CEPL vs R vs URI Stock Comparison

Capstone Energy Plus, Ryder System and United Rentals Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
R Ryder System Inc
$279.65 +18.7% 1M +66.2% 1Y
Market cap
$10.64B
P/E
20.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.08B
Div. yield
0.01%
Logistics Industrials
6 wins
URI United Rentals, Inc.
$1,162.88 +11.1% 1M +29.2% 1Y
Market cap
$73.02B
P/E
25.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.50B
Div. yield
–
Equipment Rental Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ryder System leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ryder System 6, United Rentals 4, Capstone Energy Plus 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCEPLRURILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $104.72M $10.64B $73.02B URI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.3x 20.5x 25.6x R
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 19.4x 21.0x R
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.4% +3.2% +9.4% URI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.5% 4.0% 16.3% URI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -70.6% 14.0% URI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.7x -0.9x 2.3x R
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — +66.2% +29.2% R
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +26.4%/yr +26.0%/yr R
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 113.2% 32.1% 42.3% R
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 76/100 40/100 56/100 CEPL

Percentile Scorecard

CEPLRURI

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisCEPLRURI
Valuation 93 #5 of 61 37 #86 of 136 20 #37 of 46
Growth 91 #6 of 58 62 #47 of 121 92 #4 of 39
Profitability 85 #9 of 55 27 #84 of 115 95 #3 of 39
Financial Health 23 #55 of 71 4 #137 of 143 20 #38 of 47
Shareholder Returns 86 #5 of 30 69 #26 of 82 52 #16 of 32
Overall 76 40 56
  • CEPL ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • R ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • URI ranked among 49 companies in Distribution and Rental

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCEPLRURISPY
1 month -35.5%+18.7%+11.1% -0.2%
3 months -59.1%+7.5%+6.6% +3.9%
6 months —+12.9%+20.8% +8.2%
Year to date —+46.1%+43.7% +12.9%
1 year —+66.2%+29.2% +12.3%
3 years —+202.7%+191.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year —+44.7%+42.9% +23.3%
5 years —+222.8%+216.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year —+26.4%+26.0% +10.9%
10 years —+304.2%+1,424.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+15.0%+31.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCEPLRURISPY
Volatility, 1Y 113.2%32.1%42.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 121.1%29.0%39.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.671.021.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —2.060.69 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.8%-28.8%-40.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -74.4%-0.9%-0.2% -1.2%
52-week high $11.88$282.13$1,165.29 $779.14
52-week low $2.64$162.50$710.47 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleCEPLRURI
P/E now vs peer median 29.2xmedian 27.2x 20.6xmedian 16.3x 25.3xmedian 25.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.4x 0.8xmedian 1.0x 4.1xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.8xmedian 18.4x -2.2xmedian 8.7x 13.7xmedian 13.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 34.4xmedian 28.6x 11.2xmedian 11.4x 80.8xmedian 21.9x
P/B now vs peer median -2.2xmedian 1.7x 3.6xmedian 1.2x 7.4xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 1.06median 0.79 2.47median 0.82 2.66median 2.38

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsCEPLRURI
Revenue $103.06M $13.08B $17.50B
Gross profit $35.07M $2.56B $6.84B
Operating income $4.53M -$9.81B $4.47B
Net income $3.56M $520.00M $2.86B
Free cash flow $2.87M $954.00M $892.00M
R&D $4.03M – –
EPS (diluted) $0.10 $13.41 $45.89
Cash & equivalents $32.30M $198.00M $153.00M
Total debt $109.19M $30.21B $14.67B
Shares (diluted) 34.34M 38.79M 62.26M
Enterprise value $20.63M $9.84B $72.14B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricCEPLRURI
P/E 29.2x 20.6x 25.3x
P/FCF 34.4x 11.2x 80.8x
P/Operating cash flow 22.1x 3.9x 11.6x
P/S 1.0x 0.8x 4.1x
P/B -2.2x 3.6x 7.4x
P/Tangible book -2.0x 4.1x 7.8x
EV/EBITDA 9.8x -2.2x 13.7x
EV/EBIT 20.3x -1.8x 19.4x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 1.4x 5.0x
EV/FCF 32.0x 18.5x 97.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.6x 6.5x 14.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.06 2.47 2.66

