HRI vs HD vs EQPT Stock Comparison

Herc Holdings, Home Depot and EquipmentShare.com Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HRI Herc Holdings Inc
$127.11 -6.1% 1M -3.6% 1Y
Market cap
$5.19B
P/E
105.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.86B
Div. yield
0.02%
Equipment Rental Industrials
4 wins
HD Home Depot, Inc.
$319.37 +8.9% 1M -17.4% 1Y
Market cap
$316.90B
P/E
22.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$169.18B
Div. yield
0.03%
Home Improvement Retail Consumer Discretionary
8 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Home Depot leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Home Depot 8, Herc Holdings 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHRIHDEQPTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.19B $316.90B $4.49B HD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 105.9x 22.3x 257.1x HD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.3x 22.8x 29.0x HRI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +28.5% +2.5% — HRI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.0% 8.4% — HD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 20.8% 23.3% — HD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.0x 2.0x — HD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.03% 0.00% HD
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -3.6% -17.4% — HRI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.7%/yr -3.0%/yr — HD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 57.1% 26.9% 83.0% HD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 40/100 — HRI

Percentile Scorecard

HRIHDEQPT

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

AxisHRIHDEQPT
Valuation 60 #19 of 46 20 #83 of 104 13 #40 of 46
Growth 84 #7 of 39 29 #71 of 99 –
Profitability 64 #15 of 40 90 #11 of 99 –
Financial Health 10 #44 of 49 31 #78 of 113 27 #36 of 49
Shareholder Returns 39 #20 of 32 32 #50 of 73 –
Overall 51 40 –
  • HRI ranked among 49 companies in Distribution and Rental
  • HD ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • EQPT 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

PeriodHRIHDEQPTSPY
1 month -6.1%+8.9%-6.3% -0.8%
3 months -20.5%-5.0%-15.5% +3.5%
6 months +2.0%-3.9%-26.1% +7.0%
Year to date -14.3%-7.2%— +12.2%
1 year -3.6%-17.4%— +13.0%
3 years +20.5%+15.5%— +86.3%
3 years, per year +6.4%+4.9%— +23.1%
5 years -25.5%-14.2%— +68.6%
5 years, per year -5.7%-3.0%— +11.0%
10 years +320.3%+160.3%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +15.4%+10.0%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureHRIHDEQPTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 57.1%26.9%83.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.0%26.2%84.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.870.692.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.06-0.65— 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.0%-35.9%-60.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.8%-18.3%-53.0% -1.8%
52-week high $181.12$391.05$34.63 $779.14
52-week low $91.04$281.12$13.59 $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.

MultipleHRIHDEQPT
P/E now vs peer median 86.6xmedian 25.1x 22.3xmedian 16.7x 257.1xmedian 25.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.0x 1.9xmedian 0.5x 2.4xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 13.3x 14.6xmedian 9.0x —median 13.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -33.2xmedian 21.5x 21.1xmedian 16.5x —median 21.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.4x 19.2xmedian 1.7x 2.9xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -1.72median 2.38 -5.47median 0.72 —median 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 monthsHRIHDEQPT
Revenue $4.86B $169.18B –
Gross profit $3.02B $56.18B –
Operating income $2.34B $21.02B –
Net income $49.00M $14.23B –
Free cash flow -$128.00M $15.10B –
EPS (diluted) $1.46 $14.28 –
Cash & equivalents $43.00M $2.09B $443.00M
Total debt $7.92B $214.74B $3.64B
Shares (diluted) 33.50M 996.00M 260.00M
Enterprise value $4.99B $310.14B $4.49B

