EACO vs SCSC vs URI Stock Comparison

Eaco, Scansource and United Rentals Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EACO Eaco Corp
$103.55 -17.2% 1M +39.9% 1Y
Market cap
$503.42M
P/E
12.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$493.61M
Div. yield
–
Industrial Distribution Industrials
6 wins
SCSC Scansource, Inc.
$60.98 +4.6% 1M +42.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.32B
P/E
16.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.23B
Div. yield
–
Technology Distribution Technology
3 wins
URI United Rentals, Inc.
$1,122.70 +7.3% 1M +22.9% 1Y
Market cap
$73.11B
P/E
25.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.50B
Div. yield
–
Equipment Rental Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Eaco leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Eaco 6, Scansource 3, United Rentals 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEACOSCSCURILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $503.42M $1.32B $73.11B URI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.1x 16.7x 25.6x EACO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 13.1x 20.3x SCSC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.8% +6.1% +9.4% EACO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.5% 2.4% 16.3% URI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 22.1% 7.4% 14.0% EACO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 0.1x 2.3x EACO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +39.9% +42.1% +22.9% SCSC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +39.3%/yr +11.0%/yr +26.5%/yr EACO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 56.1% 38.3% 42.2% SCSC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 83/100 63/100 58/100 EACO

Percentile Scorecard

EACOSCSCURI

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

AxisEACOSCSCURI
Valuation 67 #16 of 46 69 #16 of 50 27 #34 of 46
Growth 92 #4 of 39 59 #19 of 45 90 #5 of 39
Profitability 77 #10 of 40 50 #21 of 41 92 #4 of 40
Financial Health 98 #2 of 49 61 #25 of 62 19 #40 of 49
Shareholder Returns – 76 #8 of 30 61 #13 of 32
Overall 83 63 58
  • EACO ranked among 49 companies in Distribution and Rental
  • SCSC ranked among 66 companies in Technology Services
  • 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

PeriodEACOSCSCURISPY
1 month -17.2%+4.6%+7.3% -0.8%
3 months +2.5%+9.6%-0.4% +3.5%
6 months +15.0%+50.0%+17.0% +7.0%
Year to date +33.4%+56.1%+38.7% +12.2%
1 year +39.9%+42.1%+22.9% +13.0%
3 years +204.6%+104.2%+181.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +45.0%+26.9%+41.2% +23.1%
5 years +424.3%+68.3%+223.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year +39.3%+11.0%+26.5% +11.0%
10 years +1,625.8%+65.3%+1,373.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year +33.0%+5.2%+30.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureEACOSCSCURISPY
Volatility, 1Y 56.1%38.3%42.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 121.6%42.4%39.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.041.091.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.711.100.54 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -28.7%-44.2%-40.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.3%-2.0%-3.7% -1.8%
52-week high $135.00$62.22$1,165.29 $779.14
52-week low $73.00$34.27$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.

MultipleEACOSCSCURI
P/E now vs peer median 12.1xmedian 25.1x 16.5xmedian 17.9x 24.4xmedian 25.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.0x 0.4xmedian 0.7x 4.0xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 13.3x 10.1xmedian 11.0x 13.3xmedian 13.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 55.9xmedian 21.5x 10.8xmedian 12.1x 78.0xmedian 21.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 2.4x 1.3xmedian 1.4x 7.2xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.46median 2.38 18.65median 1.49 2.56median 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 monthsEACOSCSCURI
Revenue $493.61M $3.23B $17.50B
Gross profit $152.37M $437.36M $6.84B
Operating income $54.76M $98.63M $4.47B
Net income $41.81M $78.87M $2.86B
Free cash flow $9.00M $113.85M $892.00M
EPS (diluted) $8.51 $3.64 $45.89
Cash & equivalents $758.00K $88.37M $153.00M
Total debt $16.66M $101.41M $14.67B
Shares (diluted) 4.90M 21.69M 62.26M
Enterprise value $378.00M $901.91M $72.23B

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
MetricEACOSCSCURI
P/E 12.1x 16.5x 24.4x
P/FCF 55.9x 10.8x 78.0x
P/Operating cash flow 40.9x 10.0x 11.2x
P/S 1.0x 0.4x 4.0x
P/B 2.7x 1.3x 7.2x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 1.5x 7.6x
EV/EBITDA 8.4x 10.1x 13.3x
EV/EBIT 8.6x 12.6x 18.8x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 0.4x 4.8x
EV/FCF 52.6x 10.9x 94.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 38.5x 10.1x 13.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.46 18.65 2.56

