UNITED RENTALS INC (URI) Stock Fundamental Analysis

USA • New York Stock Exchange • NYSE:URI • US9113631090

899.55 USD
+51.78 (+6.11%)
At close: Feb 6, 2026
897.99 USD
-1.56 (-0.17%)
Pre-Market: 2/9/2026, 8:12:39 AM
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Fundamental Rating

5

URI gets a fundamental rating of 5 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 51 industry peers in the Trading Companies & Distributors industry. While URI belongs to the best of the industry regarding profitability, there are concerns on its financial health. URI has a correct valuation and a medium growth rate.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

  • In the past year URI was profitable.
  • In the past year URI had a positive cash flow from operations.
  • URI had positive earnings in each of the past 5 years.
  • In the past 5 years URI always reported a positive cash flow from operatings.
URI Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFURI Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 1B 2B 3B 4B 5B

1.2 Ratios

  • With a decent Return On Assets value of 8.35%, URI is doing good in the industry, outperforming 78.43% of the companies in the same industry.
  • Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of 27.81%, URI belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 88.24% of the companies in the same industry.
  • URI has a better Return On Invested Capital (11.50%) than 80.39% of its industry peers.
  • URI had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 12.32%. This is above the industry average of 9.60%.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 8.35%
ROE 27.81%
ROIC 11.5%
ROA(3y)8.99%
ROA(5y)8.5%
ROE(3y)29.16%
ROE(5y)28.09%
ROIC(3y)12.32%
ROIC(5y)11.58%
URI Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICURI Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 10 20 30 40

1.3 Margins

  • The Profit Margin of URI (15.49%) is better than 84.31% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of URI has grown nicely.
  • URI's Operating Margin of 24.68% is amongst the best of the industry. URI outperforms 84.31% of its industry peers.
  • URI's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
  • With a decent Gross Margin value of 38.16%, URI is doing good in the industry, outperforming 72.55% of the companies in the same industry.
  • In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of URI has remained more or less at the same level.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 24.68%
PM (TTM) 15.49%
GM 38.16%
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%
URI Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsURI Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 10 20 30 40

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2. Health

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.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, URI has less shares outstanding
  • Compared to 5 years ago, URI has less shares outstanding
  • URI has about the same debt/assets ratio as last year.
URI Yearly Shares OutstandingURI Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 20M 40M 60M 80M
URI Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsURI Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 5B 10B 15B 20B 25B

2.2 Solvency

  • URI has an Altman-Z score of 3.37. This indicates that URI is financially healthy and has little risk of bankruptcy at the moment.
  • URI has a Altman-Z score (3.37) which is in line with its industry peers.
  • The Debt to FCF ratio of URI is 21.49, which is on the high side as it means it would take URI, 21.49 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
  • With a Debt to FCF ratio value of 21.49, URI perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 52.94% of the companies in the same industry.
  • A Debt/Equity ratio of 1.41 is on the high side and indicates that URI has dependencies on debt financing.
  • URI has a worse Debt to Equity ratio (1.41) than 68.63% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.41
Debt/FCF 21.49
Altman-Z 3.37
ROIC/WACC1.21
WACC9.5%
URI Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFURI Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2B 4B 6B 8B 10B

2.3 Liquidity

  • URI has a Current Ratio of 0.94. This is a bad value and indicates that URI is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • The Current ratio of URI (0.94) is worse than 86.27% of its industry peers.
  • A Quick Ratio of 0.88 indicates that URI may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • URI's Quick ratio of 0.88 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. URI is outperformed by 68.63% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 0.94
Quick Ratio 0.88
URI Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesURI Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 1B 2B 3B

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

  • URI shows a slight negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has decreased by -2.59%.
  • Measured over the past years, URI shows a quite strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS has been growing by 19.24% on average per year.
  • Looking at the last year, URI shows a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 4.91% in the last year.
  • 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)-2.59%
EPS 3Y8.92%
EPS 5Y19.24%
EPS Q2Q%-4.31%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)4.91%
Revenue growth 3Y11.41%
Revenue growth 5Y13.55%
Sales Q2Q%2.76%

