URI vs R vs NOA Stock Comparison

United Rentals, Ryder System and North American Construction Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
URI United Rentals, Inc.
$1,122.70 +7.3% 1M +22.9% 1Y
Market cap
$69.60B
P/E
24.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.50B
Div. yield
0.69%
Equipment Rental Industrials
3 wins
R Ryder System Inc
$282.13 +19.8% 1M +74.9% 1Y
Market cap
$10.78B
P/E
20.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.08B
Div. yield
1.33%
Logistics Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

North American Construction leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (North American Construction 5, Ryder System 4, United Rentals 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionURIRNOALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $69.60B $10.78B $342.40M URI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.4x 20.8x 14.5x NOA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.2x 20.0x 10.2x NOA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.4% +3.2% +7.5% URI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.3% 4.0% 2.2% URI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.0% -70.6% 15.3% NOA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x -0.9x -0.1x R
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.69% 1.33% 4.04% NOA
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +22.9% +74.9% -22.0% R
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +26.5%/yr +26.6%/yr -6.0%/yr R
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.2% 32.1% 48.1% R
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 33/100 53/100 NOA

Percentile Scorecard

URIRNOA

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

AxisURIRNOA
Valuation 13 #8 of 9 26 #61 of 82 91 #3 of 22
Growth – 57 #31 of 70 13 #8 of 9
Profitability – 19 #54 of 66 57 #4 of 8
Financial Health 18 #10 of 12 2 #89 of 91 50 #14 of 27
Shareholder Returns – 61 #17 of 42 –
Overall – 33 53
  • URI ranked among 12 companies in Distribution and Rental
  • R ranked among 93 companies in Transportation
  • NOA ranked among 27 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodURIRNOASPY
1 month +7.3%+19.8%-3.5% -0.8%
3 months -0.4%+5.0%-14.5% +3.5%
6 months +17.0%+13.1%-17.2% +7.0%
Year to date +38.7%+47.4%-17.3% +12.2%
1 year +22.9%+74.9%-22.0% +13.0%
3 years +181.4%+205.4%-42.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +41.2%+45.1%-17.0% +23.1%
5 years +223.0%+224.6%-26.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year +26.5%+26.6%-6.0% +11.0%
10 years +1,373.6%+307.6%+296.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year +30.9%+15.1%+14.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureURIRNOASPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.2%32.1%48.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.1%29.1%56.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.031.031.20 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.542.33-0.46 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.0%-28.8%-55.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.7%0.0%-29.6% -1.8%
52-week high $1,165.29$282.13$16.88 $779.14
52-week low $710.47$162.50$11.22 $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.

MultipleURIRNOA
P/E now vs peer median 24.4xmedian 9.4x 20.8xmedian 10.7x 14.5xmedian 36.1x
P/S now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 0.7x 0.8xmedian 1.2x 0.3xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.3xmedian 10.9x -2.2xmedian 6.6x 1.4xmedian 5.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 78.0xmedian 55.9x 11.3xmedian 7.1x -1.6xmedian 18.5x
P/B now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 0.9x 3.6xmedian 0.9x 1.0xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 2.56median 1.51 2.49median 0.68 -0.57median 1.34

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 monthsURIRNOA
Revenue $17.50B $13.08B $1.06B
Gross profit $6.84B $2.56B $137.57M
Operating income $4.47B -$9.81B $76.84M
Net income $2.86B $520.00M $23.49M
Free cash flow $892.00M $954.00M -$218.42M
EPS (diluted) $45.89 $13.41 $0.73
Cash & equivalents $153.00M $198.00M $118.01M
Total debt $14.67B $30.21B $97.41M
Shares (diluted) 62.26M 38.79M 32.27M
Enterprise value $68.72B $9.99B -$8.72M

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
MetricURIRNOA
P/E 24.4x 20.8x 14.5x
P/FCF 78.0x 11.3x -1.6x
P/Operating cash flow 11.2x 3.9x –
P/S 4.0x 0.8x 0.3x
P/B 7.2x 3.6x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 7.6x 4.1x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 13.3x -2.2x 1.4x
EV/EBIT 18.8x -1.8x 4.2x
EV/Revenue 4.8x 1.4x 0.3x
EV/FCF 94.3x 18.6x -1.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.6x 6.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.56 2.49 -0.57

