SUNB vs R vs HD Stock Comparison

Sunbelt Rentals Holdings, Ryder System and Home Depot Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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R Ryder System Inc
$279.65 +18.7% 1M +66.2% 1Y
Market cap
$10.57B
P/E
20.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.08B
Div. yield
0.01%
Logistics Industrials
6 wins
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

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Ryder System leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ryder System 6, Home Depot 4, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSUNBRHDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $33.91B $10.57B $315.87B HD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.1x 20.3x 22.2x R
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.2x 19.4x 22.8x R
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +3.2% +2.5% R
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.3% 4.0% 8.4% SUNB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.8% -70.6% 23.3% HD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x -0.9x 2.0x R
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.03% HD
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +16.1% +66.2% -17.3% R
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.5%/yr +26.4%/yr -3.0%/yr R
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.9% 32.1% 26.9% HD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 40/100 41/100 SUNB

Percentile Scorecard

SUNBRHD

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

AxisSUNBRHD
Valuation 67 #16 of 46 37 #86 of 136 23 #80 of 104
Growth – 62 #47 of 121 29 #71 of 99
Profitability 90 #5 of 39 27 #84 of 115 90 #11 of 98
Financial Health 22 #37 of 47 4 #137 of 143 31 #78 of 112
Shareholder Returns 81 #7 of 32 69 #26 of 82 32 #49 of 72
Overall 65 40 41
  • SUNB ranked among 49 companies in Distribution and Rental
  • R ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • HD ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSUNBRHDSPY
1 month +9.0%+18.7%+8.7% -0.2%
3 months +8.5%+7.5%-7.6% +3.9%
6 months +7.7%+12.9%-3.2% +8.2%
Year to date +19.9%+46.1%-7.4% +12.9%
1 year +16.1%+66.2%-17.3% +12.3%
3 years +42.8%+202.7%+15.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +12.6%+44.7%+4.8% +23.3%
5 years -2.3%+222.8%-14.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year -0.5%+26.4%-3.0% +10.9%
10 years +428.3%+304.2%+160.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year +18.1%+15.0%+10.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSUNBRHDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.9%32.1%26.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.5%29.0%26.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.351.020.69 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.362.06-0.64 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.4%-28.8%-35.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.9%-0.9%-18.5% -1.2%
52-week high $86.06$282.13$391.05 $779.14
52-week low $60.42$162.50$281.12 $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.

MultipleSUNBRHD
P/E now vs peer median 21.8xmedian 25.3x 20.6xmedian 16.3x 22.3xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 1.0x 0.8xmedian 1.0x 1.9xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.9xmedian 13.4x -2.2xmedian 8.7x 14.6xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.8xmedian 21.9x 11.2xmedian 11.4x 21.1xmedian 16.5x
P/B now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 2.6x 3.6xmedian 1.2x 19.1xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.38 2.47median 0.82 -5.46median 0.72

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 monthsSUNBRHD
Revenue $11.52B $13.08B $169.18B
Gross profit $4.56B $2.56B $56.18B
Operating income $2.46B -$9.81B $21.02B
Net income $1.54B $520.00M $14.23B
Free cash flow $1.54B $954.00M $15.10B
EPS (diluted) $3.74 $13.41 $14.28
Cash & equivalents $32.00M $198.00M $2.09B
Total debt $8.56B $30.21B $214.74B
Shares (diluted) 411.31M 38.79M 996.00M
Enterprise value $33.79B $9.78B $309.11B

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
MetricSUNBRHD
P/E 21.8x 20.6x 22.3x
P/FCF 21.8x 11.2x 21.1x
P/Operating cash flow 9.2x 3.9x 16.9x
P/S 2.9x 0.8x 1.9x
P/B 4.5x 3.6x 19.1x
P/Tangible book 4.7x 4.1x 51.8x
EV/EBITDA 8.9x -2.2x 14.6x
EV/EBIT 17.1x -1.8x 17.5x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 1.4x 2.2x
EV/FCF 27.3x 18.5x 24.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.5x 6.5x 19.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 2.47 -5.46

