TTM
36.3%
YoY change
−1.79pp
Trough year (2009)
23.5%
Peak year (1999)
49.5%
Latest annual
35.4%
Gross Margin history chart for United Rentals (URI) from 1998 to 2025
Latest: 35.4%
Gross Margin change chart for United Rentals (URI) from 1998 to 2025
Latest: −1.79pp
Gross Margin history table for United Rentals (URI) from 1998 to 2025
| 2025 | 35.4% | -1.79pp | ||
| 2024 | 37.2% | -0.32pp | ||
| 2023 | 37.6% | -2.23pp | ||
| 2022 | 39.8% | +3.82pp | ||
| 2021 | 36.0% | +2.77pp | ||
| 2020 | 33.2% | -1.69pp | ||
| 2019 | 34.9% | -3.08pp | ||
| 2018 | 38.0% | -0.09pp | ||
| 2017 | 38.1% | +0.28pp | ||
| 2016 | 37.8% | -0.86pp | ||
| 2015 | 38.6% | -0.05pp | ||
| 2014 | 38.7% | +2.71pp | ||
| 2013 | 36.0% | +1.27pp | ||
| 2012 | 34.7% | +1.47pp | ||
| 2011 | 33.2% | +6.11pp | ||
| 2010 | 27.1% | +3.68pp | ||
| 2009 | 23.5% | -8.53pp | ||
| 2008 | 32.0% | -1.62pp | ||
| 2007 | 33.6% | -0.43pp | ||
| 2006 | 34.0% | +3.81pp | ||
| 2005 | 30.2% | +1.40pp | ||
| 2004 | 28.8% | -12.34pp | ||
| 2003 | 41.2% | -1.78pp | ||
| 2002 | 43.0% | +6.95pp | ||
| 2001 | 36.0% | -12.53pp | ||
| 2000 | 48.5% | -0.96pp | ||
| 1999 | 49.5% | +0.27pp | ||
| 1998 | 49.2% | — |
- 202535.4%-1.79pp
- 202437.2%-0.32pp
- 202337.6%-2.23pp
- 202239.8%+3.82pp
- 202136.0%+2.77pp
- 202033.2%-1.69pp
- 201934.9%-3.08pp
- 201838.0%-0.09pp
- 201738.1%+0.28pp
- 201637.8%-0.86pp
- 201538.6%-0.05pp
- 201438.7%+2.71pp
- 201336.0%+1.27pp
- 201234.7%+1.47pp
- 201133.2%+6.11pp
- 201027.1%+3.68pp
- 200923.5%-8.53pp
- 200832.0%-1.62pp
- 200733.6%-0.43pp
- 200634.0%+3.81pp
- 200530.2%+1.40pp
- 200428.8%-12.34pp
- 200341.2%-1.78pp
- 200243.0%+6.95pp
- 200136.0%-12.53pp
- 200048.5%-0.96pp
- 199949.5%+0.27pp
- 199849.2%—
Gross Margin values are taken from United Rentals's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About Gross Margin at United Rentals (URI)
According to United Rentals's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported gross margin is 36.3%. Gross margin is gross profit divided by revenue, expressed as a percentage. It shows how much of each sales dollar survives the direct cost of goods sold — before operating expenses, interest, and taxes. A higher gross margin generally signals pricing power and production efficiency. Margins are most meaningful compared against sector peers and a company's own history.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
United Rentals (URI) most recent annual gross margin stands at 35.44% (2025) – contracted 1.8 percentage points year-over-year.
The record annual gross margin stands at 49.49%, reached in 1999; the historical low of 23.45% was recorded in 2009.
United Rentals Gross Margin by Year
United Rentals Gross Margin 2025: 35.4%
United Rentals posted gross margin of 35.44% in 2025, contracted 1.8 percentage points from 2024.
United Rentals Gross Margin 2024: 37.2%
In 2024, United Rentals reported gross margin of 37.23%, contracted 0.3 percentage points from 2023.
United Rentals Gross Margin 2023: 37.6%
United Rentals gross margin in 2023 was 37.55%, contracted 2.2 percentage points from 2022.
United Rentals Gross Margin 2022: 39.8%
2022's gross margin for United Rentals came in at 39.79%, expanded 3.8 percentage points from 2021.
United Rentals Gross Margin 2021: 36.0%
United Rentals gross margin in 2021 was 35.97%.
See more financial history for United Rentals (URI).
Sector peers by Gross Margin
Industrials peers of United Rentals (URI), ranked by their latest gross margin
| 45.7% | |
| 36.9% | |
| 36.9% | |
| 35.1% | |
| 34.8% | |
| 32.5% | |
| 20.2% | |
| 4.8% |
- 45.7%
- 35.1%
- 34.8%
- 32.5%
- 20.2%
- 4.8%
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