United Rentals (URI) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
United Rentals (URI) posted Operating Margin of 25.80% for Q2 2026, up 0.37 percentage points from 25.44% a year earlier and up 4.00 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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United Rentals (URI) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Operating Margin at United Rentals was 24.79%, down 0.71 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 24.68%, down 1.81 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Margin has declined for three consecutive years, though with a five-year change of +3.58 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, United Rentals' Operating Margin was 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).
- Quarterly Operating Margin has run from a low of 21.62% in Q1 2025 to a high of 31.07% in Q4 2022 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Margin increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.23 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin in the past five years was Q2 2022, with a gain of 4.77 percentage points; the weakest was Q1 2025, with a drop of 2.83 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin for the three prior quarters was 21.81% (Q1 2026), 25.00% (Q4 2025) and 26.34% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 65.40 Bn | 64.16 Bn | 1.73 Bn | 25.80% |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 63.07 Bn | 60.67 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 16.07% |
| 3 | Fastenal | 59.20 Bn | 58.13 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 21.02% |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 44.13 Bn | 41.34 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 8.19% |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 31.58 Bn | 31.46 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 22.18% |
| 6 | Reliance | 21.32 Bn | 20.36 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 9.54% |
| 7 | Wesco International | 16.71 Bn | 14.03 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 5.73% |
| 8 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 12.36 Bn | 12.23 Bn | 411.22 Mn | 11.78% |
| 9 | Watsco | 11.52 Bn | 9.20 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 11.32% |
| 10 | Avantor | 11.26 Bn | 10.06 Bn | 537.00 Mn | 7.20% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 26.16% |
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United Rentals Operating Margin API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=URI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-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=operating-margin&ticker=URI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();