# Herc Holdings Inc. (HRI) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-11-04. NYSE, United States. Sector: Industrials / Commercial Services. Price $170.01, market value $5.7 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 45.5×** (5-yr avg 993.0×, 3-yr avg 1644.8×). Herc Holdings Inc. trades at 45.5× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 993.0×: cheap by its own standards. The Industrials median in the September 2026 study was 25.7×. Forward P/E is 14.5×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 1.9×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.9×.
- **Price / book: 2.9×**. The shares trade at 2.9× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 19.8%** (5-yr avg 20.2%). Free cash flow equals 19.8% of the market value, in line with its five-year average of 20.2%. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 2.2%**. The inverse of the P/E: 2.2% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Net margin: 0.1%**. 0.1% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 0.1%**. 0.1% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on assets: 0.9%**. Each dollar of assets produces 0.9% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 45.6%** (3-yr -32.0%/yr, 5-yr -13.5%/yr). Revenue grew 45.6% over the last year, against -13.5% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -99.6%** (3-yr -86.0%/yr, 5-yr -58.7%/yr). Earnings per share fell 99.6%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 4.5%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 4.5% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 4.13**. Debt is 4.13 times equity, a leveraged balance sheet that needs steady cash flow to service.
- **Current ratio: 1.31** (quick 1.31). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 1.31 times.
- **Piotroski F-score: 3/9**. 3 of 9 checks pass: weak or deteriorating financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.65%** ($2.80 per share, trailing). Herc Holdings Inc. yields 1.65%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 5**. 5 straight years of increases.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (12 analysts). 12 analysts cover Herc Holdings Inc.; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $182.67 (+7% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 20.1%** (YTD 14.4%, 3-mo 2.6%). The shares are up 20.1% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -9.7%** (92.2% above the low). Trading 10% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 68**. An RSI of 68 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.86** (volatility 62%). Beta of 1.86 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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