3.2 Future

  • Based on estimates for the next years, URI will show a quite strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 15.17% on average per year.
  • The Revenue is expected to grow by 8.66% on average over the next years. This is quite good.
EPS Next Y10.23%
EPS Next 2Y12.1%
EPS Next 3Y11.24%
EPS Next 5Y15.17%
Revenue Next Year5.84%
Revenue Next 2Y6.53%
Revenue Next 3Y6.48%
Revenue Next 5Y8.66%

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.
URI Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesURI Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 5B 10B 15B 20B
URI Yearly EPS VS EstimatesURI Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 20 40 60

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • Based on the Price/Earnings ratio of 21.36, the valuation of URI can be described as rather expensive.
  • Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, URI is valued a bit cheaper than 68.63% of the companies in the same industry.
  • URI's Price/Earnings ratio indicates a valuation a bit cheaper than the S&P500 average which is at 27.93.
  • URI is valuated rather expensively with a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 19.38.
  • Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, URI is valued a bit cheaper than 68.63% of the companies in the same industry.
  • URI is valuated rather cheaply when we compare the Price/Forward Earnings ratio to 27.77, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 21.36
Fwd PE 19.38
URI Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsURI Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 10 20 30

4.2 Price Multiples

  • URI's Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio is a bit cheaper when compared to the industry. URI is cheaper than 76.47% of the companies in the same industry.
  • URI's Price/Free Cash Flow is on the same level as the industry average.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 87.43
EV/EBITDA 10.12
URI Per share dataURI EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 50 100 150 200 250

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • The high PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates an expensive valuation of the company.
  • URI has an outstanding profitability rating, which may justify a higher PE ratio.
PEG (NY)2.09
PEG (5Y)1.11
EPS Next 2Y12.1%
EPS Next 3Y11.24%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

  • With a yearly dividend of 0.87%, URI is not a good candidate for dividend investing.
  • URI's Dividend Yield is a higher than the industry average which is at 0.82.
  • With a Dividend Yield of 0.87, URI pays less dividend than the S&P500 average, which is at 1.81.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0.87%

5.2 History

  • URI has been paying a dividend for less than 5 years, so it still needs to build a track record.
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
Div Incr Years1
Div Non Decr Years1
URI Yearly Dividends per shareURI Yearly Dividends per shareYearly Dividends per share 2023 2024 2025 2026 2 4 6

5.3 Sustainability

  • 18.60% of the earnings are spent on dividend by URI. This is a low number and sustainable payout ratio.
DP18.6%
EPS Next 2Y12.1%
EPS Next 3Y11.24%
URI Yearly Income VS Free CF VS DividendURI Yearly Income VS Free CF VS DividendYearly Income VS Free CF VS Dividend 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 500M 1B 1.5B 2B 2.5B
URI Dividend Payout.URI Dividend Payout, showing the Payout Ratio.URI Dividend Payout.PayoutRetained Earnings

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UNITED RENTALS INC

NYSE:URI (2/6/2026, 10:09:33 PM)

Premarket: 897.99 -1.56 (-0.17%)

