United Rentals, Inc.

United Rentals, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as an equipment rental company. It operates in two segments, General Rentals and Specialty. The General Rentals segment rents general construction and industrial equipment includes backhoes, skid-steer loaders, forklifts, earthmoving equipment, and material handling equipment; aerial work platforms, such as boom and scissor lifts; and general tools and light equipment comprising pressure washers, water pumps, and power tools for construction and industrial companies, manufacturers, utilities, municipalities, homeowners, and government entities. The specialty segment rents specialty construction products, including trench safety equipment consists of trench shields, aluminum hydraulic shoring systems, slide rails, crossing plates, construction lasers, and line testing equipment for underground work; power and heating, ventilating, and air conditioning equipment, such as portable diesel generators, electrical distribution equipment, and temperature control equipment; fluid solutions equipment for fluid containment, transfer, and treatment; and mobile storage equipment and modular office space. This segment serves construction companies involved in infrastructure projects, and municipalities and industrial companies. It also sells aerial lifts, reach forklifts, telehandlers, compressors, and generators; construction consumables, tools, small equipment, and safety supplies; and parts for equipment that is owned by its customers, as well as provides repair and maintenance services. The company sells used equipment through its sales force, brokers, website, directly to manufacturers, and at auctions. The company operates a network of 1,360 rental locations in the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. United Rentals, Inc. was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut.

United Rentals, Inc. trades as URI on NYSE. The company is classified in Industrials / Rental & Leasing Services and reports in USD.

The current profile places the business in Rental & Leasing Services. This section is intended to summarize the operating segments, products, geographies, and main revenue lines from official filings.

Latest available fiscal data shows $16.10B of revenue and $2.49B of net income.

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United Rentals, Inc. can be compared against peers such as Axon Enterprise, Inc., Cummins Inc., Canadian National Railway Company, FedEx Corporation, Ferguson plc, W.W. Grainger, Inc..

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Current signals to investigate include market capitalization of $66.89B, beta of 1.82, and return on equity of +27.8%.

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URI currently shows total debt of $16.48B and beta of 1.82. Missing data should be treated as a research gap, not as low risk.

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Company website: https://www.unitedrentals.com

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