UNITED RENTALS INC (URI) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation
NYSE:URI • US9113631090
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This URI fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.
1. URI Profitability Analysis
1.1 Basic Checks
- In the past year URI was profitable.
- URI had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
- Each year in the past 5 years URI has been profitable.
- URI had a positive operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.
1.2 Ratios
- With an excellent Return On Assets value of 8.39%, URI belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 80.43% of the companies in the same industry.
- URI's Return On Equity of 27.95% is amongst the best of the industry. URI outperforms 93.48% of its industry peers.
- With an excellent Return On Invested Capital value of 11.94%, URI belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 82.61% of the companies in the same industry.
- The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for URI is above the industry average of 9.39%.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 8.39% | ||
| ROE | 27.95% | ||
| ROIC | 11.94% |
ROA(3y)8.99%
ROA(5y)8.5%
ROE(3y)29.16%
ROE(5y)28.09%
ROIC(3y)12.32%
ROIC(5y)11.58%
1.3 Margins
- URI's Profit Margin of 15.32% is amongst the best of the industry. URI outperforms 91.30% of its industry peers.
- In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of URI has grown nicely.
- URI's Operating Margin of 24.95% is amongst the best of the industry. URI outperforms 91.30% of its industry peers.
- URI's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
- The Gross Margin of URI (38.23%) is better than 73.91% of its industry peers.
- In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of URI has remained more or less at the same level.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 24.95% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 15.32% | ||
| GM | 38.23% |
OM growth 3Y-3.85%
OM growth 5Y3.09%
PM growth 3Y-5.02%
PM growth 5Y8.23%
GM growth 3Y-3.83%
GM growth 5Y0.45%
2. URI Health Analysis
2.1 Basic Checks
- The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is just above the Cost of Capital (WACC), so URI is still creating some value.
- URI has less shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
- The number of shares outstanding for URI has been reduced compared to 5 years ago.
- Compared to 1 year ago, URI has about the same debt to assets ratio.
2.2 Solvency
- URI has an Altman-Z score of 3.44. This indicates that URI is financially healthy and has little risk of bankruptcy at the moment.
- With a Altman-Z score value of 3.44, URI perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 56.52% of the companies in the same industry.
- URI has a debt to FCF ratio of 20.94. This is a negative value and a sign of low solvency as URI would need 20.94 years to pay back of all of its debts.
- Looking at the Debt to FCF ratio, with a value of 20.94, URI is in line with its industry, outperforming 52.17% of the companies in the same industry.
- URI has a Debt/Equity ratio of 1.37. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.
- With a Debt to Equity ratio value of 1.37, URI is not doing good in the industry: 76.09% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 1.37 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 20.94 | ||
| Altman-Z | 3.44 |
ROIC/WACC1.34
WACC8.91%
2.3 Liquidity
- URI has a Current Ratio of 0.80. This is a bad value and indicates that URI is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
- Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 0.80, URI is doing worse than 89.13% of the companies in the same industry.
- URI has a Quick Ratio of 0.80. This is a bad value and indicates that URI is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
- Looking at the Quick ratio, with a value of 0.74, URI is doing worse than 76.09% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 0.8 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.74 |
3. URI Growth Analysis
3.1 Past
- The Earnings Per Share has been growing slightly by 0.05% over the past year.
- URI shows quite a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. Measured over the last years, the EPS has been growing by 19.24% yearly.
- URI shows a small growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has grown by 5.05%.
- URI shows quite a strong growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 13.55% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)0.05%
EPS 3Y8.92%
EPS 5Y19.24%
EPS Q2Q%9.59%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)5.05%
Revenue growth 3Y11.41%
Revenue growth 5Y13.55%
Sales Q2Q%7.15%
3.2 Future
- The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 12.52% on average over the next years. This is quite good.
- The Revenue is expected to grow by 8.28% on average over the next years. This is quite good.