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSUNBRHD
Revenue growth (1Y) – 3.2% 2.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 3.4% 3.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -0.4% 2.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 3.6% 2.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -4.2% -2.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -3.7% -3.0%
Net income growth (1Y) – 3.6% -2.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 2.1% -4.3%
EPS growth (1Y) – 11.2% -2.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 8.3% -4.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 13.8% 5.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 4.9% -1.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 1,184% 6.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 47.1% -2.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSUNBRHD
Gross margin 39.6% 19.6% 33.2%
EBITDA margin 41.1% -61.9% 15.0%
Operating margin 21.4% -75.0% 12.4%
Pretax margin 18.0% 5.4% 11.1%
Net margin 13.3% 4.0% 8.4%
FCF margin 13.4% 7.3% 8.9%
Operating cash flow margin 31.7% 20.9% 11.1%
Return on equity 20.7% 17.8% 93.3%
Return on assets 6.7% 3.2% 13.1%
Return on invested capital 11.8% -70.6% 23.3%
Return on capital employed 12.2% -80.1% 28.5%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.8x 1.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x 5.3x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% – 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSUNBRHD
Debt / assets 36.2% 44.6% 48.4%
Debt / equity 1.1x 2.4x 3.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x -0.9x 2.0x
Debt / FCF 5.5x 7.6x 3.5x
Liabilities / assets 68.5% 81.6% 84.8%
Equity / assets 31.5% 18.4% 15.2%
Interest coverage – -25.2x 8.7x
Current ratio 0.9x 0.7x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.6x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.53 -0.58 5.52

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSUNBRHD
Dividend yield 1.3% 1.3% 2.9%
Net buyback yield 3.0% 5.2% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 4.3% 6.5% 2.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 28.8% 64.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 15.7% 61.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 5.6% 2.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 6.3% 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.

ConsensusSUNBRHD
Forward P/E 20.2xFY2026 19.4xFY2026 22.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.05FY2026 $14.45FY2026 $13.98FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +8.9%FY2026 +11.8%FY2026 -4.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +25.4% +30.6% +10.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.64BFY2026 $14.12BFY2026 $163.25BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.3%FY2026 +11.5%FY2026 -0.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.7% +2.3% +14.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSUNBRHD
Held by institutions 78.3% 90.8% 75.0%
Institutions holding 496 579 4,109
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.2% -0.6% +3.1%
Institutions buying 315 309 1,918
Institutions selling 136 177 1,767
Buyers to sellers 2.32 1.75 1.09

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.

SUNBRHD
SUNB 1.00 0.30 0.28
R 0.30 1.00 0.35
HD 0.28 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SUNB, R and HD?

Home Depot (HD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) $33.91B, Ryder System (R) $10.57B, Home Depot (HD) $315.87B.

Which stock is cheaper, SUNB, R and HD?

Ryder System (R) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) 22.1x, Ryder System (R) 20.3x, Home Depot (HD) 22.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ryder System (R) is cheapest (Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) 20.2x, Ryder System (R) 19.4x, Home Depot (HD) 22.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ryder System (R) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ryder System (R) +3.2%, Home Depot (HD) +2.5%.

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%, Home Depot (HD) 8.4%). On return on invested capital, Home Depot (HD) leads (Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) 11.8%, Ryder System (R) -70.6%, Home Depot (HD) 23.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ryder System (R) returned the most: Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) +16.1%, Ryder System (R) +66.2%, Home Depot (HD) -17.3%. Over five years, Ryder System (R) compounded fastest (Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) -0.5%/yr, Ryder System (R) +26.4%/yr, Home Depot (HD) -3.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Home Depot (HD) has the highest dividend yield: Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) 0.00%, Ryder System (R) 0.01%, Home Depot (HD) 0.03%. Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) 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%, Ryder System (R) 32.1%, Home Depot (HD) 26.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.