United Rentals (United Rentals) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 70.37 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)

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What is United Rentals Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-04-25), United Rentals's share price is $655.19. United Rentals's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $9.31. Hence, United Rentals's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 70.37.

The historical rank and industry rank for United Rentals's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

URI' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 8.12 Med: 34.88 Max: 493.79
Current: 70.4

During the past 13 years, United Rentals's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 493.79. The lowest was 8.12. And the median was 34.88.

URI's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
90.65% of 695 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 13.36 vs URI: 70.40

United Rentals's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $10.13. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $9.31.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of United Rentals was -11.90% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -23.40% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 3.00% per year.

During the past 13 years, United Rentals's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 76.50% per year. The lowest was -29.90% per year. And the median was 11.50% per year.

United Rentals Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for United Rentals's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow can be seen below:

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United Rentals Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

United Rentals Annual Data

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Dec23

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19.23

11.28

49.28

33.95

62.15

United Rentals Quarterly Data
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Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															33.95	60.28	172.76	219.11	62.15

Competitive Comparison of United Rentals's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Rental & Leasing Services subindustry, United Rentals's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

United Rentals's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, United Rentals's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where United Rentals's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.

United Rentals Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

United Rentals's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio	=	Share Price	/	Free Cash Flow per Share (TTM)
	=	655.19	/	9.311
	=	70.37

United Rentals's Share Price of today is $655.19.
United Rentals's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $9.31.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

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United Rentals (NYSE:URI) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation

Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.

In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.

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In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.

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United Rentals (United Rentals) Business Description

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Address

100 First Stamford Place, Suite 700, Stamford, CT, USA, 06902

Website

https://www.unitedrentals.com

United Rentals is the world's largest equipment rental company. It principally operates in the United States and Canada, where it commands approximately 17% share in a highly fragmented market. It serves three end markets: general industrial, commercial construction, and residential construction. Like its peers, United Rentals historically has provided its customers with equipment that was intermittently used, such as aerial equipment and portable generators. As the company has grown organically and through hundreds of acquisitions since it went public in 1997, its catalog (fleet size of $21 billion) now includes a range of specialty equipment and other items that can be rented for indefinitely long periods.

Executives

Terri L. Kelly	director	C/O UNITED RENTALS, INC., 100 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, SUITE 700, STAMFORD CT 06902
Michael D Durand	officer: EVP, Chief Operating Officer	C/O UNITED RENTALS, INC., 100 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, SUITE 700, STAMFORD CT 06902
Dale A Asplund	officer: Senior V.P.-Business Services	C/O BRIGHTVIEW HOLDINGS, INC., 980 JOLLY ROAD, SUITE 300, BLUE BELL PA 19422
Anthony S. Leopold	officer: SVP	C/O UNITED RENTALS, INC., 100 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, SUITE 700, STAMFORD CT 06902
Joli L. Gross	officer: SVP, General Counsel	TWO AMERICAN LANE, GREENWICH CT 06831
William E. Grace	officer: VP, Interim CFO	C/O UNITED RENTALS, INC., 100 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, SUITE 700, STAMFORD CT 06902
Matthew John Flannery	officer: Sr. Vice President- Operations	C/O UNITED RENTALS, INC, 100 FIRST STAMFORD PL, STAMFORD CT 06902
Craig Adam Pintoff	officer: Sr. V.P,, Gen. Counsel & H.R.	C/O UNITED RENTALS, INC, 100 FIRST STAMFORD PL, STE 700, STAMFORD CT 06902
Andrew B. Limoges	officer: VP, Controller	C/O UNITED RENTALS, INC., 100 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, SUITE 700, STAMFORD CT 06902
Jose B Alvarez	director	STOP & SHOP, 1385 HANCOCK STREET, QUINCY MA 02169
Francisco J Lopez-balboa	director	3280 PEACHTREE ROAD, N.W., ATLANTA GA 30305
Jessica Graziano	officer: Vice President, Controller	C/O UNITED RENTALS, INC, 100 FIRST STAMFORD PL, STAMFORD CT 06902
Shiv Singh	director	C/O UNITED RENTALS, INC., 100 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, SUITE 700, STAMFORD CT 06902
De Shon Larry D	director	6 SYLVAN WAY, PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
Filippo Passerini	director	C/O UNITED RENTALS, INC, 100 FIRST STAMFORD PL, STAMFORD CT 06902