What is URI's five-year median P/E?

18.3x. Half of URI's weekly readings over the last five years were higher and half were lower. This page has 767 weekly readings, from Feb 13, 2012 to Oct 19, 2026.

Does a low historical rank mean a stock is a buy?

No. The rank compares URI only with its own past. Slower growth or more risk can justify a lower multiple than before. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the last twelve months.

United Rentals (URI) P/E ratio history

Industrials

$1,099.87

Latest weekly close · Market cap $68.5B

Historically high

As of Oct 23, 2026

URI's P/E of 26.4x is higher than 96% of its weekly readings over the last five years.

Weekly P/E with its 5-year range

P/E each weekMiddle half of the last 5 years5-year median 18.3×

5-year median: 18.3×
10-year median: 16.4×
5-year low to high: 10.6×–29.1×
Versus 5-year median: +44%

P/E

96thpercentile

of its weekly readings over the last five years

Historically high

Growth, last 12 months vs the year before

Revenue: +9%accelerating
EPS: +17%

Price vs revenue and EPS, indexed to 100

Each line starts at 100 at its first positive reading over the last five years. Revenue and EPS change at fiscal quarter ends.

PriceRevenue, last 12 monthsEPS, last 12 months100 = first reading

P/E at each year-end

The last weekly reading of each year, and its percentile against the five years before it.

URI P/E at each year-end
Year-end	P/E	5-year percentile
Dec 29, 2025	21.7×	75
Dec 30, 2024	18.2×	61
Dec 25, 2023	16.6×	74
Dec 26, 2022	13.1×	64
Dec 27, 2021	20.1×	74
Dec 28, 2020	18.4×	86
Dec 30, 2019	11.4×	50
Dec 31, 2018	5.6×	2
Dec 25, 2017	24.4×	67
Dec 26, 2016	16.2×	32

Industrials peers on P/E

Each percentile compares a stock with its own last five years.

Compare URI with peers

Industrials peers of URI on P/E
Stock	P/E	Versus its own history	5-year percentile
FASTFastenal	42.9×	Historically high	90
MSMMSC Industrial Direct Co Inc	27.1×	Historically high	90
ADPAutomatic Data Processing	28.2×	Within its usual range	33
ALLEAllegion	22.0×	Above its usual range	73
AMEAmetek	34.9×	Above its usual range	86

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About this history

What is URI's current P/E?: URI's P/E of 26.4x is higher than 96% of its weekly readings over the last five years.
What is URI's five-year median P/E?: 18.3x. Half of URI's weekly readings over the last five years were higher and half were lower. This page has 767 weekly readings, from Feb 13, 2012 to Oct 19, 2026.
Does a low historical rank mean a stock is a buy?: No. The rank compares URI only with its own past. Slower growth or more risk can justify a lower multiple than before. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the last twelve months.