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Mcgrath Rentcorp key statistics and ratios

In fiscal 2025, Mcgrath Rentcorp had return on equity of 13.2% and a net margin of 16.6%. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.

Financial ratios

US$ thousands unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year2009Dec 20092010Dec 20102011Dec 20112012Dec 20122013Dec 20132014Dec 20142015Dec 20152016Dec 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMSept 2026
Net margin12.1%12.5%14.5%12.3%11.4%11.2%10.0%9.0%33.3%15.9%17.0%17.8%16.8%18.1%21.0%25.4%16.6%16.8%
Return on equity12.5%13.0%15.8%12.8%11.3%11.1%10.1%9.9%33.5%14.5%16.1%15.5%12.7%15.0%20.1%22.5%13.2%12.7%
Return on assets—4.5%5.7%4.7%4.3%4.3%3.6%3.4%13.5%6.7%7.7%7.9%6.2%7.0%8.9%10.3%6.7%6.5%
Effective tax rate38.3%38.2%38.8%38.5%39.2%40.3%39.0%42.9%—24.2%25.0%22.8%26.5%23.3%25.2%26.1%26.6%26.5%
SG&A as % of revenue21.9%22.5%22.8%23.7%23.4%23.7%24.7%24.7%24.2%23.2%21.9%21.5%23.0%22.5%24.9%22.0%22.4%23.3%
Dividends ÷ net income61.3%58.6%44.9%51.6%56.3%55.9%63.7%63.9%16.2%39.0%36.7%39.0%47.0%38.4%26.1%20.2%30.6%30.6%

Returns use average equity or assets over the year. Return on equity is left blank when equity is negative or so small that the ratio says nothing (above ±200%); interest cover is left blank above 200 times. Price-based ratios such as P/E are on the valuation page.

Financial health

1 of 1 checks passed · September 30, 2026
  • Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities The company doesn't report a short-term split. Not assessable.
  • Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities Not assessable from the reported split. Not assessable.
  • More cash than debt Cash or debt not separately reported. Not assessable.
  • Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Equity or debt not reported. Not assessable.
  • Debt burden no higher than five years ago Five-year comparison not available. Not assessable.
  • A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt Cash flow or debt not reported. Not assessable.
  • Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Operating income of $245m against $28m of interest.

From Mcgrath Rentcorp's latest balance sheet as filed. Checks are fixed, documented rules (methodology), counted only where the company reports the figures — a dot means the filing doesn't break the item out. Descriptions of reported data, not advice.

Moat

75 /100

Strong moat

How hard Mcgrath Rentcorp's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 10 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.

  • Returns on capital 9 / 20

    Net income has been a median 6.7% of total assets over 10 years.

  • Pricing power 16 / 20

    Gross margin has been a median 46.5%, moving by 1.2 percentage points (standard deviation) across 10 years.

  • Durability 18 / 20

    Operating margin has been a median 24.3%; its worst year was 20.4%.

  • Cash conversion 20 / 20

    Free cash flow was positive in 10 of 10 years, at a median 26.8% of revenue.

  • Discipline 17 / 20

    The diluted share count rose 0.3% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 1.1% of revenue.

AI disruption exposure: Medium. In this industry, AI could change how the product is made or sold, without replacing the core asset. The score above includes a 5-point deduction for that exposure (80 before it).

A rules-based reading of reported figures, not a forecast and not investment advice. How the score is built: methodology.

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Figures from Mcgrath Rentcorp's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 29, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Mcgrath Rentcorp.