HRI vs TT vs WSC Stock Comparison

Herc Holdings, Trane Technologies and WillScot Holdings 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
TT Trane Technologies plc
$461.22 +1.4% 1M +7.7% 1Y
Market cap
$101.48B
P/E
34.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$22.21B
Div. yield
0.89%
HVAC Industrials
7 wins
WSC WillScot Holdings Corp
$17.65 -2.9% 1M -22.5% 1Y
Market cap
$3.20B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.29B
Div. yield
1.59%
Equipment Rental Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Trane Technologies leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Trane Technologies 7, Herc Holdings 3, WillScot Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHRITTWSCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.21B $101.48B $3.20B TT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 86.7x 34.6x -46.4x TT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.5x 29.5x 15.2x WSC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +19.4% +7.0% -2.5% HRI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 13.3% -3.0% TT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 24.4% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.8x 8.5x TT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.79% 0.89% 1.59% HRI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +17.0% +7.7% -22.5% HRI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.8%/yr +20.5%/yr -12.4%/yr TT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.6% 29.2% 51.8% TT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 51/100 37/100 TT

Percentile Scorecard

HRITTWSC

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

AxisHRITTWSC
Valuation 58 #20 of 46 9 #51 of 56 60 #19 of 46
Growth 84 #7 of 39 65 #19 of 52 16 #33 of 39
Profitability 53 #19 of 39 90 #6 of 49 45 #22 of 39
Financial Health 7 #44 of 47 56 #25 of 56 2 #46 of 47
Shareholder Returns 55 #15 of 32 38 #26 of 41 65 #12 of 32
Overall 51 51 37
  • HRI ranked among 49 companies in Distribution and Rental
  • TT ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • WSC 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

PeriodHRITTWSCSPY
1 month +15.2%+1.4%-2.9% -0.2%
3 months +5.0%-1.9%-31.4% +3.9%
6 months +16.5%-4.1%-22.9% +8.2%
Year to date +5.1%+18.5%-6.3% +12.9%
1 year +17.0%+7.7%-22.5% +12.3%
3 years +47.9%+149.7%-54.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +13.9%+35.7%-22.8% +23.3%
5 years -13.4%+153.8%-48.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -2.8%+20.5%-12.4% +10.9%
10 years +426.5%+786.8%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +18.1%+24.4%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHRITTWSCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.6%29.2%51.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.0%30.2%47.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.941.151.87 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.280.26-0.43 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.0%-40.3%-71.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.9%-8.4%-39.3% -1.2%
52-week high $181.12$503.46$29.07 $779.14
52-week low $91.04$376.43$14.98 $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.

MultipleHRITTWSC
P/E now vs peer median 86.7xmedian 25.3x 34.6xmedian 20.1x -46.4xmedian 25.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.0x 4.6xmedian 1.5x 1.4xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.4x 23.9xmedian 11.8x 16.2xmedian 13.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -33.2xmedian 21.9x 28.3xmedian 16.2x 10.7xmedian 21.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 2.6x 11.7xmedian 2.9x 3.5xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.38 1.97median 0.99 1.59median 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 monthsHRITTWSC
Revenue $4.92B $22.21B $2.29B
Gross profit – $7.86B $1.16B
Operating income – $3.98B $149.28M
Net income $123.00M $2.97B -$68.89M
Free cash flow – $3.58B $297.75M
EPS (diluted) – $13.25 $-0.38
Cash & equivalents $66.00M $1.32B $18.17M
Total debt – $4.62B $3.50B
Shares (diluted) 33.50M 222.50M 181.81M
Enterprise value $5.21B $96.22B $3.13B

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
MetricHRITTWSC
P/E 86.7x 34.6x -46.4x
P/FCF -33.2x 28.3x 10.7x
P/Operating cash flow 4.1x 25.9x 4.5x
P/S 1.1x 4.6x 1.4x
P/B 2.6x 11.7x 3.5x
P/Tangible book 12.3x 19.8x 4.5x
EV/EBITDA – 23.9x 16.2x
EV/EBIT – 26.3x 44.7x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 4.7x 2.9x
EV/FCF – 29.3x 22.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.1x 26.8x 9.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.97 1.59

