Herc Holdings (HRI) Return on Equity [ROE] (2010 - 2026)
Herc Holdings' Return on Equity [ROE] was 2.59% in Q2 2026, up 1.18 percentage points from 1.41% a year earlier and up 2.85 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Herc Holdings (HRI) Return on Equity [ROE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Equity [ROE] at Herc Holdings came in at 0.06%, down 15.75 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] has now declined for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of -10.57 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Equity [ROE] was 15.81% in FY2024 (-13.34 pp), 29.15% in FY2023 (-2.51 pp), 31.65% in FY2022 (+5.59 pp) and 26.06% in FY2021 (+15.43 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q1 2025.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Equity [ROE] was higher in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -14.02 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] over five years was Q4 2021 (a gain of 13.43 percentage points); the worst was Q3 2025 (a drop of 28.11 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, HRI's Return on Equity [ROE] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was -0.26% (Q1 2026), 0.05% (Q4 2025) and -3.59% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 68.36 Bn | 67.48 Bn | 2.05 Bn | 30.20% |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 63.85 Bn | 61.44 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 44.74% |
| 3 | Fastenal | 60.11 Bn | 59.11 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 34.51% |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 44.16 Bn | 41.38 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 34.02% |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 32.09 Bn | 31.97 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 20.69% |
| 6 | Reliance | 21.25 Bn | 20.29 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 12.32% |
| 7 | Wesco International | 15.62 Bn | 12.94 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 13.82% |
| 8 | Watsco | 12.53 Bn | 10.22 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 16.76% |
| 9 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 11.87 Bn | 11.74 Bn | 411.22 Mn | 22.28% |
| 10 | Herc Holdings | 4.44 Bn | 4.24 Bn | 713.00 Mn | 2.59% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.59% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -0.26% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.05% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -3.59% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.41% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 9.30% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 14.69% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 24.52% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 25.39% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 26.73% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 28.07% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 30.77% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 31.25% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 30.89% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 30.12% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 28.28% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 26.49% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 25.06% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 23.75% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 21.53% |
Herc Holdings Return on Equity [ROE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=HRI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "ticker": "HRI", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=HRI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();