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Ryder System vs United Rentals: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Ryder System (R) and United Rentals (URI) compare, as of Sep 5, 2026.

As of Sep 5, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees United Rentals as the less overvalued of the two: Ryder System trades at $247 versus a fair value of $110 (-56%), while United Rentals trades at $994 versus $450 (-55%).
Ryder System
R · USD · Industrials
-56%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$247
Fair Value$110
Quality50/100
United Rentals
URI · USD · Industrials
-55%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$994
Fair Value$450
Quality58/100
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Head-to-head numbers

Green value = the better side for that row (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper).

Ryder SystemUnited Rentals
Valuation
21.2×P/E (TTM)25.1×
0.84×P/S (TTM)4.00×
3.46×P/B7.30×
6.2×EV/EBITDA17.1×
0.86×PEG1.76×
−55.6%Fair value upside−54.7%
1.4%Dividend yield0.7%
$3.44Dividend per share$7.34
Profitability
7%Operating margin23%
2.81×EBIT margin trend (5Y)1.14×
17%Return on equity28%
4%Return on assets9%
Growth
-0%Revenue growth (YoY)7%
0.6%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)11.4%
8.5%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)13.5%
+5.6%Value creation/yr+21.3%
Balance & size
2.7×Interest coverage (EBIT/interest)5.6×
2.24×Debt / equity1.41×
$11BMarket cap$65B
mixedGrowth qualityexpensive

Even match: 8 to 8 metric wins.

Dash = not meaningfully computable, for example with negative equity.

Quality in detail

The quality score, broken down into the same factor families as on the stock page, 0 to 100 per family.

Ryder Systemof which business quality 48 · market factors 63 United Rentalsof which business quality 55 · market factors 43
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
41
57
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
46
39
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
50
58
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
14
40
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
63
41
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
60
20
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
60
52
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
71
53
Net IssuanceBuybacks instead of dilution
100
100

What the models say

How far the median fair value (base case) per model family sits from the current price, in percent. The amount in the currency of the trading venue is shown underneath.

above the price, more than 15% above close to the price, 85% to 115% of the price below the price, more than 15% below

Model familyRyder SystemPrice $247United RentalsPrice $994
DCF Models-62%below the price$94.41-61%below the price$386
Earnings-Based-62%below the price$94.04-55%below the price$450
Dividend Discount-77%below the price$58.01n/a
Multiples-1%close to the price$245-26%below the price$740
Asset-Based-79%below the price$52.85-90%below the price$95.91
Growth DCF-65%below the price$87.38-84%below the price$162
Economic Profit-57%below the price$106-55%below the price$447
Growth Earnings-10%close to the price$223-26%below the price$734
Minimum-79%below the price$52.85-90%below the price$95.91
Maximum-1%close to the price$245-26%below the price$740
Median-62%below the price$94.23-55%below the price$447
Geometric mean-58%below the price$104-65%below the price$351

Minimum, maximum, median and geometric mean refer to the family values in this table. Geometric because deviations are ratios: half the price and twice the price average to 100%, not 125%.

Ryder System: 20 of 25 models see the stock below the current price.

United Rentals: 21 of 24 models see the stock below the current price.

Scenario ranges

From our cautious bear case to the optimistic bull case. The white tick is the current price: left of fair value means room to run.

Ryder System
Bear $110Fair Value $110Bull $290
$247 = current price (white tick)
United Rentals
Bear $271Fair Value $450Bull $1,045
$994 = current price (white tick)

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Ranked within their sector

Where each stock sits within its sector peer group. Band = middle 50% of peers, tick = median, dot = this stock.

Ryder System · Industrials

Quality score50 · below median
Fair value upside-56% · below median

United Rentals · Industrials

Quality score58 · above median
Fair value upside-55% · below median

Bottom line

As of Sep 5, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees United Rentals as the less overvalued of the two: Ryder System trades at $247 versus a fair value of $110 (-56%), while United Rentals trades at $994 versus $450 (-55%).

United Rentals has the higher quality score (58/100).

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A model-based valuation snapshot from 26 models. Values change with price and fundamentals; the date shown above applies.