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United Rentals URI

US equityMarket cap rank #257Rental & Leasing Services
$1,021.68
−$10.31 (-1.00%)
Market open · Sep 24, 2:00 pm ET
After hours $1,031.99 0.00%
Open$1,020.01
Prev close$1,031.99
Day range$1,006.20 – $1,028.54
Volume249.6K
Market cap$63.59B
P/E (TTM)24.6
Dividend yield0.74%

Price chart

Daily bars for up to one year, weekly bars for the 5-year view. Averages are 50/200 trading days (10/40 weeks on the 5-year view).

URI at a glance

URI last changed hands at $1,021.68 (down 1.00%). At $63.59B, United Rentals is ranked #257 by size among the 300 stocks on BeStock.

Over the past 52 weeks it has traded between $698.94 and $1,177.15, so it sits 13.2% below the top of that range. Holders are ahead 10.1% over twelve months, but down 5.6% across the last three months.

Price is below the 50-day average ($1,066.93) but above the 200-day ($937.21); RSI is 54, and the last 30 sessions moved at roughly 30% annualized volatility.

For the quarter ended Jun 2026 it reported $4.41B in revenue, up 11.8% from a year earlier, with $753.00M of net profit (a 15.7% margin).

Valuation works out to 24.6 times trailing earnings, 35% above its five-year average of 18.2.

14 analysts follow the stock and the average call is "buy". The mean target, $1,293.54, sits 26.6% over where the stock trades.

This summary is put together from the numbers on the page and updates when they do. It describes the data; it is not a forecast or a recommendation.

United Rentals: the business

United Rentals rents construction and industrial equipment, and it is the largest equipment renter in North America.

What tends to move it. Nonresidential construction, data-center and infrastructure projects and used-equipment prices drive results.

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Performance

Price return over each window, from adjusted daily and weekly closes

1 day
-1.0%
1 week
+1.5%
1 month
-5.7%
3 months
-5.6%
6 months
+37.3%
Year to date
+27.0%
1 year
+10.1%
Day range
$1,006.20$1,028.54
52-week range
$698.94$1,177.15

Technical signals

Full technicals →
Trend readStrong uptrend

6 bullish · 1 bearish of 7 signals

IndicatorValueSignal
Price vs 20-day average+0.7%Bullish
Price vs 50-day average-4.2%Bearish
Price vs 200-day average+9.0%Bullish
50-day vs 200-day50d above 200dBullish
RSI (14)54.1Bullish
MACD (12,26,9)-12.04Bullish
Bollinger band position58%Bullish

Standard indicator readings worked out from daily closes. They describe how the price has behaved, not where it is going.

Key statistics

Bid / Ask$1,021.00 / $1,022.60
Average price today$1,016.26
Volume249.6KAvg (90d) 472.3K
Turnover$253.70M
Turnover rate0.40%of shares outstanding
Volume ratio0.75vs. recent average pace
Day amplitude2.17%
Market cap$63.59B
Float market cap$63.23B
Shares outstanding61.89M
EPS (TTM)$38.61
P/E (TTM)24.58
P/B6.89
Book value / share$148.20
Earnings yield0.28%
Dividend (TTM)$7.52 / shareYield 0.74%
Net profit (TTM)$2.40B
Net assets$9.22B
30-day volatility29.6%annualized
Avg daily range (ATR)2.69%of price, 14 days
Max drawdown (1y)-30.0%-12.3% from 1y peak

Quote as of Sep 24, 2026 2:00 pm ET. Prices can lag the live tape. This is background information, not a recommendation.

How URI ranks on BeStock

Market value#257 of 300
P/E (cheapest = 1)#145 of 283
Dividend yield#200 of 244
Closeness to 52-week high#145 of 300
Dollar volume today#155 of 300

Ranks are among the 300 or so U.S.-listed stocks BeStock covers, recalculated whenever prices refresh. A row is left out when the measure does not apply, such as yield for a stock that pays no dividend.

Latest reported quarter: Q2, ended Jun 2026

Revenue$4.41B+11.8% YoY
Operating profit$1.14B+14.1% YoY
Net profit$753.00M+21.1% YoY
Diluted EPS$12.03+25.4% YoY
Free cash flow-$261.00M-13.5% YoY
Operating cash flow$1.79B

Revenue, last 8 quarters

$4.0BSep '24$4.1BDec '24$3.7BMar '25$3.9BJun '25$4.2BSep '25$4.2BDec '25$4.0BMar '26$4.4BJun '26

Net profit, last 8 quarters

$708.0MSep '24$689.0MDec '24$518.0MMar '25$622.0MJun '25$701.0MSep '25$653.0MDec '25$531.0MMar '26$753.0MJun '26

Profitability & balance sheet

Gross margin38.4%
Operating margin25.1%
Net margin15.7%
Return on equity28.9%
Return on assets8.7%
Return on invested capital13.2%
Current ratio0.76
Liabilities / assets70.5%
Cash & investments$112.00M
Total debt$15.39B
Net cash (debt)-$15.27B
Free cash flow / sales3.8%

Where the revenue comes from

Quarter 2026/Q2

By business line

  • General Rentals$2.86B 64.7%
  • Specialty$1.56B 35.3%
Average move on report day±7.3%last 16 reports
Closed higher11 of 1669% of the time
Best reaction+22.9%
Worst reaction-12.9%

Stock move on the day after each report

-1.1%2024/Q3+2.1%2024/Q4+9.9%2025/Q1+9.0%2025/Q2-7.8%2025/Q3-12.9%2025/Q4+22.9%2026/Q1+10.1%2026/Q2

"Implied move" is the size of move the options market was pricing ahead of the report. Move is the stock’s change on the first session after the release.

