Republic Services (RSG) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.81 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.62 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.54 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items. This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 11.73%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this waste management company would post earnings of $1.53 per share when it actually produced earnings of $1.61, delivering a surprise of 5.23%. Over the last four qua ...