EPS Next Y10.77%
EPS Next 2Y12.28%
EPS Next 3Y13.03%
EPS Next 5Y12.52%
Revenue Next Year5.71%
Revenue Next 2Y6.43%
Revenue Next 3Y6.89%
Revenue Next 5Y8.28%
3.3 Evolution
- Although the future EPS growth is still strong, it is not able to hold up the even more excellent growth rate of the past years.
- The Revenue growth rate is decreasing: in the next years the growth will be less than in the last years.
4. URI Valuation Analysis
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
- Based on the Price/Earnings ratio of 22.09, the valuation of URI can be described as rather expensive.
- URI's Price/Earnings ratio is a bit cheaper when compared to the industry. URI is cheaper than 71.74% of the companies in the same industry.
- Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio of 26.51, URI is valued at the same level.
- With a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 17.88, URI is valued on the expensive side.
- Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, URI is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 76.09% of the companies are valued more expensively.
- When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of URI to the average of the S&P500 Index (21.41), we can say URI is valued inline with the index average.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 22.09 | ||
| Fwd PE | 17.88 |
4.2 Price Multiples
- Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, URI is valued a bit cheaper than 76.09% of the companies in the same industry.
- Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio of URI is on the same level as its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 90.04 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 10.15 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
- The high PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates URI does not grow enough to justify the current Price/Earnings ratio.
- URI has an outstanding profitability rating, which may justify a higher PE ratio.
- A more expensive valuation may be justified as URI's earnings are expected to grow with 13.03% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)2.05
PEG (5Y)1.15
EPS Next 2Y12.28%
EPS Next 3Y13.03%
5. URI Dividend Analysis
5.1 Amount
- URI has a yearly dividend return of 0.78%, which is pretty low.
- URI's Dividend Yield is a higher than the industry average which is at 0.85.
- With a Dividend Yield of 0.78, URI pays less dividend than the S&P500 average, which is at 1.80.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0.78% |
5.2 History
- URI has paid a dividend for less than 5 years, so there is no long track record yet.
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
Div Incr Years2
Div Non Decr Years2
5.3 Sustainability
- URI pays out 18.79% of its income as dividend. This is a sustainable payout ratio.
DP18.79%
EPS Next 2Y12.28%
EPS Next 3Y13.03%
URI Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics
949.23
-10.61 (-1.11%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryGroupCapital Goods
GICS IndustryTrading Companies & Distributors
Industry Strength67.08
Industry Growth45.96
Earnings (Last)04-22 2026-04-22/amc
Earnings (Next)07-21 2026-07-21/amc
Inst Owners92.99%
Inst Owner Change-0.24%
Ins Owners0.48%
Ins Owner Change-1.68%
Market Cap59.70B
Revenue(TTM)16.36B
Net Income(TTM)2.51B
Analysts78.52
Price Target1040.47 (9.61%)
Short Float %2.89%
Short Ratio3.02
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0.78% |
Yearly Dividend7.23
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DP18.79%
Div Incr Years2
Div Non Decr Years2
Ex-Date02-11 2026-02-11 (1.97)
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)1
Avg EPS beat(2)0.22%
Min EPS beat(2)-6.77%
Max EPS beat(2)7.21%
EPS beat(4)1
Avg EPS beat(4)-1.77%
Min EPS beat(4)-6.77%
Max EPS beat(4)7.21%
EPS beat(8)2
Avg EPS beat(8)-1.87%
EPS beat(12)6
Avg EPS beat(12)0.67%
EPS beat(16)8
Avg EPS beat(16)1.38%
