# United Rentals Inc. (URI) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Industrials / Commercial Services & Supplies. Price $1009.86, market value $62.9 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 24.3×** (5-yr avg 16.6×, 3-yr avg 18.2×). United Rentals Inc. trades at 24.3× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 16.6×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Industrials median in the September 2026 study was 25.7×. Forward P/E is 17.7×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 8.6×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 8.6×.
- **Price / book: 6.8×**. The shares trade at 6.8× book value; most of the value is in earnings power and intangibles rather than the balance sheet.
- **EV / EBITDA: 14.6×**. Enterprise value is 14.6× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Earnings yield: 4.1%**. The inverse of the P/E: 4.1% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 88.8%**. United Rentals Inc. keeps 88.8% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, the kind of margin that comes with software, brands or pricing power.
- **Operating margin: 57.5%**. 57.5% of revenue is left after running the business, an exceptional level.
- **Net margin: 67.5%**. 67.5% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 27.8%**. 27.8% on shareholders' equity is excellent if it is not driven by leverage; sustained above 20% usually signals a competitive advantage.
- **Return on invested capital: 13.5%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 13.5%.
- **Return on assets: 8.8%**. Each dollar of assets produces 8.8% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 3.0%** (3-yr 13.9%/yr, 5-yr 13.1%/yr). Revenue grew 3.0% over the last year, against 13.1% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -0.2%** (3-yr 9.2%/yr, 5-yr 25.9%/yr). Earnings per share fell 0.2%, roughly in step with revenue.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 1.77**. Debt is 1.77 times equity, a leveraged balance sheet that needs steady cash flow to service.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 2.9×**. It would take 2.9 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Altman Z-score: 2.79**. A Z-score of 2.79 is in the grey zone; not distressed, not clearly safe.
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 0.78%** ($7.52 per share, trailing). United Rentals Inc. yields 0.78%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 19%**. 19% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 3**. 3 straight years of increases.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 5.4%** (YTD 25.3%, 3-mo -5.4%). The shares are up 5.4% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -14.4%** (43.9% above the low). Trading 14% 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): 38**. An RSI of 38 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.01** (volatility 43%). Beta of 1.01 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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