Republic Services is the least-shorted name in its peer group heading into Thursday's print, with short interest at 1.4% of the free float while closest rivals Waste Management and Waste Connections carry more contested positioning. Borrow availability on RSG is effectively unlimited, with more than 7,800% of short interest still available to lend, and a cost…
RSG cost to borrow surges to 0.78%, up 116% over the past week as borrowing demand tightens ahead of earnings.
Key data as of 5 Nov 2026
RSG cost to borrow surges to 0.78%, up 116% over the past week as borrowing demand tightens ahead of earnings.
RSG put-call ratio collapses to 0.35, 4.2 standard deviations below its 20-day mean of 0.63, signaling extreme bullish options positioning ahead of earnings Oct. 29.
RSG short interest falls 24.8% over one week to 1.59% of free float, down to 4.9 million shares as of October 12. Cost to borrow holds steady at 0.38%, while availability remains elevated at 3,402% of short interest.
Republic Services trades among the least-contested names in the environmental services sector heading into its October 29 print, yet the most consequential signal in the data belongs to a single buyer rather than to…
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