United Rentals (URI) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026)
United Rentals' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 16.52% for Q3 2026, up 0.76 percentage points from 15.76% a year earlier and up 0.41 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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United Rentals (URI) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, United Rentals' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 15.77%, down 1.49 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] carries a five-year change of +4.88 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 17.26% in FY2024 (-0.75 pp), 18.01% in FY2023 (+1.68 pp), 16.33% in FY2022 (+2.51 pp) and 13.82% in FY2021 (+2.93 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q1 2025.
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] increased in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.67 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years came in Q3 2022 (a gain of 3.80 percentage points), and the weakest in Q4 2025 (a drop of 1.09 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows URI's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at 16.11% (Q2 2026), 15.68% (Q1 2026) and 15.20% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.W. Grainger | 69.71 Bn | 67.47 Bn | 2.01 Bn | 40.84% |
| 2 | United Rentals | 69.67 Bn | 68.79 Bn | 2.05 Bn | 16.52% |
| 3 | Fastenal | 63.32 Bn | 62.32 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 42.19% |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 49.80 Bn | 47.02 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 23.37% |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 33.71 Bn | 33.59 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 12.18% |
| 6 | Reliance | 21.79 Bn | 20.85 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 15.15% |
| 7 | Wesco International | 15.66 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 11.57% |
| 8 | Qxo | 13.09 Bn | 4.38 Bn | 1.38 Bn | -1.43% |
| 9 | Watsco | 11.10 Bn | 9.17 Bn | 586.29 Mn | 16.75% |
| 10 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 10.86 Bn | 10.75 Bn | 392.21 Mn | 22.94% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 16.52% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 16.11% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 15.68% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 15.20% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 15.76% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 16.37% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 16.52% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 16.28% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 16.85% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 17.34% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 17.31% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 17.34% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 17.22% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 16.98% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 15.37% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 15.88% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 15.66% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 14.68% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 14.05% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 12.87% |
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United Rentals Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=URI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=URI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();