URI
United Rentals, Inc.
URI has slightly lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
VRT has the edge over URI overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
URI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Stable |
URI's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its balance sheet is stable.
VRT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
VRT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
URI PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 12x | $540 | -53% |
| Fair | 18x | $824 | -28% |
| Forward | 19x | $1,139 | — |
| Expensive | 24x | $1,100 | -3.5% |
| Current | 25x | $1,139 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
URI's PE is in its expensive range at 25x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 19x next year's earnings, in its fair range.
VRT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 23x | $210 | — |
| Current | 39x | $210 | — |
| Cheap | 58x | $308 | +47% |
| Fair | 72x | $383 | +83% |
| Expensive | 88x | $472 | +125% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
VRT has the edge over URI in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
URI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for URI, with profitability improving.
VRT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for VRT, with profitability improving.
URI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $59.66 | +31% |
| Q3 2026 | $45.50 | +17% |
| Q2 2026 | $41.64 | +7.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $39.20 | +1.5% |
| Q4 2025 | $38.68 | -0.2% |
| Q3 2025 | $38.88 | +1.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $38.67 | +2.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $38.62 | +4.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $38.75 | +9.6% |
URI earned $45.50 per share over the past year, up 17% from the year before.
VRT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $9.14 | +71% |
| Q3 2026 | $5.35 | +102% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.42 | +111% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.98 | +131% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.41 | +166% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.65 | +75% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.09 | +62% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.72 | +64% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.28 | +7.6% |
VRT has the edge over URI on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
URI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.9B | +16% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.4B | +12% |
| Q1 2026 | $4B | +7.2% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.2B | +2.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.2B | +5.9% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.9B | +4.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.7B | +6.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.1B | +9.8% |
URI's revenue has grown year over year for 22 quarters in a row: $4.9B last quarter, up 16% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 29% | +2.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 26% | +0.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | 22% | +0.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 25% | -1.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 26% | -1.8 points |
| Q2 2025 | 25% | -1.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 22% | -2.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 27% | -2 points |
URI has the edge over VRT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
VRT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.3B | +61% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.3B | +24% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.6B | +30% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.9B | +23% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.7B | +29% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.6B | +35% |
| Q1 2025 | $2B | +24% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.3B | +26% |
VRT has the edge over URI on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 23% | +3.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 19% | +2.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 17% | +2.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 20% | +0.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 19% | +1.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 17% | -0.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 14% | +1.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 19% | +4.2 points |
VRT's operating margin was 23% last quarter, up 3.5 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2020.
URI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.6B | +38% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.8B | +35% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.5B | +6.2% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.3B | +167% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.2B | +$1.3B |
| Q2 2025 | $1.3B | +$1.6B |
| Q1 2025 | $1.4B | +279% |
| Q4 2024 | $471M | -47% |
URI generated $6.2B in free cash flow over the past year, up 41% from the year before.
VRT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $654.9M | +41% |
| Q2 2026 | $926.5M | +233% |
| Q1 2026 | $654.2M | +145% |
| Q4 2025 | $885.6M | +143% |
| Q3 2025 | $463.5M | +36% |
| Q2 2025 | $277.9M | -19% |
| Q1 2025 | $266.8M | +162% |
| Q4 2024 | $364.5M | +18% |
VRT generated $3.1B in free cash flow over the past year, up 127% from the year before.
URI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.6% | -367K shares |
| 1 year | -3.1% | -2M shares |
| 3 years | -8.8% | -6M shares |
| 5 years | -14% | -10.4M shares |
| Available history | -20% | -15.4M shares |
URI has the edge over VRT on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $375M |
| Q2 2026 | $395M |
| Q1 2026 | $421M |
| Q4 2025 | $631M |
| Q3 2025 | $618M |
| Q2 2025 | $431M |
| Q1 2025 | $289M |
| Q4 2024 | $403M |
URI spent $1.8B buying back its own shares over the past year, up 4.7% from the year before.
VRT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -64.9K shares |
| 1 year | +0.4% | +1.8M shares |
| 3 years | +1.1% | +4.4M shares |
| 5 years | +10% | +36M shares |
| Available history | +63% | +152M shares |
VRT has 393M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | $599.9M |
URI Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.0x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 3.1x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 3.1x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 3.1x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 3.1x | Elevated |
| Q2 2025 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 2.8x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 2.9x | Moderate |
URI's net debt is about 3.0 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), about the same as a year ago.
VRT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 1.0x | Healthy |
VRT has the edge over URI on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
URI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 57.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 65.7 | Neutral |
URI's weekly RSI is 57 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 66 (neutral).
VRT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 43.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 26.4 | Neutral |
VRT's weekly RSI is 43 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 26 (neutral).
URI PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | URI | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 25x | 24x | 4.2% above |
| PE % | 88 | 58 | 30 pts above |
URI has the edge over VRT on valuation relative to its sector.
VRT PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | VRT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 39x | 24x | 63% above |
| PE % | 3 | 58 | 55 pts below |
VRT is trading at 39x earnings, a 63% premium to the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
URI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1,084.7 | 5% above |
| 20 week MA | $1,079.8 | 5.5% above |
| 50 week MA | $963.3 | 18% above |
| 100 week MA | $869.0 | 31% above |
| 200 week MA | $720.5 | 58% above |
URI has the edge over VRT on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
VRT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $221.8 | 5.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $254.4 | 18% below |
| 50 week MA | $253.9 | 17% below |
| 100 week MA | $189.1 | 11% above |
| 200 week MA | $123.5 | 70% above |
VRT has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 70% above its 200-week average.
URI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $168.5 | $232.6 | +38% |
| 2021 | $232.6 | $331.7 | +43% |
| 2022 | $331.7 | $355.2 | +7.1% |
| 2023 | $355.2 | $573.4 | +61% |
| 2024 | $573.4 | $716.5 | +25% |
| 2025 | $716.5 | $827.9 | +16% |
| 2026 YTD | $827.9 | $1,139.1 | +38% |
URI has the edge over VRT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
VRT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $10.9 | $18.9 | +73% |
| 2021 | $18.9 | $24.9 | +31% |
| 2022 | $24.9 | $12.8 | -48% |
| 2023 | $12.8 | $48.0 | +275% |
| 2024 | $48.0 | $115.1 | +140% |
| 2025 | $115.1 | $167.6 | +46% |
| 2026 YTD | $167.6 | $209.6 | +25% |
VRT's yearly returns have swung widely, from +275% in 2023 to −48% in 2022. It's up 25% so far in 2026.