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCEPLRURI
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.4% 3.2% 9.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.3% 3.4% 8.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 29.5% -0.4% 10.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 52.0% 3.6% 6.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 305.8% -4.2% 11.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 30.7% -3.7% 5.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 190.1% 3.6% 12.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 28.8% 2.1% 6.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 151.0% 11.2% 16.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 27.5% 8.3% 9.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 11.9% 13.8% 24.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 35.5% 4.9% 10.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -8.6% 1,184% 98.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.3% 47.1% 83.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCEPLRURI
Gross margin 34.0% 19.6% 39.1%
EBITDA margin 9.1% -61.9% 36.1%
Operating margin 4.4% -75.0% 25.5%
Pretax margin 3.4% 5.4% 21.8%
Net margin 3.5% 4.0% 16.3%
FCF margin 2.8% 7.3% 5.1%
Operating cash flow margin 4.3% 20.9% 35.4%
Return on equity – 17.8% 30.2%
Return on assets 3.1% 3.2% 8.9%
Return on invested capital – -70.6% 14.0%
Return on capital employed 12.2% -80.1% 16.5%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.8x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 5.3x 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% – 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCEPLRURI
Debt / assets 22.1% 44.6% 44.7%
Debt / equity -0.6x 2.4x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.7x -0.9x 2.3x
Debt / FCF 8.8x 7.6x 16.4x
Liabilities / assets 139.4% 81.6% 70.4%
Equity / assets -39.4% 18.4% 29.6%
Interest coverage 1.1x -25.2x –
Current ratio 1.0x 0.7x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score -10.48 -0.58 3.57

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCEPLRURI
Dividend yield – 1.3% 0.7%
Net buyback yield 0.4% 5.2% 2.5%
Shareholder yield 0.4% 6.5% 3.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 28.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 15.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 5.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 6.3% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusCEPLRURI
Forward P/E – 19.4xFY2026 21.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.01FY2026 $14.45FY2026 $55.27FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +11.8%FY2026 +31.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +30.6% +6.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $115.36MFY2026 $14.12BFY2026 $18.69BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.8%FY2026 +11.5%FY2026 +16.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +28.2% +2.3% +3.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCEPLRURI
Held by institutions – 90.8% 95.9%
Institutions holding – 579 1,587
Change in shares held, QoQ – -0.6% +4.7%
Institutions buying – 309 804
Institutions selling – 177 537
Buyers to sellers – 1.75 1.50

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

CEPLRURI
CEPL 1.00 0.03 0.16
R 0.03 1.00 0.45
URI 0.16 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CEPL, R and URI?

United Rentals (URI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Capstone Energy Plus (CEPL) $104.72M, Ryder System (R) $10.64B, United Rentals (URI) $73.02B.

Which stock is cheaper, CEPL, R and URI?

Ryder System (R) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Capstone Energy Plus (CEPL) 29.3x, Ryder System (R) 20.5x, United Rentals (URI) 25.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ryder System (R) is cheapest (Ryder System (R) 19.4x, United Rentals (URI) 21.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

United Rentals (URI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Capstone Energy Plus (CEPL) +5.4%, Ryder System (R) +3.2%, United Rentals (URI) +9.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

United Rentals (URI) has the highest net margin (Capstone Energy Plus (CEPL) 3.5%, Ryder System (R) 4.0%, United Rentals (URI) 16.3%). On return on invested capital, United Rentals (URI) leads (Ryder System (R) -70.6%, United Rentals (URI) 14.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ryder System (R) returned the most: Ryder System (R) +66.2%, United Rentals (URI) +29.2%. Over five years, Ryder System (R) compounded fastest (Ryder System (R) +26.4%/yr, United Rentals (URI) +26.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Capstone Energy Plus (CEPL) 0.00%, Ryder System (R) 0.01%, United Rentals (URI) 0.00%. Capstone Energy Plus (CEPL) and United Rentals (URI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ryder System (R) has been the steadiest (Capstone Energy Plus (CEPL) 113.2%, Ryder System (R) 32.1%, United Rentals (URI) 42.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CEPL, R and URI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ryder System (R) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.