899.55

+51.78 (+6.11%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryGroupCapital Goods
GICS IndustryTrading Companies & Distributors
Earnings (Last)01-28
Earnings (Next)04-21
Inst Owners94.04%
Inst Owner Change-1.81%
Ins Owners0.44%
Ins Owner Change1.46%
Market Cap57.88B
Revenue(TTM)16.10B
Net Income(TTM)2.49B
Analysts77.78
Price Target978.26 (8.75%)
Short Float %2.4%
Short Ratio2.16
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0.87%
Yearly Dividend7.23
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DP18.6%
Div Incr Years1
Div Non Decr Years1
Ex-Date02-11
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)0
Avg EPS beat(2)-6.29%
Min EPS beat(2)-6.77%
Max EPS beat(2)-5.82%
EPS beat(4)0
Avg EPS beat(4)-3.72%
Min EPS beat(4)-6.77%
Max EPS beat(4)-0.62%
EPS beat(8)2
Avg EPS beat(8)-1.67%
EPS beat(12)5
Avg EPS beat(12)0.02%
EPS beat(16)8
Avg EPS beat(16)1.77%
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)-0.81%
Min Revenue beat(2)-2.19%
Max Revenue beat(2)0.57%
Revenue beat(4)3
Avg Revenue beat(4)0.16%
Min Revenue beat(4)-2.19%
Max Revenue beat(4)2.23%
Revenue beat(8)5
Avg Revenue beat(8)0.18%
Revenue beat(12)9
Avg Revenue beat(12)0.78%
Revenue beat(16)11
Avg Revenue beat(16)0.65%
PT rev (1m)-1.53%
PT rev (3m)-3.14%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-1.27%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-1.17%
EPS NY rev (1m)-2.32%
EPS NY rev (3m)-1.51%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-0.71%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-0.79%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-0.25%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-0.1%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 21.36
Fwd PE 19.38
P/S 3.6
P/FCF 87.43
P/OCF 11.15
P/B 6.45
P/tB 42.18
EV/EBITDA 10.12
EPS(TTM)42.12
EY4.68%
EPS(NY)46.43
Fwd EY5.16%
FCF(TTM)10.29
FCFY1.14%
OCF(TTM)80.67
OCFY8.97%
SpS250.22
BVpS139.38
TBVpS21.32
PEG (NY)2.09
PEG (5Y)1.11
Graham Number363.45
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 8.35%
ROE 27.81%
ROCE 15.26%
ROIC 11.5%
ROICexc 11.7%
ROICexgc 16.65%
OM 24.68%
PM (TTM) 15.49%
GM 38.16%
FCFM 4.11%
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-Score5
Asset Turnover0.54
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.41
Debt/FCF 21.49
Debt/EBITDA 1.79
Cap/Depr 145.69%
Cap/Sales 28.13%
Interest Coverage 5.65
Cash Conversion 73.28%
Profit Quality 26.54%
Current Ratio 0.94
Quick Ratio 0.88
Altman-Z 3.37
F-Score5
WACC9.5%
ROIC/WACC1.21
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)-2.59%
EPS 3Y8.92%
EPS 5Y19.24%
EPS Q2Q%-4.31%
EPS Next Y10.23%
EPS Next 2Y12.1%
EPS Next 3Y11.24%
EPS Next 5Y15.17%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)4.91%
Revenue growth 3Y11.41%
Revenue growth 5Y13.55%
Sales Q2Q%2.76%
Revenue Next Year5.84%
Revenue Next 2Y6.53%
Revenue Next 3Y6.48%
Revenue Next 5Y8.66%
EBIT growth 1Y-2.31%
EBIT growth 3Y7.12%
EBIT growth 5Y17.05%
EBIT Next Year88.23%
EBIT Next 3Y33.1%
EBIT Next 5Y26.17%
FCF growth 1Y58%
FCF growth 3Y-3.77%
FCF growth 5Y-15.09%
OCF growth 1Y14.17%
OCF growth 3Y5.4%
OCF growth 5Y14.32%

UNITED RENTALS INC / URI FAQ

What is the ChartMill fundamental rating of UNITED RENTALS INC (URI) stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 5 / 10 to URI.


Can you provide the valuation status for UNITED RENTALS INC?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 4 / 10 to UNITED RENTALS INC (URI). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.


What is the profitability of URI stock?

UNITED RENTALS INC (URI) has a profitability rating of 8 / 10.


Can you provide the PE and PB ratios for URI stock?

The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for UNITED RENTALS INC (URI) is 21.36 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 6.45.


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 18.6%.