United Rentals URI
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United Rentals, Inc. (URI) Gross Margin (2010 - 2019)

United Rentals (URI) posted quarterly Gross Margin of 35.95% for Q1 2019, down 131.0% year-over-year from 115.96% in Q1 2018, and down 16.94% quarter-over-quarter from 43.28% in Q4 2018.

United Rentals, Inc. (URI) Gross Margin (2010 - 2019) Analysis & Trends

United Rentals' Gross Margin history runs 10 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 35.95% for Q1 2019.

  • In Q1 2019, Gross Margin fell 131.0% year-over-year to 35.95%; the TTM figure through Mar 2019 stood at 41.27% (down 6.0% YoY), while the FY2018 annual figure was 41.8%, up 11.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin for Q1 2019 stood at 35.95%, down from 43.28% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Gross Margin was 44.52% in Q3 2015, with the low at 35.95% in Q1 2019.
  • The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 42.55% (2015), against an average of 41.43%.
  • Peak annual rise in Gross Margin reached 182 bps in 2015, while the deepest fall reached 266 bps in 2015.
  • United Rentals' Gross Margin stood at 42.55% in 2015, then gained by 1 bps to 43.14% in 2016, then decreased by 0 bps to 43.03% in 2017, then advanced by 1 bps to 43.28% in 2018, then fell by 17 bps to 35.95% in 2019.
  • Business Quant data shows URI's Gross Margin at 35.95% in Q1 2019, 43.28% in Q4 2018, and 44.33% in Q3 2018.

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Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2019 35.95%
Dec 31, 2018 43.28%
Sep 30, 2018 44.33%
Jun 30, 2018 41.35%
Mar 31, 2018 37.25%
Dec 31, 2017 43.03%
Sep 30, 2017 43.77%
Jun 30, 2017 41.01%
Mar 31, 2017 37.91%
Dec 31, 2016 43.14%
Sep 30, 2016 43.50%
Jun 30, 2016 41.52%
Mar 31, 2016 38.17%
Dec 31, 2015 42.55%
Sep 30, 2015 44.52%
Jun 30, 2015 43.25%
Mar 31, 2015 39.85%
Dec 31, 2014 45.20%
Sep 30, 2014 44.56%
Jun 30, 2014 42.10%