United Rentals (URI) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2026)
United Rentals' Return on Equity [ROE] was 30.20% in Q3 2026, up 2.15 percentage points from 28.06% a year earlier and up 1.20 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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United Rentals (URI) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Equity [ROE] at United Rentals came in at 28.36%, down 2.39 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] has now declined for three consecutive years, though with a five-year change of +7.10 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Equity [ROE] was 30.74% in FY2024 (-1.17 pp), 31.91% in FY2023 (-0.34 pp), 32.25% in FY2022 (+5.94 pp) and 26.31% in FY2021 (+5.06 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q3 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Equity [ROE] was higher in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.02 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] over five years was Q3 2022 (a gain of 8.68 percentage points); the worst was Q2 2025 (a drop of 2.75 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, URI's Return on Equity [ROE] in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 29.00% (Q2 2026), 27.95% (Q1 2026) and 27.76% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 68.92 Bn | 68.04 Bn | 2.05 Bn | 30.20% |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 64.06 Bn | 62.04 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 44.74% |
| 3 | Fastenal | 60.50 Bn | 59.49 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 34.51% |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 44.11 Bn | 41.32 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 34.02% |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 32.31 Bn | 32.19 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 20.69% |
| 6 | Reliance | 21.38 Bn | 20.42 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 12.32% |
| 7 | Wesco International | 15.77 Bn | 13.08 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 13.82% |
| 8 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 11.75 Bn | 11.63 Bn | 411.22 Mn | 22.28% |
| 9 | Watsco | 11.64 Bn | 9.81 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 16.76% |
| 10 | Avantor | 11.60 Bn | 10.40 Bn | 537.00 Mn | -10.30% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 30.20% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 29.00% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 27.95% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 27.76% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 28.06% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 28.47% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 29.30% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 29.94% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 30.42% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 31.22% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 30.95% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 30.52% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 31.43% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 31.45% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 30.85% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 31.38% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 31.41% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 28.85% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 25.67% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 24.16% |
API Access
United Rentals Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=URI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=URI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();