Growth

14 metrics
MetricURIRNOA
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.4% 3.2% 7.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 3.4% 18.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.4% -0.4% -2.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.0% 3.6% 12.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.5% -4.2% -22.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 5.7% -3.7% 6.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 12.9% 3.6% -7.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.2% 2.1% -26.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 16.6% 11.2% -6.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 9.5% 8.3% -25.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 24.2% 13.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.9% 4.9% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 98.2% 1,184% -9.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 83.7% 47.1% -50.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricURIRNOA
Gross margin 39.1% 19.6% 13.0%
EBITDA margin 36.1% -61.9% 22.4%
Operating margin 25.5% -75.0% 7.3%
Pretax margin 21.8% 5.4% 19.2%
Net margin 16.3% 4.0% 2.2%
FCF margin 5.1% 7.3% -20.6%
Operating cash flow margin 35.4% 20.9% –
Return on equity 30.2% 17.8% 16.7%
Return on assets 8.9% 3.2% 3.9%
Return on invested capital 14.0% -70.6% 15.3%
Return on capital employed 16.5% -80.1% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.8x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x 5.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% – 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricURIRNOA
Debt / assets 44.7% 44.6% 6.2%
Debt / equity 1.5x 2.4x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x -0.9x -0.1x
Debt / FCF 16.4x 7.6x -0.4x
Liabilities / assets 70.4% 81.6% 78.6%
Equity / assets 29.6% 18.4% 21.4%
Interest coverage – -25.2x –
Current ratio 0.8x 0.7x –
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.6x –
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x –
Altman Z-score 3.51 -0.58 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricURIRNOA
Dividend yield 0.7% 1.3% 4.0%
Net buyback yield 2.6% 5.1% 8.1%
Shareholder yield 3.3% 6.4% 12.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 28.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 15.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 5.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 6.3% –

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.

ConsensusURIRNOA
Forward P/E 21.2xFY2026 20.0xFY2026 10.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $53.03FY2026 $14.12FY2026 $1.17FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +26.1%FY2026 +9.3%FY2026 +41.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +4.4% +29.3% +23.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.40BFY2026 $14.00BFY2026 $1.14BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.3%FY2026 +10.6%FY2026 +21.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.9% +1.9% +10.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersURIRNOA
Held by institutions 95.9% 90.8% 57.1%
Institutions holding 1,586 579 72
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.7% -0.6% -3.6%
Institutions buying 803 309 45
Institutions selling 537 177 18
Buyers to sellers 1.50 1.75 2.50

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.

URIRNOA
URI 1.00 0.45 0.23
R 0.45 1.00 0.28
NOA 0.23 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, URI, R and NOA?

United Rentals (URI) is the largest by market capitalisation: United Rentals (URI) $69.60B, Ryder System (R) $10.78B, North American Construction (NOA) $342.40M.

Which stock is cheaper, URI, R and NOA?

North American Construction (NOA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (United Rentals (URI) 24.4x, Ryder System (R) 20.8x, North American Construction (NOA) 14.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, North American Construction (NOA) is cheapest (United Rentals (URI) 21.2x, Ryder System (R) 20.0x, North American Construction (NOA) 10.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

United Rentals (URI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: United Rentals (URI) +9.4%, Ryder System (R) +3.2%, North American Construction (NOA) +7.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

United Rentals (URI) has the highest net margin (United Rentals (URI) 16.3%, Ryder System (R) 4.0%, North American Construction (NOA) 2.2%). On return on invested capital, North American Construction (NOA) leads (United Rentals (URI) 14.0%, Ryder System (R) -70.6%, North American Construction (NOA) 15.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ryder System (R) returned the most: United Rentals (URI) +22.9%, Ryder System (R) +74.9%, North American Construction (NOA) -22.0%. Over five years, Ryder System (R) compounded fastest (United Rentals (URI) +26.5%/yr, Ryder System (R) +26.6%/yr, North American Construction (NOA) -6.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

North American Construction (NOA) has the highest dividend yield: United Rentals (URI) 0.69%, Ryder System (R) 1.33%, North American Construction (NOA) 4.04%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ryder System (R) has been the steadiest (United Rentals (URI) 42.2%, Ryder System (R) 32.1%, North American Construction (NOA) 48.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, URI, R and NOA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, North American Construction (NOA) 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.