HRI vs TT vs SUNB Stock Comparison

Herc Holdings, Trane Technologies and Sunbelt Rentals Holdings 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
3 wins
TT Trane Technologies plc
$454.94 +0.1% 1M +6.8% 1Y
Market cap
$101.98B
P/E
34.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$22.21B
Div. yield
0.01%
HVAC Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Trane Technologies leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Trane Technologies 5, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings 4, Herc Holdings 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHRITTSUNBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.19B $101.98B $33.52B TT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 105.9x 34.6x 21.8x SUNB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.3x 29.1x 19.6x HRI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +28.5% +7.0% — HRI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.0% 13.3% 13.3% SUNB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 20.8% 24.4% 11.8% TT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.0x 0.8x 1.8x TT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.01% 0.00% HRI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -3.6% +6.8% +9.8% SUNB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.7%/yr +20.7%/yr -0.4%/yr TT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 57.1% 29.2% 44.8% TT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 51/100 64/100 SUNB

Percentile Scorecard

HRITTSUNB

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

AxisHRITTSUNB
Valuation 60 #19 of 46 9 #51 of 56 62 #18 of 46
Growth 84 #7 of 39 63 #20 of 52 –
Profitability 64 #15 of 40 88 #7 of 51 90 #5 of 40
Financial Health 10 #44 of 49 56 #26 of 58 21 #39 of 49
Shareholder Returns 39 #20 of 32 40 #25 of 41 84 #6 of 32
Overall 51 51 64
  • HRI ranked among 49 companies in Distribution and Rental
  • TT ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • SUNB 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

PeriodHRITTSUNBSPY
1 month -6.1%+0.1%+5.8% -0.8%
3 months -20.5%-5.8%+5.2% +3.5%
6 months +2.0%-6.4%+6.4% +7.0%
Year to date -14.3%+16.9%+16.3% +12.2%
1 year -3.6%+6.8%+9.8% +13.0%
3 years +20.5%+146.3%+38.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year +6.4%+35.1%+11.5% +23.1%
5 years -25.5%+155.8%-1.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year -5.7%+20.7%-0.4% +11.0%
10 years +320.3%+784.1%+412.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year +15.4%+24.4%+17.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureHRITTSUNBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 57.1%29.2%44.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.0%30.2%43.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.871.151.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.060.230.22 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.0%-40.3%-54.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.8%-9.6%-7.8% -1.8%
52-week high $181.12$503.46$86.06 $779.14
52-week low $91.04$376.43$60.42 $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.

MultipleHRITTSUNB
P/E now vs peer median 86.6xmedian 25.1x 34.1xmedian 19.4x 21.2xmedian 25.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.0x 4.5xmedian 1.5x 2.8xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 13.3x 23.6xmedian 12.1x 8.7xmedian 13.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -33.2xmedian 21.5x 28.0xmedian 16.1x 21.1xmedian 21.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.4x 11.6xmedian 2.9x 4.4xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -1.72median 2.38 1.95median 0.93 —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 monthsHRITTSUNB
Revenue $4.86B $22.21B $11.52B
Gross profit $3.02B $7.86B $4.56B
Operating income $2.34B $3.98B $2.46B
Net income $49.00M $2.97B $1.54B
Free cash flow -$128.00M $3.58B $1.54B
EPS (diluted) $1.46 $13.25 $3.74
Cash & equivalents $43.00M $1.32B $32.00M
Total debt $7.92B $4.62B $8.56B
Shares (diluted) 33.50M 222.50M 411.31M
Enterprise value $4.99B $96.70B $33.40B

