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United Rentals (United Rentals) PS Ratio

: 3.17 (As of Today)
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The PS Ratio, or Price-to-Sales ratio, or Price/Sales, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Revenue per Share. As of today, United Rentals's share price is $661.32. United Rentals's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $208.69. Hence, United Rentals's PS Ratio for today is 3.17.

The historical rank and industry rank for United Rentals's PS Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

URI' s PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.58   Med: 1.77   Max: 3.46
Current: 3.17

During the past 13 years, United Rentals's highest PS Ratio was 3.46. The lowest was 0.58. And the median was 1.77.

URI's PS Ratio is ranked worse than
78.85% of 1064 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 1.065 vs URI: 3.17

United Rentals's Revenue per Sharefor the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $54.81. Its Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $208.69.

Good Sign:

United Rentals Inc has shown predictable revenue and earnings growth.

During the past 12 months, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate of United Rentals was 27.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 21.30% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 15.10% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 15.60% per year.

During the past 13 years, United Rentals's highest 3-Year average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 23.50% per year. The lowest was -6.60% per year. And the median was 11.50% per year.

Back to Basics: PS Ratio


United Rentals PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for United Rentals's PS Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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United Rentals Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.39 1.98 2.49 2.17 2.75

United Rentals Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
PS Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.17 2.24 2.35 2.21 2.75

Competitive Comparison

For the Rental & Leasing Services subindustry, United Rentals's PS Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PS Ratio 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 PS Ratio Distribution

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, United Rentals's PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where United Rentals's PS Ratio falls into.



United Rentals PS Ratio Calculation

The PS Ratio, or Price-to-Sales ratio, or Price/Sales, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Revenue per Share. It is a ratio widely used to value stocks and it was first used by Ken Fisher.

United Rentals's PS Ratio for today is calculated as

PS Ratio=Share Price/Revenue per Share (TTM)
=661.32/208.692
=3.17

United Rentals's Share Price of today is $661.32.
United Rentals's Revenue 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 $208.69.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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

PS Ratio=Market Cap/Revenue

The Revenue here is for the trailing 12 months.


United Rentals  (NYSE:URI) PS Ratio Explanation

The PS Ratio is an excellent valuation indicator if you want to compare a stock with its historical valuation or with the stocks in the same industry. The PS Ratio works especially well when you want to compare the stock's current valuation with its historical valuation. The PS Ratio is a great valuation tool for evaluating cyclical businesses where the PE Ratio works poorly. It works the best when comparing the current valuation with the historical valuation because over time, a company's profit margin tends to revert to the mean.

When the PS Ratio is applied to the whole stock market, it can be used to evaluate the current market valuation and projected returns. In this case, the price is the total market cap of all stocks that are traded, and sales are the GDP of the country. This is how Warren Buffett estimates the broad market valuation and project future returns.

Similar to the PE Ratio or Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow or Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow , the PS Ratio measures the valuation based on the earning power of the company. This is where it is different from the PB Ratio , which measures the valuation based on the company's balance sheet.


Be Aware

The PS Ratio does not tell you how cheap or expensive the stock is. It cannot be used to compare companies in different industries. It works better for companies within the same industry because these companies tend to have similar capital structures and profit margins. It works the best when comparing a company with itself in the past.


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United Rentals (United Rentals) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
100 First Stamford Place, Suite 700, Stamford, CT, USA, 06902
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

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