Herc Holdings/$HRI
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About Herc Holdings
Herc Holdings is an equipment rental company that was spun out of Hertz Global in 2016. It is currently the third-largest player in North America, after United Rentals and Sunbelt Rentals, with an approximate 6% market share pro forma for its 2025 acquisition of H&E Equipment Services. It serves a similar mix of companies to its peers (industrial, commercial, and residential construction) from its 450 locations targeting the top 100 metropolitan markets in the US. Herc's rental fleet of approximately $7 billion is also similar in composition to its peer group in terms of equipment offered. The company is also pursuing diversification by bundling and increasing specialty solutions for its customer base. Herc's portfolio skews toward local customers versus national accounts (60%/40%).
- Ticker
- $HRI
- Sector
- Industrials
- Primary listing
- NYSE
- Employees
- 9,600
- Headquarters
- Bonita Springs, United States
- Website
- www.hercrentals.com
Herc Holdings Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$5.2B
42.58
$3.66
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$2.80
1.79%
Price and volume
Market cap
$5.2B
52-week high
$188.35
52-week low
$88.45
Average daily volume
874K
Dividend rate
$2.80
Financial strength
Current ratio
1.076
Quick ratio
0.965
Long term debt to equity
4.808
Total debt to equity
4.854
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
76.42%
Interest coverage (TTM)
1.32%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
974
Gross margin (TTM)
32.67%
Net profit margin (TTM)
2.50%
Operating margin (TTM)
13.75%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
10.87%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$510,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
3.02%
Return on equity (TTM)
6.29%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
42.581
Price to revenue (TTM)
1.06
Price to book
2.63
Price to tangible book (TTM)
-2.14
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
19.449
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
5.14%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
8.024
Dividend yield (TTM)
1.79%
Forward dividend yield
1.79%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
19.38%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
-259.34%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
14.94%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
12.08%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-32.96%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
3.85%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
4.23%
What the Analysts think about Herc Holdings
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Third-quarter equipment rental revenue rose 11.8% while average fleet grew less than 2%, lifting dollar utilisation by 360 basis points to 43.5%. That points to better fleet productivity, not just growth from adding equipment. (StockTitan)
Specialty revenue grew at a double-digit rate, and Herc says its large-project pipeline is expanding across data centres, infrastructure, manufacturing and energy. The company raised its 2026 rental revenue and EBITDA guidance, signalling confidence that this demand can continue. (StockTitan)
H&E revenue synergies contributed more in the third quarter, while adjusted EBITDA margin rose to 44.2% from 42.3% and SG&A fell as a share of rental revenue. If those integration benefits continue, Herc could improve returns from the enlarged business. (StockTitan)
Net debt was about $8.0 billion and leverage 3.90 times at quarter-end; interest expense for the first nine months was up 35% year on year. That debt burden leaves less room for error if earnings or cash generation disappoint. (StockTitan)
Direct operating costs rose to 42.4% of rental revenue in the third quarter from 41.6% a year earlier, with fuel and transport costs among the pressures. Persistent cost inflation could limit the benefit of higher utilisation and pricing. (StockTitan)
Herc expects 2026 free cash flow of only $250 million to $350 million while increasing net fleet capital spending guidance to $1.0 billion–$1.1 billion. That investment may support growth, but it also makes rapid debt reduction harder. (StockTitan)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 27 Oct 2026.
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Funds containing Herc Holdings
AllUSDEURGBP
Fund name | Fund size | $HRI weighting |
|---|---|---|
iShares S&P Small Cap 600£ISP6 | $3.2B | 0.23% |
iShares S&P SmallCap 600$IDP6 | $3.2B | 0.23% |
SPDR Russell 2000 US Small Cap€R2US | $5.3B | 0.14% |
SPDR Russell 2000 US Small Cap£R2SC | $5.3B | 0.14% |
SPDR MSCI USA Small Cap Value Weighted$USSC | $1.1B | 0.11% |
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