United Rentals cash flow statement
In fiscal 2025, United Rentals's operations generated $5.19bn of cash; it spent $0 on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $5.19bn. It returned $464m in dividends and $1.97bn through buybacks.
Cash flow statement
| Fiscal year | 2009Dec 2009 | 2010Dec 2010 | 2011Dec 2011 | 2012Dec 2012 | 2013Dec 2013 | 2014Dec 2014 | 2015Dec 2015 | 2016Dec 2016 | 2017Dec 2017 | 2018Dec 2018 | 2019Dec 2019 | 2020Dec 2020 | 2021Dec 2021 | 2022Dec 2022 | 2023Dec 2023 | 2024Dec 2024 | 2025Dec 2025 | LTMSept 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash from operations | 438 | 452 | 612 | 721 | 1,551 | 1,801 | 1,995 | 1,941 | 2,209 | 2,853 | 3,024 | 2,658 | 3,689 | 4,433 | 4,704 | 4,546 | 5,190 | 6,190 |
| Depreciation and amortisation | 474 | 449 | 480 | 897 | 1,098 | 1,194 | 1,244 | 1,245 | 259 | 308 | 407 | 387 | 372 | 364 | 431 | 437 | 438 | 448 |
| Stock-based pay | 8 | 8 | 12 | 32 | 46 | 74 | 49 | 45 | 87 | 102 | 61 | 70 | 119 | 127 | 94 | 112 | 134 | 154 |
| Capital spending | 51 | 28 | 36 | 97 | 104 | 120 | 102 | 93 | 120 | 185 | 218 | 197 | 3,198 | 3,690 | 3,864 | 4,130 | 0 | 0 |
| Free cash flow | 387 | 424 | 576 | 624 | 1,447 | 1,681 | 1,893 | 1,848 | 2,089 | 2,668 | 2,806 | 2,461 | 491 | 743 | 840 | 416 | 5,190 | 6,190 |
| Free cash flow after stock pay | 379 | 416 | 564 | 592 | 1,401 | 1,607 | 1,844 | 1,803 | 2,002 | 2,566 | 2,745 | 2,391 | 372 | 616 | 746 | 304 | 5,056 | 6,036 |
| Dividends paid | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 406 | 434 | 464 | 485 |
| Share buybacks | 1 | 1 | 7 | 131 | 115 | 613 | 789 | 528 | 56 | 817 | 870 | 286 | 34 | 1,068 | 1,070 | 1,571 | 1,969 | 1,822 |
| Quarter | 2024 Q4Dec 2024 | 2025 Q1Mar 2025 | 2025 Q2Jun 2025 | 2025 Q3Sept 2025 | 2025 Q4Dec 2025 | 2026 Q1Mar 2026 | 2026 Q2Jun 2026 | 2026 Q3Sept 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash from operations | 1,048 | 1,425 | 1,328 | 1,181 | 1,256 | 1,514 | 1,791 | 1,629 |
| Depreciation and amortisation | 115 | 114 | 108 | 109 | 107 | 114 | 116 | 111 |
| Stock-based pay | 33 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 36 | 43 | 43 |
| Capital spending | 577 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Free cash flow | 471 | — | 1,328 | 1,181 | 1,256 | 1,514 | 1,791 | 1,629 |
| Free cash flow after stock pay | 438 | — | 1,294 | 1,149 | 1,224 | 1,478 | 1,748 | 1,586 |
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