United Rentals/$URI
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About United Rentals
United Rentals is the world's largest equipment rental company, principally operating in the US and Canada. It has 16% share in a highly fragmented market serving general industrial (49%), commercial construction (46%), and residential construction (5%). The company operates a $21 billion fleet of equipment, including aerial platforms, forklifts, excavators, trucks, power generators, and various other materials serving local and national accounts from nearly 1,600 locations in North America and 100 abroad. It has pursued a strategy of bundling specialty rental capabilities to offer its customers more advanced solutions in addition to its core equipment rental business, supporting its ambitions to become a one-stop shop for customers and enhance and maintain its margin profile.
- Ticker
- $URI
- Sector
- Industrials
- Primary listing
- NYSE
- Employees
- 28,500
- Headquarters
- Stamford, United States
- Website
- www.unitedrentals.com
United Rentals Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$67B
25.69
$41.61
1.80
$7.70
0.74%
Price and volume
Market cap
$67B
Beta
1.8
52-week high
$1,179.18
52-week low
$701.59
Average daily volume
506K
Dividend rate
$7.70
Financial strength
Current ratio
0.764
Quick ratio
0.619
Long term debt to equity
1.501
Total debt to equity
1.668
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
18.08%
Interest coverage (TTM)
5.94%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
4,691
Gross margin (TTM)
38.48%
Net profit margin (TTM)
15.67%
Operating margin (TTM)
25.22%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
25.04%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$590,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
8.77%
Return on equity (TTM)
28.90%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
25.69
Price to revenue (TTM)
4.017
Price to book
7.22
Price to tangible book (TTM)
45.58
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
33.292
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
3.00%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
32.11
Dividend yield (TTM)
0.72%
Forward dividend yield
0.74%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
6.88%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
7.66%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
8.48%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
11.23%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
8.19%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
20.16%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
36.45%
What the Analysts think about United Rentals
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for United Rentals stock.
Analyst projections of the future price of United Rentals stock.
Bulls say / Bears say
United Rentals posted record second-quarter results and raised its 2026 revenue and adjusted EBITDA outlook, signalling that trading momentum is stronger than it expected earlier in the year. (United Rentals)
Specialty rental revenue rose 24.8% year on year to a quarterly record, and management sees further growth from underpenetrated offerings such as power, trenching and modular rentals. (United Rentals, MarketBeat)
Demand from major projects has accelerated faster than management expected, supporting the raised outlook and giving the company’s broad rental network a strong near-term workload. (MarketBeat)
Underlying margins showed pressure: excluding a one-off business-sale gain, second-quarter adjusted EBITDA margin fell 40 basis points, while specialty rental gross margin fell 140 basis points as lower-margin ancillary and re-rent sales grew. (United Rentals)
Diesel averaged $5.34 a gallon year to date, up from $3.66 a year earlier, creating a material cost headwind that could pressure profitability if demand or pricing weakens. (StockAnalysis)
The company raised gross rental equipment spending by $450 million to $4.85–$5.25 billion for 2026 to meet demand. That heavier fleet investment increases the risk to cash generation if utilisation falls short of expectations. (United Rentals)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 5 Oct 2026.
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United Rentals Earnings Performance
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Upcoming events
United Rentals News
AllArticlesVideos
United Rentals, Inc. Third Quarter 2026 Conference Call and Audio Webcast Thursday, October 22, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. (ET)
Business Wire2 weeks ago
The AI Boom's Next Big Winners May Wear Hard Hats
MarketBeat2 weeks ago
United Rentals Sees Large-Project Pipeline Accelerate as Specialty Demand Stays Strong
MarketBeat1 month ago
Funds containing United Rentals
AllUSDEURGBP
Fund name | Fund size | $URI weighting |
|---|---|---|
iShares USD Short Duration High Yield Corporate Bond£SDHG | $959M | 2.03% |
iShares USD High Yield Corporate Bond£SHYU | $2.3B | 1.97% |
iShares USD High Yield Corporate Bond€IS0R | $2.3B | 1.97% |
iShares S&P 500 Industrials Sector£IISU | $787M | 1.22% |
iShares S&P 500 Industrials Sector€2B7C | $787M | 1.22% |
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