NYSE$URI

United Rentals Inc · Q4 2024 earnings

Q4 2024 earnings · · After market close · Investor relations

Briefing

United Rentals announced record fourth quarter and full-year 2024 results and introduced 2025 outlook for growth.

United Rentals reported record fourth-quarter results in 2024, with significant growth in revenue, EBITDA, and earnings, driven by the team's commitment and unique value proposition.

  • Total revenue reached $4.095 billion, including rental revenue of $3.422 billion.
  • Net income was $689 million, with a margin of 16.8%, and adjusted EPS of $11.59.
  • Adjusted EBITDA was $1.900 billion, with a margin of 46.4%.
  • Fleet productivity increased 4.3% year-over-year, or 2.0% excluding the Yak acquisition impact.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$4.1B

Previous: $3.73B+9.8%
EPS (adj)

$11.59

Previous: $11.26+2.9%
Adjusted EBITDA

$1.9B

No prior period
Adjusted EBITDA Margin

46.4%

No prior period
Net Leverage Ratio

1.8

No prior period
Cash Flow From Operations

$1.05B

No prior period
Fleet Productivity

2.2%

Previous: 0.3%+633.3%
Net Income Margin

16.8%

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$683M

Previous: -$725M+5.8%
Net Income

$689M

Previous: $679M+1.5%
Operating Income

$1.09B

Previous: $1.06B+2.3%
Gross Profit

$1.64B

Previous: $1.56B+4.9%
Stock-Based Comp

$33M

Previous: $22M+50.0%

Revenue & EPS history

United Rentals · Revenue · Quarterly

$4.1B

Q4 2024+9.8%vs Q4 2023
Beat estimate in 8 of 15 quarters(53%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

United Rentals · $3.22B total across 2 segments · Q3 2023

  • General Rentals
    $2.31B+18.8%
  • Specialty Rentals
    $917M+16.1%

Forward guidance

The company provided the following outlook for 2025. The outlook does not include the impact of the pending acquisition of H&E Equipment Services, Inc. d/b/a H&E Rentals (“H&E”).

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2024

Historical avgQ4 2024

+3.1%

Avg return

Earnings day

+1.6%

Avg return

5 days after

+4.7%

Avg return

30 days after

70%

46 / 66 earnings

Positive

+25.8%

Q1 2026

Best reaction

-19.9%

Q4 2015

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+25.8%+19.9%+16.9%
Q4 2025-7.9%-12.2%-7.0%
Q3 2025-7.8%-11.7%-19.3%
Q2 2025-1.4%-2.1%+1.8%
Q1 2025+9.9%+7.0%+18.8%
Q4 2024+2.1%-0.6%-15.3%
Q3 2024-2.7%-2.7%+0.2%
Q2 2024+1.4%+0.1%+0.1%
Q1 2024+4.5%+7.8%+1.8%
Q4 2023+12.7%+12.1%+13.9%
Q3 2023-0.6%+1.1%+15.0%
Q2 2023-2.0%+3.2%-0.2%
Q1 2023-5.3%-4.2%-7.1%
Q4 2022+9.6%+8.9%+14.4%
Q3 2022+1.2%+7.0%+21.7%
Q2 2022+10.4%+15.7%+10.9%
Q1 2022+5.4%+1.6%-1.6%
Q4 2021+3.7%+3.8%+2.6%
Q3 2021+2.8%+7.3%+1.4%
Q2 2021-1.3%-0.1%+8.7%
Q1 2021+0.8%-0.9%+2.8%
Q4 2020+2.2%+2.0%+19.8%
Q3 2020-0.9%+10.2%+33.2%
Q2 2020-0.9%+0.8%+15.3%
Q1 2020+10.3%+0.2%+19.2%
Q4 2019-5.9%-7.3%-12.0%
Q3 2019+6.0%+7.4%+27.9%
Q2 2019-12.0%-14.2%-21.5%
Q1 2019+7.9%+7.5%+0.2%
Q4 2018+4.3%+5.5%+15.7%
Q3 2018-16.4%-18.6%-18.6%
Q2 2018+2.9%-1.9%-1.1%
Q1 2018-5.2%-7.8%-4.3%
Q4 2017-2.1%-2.9%-3.6%
Q3 2017+0.7%-1.3%+4.7%
Q2 2017+4.3%+0.8%-4.8%
Q1 2017-5.5%-5.3%-8.1%
Q4 2016+11.8%+13.3%+9.3%
Q3 2016+3.5%+0.2%+19.0%
Q2 2016+12.2%+15.3%+18.1%
Q1 2016+6.1%
Q4 2015-19.9%
Q3 2015+11.6%
Q2 2015-15.0%
Q1 2015-3.1%
Q4 2014+1.8%
Q3 2014+7.8%
Q2 2014+2.2%
Q1 2014+5.6%
Q4 2013+2.2%
Q3 2013+7.9%
Q2 2013+7.9%
Q1 2013+1.1%
Q4 2012+0.5%
Q3 2012+17.3%
Q2 2012-13.4%
Q1 2012+10.4%
Q1 2011+13.5%
Q4 2009+0.6%
Q4 2011+0.6%
Q3 2010+14.7%
Q3 2011+14.7%
Q4 2010+11.3%
Q2 2010+11.3%
Q2 2011+11.3%
Q1 2010+16.6%

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