United Rentals Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 2/6
United Rentals is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 1.03% that is well covered by earnings.
Key information
1.0%
Dividend yield
3.2%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 4.3% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 1.1% |
| Dividend Growth | n/a |
| Next dividend pay date | n/a |
| Ex dividend date | n/a |
| Dividend per share | n/a |
| Payout ratio | 17% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE:URI)
Jun 17
United Rentals: A Wonderful Company At A Fair Price
Jun 05United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE:URI) Doing What It Can To Lift Shares
May 21United Rentals: Why I Bought It Instead Of Caterpillar (Q1 2025 Earnings Preview)
Apr 17At US$583, Is It Time To Put United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE:URI) On Your Watch List?
Apr 14United Rentals: Reshoring Trend, Industry Discipline, And Recent Correction Present A Buying Opportunity
Mar 06United Rentals (NYSE:URI) Might Have The Makings Of A Multi-Bagger
Mar 01With United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE:URI) It Looks Like You'll Get What You Pay For
Feb 17United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE:URI) Just Released Its Yearly Results And Analysts Are Updating Their Estimates
Jan 31United Rentals - A Rental Giant
Jan 29These 4 Measures Indicate That United Rentals (NYSE:URI) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well
Jan 29When Should You Buy United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE:URI)?
Jan 05United Rentals (NYSE:URI) Ticks All The Boxes When It Comes To Earnings Growth
Dec 12United Rentals: Still Good To Own This Rental
Nov 22Investors Will Want United Rentals' (NYSE:URI) Growth In ROCE To Persist
Nov 18Calculating The Fair Value Of United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE:URI)
Nov 06Here's Why United Rentals (NYSE:URI) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly
Oct 19Market Participants Recognise United Rentals, Inc.'s (NYSE:URI) Earnings
Oct 07Do United Rentals' (NYSE:URI) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?
Sep 01United Rentals: Good Growth But Premium Valuations
Aug 27Should You Think About Buying United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE:URI) Now?
Aug 19Returns At United Rentals (NYSE:URI) Are On The Way Up
Aug 07United Rentals Pops On Increased Guidance
Jul 26A Look At The Fair Value Of United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE:URI)
Jul 11Why Investors Shouldn't Be Surprised By United Rentals, Inc.'s (NYSE:URI) P/E
Jun 28United Rentals: Limited Upside In The Near-Term
Jun 11United Rentals: Growth Prospects Are Already Priced In
May 28United Rentals: Take Profits While You Can
Apr 10United Rentals: Wonderful Company, Terrible Price
Mar 29United Rentals: Why I Plan On Buying It
Jan 28United Rentals: Valuation Has Finally Caught Up To Fundamentals (Rating Downgrade)
Jan 08Stability and Growth of Payments
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Stable Dividend: Whilst dividend payments have been stable, URI has been paying a dividend for less than 10 years.
Growing Dividend: URI's dividend payments have increased, but the company has only paid a dividend for 2 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| United Rentals Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (URI) | 1.0% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.6% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.7% |
| Industry Average (Trade Distributors) | 1.6% |
| Analyst forecast (URI) (up to 3 years) | 1.1% |
Notable Dividend: URI's dividend (1.03%) isn’t notable compared to the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.55%).
High Dividend: URI's dividend (1.03%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.7%).
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its low payout ratio (17.3%), URI's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its low cash payout ratio (21.6%), URI's dividend payments are well covered by cash flows.
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/06/17 17:25 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/06/17 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
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Analyst Sources
United Rentals, Inc. is covered by 46 analysts. 18 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| null null | Argus Research Company |
| Mircea Dobre | Baird |
| Ishan Majumdar | Baptista Research |