United Rentals (URI) EBIT Margin (2010 - 2026)
United Rentals (URI) reported EBIT Margin of 28.80% for Q3 2026, up 2.45 percentage points from 26.34% a year earlier and up 2.99 percentage points from the prior quarter.
United Rentals (URI) EBIT Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, United Rentals' EBIT Margin came in at 25.54%, up 0.47 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 24.68%, down 1.81 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBIT Margin has declined for three consecutive years, though with a five-year change of +3.58 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, EBIT Margin came in at 26.49% in FY2024 (-0.21 pp), 26.70% in FY2023 (-1.06 pp), 27.76% in FY2022 (+4.33 pp) and 23.44% in FY2021 (+2.33 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly EBIT Margin since Q3 2023.
- Year over year, EBIT Margin has now increased in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.78 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year EBIT Margin in five years was Q2 2022 (a gain of 4.77 percentage points); the low point was Q1 2025 (a drop of 2.83 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 25.80% (Q2 2026), 21.81% (Q1 2026) and 25.00% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.W. Grainger | 68.95 Bn | 66.71 Bn | 2.01 Bn | 15.98% |
| 2 | United Rentals | 68.54 Bn | 67.66 Bn | 2.05 Bn | 28.80% |
| 3 | Fastenal | 62.92 Bn | 61.91 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 21.55% |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 50.34 Bn | 47.55 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 8.19% |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 33.33 Bn | 33.21 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 22.18% |
| 6 | Reliance | 21.77 Bn | 20.83 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 10.59% |
| 7 | Wesco International | 15.42 Bn | 12.47 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 6.24% |
| 8 | Watsco | 11.20 Bn | 9.27 Bn | 586.29 Mn | 10.14% |
| 9 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 10.92 Bn | 10.80 Bn | 392.21 Mn | 11.12% |
| 10 | Avantor | 10.55 Bn | 9.13 Bn | 534.80 Mn | 8.21% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 28.80% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 25.80% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 21.81% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 25.00% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 26.34% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 25.44% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 21.62% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 26.54% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 28.11% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 26.61% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 24.45% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 28.51% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 29.19% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 26.03% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 22.53% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 31.07% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 30.19% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 25.80% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 22.66% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 26.84% |
United Rentals EBIT Margin API
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