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHRITTWSC
Revenue growth (1Y) 19.4% 7.0% -2.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.9% 9.7% -0.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 4.5% -7.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 0.7% -3.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 4.4% -61.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 14.4% -38.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 278.3% 3.3% -162.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -29.7% 16.1% -28.7%
EPS growth (1Y) – 4.5% -163.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 17.5% -29.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 15.0% 19.9% 19.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.1% 28.8% -2.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 26.1% 9.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 32.3% -9.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHRITTWSC
Gross margin – 35.4% 50.5%
EBITDA margin – 19.7% 17.9%
Operating margin – 17.9% 6.5%
Pretax margin – 16.8% -3.4%
Net margin – 13.3% -3.0%
FCF margin – 16.1% 13.0%
Operating cash flow margin 25.8% 17.6% 30.7%
Return on equity 6.4% 34.4% -4.1%
Return on assets 0.9% 12.7% -0.6%
Return on invested capital – 24.4% –
Return on capital employed – 26.7% 2.9%
Asset turnover 0.4x 1.0x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 10.3x 1.3x -10.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.4% 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHRITTWSC
Debt / assets – 19.3% 59.6%
Debt / equity – 0.5x 3.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.8x 8.5x
Debt / FCF – 1.3x 11.7x
Liabilities / assets 85.9% 63.9% 84.5%
Equity / assets 14.1% 36.1% 15.5%
Interest coverage – 18.1x –
Current ratio 1.1x 1.1x 0.8x
Quick ratio – 0.7x 0.6x
Cash ratio – 0.2x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – 6.11 0.66

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHRITTWSC
Dividend yield 1.8% 0.9% 1.6%
Net buyback yield – 1.3% 1.0%
Shareholder yield 1.8% 2.2% 2.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 29.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 24.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 10.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 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.

ConsensusHRITTWSC
Forward P/E 22.5xFY2026 29.5xFY2026 15.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.93FY2026 $15.64FY2026 $1.16FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -8.9%FY2026 +19.8%FY2026 -3.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +61.8% +10.2% +4.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.76BFY2026 $25.40BFY2026 $2.18BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.6%FY2026 +19.1%FY2026 -4.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.0% +7.8% +15.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHRITTWSC
Held by institutions 100.0% 87.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 334 1,810 371
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.0% +0.3% -0.8%
Institutions buying 205 894 200
Institutions selling 86 579 129
Buyers to sellers 2.38 1.54 1.55

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.

HRITTWSC
HRI 1.00 0.33 0.56
TT 0.33 1.00 0.36
WSC 0.56 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HRI, TT and WSC?

Trane Technologies (TT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Herc Holdings (HRI) $5.21B, Trane Technologies (TT) $101.48B, WillScot Holdings (WSC) $3.20B.

Which stock is cheaper, HRI, TT and WSC?

Trane Technologies (TT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Herc Holdings (HRI) 86.7x, Trane Technologies (TT) 34.6x, WillScot Holdings (WSC) -46.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, WillScot Holdings (WSC) is cheapest (Herc Holdings (HRI) 22.5x, Trane Technologies (TT) 29.5x, WillScot Holdings (WSC) 15.2x). 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%, Trane Technologies (TT) +7.0%, WillScot Holdings (WSC) -2.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Trane Technologies (TT) has the highest net margin (Trane Technologies (TT) 13.3%, WillScot Holdings (WSC) -3.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Herc Holdings (HRI) returned the most: Herc Holdings (HRI) +17.0%, Trane Technologies (TT) +7.7%, WillScot Holdings (WSC) -22.5%. Over five years, Trane Technologies (TT) compounded fastest (Herc Holdings (HRI) -2.8%/yr, Trane Technologies (TT) +20.5%/yr, WillScot Holdings (WSC) -12.4%/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%, Trane Technologies (TT) 0.89%, WillScot Holdings (WSC) 1.59%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Trane Technologies (TT) has been the steadiest (Herc Holdings (HRI) 60.6%, Trane Technologies (TT) 29.2%, WillScot Holdings (WSC) 51.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.