United Rentals is a leading equipment rental company that provides a wide range of equipment and tools to various sectors including construction, industrial, and manufacturing. The company specializes in renting out heavy and light equipment, such as excavators, bulldozers, aerial work platforms, and generators, along with offering related services. United Rentals serves both large and small customers by ensuring they have access to the necessary machinery for their projects without the burden of ownership costs and maintenance. Through its extensive network of locations, the company supports a diverse array of projects with reliable and high-quality equipment solutions. Read More
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United Rentals currently trades at $857.73 and has been a dream stock for shareholders. It’s returned 373% since August 2020, blowing past the S&P 500’s 89.8% gain. The company has also beaten the index over the past six months as its stock price is up 14.8% thanks to its solid quarterly results.
United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE: URI), the world’s largest equipment rental company, today announced the launch of its enhanced Confined Space Safety Training for Competent Persons Program. The updated course helps contractor and utility personnel identify confined space hazards and create safer, compliant work environments, with new content and learning formats designed to better meet evolving jobsite needs.
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Shares of equipment rental company United Rentals (NYSE:URI) jumped 8.5% in the afternoon session after the company announced strong second-quarter 2025 financial results, raised its full-year guidance, and increased its share repurchase program.
Equipment rental company United Rentals (NYSE:URI) reported Q2 CY2025 results beating Wall Street’s revenue expectations, with sales up 4.5% year on year to $3.94 billion. The company expects the full year’s revenue to be around $15.95 billion, close to analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $10.47 per share was 0.6% below analysts’ consensus estimates.
United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE: URI) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.79 per share of URI common stock. The dividend will be payable on August 27, 2025 to stockholders of record as of August 13, 2025.
United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE: URI) today announced financial results for the second quarter of 2025, raised its 2025 full-year guidance for total revenue, adjusted EBITDA1, net cash provided by operating activities and free cash flow1, and increased its planned share repurchases in 2025 by $400 million to $1.9 billion.
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United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE: URI) will hold its second quarter 2025 conference call with Matt Flannery, chief executive officer, and Ted Grace, chief financial officer, on Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time.
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Industrials businesses quietly power the physical things we depend on, from cars and homes to e-commerce infrastructure. But they are at the whim of volatile macroeconomic factors that influence capital spending (like interest rates),
and the industry has underperformed the market over the past six months as its 2.6% return lagged the S&P 500 by 1.9 percentage points.
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