United Rentals, Inc.

LSE:0LIY Stock Report

Market Cap: US$47.4b

United Rentals Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 3/6

United Rentals has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 22.5%, while the Trade Distributors industry saw earnings growing at 13.9% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 12.6% per year. United Rentals's return on equity is 29.9%, and it has net margins of 17.1%.

Key information

22.5%

Earnings growth rate

25.1%

EPS growth rate

Trade Distributors Industry Growth16.3%
Revenue growth rate12.6%
Return on equity29.9%
Net Margin17.1%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How United Rentals makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

LSE:0LIY Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 2414,9782,5651,6020
30 Jun 2414,7512,5601,5600
31 Mar 2414,5322,5151,5340
31 Dec 2314,3322,4241,5270
30 Sep 2313,9002,3841,5120
30 Jun 2313,1862,2871,4940
31 Mar 2312,4032,1891,4590
31 Dec 2211,6422,1051,4000
30 Sep 2211,1221,9471,3440
30 Jun 2210,6671,7501,3140
31 Mar 2210,1831,5501,2720
31 Dec 219,7161,3861,1990
30 Sep 219,2191,2021,1350
30 Jun 218,8101,0011,0410
31 Mar 218,4629209620
31 Dec 208,5308909790
30 Sep 208,7079319890
30 Jun 209,0081,1141,0300
31 Mar 209,3591,1721,0790
31 Dec 199,3511,1741,0920
30 Sep 199,2011,1461,1260
30 Jun 198,8291,0881,1180
31 Mar 198,4301,0881,0860
31 Dec 188,0471,0961,0380
30 Sep 187,6631,6839910
30 Jun 187,3131,5499630
31 Mar 187,0191,4209420
31 Dec 176,6411,3469030
30 Sep 176,2426028340
30 Jun 175,9845907760
31 Mar 175,8085837350
31 Dec 165,7625667190
30 Sep 165,7625827130
30 Jun 165,8046107120
31 Mar 165,8125627100
31 Dec 155,8175857140
30 Sep 155,8586107430
30 Jun 155,8525877590
31 Mar 155,8225957710
31 Dec 145,6855407580
30 Sep 145,4594867120
30 Jun 145,2264376850
31 Mar 145,0334266500
31 Dec 134,9553876420

Quality Earnings: 0LIY has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: 0LIY's current net profit margins (17.1%) are lower than last year (17.2%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: 0LIY's earnings have grown significantly by 22.5% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: 0LIY's earnings growth over the past year (7.6%) is below its 5-year average (22.5% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: 0LIY earnings growth over the past year (7.6%) exceeded the Trade Distributors industry -8.4%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: Whilst 0LIY's Return on Equity (29.89%) is high, this metric is skewed due to their high level of debt.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 15:10
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
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  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
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  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

United Rentals, Inc. is covered by 46 analysts. 19 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
null nullArgus Research Company
Mircea DobreBaird
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research