

Segment EBITDA (d)

 

170,844

133,736

121,644

154,927

167,912

80,689

(7,855)

 

821,897

Segment EBITDA margin

 

32.9

%

27.1

%

27.4

%

36.6

%

43.5

%

27.2

%

 

32.1

%

Depreciation and amortization

(67,774)

(57,230)

(60,357)

(46,341)

(52,747)

(37,414)

(4,014)

(325,877)

Other segment items (e)

(1,329)

(29,956)

(1,357)

28

355

(478)

(79,553)

(112,290)

Income before income tax provision

$

383,730

Capital expenditures

$

63,442

$

50,206

$

57,287

$

45,889

$

31,335

$

42,307

$

62,937

$

353,403

Total assets (g)

$

4,743,442

$

3,659,006

$

3,783,675

$

2,929,482

$

3,616,417

$

2,074,085

$

593,345

$

21,399,452

Three Months Ended

June 30, 2025

  ​ ​ ​

Southern

  ​ ​ ​

Western

  ​ ​ ​

Eastern

  ​ ​ ​

Central

  ​ ​ ​

Canada

  ​ ​ ​

MidSouth

  ​ ​ ​

Corporate (a), (f)

  ​ ​ ​

Consolidated

Revenue

$

538,921

$

528,792

$

533,259

$

451,998

$

378,712

$

334,332

$

$

2,766,014

Intercompany revenue (b)

(61,976)

(67,127)

(91,046)

(49,911)

(35,296)

(53,603)

(358,959)

Reported revenue

 

476,945

461,665

442,213

402,087

343,416

280,729

 

2,407,055

Segment expenses (c)

(322,638)

(333,696)

(327,873)

(258,667)

(187,477)

(202,239)

(3,233)

(1,635,823)

Segment EBITDA (d)

 

154,307

127,969

114,340

143,420

155,939

78,490

(3,233)

 

771,232

Segment EBITDA margin

 

32.4

%

27.7

%

25.9

%

35.7

%

45.4

%

28.0

%

 

32.0

%

Depreciation and amortization

(60,892)

(53,370)

(59,725)

(44,603)

(48,883)

(37,537)

(2,647)

(307,657)

Other segment items (e)

(1,844)

3,533

(2,114)

(461)

(824)

(169)

(72,538)

(74,417)

Income before income tax provision

$

389,158

Capital expenditures

$

60,583

$

44,561

$

49,071

$

48,095

$

36,410

$

31,190

$

15,400

$

285,310

Total assets (g)

$

4,268,552

$

3,491,149

$

3,702,434

$

2,874,475

$

3,793,960

$

2,022,400

$

525,640

$

20,678,610

Six Months Ended

June 30, 2026

  ​ ​ ​

Southern

  ​ ​ ​

Western

  ​ ​ ​

Eastern

  ​ ​ ​

Central

  ​ ​ ​

Canada

  ​ ​ ​

MidSouth

  ​ ​ ​

Corporate (a), (f)

  ​ ​ ​

Consolidated

 

Revenue

$

1,136,927

$

1,089,175

$

1,032,250

$

924,608

$

803,098

$

685,437

$

$

5,671,495

Intercompany revenue (b)

(125,238)

(134,002)

(182,574)

(104,084)

(72,503)

(120,855)

(739,256)

Reported revenue

 

1,011,689

955,173

849,676

820,524

730,595

564,582

 

4,932,239

Segment expenses (c)

(680,336)

(698,051)

(620,024)

(520,519)

(413,736)

(410,584)

(8,679)

(3,351,929)

Segment EBITDA (d)

 

331,353

257,122

229,652

300,005

316,859

153,998

(8,679)

 

1,580,310

Segment EBITDA margin

 

32.8

%

26.9

%

27.0

%

36.6

%

43.4

%

27.3

%

 

32.0

%

Depreciation and amortization

(133,613)

(112,758)

(117,680)

(91,677)

(104,257)

(72,915)

(7,726)

(640,626)

Other segment items (e)

(4,262)

(94,032)

(6,323)

643

(846)

(579)

(166,997)

(272,396)

Income before income tax provision

$

667,288

Capital expenditures

$

122,689

$

106,883

$

104,507

$

89,973

$

82,706

$

74,896

$

68,344

$

649,998

Total assets (g)

$

4,743,442

$

3,659,006

$

3,783,675

$

2,929,482

$

3,616,417

$

2,074,085

$

593,345

$

21,399,452

Six Months Ended

June 30, 2025

  ​ ​ ​

Southern

  ​ ​ ​

Western

  ​ ​ ​

Eastern

  ​ ​ ​

Central

  ​ ​ ​

Canada

  ​ ​ ​

MidSouth

  ​ ​ ​

Corporate (a), (f)

