United Rentals (URI) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026)
United Rentals' Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 8.62% for Q2 2026, down 0.24 percentage points from 8.86% a year earlier but up 0.23 percentage points from the prior quarter.
United Rentals (URI) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, United Rentals' Return on Assets [ROA] was 8.60%, down 0.99 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] carries a five-year change of +3.76 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Assets [ROA] was 9.58% in FY2024 (-0.16 pp), 9.74% in FY2023 (+0.27 pp), 9.47% in FY2022 (+2.20 pp) and 7.26% in FY2021 (+2.43 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] is 6.02% (Q3 2021) to 9.63% (Q1 2024).
- Year-over-year, Return on Assets [ROA] has declined for eight consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.49 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Assets [ROA] over five years came in Q3 2022 (a gain of 3.20 percentage points), and the weakest in Q4 2025 (a drop of 0.78 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows URI's Return on Assets [ROA] at 8.39% (Q1 2026), 8.32% (Q4 2025) and 8.54% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 67.37 Bn | 66.13 Bn | 1.73 Bn | 8.62% |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 60.32 Bn | 58.30 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 20.75% |
| 3 | Fastenal | 58.24 Bn | 57.16 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 25.74% |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 43.34 Bn | 40.56 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 11.44% |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 31.62 Bn | 31.50 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 6.70% |
| 6 | Reliance | 20.43 Bn | 19.48 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 8.16% |
| 7 | Wesco International | 18.60 Bn | 15.91 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 4.10% |
| 8 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 12.64 Bn | 12.52 Bn | 411.22 Mn | 13.82% |
| 9 | Watsco | 10.59 Bn | 8.75 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 11.52% |
| 10 | Avantor | 10.38 Bn | 9.17 Bn | 537.00 Mn | -4.97% |
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% |
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_KEY
import 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();