UNITED RENTALS, INC.
Business
United Rentals is the largest equipment rental company in the world, operating 1,768 rental locations throughout the United States, Canada, and smaller operations in Europe, Australia and New Zealand. The company rents a diverse fleet of construction, industrial, aerial, power, specialty and light equipment on hourly, daily, weekly or monthly bases, along with sales of used and new equipment, contractor supplies, and repair and maintenance services. The business operates through two reportable segments: general rentals (construction, aerial, industrial equipment and tools across four geographic divisions) and specialty (trench safety, power and HVAC, fluid solutions, mobile storage, and surface protection equipment).
Summary from 10-K filed 2026-01-28
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenues | 16,099 | 15,345 | 14,332 | 11,642 | 9,716 | |
| Cost of equipment rentals, excluding depreciation | 5,888 | 5,365 | 4,900 | 4,018 | 3,329 | |
| Depreciation of rental equipment | 2,670 | 2,466 | 2,350 | 1,853 | 1,611 | |
| Total cost of revenues | 9,955 | 9,195 | 8,519 | 6,646 | 5,863 | |
| Gross profit | 6,144 | 6,150 | 5,813 | 4,996 | 3,853 | |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 1,732 | 1,645 | 1,527 | 1,400 | 1,199 | |
| Restructuring charge | 1 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 2 | |
| Non-rental depreciation and amortization | 438 | 437 | 431 | 364 | 372 | |
| Operating income | 3,973 | 4,065 | 3,827 | 3,232 | 2,277 | |
| Interest expense, net | 716 | 691 | 635 | 445 | 424 | |
| Other income, net | −81 | −14 | −19 | −15 | 7 | |
| Income before provision for income taxes | 3,338 | 3,388 | 3,211 | 2,802 | 1,846 | |
| Provision for income taxes | 844 | 813 | 787 | 697 | 460 | |
| Net income | 2,494 | 2,575 | 2,424 | 2,105 | 1,386 | |
| Basic earnings per share (in dollars per share) | 38.71 | 38.82 | 35.4 | 29.77 | 19.14 | |
| Diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share) | 38.61 | 38.69 | 35.28 | 29.65 | 19.04 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 459 | 457 | 363 | 106 | 144 | |
| Accounts receivable, net | 2,510 | 2,357 | 2,230 | 2,004 | 1,677 | |
| Inventory | 240 | 200 | 205 | 232 | 164 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | 399 | 235 | 135 | 381 | 166 | |
| Total current assets | 3,608 | 3,249 | 2,933 | 2,723 | 2,151 | |
| Goodwill | 7,119 | 6,900 | 5,940 | 6,026 | 5,528 | |
| Other intangible assets, net | 477 | 663 | 670 | 452 | 615 | |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 1,395 | 1,337 | 1,099 | 819 | 784 | |
| Other long-term assets | 64 | 49 | 43 | 47 | 42 | |
| Total assets | 29,866 | 28,163 | 25,589 | 24,183 | 20,292 | |
| Short-term debt and current maturities of long-term debt | 1,577 | 1,178 | 1,465 | 161 | 906 | |
| Accounts payable | 776 | 748 | 905 | 1,139 | 816 | |
| Accrued expenses and other liabilities | 1,466 | 1,397 | 1,267 | 1,145 | 881 | |
| Total current liabilities | 3,819 | 3,323 | 3,637 | 2,445 | 2,603 | |
| Long-term debt | 12,652 | 12,228 | 10,053 | 11,209 | 8,779 | |
| Deferred taxes | 3,115 | 2,685 | 2,701 | 2,671 | 2,154 | |
| Operating lease liabilities | 1,124 | 1,089 | 895 | 642 | 621 | |
| Other long-term liabilities | 188 | 216 | 173 | 154 | 144 | |
| Total liabilities | 20,898 | 19,541 | 17,459 | 17,121 | 14,301 | |
| Common stock$0.01 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized, 115,354,590 and 63,095,970 shares issued and outstanding, respectively, at December 31, 2025 and 115,179,350 and 65,305,731 shares issued and outstanding, respectively, at December 31, 2024 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 2,769 | 2,691 | 2,650 | 2,626 | 2,567 | |
| Retained earnings | 15,843 | 13,813 | 11,672 | 9,656 | 7,551 | |
