What is United Rentals's operating cash flow?

United Rentals (URI) reported operating cash flow of $1.51B in Q1 2026.

How has United Rentals's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?

United Rentals's operating cash flow increased by 6.2% year-over-year, from $1.43B to $1.51B.

What is the long-term trend for United Rentals's operating cash flow?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), United Rentals's operating cash flow has grown at a 8.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.69B to $5.19B.

What does operating cash flow mean?

Total cash generated by or used in core business operations — the single most important cash flow metric for assessing business health.

United Rentals URI Operating Cash Flow

Discontinued — last reported Q1 '26

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$4.0B+7.2%

Gross profit$1.5B+8.3%

Operating income$869.0M+8.1%

Net income$531.0M+2.5%

EPS (diluted)$8.43+6.6%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$156.0M-71.2%

Total debt$17.0B+8.2%

Total equity$9.0B+2.0%

Total assets$29.9B+6.6%

Cash flow

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CapEx$1.4B+22.7%

Free cash flow-$168.0M-200%

Valuation

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Market cap$66.6B+11.9%

Profitability

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Gross margin38.2%-1.3pp

Operating margin24.7%-1.1pp

Net margin15.3%-1.1pp

FCF margin33.9%—

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity28.2%-1.9pp

Debt / equity1.9×+0.1×

Current ratio0.8×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by United Rentals in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities.

The official record: United Rentals’s 10-Q, filed April 22, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is United Rentals's operating cash flow?: United Rentals (URI) reported operating cash flow of $1.51B in Q1 2026.
How has United Rentals's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?: United Rentals's operating cash flow increased by 6.2% year-over-year, from $1.43B to $1.51B.
What is the long-term trend for United Rentals's operating cash flow?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), United Rentals's operating cash flow has grown at a 8.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.69B to $5.19B.
What does operating cash flow mean?: Total cash generated by or used in core business operations — the single most important cash flow metric for assessing business health.