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
MetricHRITTSUNB
P/E 86.6x 34.1x 21.2x
P/FCF -33.2x 28.0x 21.1x
P/Operating cash flow 3.4x 25.6x 8.9x
P/S 0.9x 4.5x 2.8x
P/B 2.2x 11.6x 4.4x
P/Tangible book 14.6x 19.5x 4.6x
EV/EBITDA 4.6x 23.6x 8.7x
EV/EBIT 5.2x 25.9x 16.7x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 4.7x 3.6x
EV/FCF -94.7x 28.9x 26.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.6x 26.4x 11.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.72 1.95 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHRITTSUNB
Revenue growth (1Y) 28.5% 7.0% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.5% 9.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.9% 4.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.5% 0.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 31.4% 4.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 15.6% 14.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) 113.0% 3.3% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -47.7% 16.1% –
EPS growth (1Y) 90.8% 4.5% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -50.4% 17.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.1% 19.9% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 28.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -39.1% 26.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.3% 32.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHRITTSUNB
Gross margin 62.1% 35.4% 39.6%
EBITDA margin 54.4% 19.7% 41.1%
Operating margin 48.1% 17.9% 21.4%
Pretax margin 1.2% 16.8% 18.0%
Net margin 1.0% 13.3% 13.3%
FCF margin -2.6% 16.1% 13.4%
Operating cash flow margin 26.0% 17.6% 31.7%
Return on equity 2.6% 34.4% 20.7%
Return on assets 0.4% 12.7% 6.7%
Return on invested capital 20.8% 24.4% 11.8%
Return on capital employed 18.3% 26.7% 12.2%
Asset turnover 0.4x 1.0x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 25.8x 1.3x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.4% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHRITTSUNB
Debt / assets 57.7% 19.3% 36.2%
Debt / equity 4.2x 0.5x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.0x 0.8x 1.8x
Debt / FCF -61.9x 1.3x 5.5x
Liabilities / assets 86.2% 63.9% 68.5%
Equity / assets 13.8% 36.1% 31.5%
Interest coverage – 18.1x –
Current ratio 1.1x 1.1x 0.9x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.7x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.2x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 1.19 6.06 2.49

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHRITTSUNB
Dividend yield 2.2% 0.9% 1.3%
Net buyback yield -0.2% 1.4% 3.1%
Shareholder yield 2.0% 2.3% 4.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 189.8% 29.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) -72.7% 24.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 17.7% 10.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 8.9% 10.6% –

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.

ConsensusHRITTSUNB
Forward P/E 18.3xFY2026 29.1xFY2026 19.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.93FY2026 $15.64FY2026 $4.05FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -8.9%FY2026 +19.8%FY2026 +8.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +61.8% +10.2% +25.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.76BFY2026 $25.40BFY2026 $12.64BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.6%FY2026 +19.1%FY2026 +13.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.0% +7.8% +9.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHRITTSUNB
Held by institutions 100.0% 87.0% 78.3%
Institutions holding 334 1,809 496
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.0% +0.3% +9.2%
Institutions buying 205 894 315
Institutions selling 86 578 136
Buyers to sellers 2.38 1.55 2.32

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.

HRITTSUNB
HRI 1.00 0.33 0.52
TT 0.33 1.00 0.34
SUNB 0.52 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HRI, TT and SUNB?

Trane Technologies (TT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Herc Holdings (HRI) $5.19B, Trane Technologies (TT) $101.98B, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) $33.52B.

Which stock is cheaper, HRI, TT and SUNB?

Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Herc Holdings (HRI) 105.9x, Trane Technologies (TT) 34.6x, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) 21.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Herc Holdings (HRI) is cheapest (Herc Holdings (HRI) 18.3x, Trane Technologies (TT) 29.1x, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) 19.6x). 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) +28.5%, Trane Technologies (TT) +7.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) has the highest net margin (Herc Holdings (HRI) 1.0%, Trane Technologies (TT) 13.3%, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) 13.3%). On return on invested capital, Trane Technologies (TT) leads (Herc Holdings (HRI) 20.8%, Trane Technologies (TT) 24.4%, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) 11.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) returned the most: Herc Holdings (HRI) -3.6%, Trane Technologies (TT) +6.8%, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) +9.8%. Over five years, Trane Technologies (TT) compounded fastest (Herc Holdings (HRI) -5.7%/yr, Trane Technologies (TT) +20.7%/yr, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) -0.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Herc Holdings (HRI) has the highest dividend yield: Herc Holdings (HRI) 0.02%, Trane Technologies (TT) 0.01%, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) 0.00%. Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Trane Technologies (TT) has been the steadiest (Herc Holdings (HRI) 57.1%, Trane Technologies (TT) 29.2%, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) 44.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Trane Technologies (TT) leads on 5. 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.