Overall verdict
Buy
6.5/10
1-year performance
+12.93%
Score breakdown
Up 12.9% over 1 year, 84% of the 52-week range.
Strongest: Profitability 10.0/10. Weakest: Growth 4.3/10.
16 analysts, target +0.0% vs the price.
Sunbelt Rentals Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the construction, industrial, and general equipment rental business under the Sunbelt Rentals brand name in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. The company operates through North America-General Tool, North America-Specialty, and United Kingdom segments. It provides construction, industrial and general equipment, such as mobile elevating work platforms, skid steers, forklifts, excavators, lighting equipment and small general tools ;
and power and hvac, climate control, scaffold services, flooring solutions, pump solutions, trench safety, industrial tool, film and television, temporary structures, ground protection, temporary fencing, and temporary walls. The company serves multinational businesses, local contractors, individual do-it-yourselfers, construction and industrial customers, service, repair and facility management businesses, emergency response organizations, event organizers, as well as government entities, including municipalities and specialist contractors. The company was founded in 1947 and is based in Fort Mill, South Carolina.
Sector
Industrials
Industry
Trading Companies and Distributors
Primary listing
Nyse
United States
CEO
Brendan Horgan
Founded
1947
Employees
26 016
Revenue / employee
428 736 USD
Next earnings
December 8, 2026 (Q2 2027)
Institutional holders
- GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC1.68%
- Bank of New York Mellon Corp0.84%
- FMR LLC0.09%
- Rest of the register97.39%
3 13F filings as of September 30, 2026: US managers above $100M, filed up to 45 days after quarter end. No insiders, no retail. A share on loan is declared by its lender and by whoever bought it from the short seller, so the total can exceed 100%.
Research uses the underlying stock’s market history. The purchase quote is calculated separately when you review your order.
52-week high
86.67 USD
52-week low
60.42 USD
1-year performance
12.93%
Rising
Year-to-date performance
12.93%
Rising
Drawdown
-4.89%
Near its high
Position in the 52-week range
84% of range
Against the world ETF
Over 15 years, from February 2012 to October 2026, the share did not clearly beat the world ETF once risk is accounted for. It earned much more, but shaking 2.6 times harder: once that risk is counted, it did about as well as the ETF.
$10,000 placed at the end of February 2012 are worth today
| Sunbelt Rentals | $218,927 |
| World ETF | $49,420 |
| S&P 500 | $71,167 |
| Risk-free placement | $12,847 |
The risk
- Shaking:the share moves 2.6 times as much as the world ETF.
- Worst fall:-57 % between February 2020 and March 2020. $10,000 placed at the top fell to $4,346. The world ETF, at worst: -34 %. Back to its high in 6 months.
Sunbelt Rentals earned 4 times as much as the world ETF since 2012
Value of $10,000 placed at the end of February 2012, dividends reinvested, in dollars
- Sunbelt Rentals: $218,927
- World ETF: $49,420
- S&P 500: $71,167
- Risk-free placement: $12,847
Share price without dividends; the world ETF and the index reinvest theirs. A dividend payer is therefore understated here.
Based on past performance. This is not a recommendation.
Range: 79.60 USD - 82.98 USD (2 methods agree)
Quality and profitability
10.0/10Gross margin 34.8%, net margin 12.1%, ROIC 10.7%, ROE 17.4%.
Net margin
12.12%
Exceptional
Sector 4.45%|S&P 13.40%
Gross margin
34.81%
Exceptional
Return on equity (ROE)
17.37%
Exceptional
Sector 11.10%|S&P 17.06%
Return on invested capital (ROIC)
10.68%
Exceptional
Free cash flow margin (FCF)
29.81%
Exceptional
Profit-to-cash conversion (FCF conversion)
2.46x
Exceptional
Margin stability
3.7 pts
Steady
Revenue to net income
Growth
4.3/10Revenue up 11.2% over 1 year.
