United Rentals URI
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United Rentals, Inc. (URI) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2019)

United Rentals (URI) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 12.28% for Q1 2019, up 25.0% year-over-year from 9.82% in Q1 2018, and down 4.82% quarter-over-quarter from 12.9% in Q4 2018.

United Rentals, Inc. (URI) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2019) Analysis & Trends

United Rentals' Return on Capital Employed history runs 9 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 12.28% for Q1 2019.

  • In Q1 2019, Return on Capital Employed rose 25.0% year-over-year to 12.28%; the TTM figure through Mar 2019 stood at 12.28% (up 25.0% YoY), while the FY2018 annual figure was 13.49%, up 76.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2019 stood at 12.28%, down from 12.9% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 14.02% in Q2 2015, with the low at 11.85% in Q4 2017.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 13.39% (2017), against an average of 13.18%.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2015 and 2018: Return on Capital Employed jumped 231 bps in 2015, then tumbled 136 bps in 2018.
  • United Rentals' Return on Capital Employed stood at 13.67% in 2015, then fell by 5 bps to 12.93% in 2016, then retreated by 8 bps to 11.85% in 2017, then grew by 9 bps to 12.9% in 2018, then dropped by 5 bps to 12.28% in 2019.
  • Business Quant data shows URI's Return on Capital Employed at 12.28% in Q1 2019, 12.9% in Q4 2018, and 13.56% in Q3 2018.

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2019 12.28%
Dec 31, 2018 12.90%
Sep 30, 2018 13.56%
Jun 30, 2018 13.58%
Mar 31, 2018 12.03%
Dec 31, 2017 11.85%
Sep 30, 2017 12.32%
Jun 30, 2017 13.05%
Mar 31, 2017 13.39%
Dec 31, 2016 12.93%
Sep 30, 2016 13.08%
Jun 30, 2016 13.83%
Mar 31, 2016 13.75%
Dec 31, 2015 13.67%
Sep 30, 2015 13.96%
Jun 30, 2015 14.02%
Mar 31, 2015 13.83%
Dec 31, 2014 12.85%
Sep 30, 2014 12.12%
Jun 30, 2014 12.09%