United Rentals (URI) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026)
United Rentals (URI) reported Free Cash Flow of -$105 million for Q3 2026, compared with -$365 million a year earlier.
United Rentals (URI) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, United Rentals' Free Cash Flow came in at $892 million, up 98.2% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $662 million, up 58.0% from FY2024.
- Free Cash Flow has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -15.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Free Cash Flow came in at $419 million in FY2024 (-33.9%), $634 million in FY2023 (-14.7%), $743 million in FY2022 (+51.3%) and $491 million in FY2021 (-67.3%).
- Five-year quarterly Free Cash Flow spans a low of -$365 million in Q3 2025 and a high of $689 million in Q4 2023.
- Year over year, Free Cash Flow gained in three of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 14.8%.
- The high point for year-over-year Free Cash Flow in five years was Q1 2024 (growth of 566.7%); the low point was Q1 2023 (a decline of 80.2%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at -$261 million (Q2 2026), $681 million (Q1 2026) and $577 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 68.92 Bn | 68.04 Bn | 2.05 Bn | -105.00 Mn |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 64.06 Bn | 62.04 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 333.00 Mn |
| 3 | Fastenal | 60.50 Bn | 59.49 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 347.60 Mn |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 44.11 Bn | 41.32 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 680.00 Mn |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 32.31 Bn | 32.19 Bn | 1.25 Bn | -15.00 Mn |
| 6 | Reliance | 21.38 Bn | 20.42 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 68.80 Mn |
| 7 | Wesco International | 15.77 Bn | 13.08 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 25.50 Mn |
| 8 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 11.75 Bn | 11.63 Bn | 411.22 Mn | 159.74 Mn |
| 9 | Watsco | 11.64 Bn | 9.81 Bn | 578.93 Mn | -11.52 Mn |
| 10 | Avantor | 11.60 Bn | 10.40 Bn | 537.00 Mn | 140.60 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -105.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -261.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 681.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 577.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -365.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -230.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 680.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 365.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -209.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -197.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 460.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 689.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -56.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -68.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 69.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 199.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -19.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 214.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 349.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -80.00 Mn |
United Rentals Free Cash Flow 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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import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "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=free-cash-flow&ticker=URI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();