  ​ ​ ​

Consolidated

 

Revenue

$

1,046,589

$

1,028,493

$

1,013,791

$

866,984

$

711,244

$

636,802

$

$

5,303,903

Intercompany revenue (b)

(116,242)

(128,426)

(168,308)

(91,514)

(65,097)

(99,085)

(668,672)

Reported revenue

 

930,347

900,067

845,483

775,470

646,147

537,717

 

4,635,231

Segment expenses (c)

(627,340)

(659,752)

(628,048)

(500,341)

(354,637)

(390,308)

(16,973)

(3,177,399)

Segment EBITDA (d)

 

303,007

240,315

217,435

275,129

291,510

147,409

(16,973)

 

1,457,832

Segment EBITDA margin

 

32.6

%

26.7

%

25.7

%

35.5

%

45.1

%

27.4

%

 

31.5

%

Depreciation and amortization

(116,752)

(105,369)

(115,927)

(87,030)

(94,707)

(72,708)

(5,113)

(597,606)

Other segment items (e)

(7,097)

3,724

(3,956)

(603)

(725)

(569)

(148,865)

(158,091)

Income before income tax provision

$

702,135

Capital expenditures

$

93,036

$

78,855

$

88,789

$

94,067

$

68,159

$

51,347

$

23,512

$

497,765

Total assets (g)

$

4,268,552

$

3,491,149

$

3,702,434

$

2,874,475

$

3,793,960

$

2,022,400

$

525,640

$

20,678,610

(a)The majority of Corporate expenses are allocated to the six operating segments.  Direct acquisition expenses, expenses associated with common shares held in the deferred compensation plan exchanged for other investment options and share-based compensation expenses associated with Progressive Waste share-based grants outstanding at June 1, 2016 that were continued by the Company are not allocated to the six operating segments and comprise the net EBITDA of the Company’s Corporate segment for the periods presented.
(b)Intercompany revenues reflect each segment’s total intercompany sales, including intercompany sales within a segment and between segments. Transactions within and between segments are generally made on a basis intended to reflect the market value of the service.
(c)Segment expenses consist of all expenses that directly impact the CODM's primary financial measure, segment EBITDA. These expenses include cost of operations and selling, general, and administrative expenses as presented in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Net Income.
(d)For those items included in the determination of segment EBITDA, the accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K.
(e)For all geographic operating segments, other segment items consist of gains and losses on disposal of assets, disposal of operations and foreign currency, as well as litigation settlements, environmental remediation, real estate leases, landfill closure adjustments, contingent liability adjustments, impairments and interest income.
(f)Corporate assets include cash, debt issuance costs, equity investments, operating lease right-of-use assets and corporate facility leasehold improvements and equipment.
(g)Goodwill is included within total assets for each of the Company’s six operating segments.
Changes in Goodwill by Reportable Segment

The following tables show changes in goodwill during the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, by reportable segment:

  ​ ​ ​

Southern

  ​ ​ ​

Western

  ​ ​ ​

Eastern

  ​ ​ ​

Central

  ​ ​ ​

Canada

  ​ ​ ​

MidSouth

  ​ ​ ​

Total

Balance as of December 31, 2025

$

1,833,746

$

866,610

$

1,791,163

$

1,023,111

$

2,021,930

$

855,689

$

8,392,249

Goodwill acquired

 

11,780

41,460

5,955

6,472

 

65,667

Goodwill acquisition adjustments

4

1,966

1,970

Impact of changes in foreign currency

 

 

 

 

 

(71,777)

 

 

(71,777)

Balance as of June 30, 2026

$

1,845,526

$

908,070

$

1,797,118

$

1,029,583

$

1,950,157

$

857,655

$

8,388,109

  ​ ​ ​

Southern

  ​ ​ ​

Western

  ​ ​ ​

Eastern

  ​ ​ ​

Central

  ​ ​ ​

Canada

  ​ ​ ​

MidSouth

  ​ ​ ​

Total

Balance as of December 31, 2024

$

1,577,114

$

864,602

$

1,735,584

$

1,010,574

$

1,913,091

$

849,441

$

7,950,406

Goodwill acquired

 

98,790

43,431

12,162

12,891

 

 

167,274

Goodwill acquisition adjustments

(1,237)

(325)

(1,562)

Impact of changes in foreign currency

 

 

 

 

104,706

 

 

104,706

Balance as of June 30, 2025

$

1,675,904

$

863,365

$

1,779,015

$

1,022,736

$

2,030,688

$

849,116

$

8,220,824