URI (United Rentals) Financial Strength : 5 (As of Mar. 2025)

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What is United Rentals Financial Strength?

United Rentals has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is rated on a scale of 1 to 10 and is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.
4. Other debt related ratios.

A higher score indicates a stronger financial position, with companies rated 7 or above considered financially stable and unlikely to face distress. Conversely, a score of 3 or below suggests potential financial difficulties, indicating a higher risk of distress.

United Rentals's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 4.38. United Rentals's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 0.94. As of today, United Rentals's Altman Z-Score is 3.01.

Competitive Comparison of United Rentals's Financial Strength

For the Rental & Leasing Services subindustry, United Rentals's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength 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 Financial Strength Distribution in the Business Services Industry

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

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United Rentals Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

United Rentals's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2025 was $-184 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2025 was $805 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $12,573 Mil.

United Rentals's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is

Interest Coverage	=	-1	*	Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2025 )	/	Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2025 )
	=	-1	*	805	/	-184
	=	4.38

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

United Rentals's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio	=	Total Debt (Q: Mar. 2025 )			/	Revenue
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Revenue
	=	(1420	+	12573)	/	14876
	=	0.94

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

United Rentals has a Z-score of 3.01, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 3.01 is strong.

* 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 (NYSE:URI) Financial Strength Explanation

The rank is rated on a scale of 1 to 10. A higher score indicates a stronger financial position, with companies rated 7 or above considered financially stable and unlikely to face distress. Conversely, a score of 3 or below suggests potential financial difficulties, indicating a higher risk of distress.

United Rentals has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.

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United Rentals Business Description

Industry

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Traded in Other Exchanges

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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 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.

Executives

William E. Grace	officer: VP, Interim CFO	C/O UNITED RENTALS, INC., 100 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, SUITE 700, STAMFORD CT 06902
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
Michael D Durand	officer: EVP, Chief Operating Officer	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
Terri L. Kelly	director	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
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