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
MetricHRIHDEQPT
P/E 86.6x 22.3x 257.1x
P/FCF -33.2x 21.1x –
P/Operating cash flow 3.4x 17.0x –
P/S 0.9x 1.9x 2.4x
P/B 2.2x 19.2x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 14.6x 52.0x 3.3x
EV/EBITDA 4.6x 14.6x –
EV/EBIT 5.2x 17.6x –
EV/Revenue 2.5x 2.2x –
EV/FCF -94.7x 24.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 9.6x 19.7x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.72 -5.47 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHRIHDEQPT
Revenue growth (1Y) 28.5% 2.5% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.5% 3.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.9% 2.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.5% 2.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 31.4% -2.7% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 15.6% -3.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) 113.0% -2.7% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -47.7% -4.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) 90.8% -2.9% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -50.4% -4.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.1% 5.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.6% -1.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -39.1% 6.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.3% -2.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHRIHDEQPT
Gross margin 62.1% 33.2% –
EBITDA margin 54.4% 15.0% –
Operating margin 48.1% 12.4% –
Pretax margin 1.2% 11.1% –
Net margin 1.0% 8.4% –
FCF margin -2.6% 8.9% –
Operating cash flow margin 26.0% 11.1% –
Return on equity 2.6% 93.3% –
Return on assets 0.4% 13.1% –
Return on invested capital 20.8% 23.3% –
Return on capital employed 18.3% 28.5% –
Asset turnover 0.4x 1.6x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 25.8x 1.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHRIHDEQPT
Debt / assets 57.7% 48.4% 51.1%
Debt / equity 4.2x 3.2x 3.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.0x 2.0x –
Debt / FCF -61.9x 3.5x –
Liabilities / assets 86.2% 84.8% 83.0%
Equity / assets 13.8% 15.2% 17.0%
Interest coverage – 8.7x –
Current ratio 1.1x 1.1x 2.4x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.3x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 1.19 5.53 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHRIHDEQPT
Dividend yield 2.2% 2.9% –
Net buyback yield -0.2% -0.1% –
Shareholder yield 2.0% 2.8% –
Payout ratio (earnings) 189.8% 64.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) -72.7% 61.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 17.7% 2.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 8.9% 4.4% –

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.

ConsensusHRIHDEQPT
Forward P/E 18.3xFY2026 22.8xFY2026 29.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.93FY2026 $13.98FY2026 $0.56FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -8.9%FY2026 -4.8%FY2026 +5,500.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +61.8% +10.4% +30.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.76BFY2026 $163.25BFY2026 $5.53BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.6%FY2026 -0.9%FY2026 +26.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.0% +14.1% +26.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHRIHDEQPT
Held by institutions 100.0% 75.0% 42.5%
Institutions holding 334 4,107 144
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.0% +3.1% +11.3%
Institutions buying 205 1,917 102
Institutions selling 86 1,766 23
Buyers to sellers 2.38 1.09 4.43

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.

HRIHDEQPT
HRI 1.00 0.35 0.41
HD 0.35 1.00 0.18
EQPT 0.41 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HRI, HD and EQPT?

Home Depot (HD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Herc Holdings (HRI) $5.19B, Home Depot (HD) $316.90B, EquipmentShare.com (EQPT) $4.49B.

Which stock is cheaper, HRI, HD and EQPT?

Home Depot (HD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Herc Holdings (HRI) 105.9x, Home Depot (HD) 22.3x, EquipmentShare.com (EQPT) 257.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Herc Holdings (HRI) is cheapest (Herc Holdings (HRI) 18.3x, Home Depot (HD) 22.8x, EquipmentShare.com (EQPT) 29.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Herc Holdings (HRI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Herc Holdings (HRI) +28.5%, Home Depot (HD) +2.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Home Depot (HD) has the highest net margin (Herc Holdings (HRI) 1.0%, Home Depot (HD) 8.4%). On return on invested capital, Home Depot (HD) leads (Herc Holdings (HRI) 20.8%, Home Depot (HD) 23.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Herc Holdings (HRI) returned the most: Herc Holdings (HRI) -3.6%, Home Depot (HD) -17.4%. Over five years, Home Depot (HD) compounded fastest (Herc Holdings (HRI) -5.7%/yr, Home Depot (HD) -3.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Home Depot (HD) has the highest dividend yield: Herc Holdings (HRI) 0.02%, Home Depot (HD) 0.03%, EquipmentShare.com (EQPT) 0.00%. EquipmentShare.com (EQPT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Home Depot (HD) has been the steadiest (Herc Holdings (HRI) 57.1%, Home Depot (HD) 26.9%, EquipmentShare.com (EQPT) 83.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HRI, HD and EQPT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Home Depot (HD) leads on 8. 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.