United Rentals (URI) Capital Expenditures (2010 - 2026)
United Rentals (URI) posted Capital Expenditures of $1.73 billion for Q3 2026, up 12.2% from $1.55 billion a year earlier but down 15.5% from the prior quarter.
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United Rentals (URI) Capital Expenditures (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, Capital Expenditures at United Rentals was $5.3 billion, up 16.9% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $4.53 billion, up 9.7% from FY2024.
- Annual Capital Expenditures has increased for five consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 31.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, United Rentals' Capital Expenditures was $4.13 billion in FY2024 (+1.4%), $4.07 billion in FY2023 (+10.3%), $3.69 billion in FY2022 (+15.4%) and $3.2 billion in FY2021 (+176.2%).
- Quarterly Capital Expenditures has run from a low of $537 million in Q1 2022 to a high of $2.05 billion in Q2 2026 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Capital Expenditures has increased in each of the last three quarters, with growth averaging 12.0% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Capital Expenditures in the past five years was Q4 2021, with growth of 228.1%; the weakest was Q1 2024, with a decline of 34.6%.
- According to Business Quant data, Capital Expenditures for the three prior quarters was $2.05 billion (Q2 2026), $833 million (Q1 2026) and $679 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Capex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 70.32 Bn | 69.44 Bn | 2.05 Bn | 1.73 Bn |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 68.06 Bn | 65.42 Bn | 2.01 Bn | 115.00 Mn |
| 3 | Fastenal | 62.73 Bn | 61.73 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 74.00 Mn |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 50.77 Bn | 47.99 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 92.00 Mn |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 33.62 Bn | 33.50 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 855.00 Mn |
| 6 | Reliance | 21.51 Bn | 20.57 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 79.00 Mn |
| 7 | Wesco International | 15.41 Bn | 12.46 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 29.10 Mn |
| 8 | Watsco | 12.14 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 8.99 Mn |
| 9 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 10.93 Bn | 10.82 Bn | 392.21 Mn | 13.01 Mn |
| 10 | Avantor | 10.79 Bn | 9.37 Bn | 534.80 Mn | 38.90 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1.73 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.05 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 833.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 679.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.55 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.56 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 745.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 683.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.41 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.46 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 569.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 725.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.12 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.36 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 870.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.05 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.16 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 940.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 537.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 748.00 Mn |
API Access
United Rentals Capital Expenditures 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=capital-expenditures&ticker=URI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "capital-expenditures", "ticker": "URI", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=URI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();