United Rentals (URI) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026)
United Rentals' Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 5.93% for Q1 2019, down 3.63 percentage points from 9.56% a year earlier and down 0.43 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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United Rentals (URI) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2018, United Rentals' Return on Assets [ROA] was 6.61%, down 3.35 percentage points from FY2017.
- Return on Assets [ROA] carries a five-year change of +3.08 percentage points (FY2013 to FY2018).
- Going back by year, Return on Assets [ROA] was 9.96% in FY2017 (+5.26 pp), 4.70% in FY2016 (-0.13 pp), 4.83% in FY2015 (+0.14 pp) and 4.69% in FY2014 (+1.16 pp).
- The Q1 2019 figure represents the lowest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q3 2017.
- Year-over-year, Return on Assets [ROA] increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.74 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Assets [ROA] over five years came in Q3 2018 (a gain of 6.24 percentage points), and the weakest in Q1 2019 (a drop of 3.63 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows URI's Return on Assets [ROA] at 6.36% (Q4 2018), 10.70% (Q3 2018) and 10.40% (Q2 2018) in the three quarters before Q1 2019.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 64.44 Bn | 63.20 Bn | 1.73 Bn | 8.62% |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 60.37 Bn | 58.35 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 20.75% |
| 3 | Fastenal | 57.63 Bn | 56.55 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 25.74% |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 43.02 Bn | 40.24 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 11.44% |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 31.00 Bn | 30.88 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 6.70% |
| 6 | Reliance | 20.06 Bn | 19.10 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 8.16% |
| 7 | Wesco International | 18.10 Bn | 15.41 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 4.10% |
| 8 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 12.49 Bn | 12.37 Bn | 411.22 Mn | 13.82% |
| 9 | Watsco | 10.72 Bn | 8.88 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 11.52% |
| 10 | Avantor | 10.17 Bn | 8.97 Bn | 537.00 Mn | -4.97% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8.62% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.39% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.32% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.54% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.86% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 9.08% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.10% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.16% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.43% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.63% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.43% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.29% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.12% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.97% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.23% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.22% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 8.54% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.66% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.83% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 6.02% |
API Access
United Rentals Return on Assets [ROA] 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
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=URI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=URI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();