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United Rentals (FRA:UR3) Inventory Turnover : 10.90 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is United Rentals Inventory Turnover?

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. It is calculated as Cost of Goods Sold divided by Total Inventories. United Rentals's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was €2,186 Mil. United Rentals's Average Total Inventories for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was €200 Mil. United Rentals's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 10.90.

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory. United Rentals's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was 8.37.

Inventory-to-Revenue determines the ability of a company to manage their inventory levels. It measures the percentage of Inventories the company currently has on hand to support the current amount of Revenue. United Rentals's Inventory-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 0.06.


United Rentals Inventory Turnover Historical Data

The historical data trend for United Rentals's Inventory Turnover 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 Inventory Turnover Chart

United Rentals Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Inventory Turnover
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United Rentals Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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United Rentals Inventory Turnover Calculation

United Rentals's Inventory Turnover for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover (A: Dec. 2024 )
=Cost of Goods Sold / Average Total Inventories
=Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2024 ) / ((Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2023 ) + Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2024 )) / count )
=8781.225 / ((187.985 + 191) / 2 )
=8781.225 / 189.4925
=46.34

United Rentals's Inventory Turnover for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=Cost of Goods Sold / Average Total Inventories
=Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Mar. 2025 ) / ((Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2024 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2025 )) / count )
=2185.775 / ((191 + 209.975) / 2 )
=2185.775 / 200.4875
=10.90

* 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.


United Rentals  (FRA:UR3) Inventory Turnover Explanation

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. A higher Inventory Turnover means the company has light inventory. Therefore the company spends less money on storage, write downs, and obsolete inventory. If the inventory is too light, it may affect sales because the company may not have enough to meet demand.

1. Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory.

United Rentals's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

Days Inventory =Average Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2025 )/Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Mar. 2025 )*Days in Period
=200.4875/2185.775*365 / 4
=8.37

2. Inventory-to-Revenue determines the ability of a company to manage their inventory levels. It measures the percentage of Inventories the company currently has on hand to support the current amount of Revenue.

United Rentals's Inventory to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue=Average Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2025 ) / Revenue (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=200.4875 / 3440.075
=0.06

* 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.


Be Aware

Usually retailers pile up their inventories at holiday seasons to meet the stronger demand. Therefore, the inventory of a particular quarter of a year should not be used to calculate Inventory Turnover. An average inventory is a better indication.


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United Rentals Business Description

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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 15% 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 indefinite periods. 2024 revenue totaled $15.3 billion.

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