HRI vs R vs EQPT Stock Comparison

Herc Holdings, Ryder System and EquipmentShare.com Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HRI Herc Holdings Inc
$156.00 +15.2% 1M +17.0% 1Y
Market cap
$5.21B
P/E
86.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.92B
Div. yield
1.79%
Equipment Rental Industrials
3 wins
R Ryder System Inc
$279.65 +18.7% 1M +66.2% 1Y
Market cap
$10.69B
P/E
20.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.08B
Div. yield
1.34%
Logistics Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Ryder System leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ryder System 6, Herc Holdings 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHRIREQPTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.21B $10.69B $3.81B R
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 86.7x 20.6x 280.0x R
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.5x 19.4x 31.6x R
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +19.4% +3.2% — HRI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 4.0% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -70.6% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.9x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.79% 1.34% — HRI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +17.0% +66.2% — R
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.8%/yr +26.4%/yr — R
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.6% 32.1% 83.5% R
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 40/100 — HRI

Percentile Scorecard

HRIREQPT

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

AxisHRIREQPT
Valuation 58 #20 of 46 37 #86 of 136 11 #41 of 46
Growth 84 #7 of 39 62 #47 of 121 –
Profitability 53 #19 of 39 27 #84 of 115 –
Financial Health 7 #44 of 47 4 #137 of 143 28 #34 of 47
Shareholder Returns 55 #15 of 32 69 #26 of 82 –
Overall 51 40 –
  • HRI ranked among 49 companies in Distribution and Rental
  • R ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • 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

PeriodHRIREQPTSPY
1 month +15.2%+18.7%+2.1% -0.2%
3 months +5.0%+7.5%-8.4% +3.9%
6 months +16.5%+12.9%-23.0% +8.2%
Year to date +5.1%+46.1%— +12.9%
1 year +17.0%+66.2%— +12.3%
3 years +47.9%+202.7%— +87.4%
3 years, per year +13.9%+44.7%— +23.3%
5 years -13.4%+222.8%— +67.9%
5 years, per year -2.8%+26.4%— +10.9%
10 years +426.5%+304.2%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +18.1%+15.0%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHRIREQPTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.6%32.1%83.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.0%29.0%84.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.941.022.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.282.06— 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.0%-28.8%-60.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.9%-0.9%-48.9% -1.2%
52-week high $181.12$282.13$34.63 $779.14
52-week low $91.04$162.50$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.

MultipleHRIREQPT
P/E now vs peer median 86.7xmedian 25.3x 20.6xmedian 16.3x 280.0xmedian 25.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.0x 0.8xmedian 1.0x 2.6xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.4x -2.2xmedian 8.7x —median 13.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -33.2xmedian 21.9x 11.2xmedian 11.4x —median 21.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 2.6x 3.6xmedian 1.2x 3.1xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.38 2.47median 0.82 —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 monthsHRIREQPT
Revenue $4.92B $13.08B –
Gross profit – $2.56B –
Operating income – -$9.81B –
Net income $123.00M $520.00M –
Free cash flow – $954.00M –
EPS (diluted) – $13.41 –
Cash & equivalents $66.00M $198.00M $443.00M
Total debt – $30.21B $3.64B
Shares (diluted) 33.50M 38.79M 260.00M
Enterprise value $5.21B $9.89B $3.36B

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
MetricHRIREQPT
P/E 86.7x 20.6x 280.0x
P/FCF -33.2x 11.2x –
P/Operating cash flow 4.1x 3.9x –
P/S 1.1x 0.8x 2.6x
P/B 2.6x 3.6x 3.1x
P/Tangible book 12.3x 4.1x 3.6x
EV/EBITDA – -2.2x –
EV/EBIT – -1.8x –
EV/Revenue 1.1x 1.4x –
EV/FCF – 18.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 4.1x 6.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 2.47 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHRIREQPT
Revenue growth (1Y) 19.4% 3.2% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.9% 3.4% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -0.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 3.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -4.2% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -3.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) 278.3% 3.6% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -29.7% 2.1% –
EPS growth (1Y) – 11.2% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 8.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 15.0% 13.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.1% 4.9% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 1,184% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 47.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHRIREQPT
Gross margin – 19.6% –
EBITDA margin – -61.9% –
Operating margin – -75.0% –
Pretax margin – 5.4% –
Net margin – 4.0% –
FCF margin – 7.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 25.8% 20.9% –
Return on equity 6.4% 17.8% –
Return on assets 0.9% 3.2% –
Return on invested capital – -70.6% –
Return on capital employed – -80.1% –
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.8x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 10.3x 5.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHRIREQPT
Debt / assets – 44.6% 51.1%
Debt / equity – 2.4x 3.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.9x –
Debt / FCF – 7.6x –
Liabilities / assets 85.9% 81.6% 83.0%
Equity / assets 14.1% 18.4% 17.0%
Interest coverage – -25.2x –
Current ratio 1.1x 0.7x 2.4x
Quick ratio – 0.6x 1.5x
Cash ratio – 0.1x 0.5x
Altman Z-score – -0.58 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHRIREQPT
Dividend yield 1.8% 1.3% –
Net buyback yield – 5.2% –
Shareholder yield 1.8% 6.5% –
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.

ConsensusHRIREQPT
Forward P/E 22.5xFY2026 19.4xFY2026 31.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.93FY2026 $14.45FY2026 $0.56FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -8.9%FY2026 +11.8%FY2026 +5,500.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +61.8% +30.6% +30.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.76BFY2026 $14.12BFY2026 $5.53BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.6%FY2026 +11.5%FY2026 +26.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.0% +2.3% +26.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHRIREQPT
Held by institutions 100.0% 90.8% 42.5%
Institutions holding 334 579 144
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.0% -0.6% +11.3%
Institutions buying 205 309 102
Institutions selling 86 177 23
Buyers to sellers 2.38 1.75 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.

HRIREQPT
HRI 1.00 0.41 0.43
R 0.41 1.00 0.17
EQPT 0.43 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HRI, R and EQPT?

Ryder System (R) is the largest by market capitalisation: Herc Holdings (HRI) $5.21B, Ryder System (R) $10.69B, EquipmentShare.com (EQPT) $3.81B.

Which stock is cheaper, HRI, R and EQPT?

Ryder System (R) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Herc Holdings (HRI) 86.7x, Ryder System (R) 20.6x, EquipmentShare.com (EQPT) 280.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ryder System (R) is cheapest (Herc Holdings (HRI) 22.5x, Ryder System (R) 19.4x, EquipmentShare.com (EQPT) 31.6x). 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) +19.4%, Ryder System (R) +3.2%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ryder System (R) returned the most: Herc Holdings (HRI) +17.0%, Ryder System (R) +66.2%. Over five years, Ryder System (R) compounded fastest (Herc Holdings (HRI) -2.8%/yr, Ryder System (R) +26.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Herc Holdings (HRI) has the highest dividend yield: Herc Holdings (HRI) 1.79%, Ryder System (R) 1.34%. EquipmentShare.com (EQPT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ryder System (R) has been the steadiest (Herc Holdings (HRI) 60.6%, Ryder System (R) 32.1%, EquipmentShare.com (EQPT) 83.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HRI, R 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, 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.