United Rentals (URI) Cash from Operations (2010 - 2026)
United Rentals' Cash from Operations came in at $667 million for Q1 2019, up 3.9% from $642 million a year earlier but down 8.6% from the prior quarter.
United Rentals (URI) Cash from Operations (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Mar 31, 2019, United Rentals reported Cash from Operations of $2.88 billion, up 29.1% year-over-year; for FY2018, it came in at $2.85 billion, up 29.2% from FY2017.
- Cash from Operations carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 13.0% (FY2013 to FY2018).
- Going back by year, Cash from Operations was $2.21 billion in FY2017 (+13.8%), $1.94 billion in FY2016 (-2.7%), $2 billion in FY2015 (+10.8%) and $1.8 billion in FY2014 (+16.1%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Cash from Operations is $307 million (Q3 2015) to $1.01 billion (Q2 2018).
- Year-over-year, Cash from Operations has increased for nine consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 23.6% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Cash from Operations over five years came in Q3 2014 (growth of 73.8%), and the weakest in Q4 2016 (a decline of 29.0%).
- Business Quant data shows URI's Cash from Operations at $730 million (Q4 2018), $474 million (Q3 2018) and $1.01 billion (Q2 2018) in the three quarters before Q1 2019.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Ops. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 64.44 Bn | 63.20 Bn | 1.73 Bn | 1.79 Bn |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 60.37 Bn | 58.35 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 444.00 Mn |
| 3 | Fastenal | 57.63 Bn | 56.55 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 265.70 Mn |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 43.02 Bn | 40.24 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 772.00 Mn |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 31.00 Bn | 30.88 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 840.00 Mn |
| 6 | Reliance | 20.06 Bn | 19.10 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 162.20 Mn |
| 7 | Wesco International | 18.10 Bn | 15.41 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 53.70 Mn |
| 8 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 12.49 Bn | 12.37 Bn | 411.22 Mn | 165.00 Mn |
| 9 | Watsco | 10.72 Bn | 8.88 Bn | 578.93 Mn | -2.54 Mn |
| 10 | Avantor | 10.17 Bn | 8.97 Bn | 537.00 Mn | 178.20 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.79 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.51 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.26 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.18 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.33 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.43 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.05 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.20 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.27 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.03 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.41 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.06 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.29 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 939.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.25 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.14 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.15 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 886.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 668.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.09 Bn |
United Rentals Cash from Operations 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=cash-from-operations&ticker=URI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-from-operations", "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=cash-from-operations&ticker=URI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();