HRI vs SUNB vs R Stock Comparison

Herc Holdings, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings and Ryder System Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HRI Herc Holdings Inc
$156.00 +15.2% 1M +17.0% 1Y
Market cap
$5.47B
P/E
86.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.92B
Div. yield
–
Equipment Rental Industrials
1 win
R Ryder System Inc
$279.65 +18.7% 1M +66.2% 1Y
Market cap
$10.68B
P/E
20.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.08B
Div. yield
0.01%
Logistics Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionHRISUNBRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.47B $33.57B $10.68B SUNB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 86.7x 21.8x 20.5x R
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.5x 20.2x 19.4x R
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +19.4% — +3.2% HRI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 13.3% 4.0% SUNB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 11.8% -70.6% SUNB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.8x -0.9x R
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +17.0% +16.1% +66.2% R
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.8%/yr -0.5%/yr +26.4%/yr R
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.6% 44.9% 32.1% R
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 65/100 40/100 SUNB

Percentile Scorecard

HRISUNBR

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

AxisHRISUNBR
Valuation 58 #20 of 46 67 #16 of 46 37 #86 of 136
Growth 84 #7 of 39 – 62 #47 of 121
Profitability 53 #19 of 39 90 #5 of 39 27 #84 of 115
Financial Health 7 #44 of 47 22 #37 of 47 4 #137 of 143
Shareholder Returns 55 #15 of 32 81 #7 of 32 69 #26 of 82
Overall 51 65 40
  • HRI ranked among 49 companies in Distribution and Rental
  • SUNB ranked among 49 companies in Distribution and Rental
  • R ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHRISUNBRSPY
1 month +15.2%+9.0%+18.7% -0.2%
3 months +5.0%+8.5%+7.5% +3.9%
6 months +16.5%+7.7%+12.9% +8.2%
Year to date +5.1%+19.9%+46.1% +12.9%
1 year +17.0%+16.1%+66.2% +12.3%
3 years +47.9%+42.8%+202.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +13.9%+12.6%+44.7% +23.3%
5 years -13.4%-2.3%+222.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year -2.8%-0.5%+26.4% +10.9%
10 years +426.5%+428.3%+304.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year +18.1%+18.1%+15.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHRISUNBRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.6%44.9%32.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.0%43.5%29.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.941.351.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.280.362.06 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.0%-54.4%-28.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.9%-4.9%-0.9% -1.2%
52-week high $181.12$86.06$282.13 $779.14
52-week low $91.04$60.42$162.50 $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.

MultipleHRISUNBR
P/E now vs peer median 86.7xmedian 25.3x 21.8xmedian 25.3x 20.6xmedian 16.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.0x 2.9xmedian 1.0x 0.8xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.4x 8.9xmedian 13.4x -2.2xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -33.2xmedian 21.9x 21.8xmedian 21.9x 11.2xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 2.6x 4.5xmedian 2.6x 3.6xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.38 —median 2.38 2.47median 0.82

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 monthsHRISUNBR
Revenue $4.92B $11.52B $13.08B
Gross profit – $4.56B $2.56B
Operating income – $2.46B -$9.81B
Net income $123.00M $1.54B $520.00M
Free cash flow – $1.54B $954.00M
EPS (diluted) – $3.74 $13.41
Cash & equivalents $66.00M $32.00M $198.00M
Total debt – $8.56B $30.21B
Shares (diluted) 33.50M 411.31M 38.79M
Enterprise value $5.47B $33.44B $9.88B

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
MetricHRISUNBR
P/E 86.7x 21.8x 20.6x
P/FCF -33.2x 21.8x 11.2x
P/Operating cash flow 4.1x 9.2x 3.9x
P/S 1.1x 2.9x 0.8x
P/B 2.6x 4.5x 3.6x
P/Tangible book 12.3x 4.7x 4.1x
EV/EBITDA – 8.9x -2.2x
EV/EBIT – 17.1x -1.8x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 3.7x 1.4x
EV/FCF – 27.3x 18.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.1x 11.5x 6.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 2.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHRISUNBR
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
MetricHRISUNBR
Gross margin – 39.6% 19.6%
EBITDA margin – 41.1% -61.9%
Operating margin – 21.4% -75.0%
Pretax margin – 18.0% 5.4%
Net margin – 13.3% 4.0%
FCF margin – 13.4% 7.3%
Operating cash flow margin 25.8% 31.7% 20.9%
Return on equity 6.4% 20.7% 17.8%
Return on assets 0.9% 6.7% 3.2%
Return on invested capital – 11.8% -70.6%
Return on capital employed – 12.2% -80.1%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.5x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 10.3x 2.4x 5.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHRISUNBR
Debt / assets – 36.2% 44.6%
Debt / equity – 1.1x 2.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.8x -0.9x
Debt / FCF – 5.5x 7.6x
Liabilities / assets 85.9% 68.5% 81.6%
Equity / assets 14.1% 31.5% 18.4%
Interest coverage – – -25.2x
Current ratio 1.1x 0.9x 0.7x
Quick ratio – 0.8x 0.6x
Cash ratio – 0.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 2.53 -0.58

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHRISUNBR
Dividend yield 1.8% 1.3% 1.3%
Net buyback yield – 3.0% 5.2%
Shareholder yield 1.8% 4.3% 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.

ConsensusHRISUNBR
Forward P/E 22.5xFY2026 20.2xFY2026 19.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.93FY2026 $4.05FY2026 $14.45FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -8.9%FY2026 +8.9%FY2026 +11.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +61.8% +25.4% +30.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.76BFY2026 $12.64BFY2026 $14.12BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.6%FY2026 +13.3%FY2026 +11.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.0% +9.7% +2.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHRISUNBR
Held by institutions 100.0% 78.3% 90.8%
Institutions holding 334 496 579
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.0% +9.2% -0.6%
Institutions buying 205 315 309
Institutions selling 86 136 177
Buyers to sellers 2.38 2.32 1.75

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.

HRISUNBR
HRI 1.00 0.51 0.41
SUNB 0.51 1.00 0.29
R 0.41 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HRI, SUNB and R?

Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Herc Holdings (HRI) $5.47B, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) $33.57B, Ryder System (R) $10.68B.

Which stock is cheaper, HRI, SUNB and R?

Ryder System (R) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Herc Holdings (HRI) 86.7x, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) 21.8x, Ryder System (R) 20.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ryder System (R) is cheapest (Herc Holdings (HRI) 22.5x, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) 20.2x, Ryder System (R) 19.4x). 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 company is more profitable?

Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) has the highest net margin (Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) 13.3%, Ryder System (R) 4.0%). On return on invested capital, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) leads (Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) 11.8%, Ryder System (R) -70.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ryder System (R) returned the most: Herc Holdings (HRI) +17.0%, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) +16.1%, Ryder System (R) +66.2%. Over five years, Ryder System (R) compounded fastest (Herc Holdings (HRI) -2.8%/yr, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) -0.5%/yr, Ryder System (R) +26.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Herc Holdings (HRI) 0.00%, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) 0.00%, Ryder System (R) 0.01%. Herc Holdings (HRI) and Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) 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%, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) 44.9%, Ryder System (R) 32.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HRI, SUNB and R?

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.