SUNB vs HD vs WSC Stock Comparison

Sunbelt Rentals Holdings, Home Depot and WillScot Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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HD Home Depot, Inc.
$318.56 +8.7% 1M -17.3% 1Y
Market cap
$315.87B
P/E
22.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$169.18B
Div. yield
0.03%
Home Improvement Retail Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
WSC WillScot Holdings Corp
$17.65 -2.9% 1M -22.5% 1Y
Market cap
$3.24B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.29B
Div. yield
–
Equipment Rental Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionSUNBHDWSCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $33.91B $315.87B $3.24B HD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.1x 22.2x -47.0x SUNB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.2x 22.8x 15.2x WSC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +2.5% -2.5% HD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.3% 8.4% -3.0% SUNB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.8% 23.3% — HD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 2.0x 8.5x SUNB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +16.1% -17.3% -22.5% SUNB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.5%/yr -3.0%/yr -12.4%/yr SUNB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.9% 26.9% 51.8% HD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 41/100 37/100 SUNB

Percentile Scorecard

SUNBHDWSC

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

AxisSUNBHDWSC
Valuation 67 #16 of 46 23 #80 of 104 60 #19 of 46
Growth – 29 #71 of 99 16 #33 of 39
Profitability 90 #5 of 39 90 #11 of 98 45 #22 of 39
Financial Health 22 #37 of 47 31 #78 of 112 2 #46 of 47
Shareholder Returns 81 #7 of 32 32 #49 of 72 65 #12 of 32
Overall 65 41 37
  • SUNB ranked among 49 companies in Distribution and Rental
  • HD ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • 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

PeriodSUNBHDWSCSPY
1 month +9.0%+8.7%-2.9% -0.2%
3 months +8.5%-7.6%-31.4% +3.9%
6 months +7.7%-3.2%-22.9% +8.2%
Year to date +19.9%-7.4%-6.3% +12.9%
1 year +16.1%-17.3%-22.5% +12.3%
3 years +42.8%+15.2%-54.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +12.6%+4.8%-22.8% +23.3%
5 years -2.3%-14.3%-48.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -0.5%-3.0%-12.4% +10.9%
10 years +428.3%+160.6%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +18.1%+10.1%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSUNBHDWSCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.9%26.9%51.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.5%26.1%47.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.350.691.87 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.36-0.64-0.43 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.4%-35.9%-71.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.9%-18.5%-39.3% -1.2%
52-week high $86.06$391.05$29.07 $779.14
52-week low $60.42$281.12$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.

MultipleSUNBHDWSC
P/E now vs peer median 21.8xmedian 25.3x 22.3xmedian 16.7x -46.4xmedian 25.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 1.0x 1.9xmedian 0.5x 1.4xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.9xmedian 13.4x 14.6xmedian 9.0x 16.2xmedian 13.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.8xmedian 21.9x 21.1xmedian 16.5x 10.7xmedian 21.9x
P/B now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 2.6x 19.1xmedian 1.7x 3.5xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.38 -5.46median 0.72 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 monthsSUNBHDWSC
Revenue $11.52B $169.18B $2.29B
Gross profit $4.56B $56.18B $1.16B
Operating income $2.46B $21.02B $149.28M
Net income $1.54B $14.23B -$68.89M
Free cash flow $1.54B $15.10B $297.75M
EPS (diluted) $3.74 $14.28 $-0.38
Cash & equivalents $32.00M $2.09B $18.17M
Total debt $8.56B $214.74B $3.50B
Shares (diluted) 411.31M 996.00M 181.81M
Enterprise value $33.79B $309.11B $3.17B

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
MetricSUNBHDWSC
P/E 21.8x 22.3x -46.4x
P/FCF 21.8x 21.1x 10.7x
P/Operating cash flow 9.2x 16.9x 4.5x
P/S 2.9x 1.9x 1.4x
P/B 4.5x 19.1x 3.5x
P/Tangible book 4.7x 51.8x 4.5x
EV/EBITDA 8.9x 14.6x 16.2x
EV/EBIT 17.1x 17.5x 44.7x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 2.2x 2.9x
EV/FCF 27.3x 24.4x 22.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.5x 19.6x 9.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -5.46 1.59

