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URI Stock Chart & Stats
$1141.59
-$20.59(-1.80%)
At close: 4:00 PM EDT
$1141.59
-$20.59(-1.80%)
Day’s Range― - ―
52-Week Range$701.59 - $1,177.67
Previous CloseN/A
Volume245.89K
Average Volume (3M)490.32K
Market Cap
$67.18B
Enterprise Value$86.23K
Total Cash (Recent Filing)$112.00M
Total Debt (Recent Filing)$15.38B
Price to Earnings (P/E)26.0
Beta1.28
Next Earnings
Oct 28, 2026EPS Estimate
13.86Next Dividend Ex-DateN/A
Dividend Yield0.7%
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)41.46
Shares Outstanding62,242,490
10 Day Avg. Volume560,257
30 Day Avg. Volume490,322
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-73.78
Price to Book (P/B)5.81
Price to Sales (P/S)3.24
P/FCF Ratio78.73
Enterprise Value/Market Cap<0.01
Enterprise Value/Revenue<0.01
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit<0.01
Enterprise Value/Ebitda<0.01
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$1,283.85Price Target Upside12.46% Upside
Rating ConsensusStrong Buy
Number of Analyst Covering16
EPS Forecast (FY)48.64
Revenue Forecast (FY)$17.61B
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Market Leadership And ScaleBeing the largest equipment-rental provider in North America gives United Rentals durable competitive advantages: superior fleet breadth, dense branch/delivery network and scale in maintenance and remarketing. Scale supports pricing power, cost efficiencies and resilience across project cycles.
Rapid Specialty Rental ExpansionSignificant specialty growth diversifies revenue toward higher-service, less commoditized offerings. Specialty lines command higher customer stickiness, stronger margins and cross-sell opportunities, reducing exposure to cyclical general rental demand and supporting longer-term margin resilience.
Robust Operating Cash Flow And Shareholder ReturnsConsistent strong operating cash flow funds reinvestment and sizable capital returns without emergency financing. The company converts earnings to cash at scale, enabling disciplined buybacks, dividends and liquidity buffers that strengthen credit profile and strategic optionality.
Bears Say
Elevated LeverageMaterial outstanding debt increases sensitivity to cyclical demand and refinancing risk; leverage limits flexibility for opportunistic investments or weathering downturns. Although within stated targets and improving, the capital structure remains less conservative and heightens financial risk.
High And Rising Capital IntensitySustained elevated CapEx to meet utilization compresses free-cash-flow conversion and increases execution reliance on supplier lead times and remarketing. High reinvestment needs reduce discretionary cash and amplify exposure to used-equipment price cycles over the medium term.
Margin And Forecasting VariabilityRevenue components with pass-through characteristics and re-rent volatility create uneven margin contributions and forecasting uncertainty. Combined with supplier tightness that can delay fleet adds, this raises risk of margin compression and uneven profitability persistence across quarters.
United Rentals News
URI FAQ
What was United Rentals’s price range in the past 12 months?
United Rentals lowest stock price was $701.59 and its highest was $1177.67 in the past 12 months.
What is United Rentals’s market cap?
United Rentals’s market cap is $67.18B.
When is United Rentals’s upcoming earnings report date?
United Rentals’s upcoming earnings report date is Oct 28, 2026 which is in 87 days.
How were United Rentals’s earnings last quarter?
United Rentals released its earnings results on Jul 22, 2026. The company reported $12.76 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $11.537 by $1.223.
Is United Rentals overvalued?
According to Wall Street analysts United Rentals’s price is currently Undervalued.
Does United Rentals pay dividends?
United Rentals pays a Quarterly dividend of $1.97 which represents an annual dividend yield of 0.7%. See more information on United Rentals dividends here
What is United Rentals’s EPS estimate?
United Rentals’s EPS estimate is 13.86.
How many shares outstanding does United Rentals have?
United Rentals has 62,242,490 shares outstanding.
What happened to United Rentals’s price movement after its last earnings report?