Revenue (trailing 12 months)
11.5Md USD
Revenue growth (1y)
11.21%
Solid
Revenue growth (3y)
15.38%
Solid
EPS growth (1y)
18.40%
Solid
EPS CAGR (5y)
—
EPS revisions (3 months)
3.41%
Revised up
Valuation
5.8/10P/E 24.4x, forward P/E 21.4x, EV/EBITDA 10.5x, PEG 1.33. The multiple sits in the 98th percentile of its own 5-year history.
P/E (TTM)
24.4x
Expensive
Sector 17.2x|S&P 23.6x
Forward P/E
21.4x
Fair
EV / EBITDA
10.5x
Fair
Sector 10.5x|S&P 15.5x
PEG
1.33
Fair
Sector 0.63|S&P 0.91
Fair value (reverse DCF)
81.29 USD
Fairly priced
P/E vs its own 5-year history
among the 2% highest valuations
At its historical high
Market cap
33.8Md USD
Financial strength
4.4/10Cash covers 0.3% of the debt, net debt/EBITDA 2.3x.
Net debt / EBITDA
2.3x
Solid
Gearing (net debt / equity)
152.96%
Stretched
Cash
32.0M USD
Cash / market cap
0.09%
Stretched
Cash / total debt
0.28%
Stretched
Interest coverage
6.1x
Solid
Net debt
11.4Md USD
Equity
7.4Md USD
Closed daily candles, 2 years
Last close on November 10, 2026: 81.37 USD
- MM2079.65
- MM5075.87
- MM20074.18
- RSI 1456.1
Top panel: closed candles, 20, 50 and 200-day moving averages, with volume in grey. Bottom panel: 14-day RSI with dashed 30 and 70 levels.
200-day average slope, 1 month
+1.21%
200-day average slope, 3 months
+3.77%
50-day average slope, 1 month
+0.68%
Price structure
Lower lows
Bullish RSI divergence
No
20-day volatility
2.33 % per day
Volatility change
-11.05%
Forecasts by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | EPS | Normalised EPS | Revenue | EBITDA | Net income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 3.85 (8) | 4.20 (17) | 12 038 (16) | 5 079 (15) | 1 581 (8) |
Amounts in millions of USD, EPS in USD per share. In brackets, the number of analysts. Consensus as of November 2, 2026.
Same sub-industry: 170 companies behind the medians.
| # | Company | Code | Country | Overall / 10 | Fundamentals / 10 | Mkt cap | P/E | Net margin | Revenue growth | ROIC | Net debt / EBITDA | FCF yield | 1-year perf. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | URI | 7.1 | 6.2 | 71.3Md USD | 25.3x | 16.3 % | 15.7 % | 12.3 % | 2.1x | 1.3 % | 35.0 % | ||
| 2 | FERG | 6.6 | 6.7 | 51.2Md USD | 21.7x | 7.0 % | 18.4 % | 19.6 % | 1.7x | 3.2 % | 4.9 % | ||
| 3 | SUNB | 6.5 | 6.5 | 33.8Md USD | 24.4x | 12.1 % | 11.2 % | 10.7 % | 2.3x | 10.1 % | 12.9 % | ||
| 4 | 8001 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 115Md USD | 17.2x | 6.3 % | 9.9 % | 9.5 % | 3.5x | 3.0 % | 29.1 % | ||
| 5 | GWW | 6.3 | 6.7 | 69.6Md USD | 32.5x | 11.2 % | 11.3 % | 32.5 % | 0.8x | 2.5 % | 56.2 % | ||
| 6 | 8002 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 52.8Md USD | 14.8x | 6.2 % | 26.0 % | 9.5 % | 4.5x | 5.2 % | 34.3 % | ||
| 7 | 8058 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 111Md USD | 18.6x | 5.1 % | 18.3 % | 7.5 % | 5.7x | 9.3 % | 45.3 % | ||
| 8 | FAST | 5.5 | 5.0 | 63.7Md USD | 45.0x | 15.6 % | 15.5 % | 32.8 % | 0.1x | 1.8 % | 34.1 % | ||
| 9 | 8031 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 87.6Md USD | 14.7x | 6.3 % | 14.9 % | 7.5 % | 6.3x | -3.2 % | 28.1 % |