| Treasury stock at cost52,258,620 and 49,873,619 shares at December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively | −9,396 | −7,478 | −5,965 | −4,957 | −3,957 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | −249 | −405 | −228 | −264 | −171 | |
| Total stockholders equity | 8,968 | 8,622 | 8,130 | 7,062 | 5,991 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders equity | 29,866 | 28,163 | 25,589 | 24,183 | 20,292 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation and amortization | 3,108 | 2,903 | 2,781 | 2,217 | 1,983 | |
| Amortization of deferred financing costs and original issue discounts | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | |
| Gain on sales of rental equipment | −635 | −710 | −786 | −566 | −431 | |
| Gain on sales of non-rental equipment | −18 | −17 | −21 | −9 | −10 | |
| Insurance proceeds from damaged equipment | −50 | −51 | −38 | −32 | −25 | |
| Stock compensation expense, net | 134 | 112 | 94 | 127 | 119 | |
| Debt related activity | 15 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 30 | |
| Increase (decrease) in deferred taxes | 405 | −19 | 35 | 537 | 268 | |
| Increase in accounts receivable | −120 | −20 | −167 | −329 | −300 | |
| (Increase) decrease in inventory | −38 | 15 | 19 | −25 | 9 | |
| (Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses and other assets | −135 | −27 | 281 | −164 | 248 | |
| Decrease in accounts payable | −22 | −203 | −45 | 304 | 307 | |
| Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses and other liabilities | 36 | −31 | 85 | 238 | 87 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 5,190 | 4,546 | 4,704 | 4,433 | 3,689 | |
| Payments for purchases of rental equipment | −4,149 | −3,753 | −3,714 | −3,436 | −2,998 | |
| Payments for purchases of non-rental equipment and intangible assets | −379 | −374 | −356 | −254 | −200 | |
| Proceeds from sales of rental equipment | 1,413 | 1,521 | 1,574 | 965 | 968 | |
| Proceeds from sales of non-rental equipment | 56 | 67 | 60 | 24 | 30 | |
| Insurance proceeds from damaged equipment | 50 | 51 | 38 | 32 | 25 | |
| Purchases of other companies, net of cash acquired | −357 | −1,655 | −574 | −2,340 | −1,436 | |
| Purchases of investments | −3 | −5 | −4 | −7 | 0 | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | −3,369 | −4,148 | −2,976 | −5,016 | −3,611 | |
| Proceeds from debt | 11,182 | 11,609 | 8,576 | 9,885 | 8,364 | |
| Payments of debt | −10,529 | −9,861 | −8,574 | −8,241 | −8,462 | |
| Payment of contingent consideration | −23 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Payments of financing and other debt related costs | −38 | −17 | 0 | −24 | −8 | |
| Dividends paid | −464 | −434 | −406 | 0 | 0 | |
| Common stock repurchased, including tax withholdings for share based compensation | −1,969 | −1,571 | −1,070 | −1,068 | −34 | |
| Net cash used in financing activities | −1,841 | −274 | −1,474 | 552 | −140 | |
| Effect of foreign exchange rates | 22 | −30 | 3 | −7 | 4 | |
| Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | 2 | 94 | 257 | −38 | −58 | |
| Cash paid for interest | 703 | 674 | 614 | 406 | 391 | |
| Cash paid for income taxes, net | 602 | 994 | 493 | 326 | 202 |
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What is UNITED RENTALS, INC.'s CIK number?
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UNITED RENTALS, INC. (URI) most recently filed an earnings 8-K with the SEC on Apr 22, 2026, furnishing its results under Item 2.02 (Results of Operations and Financial Condition). The earnings press release is attached to that filing (accession 0001067701-26-000018). This is UNITED RENTALS, INC.'s most recent earnings filing of record — not a forecast of its next earnings date.
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