# United Rentals Inc. (URI) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-11-04. NYSE, United States. Sector: Industrials / Industrial Distribution & Rental. Price $1175.17, market value $72.8 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 25.9×** (5-yr avg 16.6×, 3-yr avg 18.2×). United Rentals Inc. trades at 25.9× 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 19.1×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 9.4×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 9.4×.
- **Price / book: 7.5×**. The shares trade at 7.5× book value; most of the value is in earnings power and intangibles rather than the balance sheet.
- **EV / EBITDA: 18.1×**. Enterprise value is 18.1× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Earnings yield: 3.9%**. The inverse of the P/E: 3.9% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 87.3%**. United Rentals Inc. keeps 87.3% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, the kind of margin that comes with software, brands or pricing power.
- **Operating margin: 57.3%**. 57.3% 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: 14.4%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 14.4%.
- **Return on assets: 9.4%**. Each dollar of assets produces 9.4% 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: 3.2×**. It would take 3.2 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, above the 3× level most lenders treat as comfortable.
- **Current ratio: 0.94** (quick 0.94). Current liabilities exceed current assets, so the company depends on ongoing cash generation or refinancing to pay the next year's bills.
- **Altman Z-score: 3.06**. A Z-score of 3.06 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 0.67%** ($7.70 per share, trailing). United Rentals Inc. yields 0.67%, 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.
- **Shareholder yield: 3.4%**. Dividends plus net buybacks return 3.4% of the market value a year.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (21 analysts). 21 analysts cover United Rentals Inc.; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $1292.24 (+10% 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): 35.8%** (YTD 45.9%, 3-mo 5.3%). The shares are up 35.8% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -2.2%** (67.5% above the low). Trading within 5% of 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): 66**. An RSI of 66 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.98** (volatility 43%). Beta of 0.98 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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