United Rentals (URI) Selling, General & Administrative (2009 - 2026)
United Rentals (URI) reported Selling, General & Administrative of $511 million for Q3 2026, up 15.6% from $442 million a year earlier and up 8.3% from the prior quarter.
United Rentals (URI) Selling, General & Administrative (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, United Rentals' Selling, General & Administrative came in at $1.86 billion, up 6.8% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $1.73 billion, up 5.3% from FY2024.
- Selling, General & Administrative has increased for five consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 12.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Selling, General & Administrative came in at $1.65 billion in FY2024 (+7.7%), $1.53 billion in FY2023 (+9.1%), $1.4 billion in FY2022 (+16.8%) and $1.2 billion in FY2021 (+22.5%).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Selling, General & Administrative in data going back to Q2 2010.
- Year over year, Selling, General & Administrative has now increased in each of the last three quarters, with growth averaging 7.7% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Selling, General & Administrative in five years was Q1 2022 (growth of 29.2%); the low point was Q4 2025 (a decline of 1.1%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $472 million (Q2 2026), $441 million (Q1 2026) and $431 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | SG&A (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.W. Grainger | 69.71 Bn | 67.47 Bn | 2.01 Bn | 1.18 Bn |
| 2 | United Rentals | 69.67 Bn | 68.79 Bn | 2.05 Bn | 511.00 Mn |
| 3 | Fastenal | 63.32 Bn | 62.32 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 573.90 Mn |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 49.80 Bn | 47.02 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 1.61 Bn |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 33.71 Bn | 33.59 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 443.00 Mn |
| 6 | Reliance | 21.79 Bn | 20.85 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 829.70 Mn |
| 7 | Wesco International | 15.66 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 1.06 Bn |
| 8 | Qxo | 13.09 Bn | 4.38 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 1.02 Bn |
| 9 | Watsco | 11.10 Bn | 9.17 Bn | 586.29 Mn | 370.75 Mn |
| 10 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 10.86 Bn | 10.75 Bn | 392.21 Mn | 248.62 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 511.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 472.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 441.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 431.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 442.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 422.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 437.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 436.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 416.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 404.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 389.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 393.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 374.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 378.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 382.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 378.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 356.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 343.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 323.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 322.00 Mn |
United Rentals Selling, General & Administrative 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
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import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "selling-general-and-administrative", "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=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=URI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();