SMID vs TT vs URI Stock Comparison

Smith Midland, Trane Technologies and United Rentals Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SMID Smith Midland Corp
$23.84 +7.4% 1M -34.6% 1Y
Market cap
$126.52M
P/E
16.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$89.50M
Div. yield
–
Building Products Industrials
3 wins
TT Trane Technologies plc
$413.35 -10.9% 1M -7.9% 1Y
Market cap
$90.48B
P/E
28.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$23.23B
Div. yield
0.99%
HVAC Industrials
5 wins
URI United Rentals, Inc.
$1,175.71 +8.8% 1M +35.0% 1Y
Market cap
$72.88B
P/E
25.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.50B
Div. yield
0.65%
Equipment Rental Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionSMIDTTURILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $126.52M $90.48B $72.88B TT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.4x 28.9x 25.6x SMID
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 26.4x 21.3x URI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.6% +10.3% +9.4% TT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.6% 13.6% 16.3% URI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.8% 25.7% 14.0% TT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 0.7x 2.3x SMID
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.99% 0.65% TT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -34.6% -7.9% +35.0% URI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.1%/yr +18.3%/yr +25.3%/yr URI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.4% 29.8% 42.3% TT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 80/100 59/100 56/100 SMID

Percentile Scorecard

SMIDTTURI

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

AxisSMIDTTURI
Valuation 82 #11 of 55 15 #47 of 55 29 #33 of 46
Growth 80 #11 of 51 74 #14 of 51 90 #5 of 39
Profitability 66 #18 of 51 92 #5 of 51 92 #4 of 40
Financial Health 91 #6 of 59 59 #25 of 59 19 #40 of 49
Shareholder Returns – 55 #19 of 41 52 #16 of 32
Overall 80 59 56
  • SMID ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • TT ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • URI 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

PeriodSMIDTTURISPY
1 month +7.4%-10.9%+8.8% -2.3%
3 months -13.5%-10.4%+5.3% -0.7%
6 months -29.9%-15.0%+27.1% +4.8%
Year to date -34.4%+6.2%+45.3% +10.3%
1 year -34.6%-7.9%+35.0% +10.3%
3 years +18.0%+89.6%+160.4% +73.0%
3 years, per year +5.7%+23.8%+37.6% +20.1%
5 years +22.3%+131.8%+208.4% +61.9%
5 years, per year +4.1%+18.3%+25.3% +10.1%
10 years +577.3%+691.9%+1,557.8% +258.6%
10 years, per year +21.1%+23.0%+32.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSMIDTTURISPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.4%29.8%42.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.6%31.8%39.4% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.941.231.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.67-0.260.83 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -72.4%-40.3%-40.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -40.1%-17.9%-1.9% -3.5%
52-week high $39.82$503.46$1,198.19 $779.14
52-week low $21.20$376.43$710.47 $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.

MultipleSMIDTTURI
P/E now vs peer median 16.4xmedian 21.6x 28.9xmedian 21.6x 25.6xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.6x 3.9xmedian 1.6x 4.2xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 13.2x 20.5xmedian 13.2x 13.8xmedian 13.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 30.4xmedian 17.4x 23.5xmedian 17.4x 81.7xmedian 22.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.9x 9.9xmedian 2.9x 7.5xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.12median 1.00 1.54median 1.00 2.69median 2.52

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 monthsSMIDTTURI
Revenue $89.50M $23.23B $17.50B
Gross profit $21.00M $8.13B $6.84B
Operating income $10.80M $4.16B $4.47B
Net income $7.73M $3.18B $2.86B
Free cash flow $4.17M $3.86B $892.00M
EPS (diluted) $1.46 $14.23 $45.89
Cash & equivalents $10.66M $1.23B $153.00M
Total debt $4.14M $4.22B $14.67B
Shares (diluted) 5.31M 221.40M 62.26M
Enterprise value $77.38M $85.12B $72.00B

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
MetricSMIDTTURI
P/E 16.4x 28.9x 25.6x
P/FCF 30.4x 23.5x 81.7x
P/Operating cash flow 8.7x 21.4x 11.8x
P/S 1.4x 3.9x 4.2x
P/B 2.2x 9.9x 7.5x
P/Tangible book 3.9x 16.0x 7.9x
EV/EBITDA 8.3x 20.5x 13.8x
EV/EBIT 11.1x 22.5x 19.6x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 4.0x 5.0x
EV/FCF 28.8x 24.2x 98.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.2x 22.1x 14.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.12 1.54 2.69

