What If You Invested $1,000 in United Rentals (URI)?
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United Rentals
URI
Historical extremes
Maximum profit (buy at all-time low, sell at peak), maximum drawdown (peak to trough), and total return from IPO to current price.
Max profit
+34585.36% (346.9 times)
- Buy
- Mar 9, 2009
- $2.93
- Sell
- Oct 15, 2025
- $1,015.58
Buying URI at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $346,853.64.
Max drawdown
-93.69% (fell to 6% of peak)
- Peak
- Jul 20, 1998
- $46.38
- Trough
- Mar 9, 2009
- $2.93
The worst decline for URI was -93.69% (fell to 6% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+5026.84% (51.3 times)
- IPO
- Dec 18, 1997
- $14.49
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $743.13
A $1,000 investment in URI at IPO would be worth $51,268.37 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is United Rentals (URI) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- United Rentals (URI) stock's all-time low was $2.93 on Mar 9, 2009. The all-time high was $1,015.58 on Oct 15, 2025.
What if you invested $1,000 in United Rentals (URI) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying United Rentals (URI) stock at the all-time low ($2.93 on Mar 9, 2009) and selling at the peak ($1,015.58 on Oct 15, 2025) would have turned $1,000 into $346,853.64. Historical return: +34585.36% (346.9 times).
What are United Rentals (URI)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for United Rentals (URI) stock was Mar 9, 2009 (all-time low at $2.93). The best sell date was Oct 15, 2025 at $1,015.58. This investment would have returned +34585.36% (346.9 times).
What was United Rentals (URI) stock's maximum drawdown?
- United Rentals (URI) stock's worst decline was -93.69% (fell to 6% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $46.38 on Jul 20, 1998. Trough: $2.93 on Mar 9, 2009. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $63.12 at the trough.
What if you bought United Rentals (URI) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in United Rentals (URI) stock at IPO ($14.49 on Dec 18, 1997) would be worth $51,268.37 today. Historical return: +5026.84% (51.3 times). Current stock price: $743.13 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in United Rentals (URI) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in United Rentals (URI) stock 5 years ago ($304.26 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $2,442.44 today. Historical return: +144.24% (2.44 times). Current stock price: $743.13 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in United Rentals (URI) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in United Rentals (URI) stock 10 years ago ($59.68 on Mar 16, 2016) would be worth $12,451.84 today. Historical return: +1145.18% (12.5 times). Current stock price: $743.13 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in United Rentals (URI) 20 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in United Rentals (URI) stock 20 years ago ($32.96 on Mar 16, 2006) would be worth $22,545.46 today. Historical return: +2154.55% (22.5 times). Current stock price: $743.13 as of Mar 16, 2026.
About this data
- How does the investment calculator work?
- Enter an investment amount and a start date. We use historical stock prices to calculate how many shares you would have bought, then apply the current price to show your hypothetical portfolio value and return.
- What are Historical extremes?
- Max profit: buy at all-time low, sell at the highest price after. Max drawdown: the largest peak-to-trough decline in price. IPO to current: total return from IPO date to the latest price.
- What is Max drawdown?
- Maximum drawdown is the largest peak-to-trough decline in price. It shows the worst drop from any prior high to a subsequent low. Peak and Trough are the dates and prices at which this decline occurred.
- Does this include dividends?
- The calculator uses adjusted closing prices when available, which account for stock splits and dividends. For the most accurate results, we recommend using data that includes dividend adjustments.
- Where does the price data come from?
- Historical prices are from Yahoo Finance, adjusted for stock splits and dividends. We use adjusted close for all calculations.
- How are the dollar amounts in the cards calculated?
- The dollar amounts in Historical extremes use the investment amount you select in the calculator above (e.g. $1,000). They show what your investment would have been worth at the Buy/Peak/IPO date versus the Sell/Trough/Current date.
- What date range can I use?
- The available date range depends on our historical price data for URI. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.