EQPT vs NOA vs URI Stock Comparison

EquipmentShare.com, North American Construction and United Rentals Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
URI United Rentals, Inc.
$1,122.70 +7.3% 1M +22.9% 1Y
Market cap
$72.29B
P/E
25.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.50B
Div. yield
–
Equipment Rental Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

United Rentals leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (United Rentals 6, North American Construction 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEQPTNOAURILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.49B $350.77M $72.29B URI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 257.1x 14.9x 25.3x NOA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.0x 10.0x 20.3x NOA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +7.5% +9.4% URI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 2.2% 16.3% URI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 15.3% 14.0% NOA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.1x 2.3x NOA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — -22.0% +22.9% URI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -6.0%/yr +26.5%/yr URI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 83.0% 48.1% 42.2% URI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 66/100 58/100 NOA

Percentile Scorecard

EQPTNOAURI

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

AxisEQPTNOAURI
Valuation 13 #40 of 46 90 #6 of 52 27 #34 of 46
Growth – 14 #32 of 37 90 #5 of 39
Profitability – 67 #13 of 37 92 #4 of 40
Financial Health 27 #36 of 49 61 #23 of 57 19 #40 of 49
Shareholder Returns – 96 #2 of 27 61 #13 of 32
Overall – 66 58
  • EQPT ranked among 49 companies in Distribution and Rental
  • NOA ranked among 57 companies in Construction 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

PeriodEQPTNOAURISPY
1 month -6.3%-3.5%+7.3% -0.8%
3 months -15.5%-14.5%-0.4% +3.5%
6 months -26.1%-17.2%+17.0% +7.0%
Year to date —-17.3%+38.7% +12.2%
1 year —-22.0%+22.9% +13.0%
3 years —-42.9%+181.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year —-17.0%+41.2% +23.1%
5 years —-26.7%+223.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year —-6.0%+26.5% +11.0%
10 years —+296.0%+1,373.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+14.8%+30.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureEQPTNOAURISPY
Volatility, 1Y 83.0%48.1%42.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 84.6%56.1%39.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.041.201.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —-0.460.54 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.8%-55.8%-40.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -53.0%-29.6%-3.7% -1.8%
52-week high $34.63$16.88$1,165.29 $779.14
52-week low $13.59$11.22$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.

MultipleEQPTNOAURI
P/E now vs peer median 257.1xmedian 25.1x 14.5xmedian 25.7x 24.4xmedian 25.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.0x 0.3xmedian 0.8x 4.0xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.3x 1.4xmedian 12.9x 13.3xmedian 13.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 21.5x -1.6xmedian 22.5x 78.0xmedian 21.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.4x 1.0xmedian 2.3x 7.2xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.38 -0.57median 0.56 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 monthsEQPTNOAURI
Revenue – $1.06B $17.50B
Gross profit – $137.57M $6.84B
Operating income – $76.84M $4.47B
Net income – $23.49M $2.86B
Free cash flow – -$218.42M $892.00M
EPS (diluted) – $0.73 $45.89
Cash & equivalents $443.00M $118.01M $153.00M
Total debt $3.64B $97.41M $14.67B
Shares (diluted) 260.00M 32.27M 62.26M
Enterprise value $4.49B -$354.98K $71.41B

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
MetricEQPTNOAURI
P/E 257.1x 14.5x 24.4x
P/FCF – -1.6x 78.0x
P/Operating cash flow – – 11.2x
P/S 2.4x 0.3x 4.0x
P/B 2.9x 1.0x 7.2x
P/Tangible book 3.3x 1.1x 7.6x
EV/EBITDA – 1.4x 13.3x
EV/EBIT – 4.2x 18.8x
EV/Revenue – 0.3x 4.8x
EV/FCF – -1.5x 94.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 13.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -0.57 2.56

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEQPTNOAURI
Revenue growth (1Y) – 7.5% 9.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 18.0% 8.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -2.3% 10.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 12.5% 6.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -22.0% 11.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 6.6% 5.7%
Net income growth (1Y) – -7.1% 12.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -26.9% 6.2%
EPS growth (1Y) – -6.7% 16.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -25.5% 9.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – 24.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 10.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -9.6% 98.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -50.4% 83.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEQPTNOAURI
Gross margin – 13.0% 39.1%
EBITDA margin – 22.4% 36.1%
Operating margin – 7.3% 25.5%
Pretax margin – 19.2% 21.8%
Net margin – 2.2% 16.3%
FCF margin – -20.6% 5.1%
Operating cash flow margin – – 35.4%
Return on equity – 16.7% 30.2%
Return on assets – 3.9% 8.9%
Return on invested capital – 15.3% 14.0%
Return on capital employed – – 16.5%
Asset turnover – 0.7x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.4% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEQPTNOAURI
Debt / assets 51.1% 6.2% 44.7%
Debt / equity 3.0x 0.3x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.1x 2.3x
Debt / FCF – -0.4x 16.4x
Liabilities / assets 83.0% 78.6% 70.4%
Equity / assets 17.0% 21.4% 29.6%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 2.4x – 0.8x
Quick ratio 1.5x – 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.5x – 0.0x
Altman Z-score – – 3.51

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEQPTNOAURI
Dividend yield – 4.0% 0.7%
Net buyback yield – 8.1% 2.6%
Shareholder yield – 12.1% 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.

ConsensusEQPTNOAURI
Forward P/E 29.0xFY2026 10.0xFY2026 20.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.56FY2026 $1.19FY2026 $55.27FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5,500.0%FY2026 +43.4%FY2026 +31.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +30.4% +22.7% +6.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.53BFY2026 $1.16BFY2026 $18.69BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +26.3%FY2026 +23.6%FY2026 +16.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +26.0% +9.6% +3.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEQPTNOAURI
Held by institutions 42.5% 57.1% 95.9%
Institutions holding 144 72 1,586
Change in shares held, QoQ +11.3% -3.6% +4.7%
Institutions buying 102 45 803
Institutions selling 23 18 537
Buyers to sellers 4.43 2.50 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.

EQPTNOAURI
EQPT 1.00 0.12 0.44
NOA 0.12 1.00 0.23
URI 0.44 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EQPT, NOA and URI?

United Rentals (URI) is the largest by market capitalisation: EquipmentShare.com (EQPT) $4.49B, North American Construction (NOA) $350.77M, United Rentals (URI) $72.29B.

Which stock is cheaper, EQPT, NOA and URI?

North American Construction (NOA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (EquipmentShare.com (EQPT) 257.1x, North American Construction (NOA) 14.9x, United Rentals (URI) 25.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, North American Construction (NOA) is cheapest (EquipmentShare.com (EQPT) 29.0x, North American Construction (NOA) 10.0x, 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?

United Rentals (URI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: North American Construction (NOA) +7.5%, United Rentals (URI) +9.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

United Rentals (URI) has the highest net margin (North American Construction (NOA) 2.2%, United Rentals (URI) 16.3%). On return on invested capital, North American Construction (NOA) leads (North American Construction (NOA) 15.3%, United Rentals (URI) 14.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year United Rentals (URI) returned the most: North American Construction (NOA) -22.0%, United Rentals (URI) +22.9%. Over five years, United Rentals (URI) compounded fastest (North American Construction (NOA) -6.0%/yr, United Rentals (URI) +26.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, United Rentals (URI) has been the steadiest (EquipmentShare.com (EQPT) 83.0%, North American Construction (NOA) 48.1%, United Rentals (URI) 42.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EQPT, NOA 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, United Rentals (URI) 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.