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Forensic Analysis · Professional & Commercial Services · as of Nov 8, 2026

United Rentals, Inc. (URI)

A forensic read on United Rentals, Inc. built from its complete SEC filings — financial-health screens, earnings quality, red flags and a price-aware rating. Reproducible math, not opinion.

B · Sound & dependable
Forensic grade
Safe
Financial health
3.0
Distress distance
Clean
Earnings quality
1
Forensic signals
28.4%
ROE
4.9%
Revenue growth

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United Rentals, Inc. earns a B (Sound & dependable) forensic quality grade, and its balance-sheet distress test reads 3.0, placing it in the Safe zone. 1 forensic signal was flagged in its latest SEC filings, led by return on invested capital.

What the filings flag

11.3%
FY2025
Return on invested capital. Return on invested capital is 11.3% in the latest fiscal year and steady across FY2023–FY2025, inside a 1.5-point range. After-tax operating profit was $2.9B in FY2023 and $3.0B in FY2025, with operating income at 26.7% of revenue in FY2023, 26.5% in FY2024 and 24.7% in FY2025. The capital base behind it grew +14% across FY2023–FY2025, from $23.1B to $26.4B, while the return fell 1.2 points, so the dollars added over that window earned less than the 12.5% the older base was already earning.

Key fundamentals

Latest Revenue$16.10B
Revenue Growth YoY+4.9%
Revenue CAGR (2yr)+6.0%
Net Margin15.5%
Free Cash Flow$4.81B
Return on Equity28.4%
Debt / Equity1.59x

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