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

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United Rentals (URI) posted Operating Margin of 17.38% for Q1 2019, down 2.22 percentage points from 19.61% a year earlier and down 7.03 percentage points from the prior quarter.

Analysis

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

For the trailing twelve months through Mar 31, 2019, Operating Margin at United Rentals was 23.48%, up 0.82 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2018, it was 24.25%, up 1.55 percentage points from FY2017.

  • Annual Operating Margin shows a five-year change of +2.49 percentage points (FY2013 to FY2018).
  • In prior years, United Rentals' Operating Margin was 22.69% in FY2017 (-1.87 pp), 24.56% in FY2016 (-1.54 pp), 26.10% in FY2015 (+1.63 pp) and 24.47% in FY2014 (+2.71 pp).
  • The Q1 2019 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Operating Margin since Q1 2013.
  • On a year-over-year basis, Operating Margin increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.39 percentage points.
  • The strongest year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin in the past five years was Q1 2015, with a gain of 4.31 percentage points; the weakest was Q1 2016, with a drop of 3.42 percentage points.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin for the three prior quarters was 24.41% (Q4 2018), 27.32% (Q3 2018) and 24.85% (Q2 2018).
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Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2019 17.38%
Dec 31, 2018 24.41%
Sep 30, 2018 27.32%
Jun 30, 2018 24.85%
Mar 31, 2018 19.61%
Dec 31, 2017 24.04%
Sep 30, 2017 25.37%
Jun 30, 2017 21.29%
Mar 31, 2017 18.95%
Dec 31, 2016 26.40%
Sep 30, 2016 27.32%
Jun 30, 2016 24.42%
Mar 31, 2016 19.39%
Dec 31, 2015 26.07%
Sep 30, 2015 28.77%
Jun 30, 2015 26.24%
Mar 31, 2015 22.81%
Dec 31, 2014 27.24%
Sep 30, 2014 27.33%
Jun 30, 2014 23.23%
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