APO vs RSG Comparison

Apollo is one of the world's largest alternative asset managers, with $1.047 trillion in total assets under management, or AUM, including $858.0 billion in fee-earning assets, at the end of June 2026. The company has two core operating segments: asset management and retirement services. Apollo operates with scale in most of its major asset management endeavors—private equity (with an estimated $137.2 billion in total AUM and $76.3 billion in fee-earning AUM), real estate/real assets ($60.8 billion/$27.6 billion), and credit ($849.3 billion/$754.1 billion). Apollo has a distribution profile that is likely not too far off from the industry averages—with 84% of its assets held by institutional investors and 16% by high-net-worth clients.

Republic Services Group is the second-largest waste management company by revenue and provides integrated waste management services to residential, commercial, and industrial customers. With 208 active landfills, 248 transfer stations, and 75 recycling centers, Republic Services has reached $16 billion in annual revenue, focusing on recycling and environmental solutions. The company reports in three segments based on the Western United States (Group 1), Eastern United States (Group 2), and Environmental Solutions across North America (Group 3). Eighty-nine percent of total revenue comes from recycling and waste, with the remaining 11% from Environmental Solutions.