United Rentals (URI) Retained Earnings (2010 - 2026)
United Rentals (URI) reported Retained Earnings of $16.88 billion for Q2 2026, up 14.7% from $14.72 billion a year earlier and up 3.9% from the prior quarter.
United Rentals (URI) Retained Earnings (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, United Rentals posted Retained Earnings of $15.84 billion, up 14.7% from FY2024.
- Retained Earnings has increased for 11 consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 20.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Retained Earnings came in at $13.81 billion in FY2024 (+18.3%), $11.67 billion in FY2023 (+20.9%), $9.66 billion in FY2022 (+27.9%) and $7.55 billion in FY2021 (+22.5%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Retained Earnings in data going back to Q4 2010.
- Year over year, Retained Earnings has now increased in each of the last 45 quarters, with growth averaging 16.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The year-over-year growth in Retained Earnings has ranged between 14.3% (Q1 2026) and 27.9% (Q4 2022) over the last five years.
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $16.25 billion (Q1 2026), $15.84 billion (Q4 2025) and $15.3 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 65.49 Bn | 64.25 Bn | 1.73 Bn | 16.88 Bn |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 63.16 Bn | 60.76 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 15.86 Bn |
| 3 | Fastenal | 59.39 Bn | 58.32 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 4.04 Bn |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 44.31 Bn | 41.53 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 7.40 Bn |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 31.63 Bn | 31.51 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 7.77 Bn |
| 6 | Reliance | 21.30 Bn | 20.34 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 7.48 Bn |
| 7 | Wesco International | 16.75 Bn | 14.07 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 5.82 Bn |
| 8 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 12.38 Bn | 12.25 Bn | 411.22 Mn | 2.79 Bn |
| 9 | Watsco | 11.54 Bn | 9.22 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 1.31 Bn |
| 10 | Avantor | 11.30 Bn | 10.09 Bn | 537.00 Mn | 1.75 Bn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 16.88 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 16.25 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 15.84 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 15.30 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 14.72 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 14.21 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 13.81 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 13.23 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.63 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 12.10 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 11.67 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 11.09 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 10.49 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.00 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.66 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.02 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 8.41 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.92 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.55 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 7.07 Bn |
United Rentals Retained Earnings 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=retained-earnings&ticker=URI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "retained-earnings", "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=retained-earnings&ticker=URI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();