United Rentals (URI) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026)
United Rentals (URI) posted FCF Margin of -2.15% for Q3 2026, up 6.48 percentage points from -8.63% a year earlier and up 3.77 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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United Rentals (URI) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, FCF Margin at United Rentals was 5.10%, up 2.28 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 4.11%, up 1.38 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual FCF Margin shows a five-year change of -13.47 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, United Rentals' FCF Margin was 2.73% in FY2024 (-1.69 pp), 4.42% in FY2023 (-1.96 pp), 6.38% in FY2022 (+1.33 pp) and 5.05% in FY2021 (-12.53 pp).
- Quarterly FCF Margin has run from a low of -8.63% in Q3 2025 to a high of 18.48% in Q4 2023 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, FCF Margin increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.19 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for FCF Margin in the past five years was Q4 2023, with a gain of 12.44 percentage points; the weakest was Q1 2023, with a drop of 11.73 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, FCF Margin for the three prior quarters was -5.92% (Q2 2026), 17.09% (Q1 2026) and 13.71% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 70.32 Bn | 69.44 Bn | 2.05 Bn | -2.15% |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 68.06 Bn | 65.42 Bn | 2.01 Bn | 10.54% |
| 3 | Fastenal | 62.73 Bn | 61.73 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 14.11% |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 50.77 Bn | 47.99 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 9.10% |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 33.62 Bn | 33.50 Bn | 1.25 Bn | -0.48% |
| 6 | Reliance | 21.51 Bn | 20.57 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 2.55% |
| 7 | Wesco International | 15.41 Bn | 12.46 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 2.28% |
| 8 | Watsco | 12.14 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 578.93 Mn | -0.55% |
| 9 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 10.93 Bn | 10.82 Bn | 392.21 Mn | 5.68% |
| 10 | Avantor | 10.79 Bn | 9.37 Bn | 534.80 Mn | 9.20% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -2.15% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -5.92% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 17.09% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 13.71% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -8.63% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -5.83% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 18.28% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.91% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -5.24% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -5.22% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 13.20% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 18.48% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -1.49% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -1.91% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.10% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.04% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -0.62% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.72% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 13.83% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -2.88% |
API Access
United Rentals FCF Margin 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
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=URI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-margin", "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=fcf-margin&ticker=URI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();