As of today (2024-10-31), United Rentals's share price is $812.80.
United Rentals's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2024 was $10.84. Hence, United Rentals's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 74.97.
The historical rank and industry rank for United Rentals's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:
URI'
s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 8.12 Med: 35.37 Max: 282.61
Current: 75
During the past 13 years, United Rentals's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 282.61. The lowest was 8.12. And the median was 35.37.
URI's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than 89.97% of 698
companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 13.26
vs URI: 75.00
During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of United Rentals was 434.40% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -23.40% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 3.00% per year.
During the past 13 years, United Rentals's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 76.50% per year. The lowest was -29.90% per year. And the median was 11.50% per year.
United Rentals Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data
The historical data trend for United Rentals's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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.
Competitive Comparison of United Rentals's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
For the Rental & Leasing Services subindustry, United Rentals's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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 Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Business Services Industry
For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, United Rentals's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where United Rentals's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.
United Rentals Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation
United Rentals's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as
United Rentals's Share Price of today is $812.80. United Rentals's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $10.84.
* 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.
It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:
United Rentals (NYSE:URI) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation
Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.
In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.
Be Aware
In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.
United Rentals Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Related Terms
Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of United Rentals's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.
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.
Quick Browse
Personalize
Premium Gurus 
Create New Portfolio
Portfolio Contest
URI has been successfully added to your 