Valuation

Multiples measured against the stock's own five-year history

Valuation detail →
Price / earnings23.8x
CheapRich

Near the top of its 5-year range · 86th percentile, 5-year average 18.2x

#1792 of 2977 stocks by PE (1 = cheapest)

Price / book6.7x
CheapRich

Near the top of its 5-year range · 89th percentile, 5-year average 5.0x

#4565 of 5304 stocks by PB (1 = cheapest)

Price / sales3.7x
CheapRich

Near the top of its 5-year range · 86th percentile, 5-year average 2.9x

#3365 of 5143 stocks by PS (1 = cheapest)

P/E over five years

10x16x22x29xSep '21Mar '24Sep '26

Dashed line is the 5-year average; the shaded band is one standard deviation either side.

Morningstar fair value estimate

Fair value$1,017.00
Price vs. fair value+0.5%Close to the estimate
Star rating★★★☆☆
Economic moatNarrow
UncertaintyHigh

Analyst view

All ratings →
ConsensusBuy
Analysts14
Average target$1,293.54+26.6% vs. price
  • Buy 86%
  • Hold 7%
  • Sell 7%
Low $950.00Now $1,021.68Avg $1,293.54High $1,466.00

Latest rating actions

  • 10 Sep 2026J.P. MorganHOLD · PT $1,170.00
  • 3 Sep 2026BernsteinBUY · PT $1,317.00
  • 31 Aug 2026BernsteinBUY · PT $1,317.00
  • 17 Aug 2026Wells FargoBUY · PT $1,355.00
  • 3 Aug 2026Argus ResearchBUY · PT $1,250.00

Ownership & positioning

Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving

Ownership detail →
Institutional ownership93.3%-0.13 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding1,823-9 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)9 buys / 6 sellsNet buying
Short interest2.30% of floatDays to cover 3.3 · as of 31 Aug 2026
Short-sale volume share20.3%5-day average of daily volume

Short-sale volume as % of daily volume

10%16%22%28%Aug '26Sep '26Sep '26

Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions

Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$18.29M (10 inflow days, 10 outflow days).

Dividends

Dividend yield (TTM)0.74%
Last dividend$1.97Ex-date 12 Aug 2026
Next-to-last$1.97
Payments on file15

Dividends paid per share, by year

5.9220236.5220247.162025

Across the full calendar years shown, the annual payout grew by roughly 10.0% a year.

Latest headlines

More news →
  • Bernstein Maintains United Rentals(URI.US) With Buy Rating, Maintains Target Price $1,317Market news · 3 Sep 2026
  • J.P. Morgan Downgrades United Rentals(URI.US) to Hold Rating, Cuts Target Price to $1,170Market news · 10 Sep 2026
  • Bernstein Maintains United Rentals(URI.US) With Buy Rating, Announces Target Price $1,317Market news · 1 Sep 2026
  • Argus Research Maintains United Rentals(URI.US) With Buy Rating, Raises Target Price to $1,250Market news · 4 Aug 2026
  • Wells Fargo Maintains United Rentals(URI.US) With Buy Rating, Maintains Target Price $1,355Market news · 18 Aug 2026
  • J.P. Morgan Maintains United Rentals(URI.US) With Buy Rating, Maintains Target Price $1,235Market news · 29 Jul 2026

URI stock: common questions

What is URI's latest share price?

$1,021.68 is the latest print for URI, a move of -1.00% against yesterday's close of $1,031.99. Today's low and high so far: $1,006.20 and $1,028.54.

What is URI worth in total?

Equity value comes to $63.59B at the current price. By that measure it is number 257 of the 300 names in our coverage.

Is URI expensive on earnings?

Buyers pay 24.6 times the last twelve months of profit (EPS $38.61). Averaged over five years the multiple has been 18.2, and today's level ranks in the 86th percentile of its own history.

How far is URI from its yearly high?

The year's floor is $698.94 and the ceiling $1,177.15. Shares are 13.2% away from that ceiling.

Are there dividends on United Rentals shares?

It does. Payouts over the past twelve months work out to a 0.74% yield; the latest ex-dividend date was August 12, 2026.

Do Wall Street analysts like URI?

Of 14 analysts, 86% say buy, 7% hold and 7% sell. Price targets average $1,293.54, with the most cautious at $950.00 and the most optimistic at $1,466.00.

How does United Rentals make money?

United Rentals rents construction and industrial equipment, and it is the largest equipment renter in North America.

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