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEACOSCSCURI
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.8% 6.1% 9.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.8% -5.2% 8.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 25.9% 7.0% 10.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 18.0% -0.9% 6.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 36.1% 15.8% 11.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 24.9% -10.1% 5.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 41.0% 10.2% 12.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 26.0% -4.2% 6.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 41.1% 21.2% 16.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.0% 0.9% 9.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -35.6% 9.6% 24.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -16.7% 75.9% 10.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -51.2% 9.4% 98.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -23.1% 65.7% 83.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEACOSCSCURI
Gross margin 30.9% 13.6% 39.1%
EBITDA margin 11.4% 3.8% 36.1%
Operating margin 11.1% 3.1% 25.5%
Pretax margin 11.3% 3.2% 21.8%
Net margin 8.5% 2.4% 16.3%
FCF margin 1.8% 3.5% 5.1%
Operating cash flow margin 2.5% 3.8% 35.4%
Return on equity 23.0% 8.7% 30.2%
Return on assets 16.5% 4.2% 8.9%
Return on invested capital 22.1% 7.4% 14.0%
Return on capital employed 30.4% 9.8% 16.5%
Asset turnover 1.9x 1.7x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x 1.6x 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.4% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEACOSCSCURI
Debt / assets 1.5% 5.2% 44.7%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.1x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 0.1x 2.3x
Debt / FCF 0.5x 0.9x 16.4x
Liabilities / assets 29.7% 52.9% 70.4%
Equity / assets 70.3% 47.1% 29.6%
Interest coverage 286.7x 15.0x –
Current ratio 3.0x 1.8x 0.8x
Quick ratio 1.4x 1.1x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 7.88 3.70 3.51

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEACOSCSCURI
Dividend yield – – 0.7%
Net buyback yield – 7.6% 2.6%
Shareholder yield – 7.6% 3.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusEACOSCSCURI
Forward P/E – 13.1xFY2027 20.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $4.64FY2027 $55.27FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +9.4%FY2027 +31.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +25.6% +6.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $3.40BFY2027 $18.69BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +5.3%FY2027 +16.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +16.8% +3.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEACOSCSCURI
Held by institutions – 100.0% 95.9%
Institutions holding – 212 1,586
Change in shares held, QoQ – -0.2% +4.7%
Institutions buying – 111 803
Institutions selling – 74 537
Buyers to sellers – 1.50 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.

EACOSCSCURI
EACO 1.00 -0.10 0.00
SCSC -0.10 1.00 0.13
URI 0.00 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EACO, SCSC and URI?

United Rentals (URI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Eaco (EACO) $503.42M, Scansource (SCSC) $1.32B, United Rentals (URI) $73.11B.

Which stock is cheaper, EACO, SCSC and URI?

Eaco (EACO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Eaco (EACO) 12.1x, Scansource (SCSC) 16.7x, United Rentals (URI) 25.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Scansource (SCSC) is cheapest (Scansource (SCSC) 13.1x, United Rentals (URI) 20.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Eaco (EACO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Eaco (EACO) +22.8%, Scansource (SCSC) +6.1%, United Rentals (URI) +9.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

United Rentals (URI) has the highest net margin (Eaco (EACO) 8.5%, Scansource (SCSC) 2.4%, United Rentals (URI) 16.3%). On return on invested capital, Eaco (EACO) leads (Eaco (EACO) 22.1%, Scansource (SCSC) 7.4%, United Rentals (URI) 14.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Scansource (SCSC) returned the most: Eaco (EACO) +39.9%, Scansource (SCSC) +42.1%, United Rentals (URI) +22.9%. Over five years, Eaco (EACO) compounded fastest (Eaco (EACO) +39.3%/yr, Scansource (SCSC) +11.0%/yr, United Rentals (URI) +26.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Scansource (SCSC) has been the steadiest (Eaco (EACO) 56.1%, Scansource (SCSC) 38.3%, United Rentals (URI) 42.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EACO, SCSC 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, Eaco (EACO) 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.