United Rentals (URI) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
United Rentals' Return on Sales [ROS] was 28.80% in Q3 2026, up 2.45 percentage points from 26.34% a year earlier and up 2.99 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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United Rentals (URI) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, United Rentals' Return on Sales [ROS] was 25.54% through Sep 30, 2026, up 0.47 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 24.68%, down 1.81 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has now declined for three consecutive years, though with a five-year change of +3.58 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] was 26.49% in FY2024 (-0.21 pp), 26.70% in FY2023 (-1.06 pp), 27.76% in FY2022 (+4.33 pp) and 23.44% in FY2021 (+2.33 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since Q3 2023.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Sales [ROS] has increased for three straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.78 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] over five years was Q2 2022 (a gain of 4.77 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2025 (a drop of 2.83 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, URI's Return on Sales [ROS] in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 25.80% (Q2 2026), 21.81% (Q1 2026) and 25.00% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.W. Grainger | 69.71 Bn | 67.47 Bn | 2.01 Bn | 15.98% |
| 2 | United Rentals | 69.67 Bn | 68.79 Bn | 2.05 Bn | 28.80% |
| 3 | Fastenal | 63.32 Bn | 62.32 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 21.55% |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 49.80 Bn | 47.02 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 8.19% |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 33.71 Bn | 33.59 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 22.18% |
| 6 | Reliance | 21.79 Bn | 20.85 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 10.59% |
| 7 | Wesco International | 15.66 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 6.24% |
| 8 | Qxo | 13.09 Bn | 4.38 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 0.04% |
| 9 | Watsco | 11.10 Bn | 9.17 Bn | 586.29 Mn | 10.14% |
| 10 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 10.86 Bn | 10.75 Bn | 392.21 Mn | 11.12% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 28.80% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 25.80% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 21.81% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 25.00% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 26.34% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 25.44% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 21.62% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 26.54% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 28.11% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 26.61% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 24.45% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 28.51% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 29.19% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 26.03% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 22.53% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 31.07% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 30.19% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 25.80% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 22.66% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 26.84% |
API Access
United Rentals Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=URI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=URI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();