United Rentals (URI) Shares Repurchased (2011 - 2026)
United Rentals (URI) reported Shares Repurchased of $375 million for Q3 2026, down 39.3% from $618 million a year earlier and down 5.1% from the prior quarter.
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United Rentals (URI) Shares Repurchased (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, United Rentals' Shares Repurchased came in at $1.82 billion, up 4.7% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $1.97 billion, up 25.3% from FY2024.
- Shares Repurchased has increased for three consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 47.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Shares Repurchased came in at $1.57 billion in FY2024 (+46.8%), $1.07 billion in FY2023 (+0.2%), $1.07 billion in FY2022 and $34 million in FY2021 (-88.1%).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Shares Repurchased since Q1 2025.
- Year over year, Shares Repurchased gained in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 19.4%.
- The high point for year-over-year Shares Repurchased in five years was Q1 2022 (growth of 960.0%); the low point was Q4 2021 (a decline of 80.0%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $395 million (Q2 2026), $421 million (Q1 2026) and $631 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Repurchased (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 72.91 Bn | 72.03 Bn | 2.05 Bn | 375.00 Mn |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 64.80 Bn | 62.40 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 224.00 Mn |
| 3 | Fastenal | 59.89 Bn | 58.89 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 30.50 Mn |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 46.83 Bn | 44.05 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 236.00 Mn |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 33.98 Bn | 33.85 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 56.00 Mn |
| 6 | Reliance | 22.88 Bn | 21.93 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 44.70 Mn |
| 7 | Wesco International | 17.12 Bn | 14.17 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 35.10 Mn |
| 8 | Watsco | 11.77 Bn | 9.46 Bn | 578.93 Mn | - |
| 9 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 11.18 Bn | 11.07 Bn | 392.21 Mn | 80.03 Mn |
| 10 | Avantor | 10.68 Bn | 9.27 Bn | 534.80 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 375.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 395.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 421.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 631.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 618.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 431.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 289.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 403.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 377.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 376.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 415.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 264.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 252.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 251.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 303.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 10.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 239.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 501.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 318.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.00 Mn |
API Access
United Rentals Shares Repurchased 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=shares-repurchased&ticker=URI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-repurchased", "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=shares-repurchased&ticker=URI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();