What is United Rentals's free cash flow margin?

United Rentals (URI) reported free cash flow margin of 33.9% in Q2 2021.

What does free cash flow margin mean?

How much real, spendable cash each sales dollar generates after reinvestment.

How do you interpret free cash flow margin?

A high and rising FCF margin is the hallmark of a cash-generative business. Persistent gaps between net margin and FCF margin warrant a look at working capital or capital intensity.

How does free cash flow margin compare across companies?

Strong cross-company quality signal; capital-light compounders post structurally higher FCF margins than asset-heavy peers.

United Rentals URI Free cash flow margin

Discontinued — last reported Q2 '21

Free cash flow margin at other companies

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13.4%-0.9pp

Parker-HannifinPH

17.5%+1.7pp

Applied Industrial TechnologiesAIT

9.1%-0.7pp

Chart IndustriesGTLS

0.2%-10.3pp

CintasCTAS

16.3%-1.6pp

Generac HoldingsGNRC

7.6%-4.9pp

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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Operating cash flow$1.5B+6.2%

CapEx$1.4B+22.7%

Free cash flow-$168.0M-200%

Valuation

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Market cap$67.46B+11.9%

Enterprise value$84.29B+11.7%

P/E26.9×+3.3×

P/S4.1×+0.3×

Profitability

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Gross margin38.2%-1.3pp

Operating margin24.7%-1.1pp

Net margin15.3%-1.1pp

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

Calculated from United Rentals’s reported figures.

free cash flow/total revenue=33.9%

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: United Rentals’s 10-Q, filed July 27, 2022, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is United Rentals's free cash flow margin?: United Rentals (URI) reported free cash flow margin of 33.9% in Q2 2021.
What does free cash flow margin mean?: How much real, spendable cash each sales dollar generates after reinvestment.
How do you interpret free cash flow margin?: A high and rising FCF margin is the hallmark of a cash-generative business. Persistent gaps between net margin and FCF margin warrant a look at working capital or capital intensity.
How does free cash flow margin compare across companies?: Strong cross-company quality signal; capital-light compounders post structurally higher FCF margins than asset-heavy peers.