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URI (United Rentals) Operating Margin % : 28.13% (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is United Rentals Operating Margin %?

Operating Margin % is calculated as Operating Income divided by its Revenue. United Rentals's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was $1,123 Mil. United Rentals's Revenue for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was $3,992 Mil. Therefore, United Rentals's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 28.13%.

Good Sign:

United Rentals Inc operating margin is expanding. Margin expansion is usually a good sign.

The historical rank and industry rank for United Rentals's Operating Margin % or its related term are showing as below:

URI' s Operating Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 21.3   Med: 24.72   Max: 27.76
Current: 27.03


URI's Operating Margin % is ranked better than
92.57% of 1063 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 6.22 vs URI: 27.03

United Rentals's 5-Year Average Operating Margin % Growth Rate was 2.90% per year.

United Rentals's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was $1,123 Mil. Its Operating Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2024 was $4,048 Mil.


United Rentals Operating Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for United Rentals's Operating Margin % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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United Rentals Operating Margin % Chart

United Rentals Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Operating Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 23.22 21.30 23.49 27.76 26.90

United Rentals Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
Operating Margin % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 29.32 28.62 24.48 26.64 28.13

Competitive Comparison of United Rentals's Operating Margin %

For the Rental & Leasing Services subindustry, United Rentals's Operating Margin %, along with its competitors' market caps and Operating Margin % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


United Rentals's Operating Margin % Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, United Rentals's Operating Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where United Rentals's Operating Margin % falls into.



United Rentals Operating Margin % Calculation

Operating Margin % - also known as operating income margin, operating profit margin and return on sales (ROS) - is the ratio of Operating Income divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.

United Rentals's Operating Margin % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue (A: Dec. 2023 )
=3855 / 14332
=26.90 %

United Rentals's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2024 ) / Revenue (Q: Sep. 2024 )
=1123 / 3992
=28.13 %

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


United Rentals  (NYSE:URI) Operating Margin % Explanation

Just like Gross Margin %, it is important to see a company maintains its operating margin over time. Among the same industry, a company with higher operating margin is more efficient in its operation. It is also more stable during industry slowdown or recessions. Peter Lynch prefers those with higher margins than those with lower margins.


Be Aware

Operating Margin % can be manipulated by adjusting the rate of depreciation, depletion and amortization (DDA).

If a company is facing competition, its Operating Margin % may decline. Often the Operating Margin % declines well before the company's Revenue or even profit decline. Therefore, Operating Margin % is a very important indicator of whether the company is facing problems.

For instance, by 2012, Nokia (NOK)'s problems were well known and its stock had lost more than 90% of its market value since 2007. But Nokia’s Operating Margin % had already been in decline since 2002, although its Earnings per Share (Diluted) were still rising. Investors who paid attention to Operating Margin % would have avoided this huge loss. The same can be said for Research-in-Motion (RIMM).

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United Rentals Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
100 First Stamford Place, Suite 700, Stamford, CT, USA, 06902
United Rentals is the world's largest equipment rental company. It principally operates in the United States and Canada, where it commands approximately 15% share in a highly fragmented market. It serves three end markets: general industrial, commercial construction, and residential construction. Like its peers, United Rentals historically has provided its customers with equipment that was intermittently used, such as aerial equipment and portable generators. As the company has grown organically and through hundreds of acquisitions since it went public in 1997, its catalog (fleet size of $21 billion) now includes a range of specialty equipment and other items that can be rented for indefinite periods.
Executives
Joli L. Gross officer: SVP, General Counsel TWO AMERICAN LANE, GREENWICH CT 06831
Anthony S. Leopold officer: SVP C/O UNITED RENTALS, INC., 100 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, SUITE 700, STAMFORD CT 06902
Michael D Durand officer: EVP, Chief Operating Officer C/O UNITED RENTALS, INC., 100 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, SUITE 700, STAMFORD CT 06902
Matthew John Flannery officer: Sr. Vice President- Operations C/O UNITED RENTALS, INC, 100 FIRST STAMFORD PL, STAMFORD CT 06902
Craig Adam Pintoff officer: Sr. V.P,, Gen. Counsel & H.R. C/O UNITED RENTALS, INC, 100 FIRST STAMFORD PL, STE 700, STAMFORD CT 06902
William E. Grace officer: VP, Interim CFO C/O UNITED RENTALS, INC., 100 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, SUITE 700, STAMFORD CT 06902
Terri L. Kelly director C/O UNITED RENTALS, INC., 100 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, SUITE 700, STAMFORD CT 06902
Dale A Asplund officer: Senior V.P.-Business Services C/O BRIGHTVIEW HOLDINGS, INC., 980 JOLLY ROAD, SUITE 300, BLUE BELL PA 19422
Andrew B. Limoges officer: VP, Controller C/O UNITED RENTALS, INC., 100 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, SUITE 700, STAMFORD CT 06902
Jose B Alvarez director STOP & SHOP, 1385 HANCOCK STREET, QUINCY MA 02169
Francisco J Lopez-balboa director 3280 PEACHTREE ROAD, N.W., ATLANTA GA 30305
Jessica Graziano officer: Vice President, Controller C/O UNITED RENTALS, INC, 100 FIRST STAMFORD PL, STAMFORD CT 06902
Shiv Singh director C/O UNITED RENTALS, INC., 100 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, SUITE 700, STAMFORD CT 06902
De Shon Larry D director 6 SYLVAN WAY, PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
Filippo Passerini director C/O UNITED RENTALS, INC, 100 FIRST STAMFORD PL, STAMFORD CT 06902