URI's Quality Score rose 4 points on Mon, Nov 9, to 11. Its price is above its average prices of the last 8, 21, 50, and 200 days, which line up in that order (4 chart checks started).
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Up 7% so far from Nov 5 to Nov 10.
| The chart | Above every average |
| Latest filing | 8-K, Oct 29 |
Tue Nov 10: Ex-dividend, $1.97 a shareAt the open. Pays Nov 25.
After its last 4 reports it closed +6.0% on average, higher 3 of 4 times.
Above Averagefor quality, not price, 5 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
URI is #5 of 9 by Quality Score.
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Cash and short-term investments: URI $153M, SUNB $32.0M.
Expected to report Wed Jan 27, after the close (in 78 days).
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
A profit of $14.77 a share.
“Rental revenue increased 17.8% year-over-year, to a quarterly record of $4.316 billion, primarily due to a 7.9% increase in average original equipment at cost (“OEC”), strong demand as reflected in a 6.5% increase in fleet productivity, and a 4.9% contribution from ancillary and re-rent revenue.”
| Line | Q3 2026 | Q3 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Equipment Rental Revenue | $4.3B | $3.7B |
Each quarter's sales and their share of its total. Figures as filed (SEC filing, Oct 21)
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total revenue | $18.0B to $18.2B |
“Net income for the quarter increased 31.2% year-over-year to a third quarter record of $920 million, while net income margin increased 220 basis points to 18.8%, primarily due to increased rental gross margin.”
From its results filing (SEC filing · Oct 21)
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2026 | +2.3% | +3.9% | +9.9% |
| Jul 22, 2026 | +5.9% | +10.1% | +1.9% |
| Apr 22, 2026 | +17.5% | +22.9% | +18.6% |
Sales grew in six of the last seven years, to $16B in 2025. It made a profit in each of the eight years.
RSI 52.7, MACD below signal, above both averages. Not scored.
One insider sold $1.7M across 1 filing in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest:
13 trades disclosed in the last six months. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: URI is 0.3% of SCHG, 0.1% of VOO, and 0.1% of IVV, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by each fund's latest filing, Jun 30 to Aug 31, 2026.
United Rentals is the world's largest equipment rental company, principally operating in the US and Canada. It has 16% share in a highly fragmented market serving general industrial (49%), commercial construction (46%), and residential construction (5%). The company operates a $21 billion fleet of equipment, including aerial platforms, forklifts, excavators, trucks, power generators, and various other materials serving local and national accounts from nearly 1,600 locations in North America and 100 abroad. It has pursued a strategy of bundling specialty rental capabilities to offer its customers more advanced solutions in addition to its core equipment rental business, supporting its ambitions to become a one-stop shop for customers and enhance and maintain its margin profile.
“The North American equipment rental industry is highly fragmented and competitive.”
URI scores 11 today, which Breakaway calls Above Average. It is #5 of 9 in Services-Equipment Rental & Leasing by Quality Score, with 5 of 14 chart checks firing. Up 7% so far from Nov 5 to Nov 10. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
URI scores 11 today, which Breakaway calls Above Average (11 to 14). That is #5 of 9 in Services-Equipment Rental & Leasing by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind URI's 11.
One insider sold $1.7M across 1 filing in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest is William E. Grace, EVP, CFO, who sold $1.7M on Jul 24.
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