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSUNBHDWSC
Revenue growth (1Y) – 2.5% -2.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 3.0% -0.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 2.1% -7.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 2.7% -3.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -2.7% -61.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -3.0% -38.2%
Net income growth (1Y) – -2.7% -162.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -4.3% -28.7%
EPS growth (1Y) – -2.9% -163.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -4.1% -29.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 5.1% 19.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -1.5% -2.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 6.1% 9.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -2.5% -9.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSUNBHDWSC
Gross margin 39.6% 33.2% 50.5%
EBITDA margin 41.1% 15.0% 17.9%
Operating margin 21.4% 12.4% 6.5%
Pretax margin 18.0% 11.1% -3.4%
Net margin 13.3% 8.4% -3.0%
FCF margin 13.4% 8.9% 13.0%
Operating cash flow margin 31.7% 11.1% 30.7%
Return on equity 20.7% 93.3% -4.1%
Return on assets 6.7% 13.1% -0.6%
Return on invested capital 11.8% 23.3% –
Return on capital employed 12.2% 28.5% 2.9%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.6x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x 1.3x -10.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.3% 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSUNBHDWSC
Debt / assets 36.2% 48.4% 59.6%
Debt / equity 1.1x 3.2x 3.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 2.0x 8.5x
Debt / FCF 5.5x 3.5x 11.7x
Liabilities / assets 68.5% 84.8% 84.5%
Equity / assets 31.5% 15.2% 15.5%
Interest coverage – 8.7x –
Current ratio 0.9x 1.1x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.3x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 2.53 5.52 0.66

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSUNBHDWSC
Dividend yield 1.3% 2.9% 1.6%
Net buyback yield 3.0% -0.1% 1.0%
Shareholder yield 4.3% 2.8% 2.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 64.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 61.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 4.4% –

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.

ConsensusSUNBHDWSC
Forward P/E 20.2xFY2026 22.8xFY2026 15.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.05FY2026 $13.98FY2026 $1.16FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +8.9%FY2026 -4.8%FY2026 -3.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +25.4% +10.4% +4.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.64BFY2026 $163.25BFY2026 $2.18BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.3%FY2026 -0.9%FY2026 -4.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.7% +14.1% +15.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSUNBHDWSC
Held by institutions 78.3% 75.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 496 4,109 371
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.2% +3.1% -0.8%
Institutions buying 315 1,918 200
Institutions selling 136 1,767 129
Buyers to sellers 2.32 1.09 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.

SUNBHDWSC
SUNB 1.00 0.28 0.35
HD 0.28 1.00 0.39
WSC 0.35 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SUNB, HD and WSC?

Home Depot (HD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) $33.91B, Home Depot (HD) $315.87B, WillScot Holdings (WSC) $3.24B.

Which stock is cheaper, SUNB, HD and WSC?

Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) 22.1x, Home Depot (HD) 22.2x, WillScot Holdings (WSC) -47.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, WillScot Holdings (WSC) is cheapest (Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) 20.2x, Home Depot (HD) 22.8x, 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?

Home Depot (HD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Home Depot (HD) +2.5%, WillScot Holdings (WSC) -2.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) has the highest net margin (Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) 13.3%, Home Depot (HD) 8.4%, WillScot Holdings (WSC) -3.0%). On return on invested capital, Home Depot (HD) leads (Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) 11.8%, Home Depot (HD) 23.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) returned the most: Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) +16.1%, Home Depot (HD) -17.3%, WillScot Holdings (WSC) -22.5%. Over five years, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) compounded fastest (Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) -0.5%/yr, Home Depot (HD) -3.0%/yr, WillScot Holdings (WSC) -12.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) 0.00%, Home Depot (HD) 0.03%, WillScot Holdings (WSC) 0.00%. Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) and WillScot Holdings (WSC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Home Depot (HD) has been the steadiest (Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) 44.9%, Home Depot (HD) 26.9%, WillScot Holdings (WSC) 51.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SUNB, HD 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, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) 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.