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSMIDTTURI
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.6% 10.3% 9.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 18.4% 10.3% 8.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -18.4% 6.0% 10.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 35.0% 0.9% 6.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -30.8% 5.2% 11.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 134.1% 14.3% 5.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -49.1% 7.6% 12.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 136.0% 17.1% 6.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -35.9% 8.9% 16.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 135.4% 18.8% 9.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 92.5% 42.8% 24.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 97.2% 23.4% 10.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 459.8% 50.8% 98.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.5% 25.7% 83.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSMIDTTURI
Gross margin 23.5% 35.0% 39.1%
EBITDA margin 16.1% 19.7% 36.1%
Operating margin 12.1% 17.9% 25.5%
Pretax margin 12.0% 16.9% 21.8%
Net margin 8.6% 13.6% 16.3%
FCF margin 4.7% 16.6% 5.1%
Operating cash flow margin 16.3% 18.2% 35.4%
Return on equity 13.7% 35.7% 30.2%
Return on assets 8.6% 13.3% 8.9%
Return on invested capital 12.8% 25.7% 14.0%
Return on capital employed 13.8% 25.8% 16.5%
Asset turnover 1.0x 1.0x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 1.3x 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 0.4% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSMIDTTURI
Debt / assets 4.8% 17.7% 44.7%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.5x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 0.7x 2.3x
Debt / FCF 1.0x 1.1x 16.4x
Liabilities / assets 34.2% 61.8% 70.4%
Equity / assets 65.8% 38.2% 29.6%
Interest coverage 48.9x 19.2x –
Current ratio 4.1x 1.1x 0.8x
Quick ratio 3.1x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.2x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 5.28 5.92 3.59

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSMIDTTURI
Dividend yield – 1.0% 0.7%
Net buyback yield – 1.7% 2.5%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 2.7% 3.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 28.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 23.4% –
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.

ConsensusSMIDTTURI
Forward P/E – 26.4xFY2026 21.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $15.64FY2026 $55.27FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +19.8%FY2026 +31.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +10.2% +6.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $25.40BFY2026 $18.69BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +19.1%FY2026 +16.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +7.8% +3.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSMIDTTURI
Held by institutions 57.0% 87.0% 96.0%
Institutions holding 56 1,812 1,589
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.1% +0.3% +4.7%
Institutions buying 23 895 804
Institutions selling 17 580 539
Buyers to sellers 1.35 1.54 1.49

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.

SMIDTTURI
SMID 1.00 0.16 0.20
TT 0.16 1.00 0.29
URI 0.20 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SMID, TT and URI?

Trane Technologies (TT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Smith Midland (SMID) $126.52M, Trane Technologies (TT) $90.48B, United Rentals (URI) $72.88B.

Which stock is cheaper, SMID, TT and URI?

Smith Midland (SMID) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Smith Midland (SMID) 16.4x, Trane Technologies (TT) 28.9x, United Rentals (URI) 25.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, United Rentals (URI) is cheapest (Trane Technologies (TT) 26.4x, United Rentals (URI) 21.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Trane Technologies (TT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Smith Midland (SMID) -1.6%, Trane Technologies (TT) +10.3%, United Rentals (URI) +9.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

United Rentals (URI) has the highest net margin (Smith Midland (SMID) 8.6%, Trane Technologies (TT) 13.6%, United Rentals (URI) 16.3%). On return on invested capital, Trane Technologies (TT) leads (Smith Midland (SMID) 12.8%, Trane Technologies (TT) 25.7%, United Rentals (URI) 14.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year United Rentals (URI) returned the most: Smith Midland (SMID) -34.6%, Trane Technologies (TT) -7.9%, United Rentals (URI) +35.0%. Over five years, United Rentals (URI) compounded fastest (Smith Midland (SMID) +4.1%/yr, Trane Technologies (TT) +18.3%/yr, United Rentals (URI) +25.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Trane Technologies (TT) has the highest dividend yield: Smith Midland (SMID) 0.00%, Trane Technologies (TT) 0.99%, United Rentals (URI) 0.65%. Smith Midland (SMID) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Trane Technologies (TT) has been the steadiest (Smith Midland (SMID) 51.4%, Trane Technologies (TT) 29.8%, United Rentals (URI) 42.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SMID, TT and URI?

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.