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)-0.2%
Min Revenue beat(2)-2.19%
Max Revenue beat(2)1.79%
Revenue beat(4)3
Avg Revenue beat(4)0.05%
Min Revenue beat(4)-2.19%
Max Revenue beat(4)1.79%
Revenue beat(8)5
Avg Revenue beat(8)0.37%
Revenue beat(12)9
Avg Revenue beat(12)0.66%
Revenue beat(16)11
Avg Revenue beat(16)0.63%
PT rev (1m)7.91%
PT rev (3m)4.82%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0.53%
EPS NQ rev (3m)0.44%
EPS NY rev (1m)0.16%
EPS NY rev (3m)-1.41%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0.4%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)0.57%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-0.23%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-0.3%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 22.09 | ||
| Fwd PE | 17.88 | ||
| P/S | 3.65 | ||
| P/FCF | 90.04 | ||
| P/OCF | 11.31 | ||
| P/B | 6.66 | ||
| P/tB | 52.55 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 10.15 |
EPS(TTM)42.97
EY4.53%
EPS(NY)53.1
Fwd EY5.59%
FCF(TTM)10.54
FCFY1.11%
OCF(TTM)83.94
OCFY8.84%
SpS260.22
BVpS142.6
TBVpS18.06
PEG (NY)2.05
PEG (5Y)1.15
Graham Number371.305 (-60.88%)
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 8.39% | ||
| ROE | 27.95% | ||
| ROCE | 15.85% | ||
| ROIC | 11.94% | ||
| ROICexc | 12.02% | ||
| ROICexgc | 17.31% | ||
| OM | 24.95% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 15.32% | ||
| GM | 38.23% | ||
| FCFM | 4.05% |
ROA(3y)8.99%
ROA(5y)8.5%
ROE(3y)29.16%
ROE(5y)28.09%
ROIC(3y)12.32%
ROIC(5y)11.58%
ROICexc(3y)12.54%
ROICexc(5y)11.74%
ROICexgc(3y)18.04%
ROICexgc(5y)17.05%
ROCE(3y)16.35%
ROCE(5y)15.36%
ROICexgc growth 3Y1.17%
ROICexgc growth 5Y4%
ROICexc growth 3Y1.29%
ROICexc growth 5Y6.26%
OM growth 3Y-3.85%
OM growth 5Y3.09%
PM growth 3Y-5.02%
PM growth 5Y8.23%
GM growth 3Y-3.83%
GM growth 5Y0.45%
F-Score4
Asset Turnover0.55
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 1.37 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 20.94 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 1.69 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 146.45% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 28.21% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 6.03 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 72.96% | ||
| Profit Quality | 26.45% | ||
| Current Ratio | 0.8 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.74 | ||
| Altman-Z | 3.44 |
F-Score4
WACC8.91%
ROIC/WACC1.34
Cap/Depr(3y)144.73%
Cap/Depr(5y)152.38%
Cap/Sales(3y)27.81%
Cap/Sales(5y)29.61%
Profit Quality(3y)22.99%
Profit Quality(5y)27.94%
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)0.05%
EPS 3Y8.92%
EPS 5Y19.24%
EPS Q2Q%9.59%
EPS Next Y10.77%
EPS Next 2Y12.28%
EPS Next 3Y13.03%
EPS Next 5Y12.52%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)5.05%
Revenue growth 3Y11.41%
Revenue growth 5Y13.55%
Sales Q2Q%7.15%
Revenue Next Year5.71%
Revenue Next 2Y6.43%
Revenue Next 3Y6.89%
Revenue Next 5Y8.28%
EBIT growth 1Y1.57%
EBIT growth 3Y7.12%
EBIT growth 5Y17.05%
EBIT Next Year87.67%
EBIT Next 3Y30.24%
EBIT Next 5Y21.86%
FCF growth 1Y-35.32%
FCF growth 3Y-3.77%
FCF growth 5Y-15.09%
OCF growth 1Y10.12%
OCF growth 3Y5.4%
OCF growth 5Y14.32%
UNITED RENTALS INC / URI Fundamental Analysis FAQ
What is the ChartMill fundamental rating of UNITED RENTALS INC (URI) stock?
ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 5 / 10 to URI.
What is the valuation status of UNITED RENTALS INC (URI) stock?
ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 4 / 10 to UNITED RENTALS INC (URI). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.
How profitable is UNITED RENTALS INC (URI) stock?
UNITED RENTALS INC (URI) has a profitability rating of 8 / 10.
How financially healthy is UNITED RENTALS INC?
The financial health rating of UNITED RENTALS INC (URI) is 3 / 10.
Is the dividend of UNITED RENTALS INC sustainable?
The dividend rating of UNITED RENTALS INC (URI) is 3 / 10 and the dividend payout ratio is 18.79%.