United Rentals reported an EPS of $12.76 in its last earnings report, beating expectations of $11.537. Following the earnings report the stock price went up 10.111%.
Which hedge fund is a major shareholder of United Rentals?
Currently, no hedge funds are holding shares in URI
What is the TipRanks Smart Score and how is it calculated?
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United Rentals Stock Smart Score
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Analyst Consensus
Strong Buy
Average Price Target:
$1,283.85 (12.46% Upside)
$1,283.85 (12.46% Upside)
Blogger Sentiment
Bullish
URI Sentiment 86%
Sector Average ―
Sector Average ―
Hedge Fund Trend
Decreased
By 19.0K Shares
Last Quarter.
Last Quarter.
Insider Transactions
Sold Shares
Worth $4.4M over
the Last 3 Months
the Last 3 Months
Crowd Wisdom
Very Positive
Last 7 Days ▲ 0.2%
Last 30 Days ▲ 5.1%
Last 30 Days ▲ 5.1%
News Sentiment
Very Bullish
Bullish news 100%
Bearish news 0%
Bearish news 0%
Technicals
SMA
Positive
20 days / 200 days
Momentum
31.52%
12-Months-Change
Fundamentals
Return on Equity
0.70%
Trailing 12-Months
Asset Growth
7.22%
Trailing 12-Months
Company Description
United Rentals
United Rentals, Inc., founded in 1997 and headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, functions as a prominent equipment rental firm through its various subsidiaries. The company's operations are divided into two main divisions: General Rentals and Specialty. The General Rentals segment offers a broad selection of construction and industrial machinery, including heavy equipment like backhoes, skid-steer loaders, earthmoving machinery, and forklifts, alongside aerial work platforms such as boom and scissor lifts. This division also provides general tools and lighter equipment, ranging from pressure washers to power tools. Its client base is diverse, encompassing construction and industrial enterprises, manufacturers, utility companies, municipalities, government bodies, and individual homeowners. Conversely, the Specialty segment focuses on more specialized construction products. This includes comprehensive trench safety gear, such as trench shields, aluminum hydraulic shoring systems, and construction lasers, designed for underground work. It also supplies power generation and climate control equipment, featuring portable diesel generators, electrical distribution units, and temperature management systems. Additionally, the segment offers fluid solutions for containment, transfer, and treatment, as well as mobile storage units and modular office spaces. This segment primarily caters to companies undertaking infrastructure projects, municipalities, and industrial clients. Beyond rentals, United Rentals also sells new equipment, including aerial lifts, telehandlers, and compressors, along with construction consumables, tools, small equipment, and safety supplies. It further provides parts for customer-owned machinery and offers repair and maintenance services. The company remarkets its used equipment through its dedicated sales force, brokers, its website, direct sales to manufacturers, and auctions. United Rentals maintains an extensive network of 1,360 rental facilities across the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.
URI Company Deck
URI Earnings Call
Q2 2026
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Earnings Call Sentiment|Positive
The call communicated multiple record results (revenue, rental revenue, EBITDA, EPS), raised full-year guidance, strong free cash flow, and balance sheet strength — all driven by robust demand (particularly large projects) and specialty growth. Challenges highlighted include persistent delivery/repositioning and fuel costs, forecasting variability in ancillary/re-rent, supplier capacity constraints and elevated CapEx needs to sustain high utilization. On balance, the positive operational momentum, upgraded guidance, continued cash generation and improved credit outlook materially outweigh the operational headwinds and forecasting variability.View all URI earnings summariesURI Revenue Breakdown
85.76% Equipment rentals
8.78% Sales of rental equipment
2.16% Sales of new equipment
1.01% Contractor supplies sales
2.29% Service and other revenues
URI Stock 12 Month Forecast
Average Price Target
$1,283.85
▲(12.46% Upside)
Technical Analysis
Ownership Overview
0.29% Insiders
28.21% Mutual Funds
3.59% Other Institutional Investors
40.35% Public Companies and
Individual Investors