Overall verdict
Buy
7.1/10
1-year performance
+1.07%
Score breakdown
Up 1.1% over 1 year, 51% of the 52-week range.
Strongest: Profitability 10.0/10. Weakest: Financial strength 2.7/10.
7 analysts, target +0.2% 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 (estimated)
Institutional holders
- Dodge & Cox13.39%
- VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC7.49%
- VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC4.93%
- BlackRock, Inc.3.70%
- WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP2.70%
- HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P2.56%
- Invesco Ltd.2.53%
- Rothschild & Co Wealth Management UK Ltd2.12%
- PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC1.94%
- Other institutions38.98%
- Rest of the register19.65%
493 13F filings as of June 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
1.07%
Rising
Year-to-date performance
1.07%
Rising
Drawdown
-14.74%
Mild pullback
Position in the 52-week range
51% of range
Against the world ETF
Over 15 years, from February 2012 to August 2026, the share did not do better than the world ETF once risk is accounted for. It earned more, but shaking 2.6 times harder: for the risk taken, the ETF paid better.
10,000 € placed at the end of February 2012 are worth today
| Sunbelt Rentals | 216 045 € |
| World ETF | 57 108 € |
| S&P 500 | 82 272 € |
| Risk-free placement | 11 002 € |
The risk
- Shaking:the share moves 2.6 times as much as the world ETF.
- Worst fall:-56 % between February 2020 and March 2020. 10,000 € placed at the top fell to 4 361 €. The world ETF, at worst: -34 %. Back to its high in 8 months.
Sunbelt Rentals earned 4 times as much as the world ETF since 2012
Value of 10,000 euros placed at the end of February 2012, dividends reinvested, in euros
- Sunbelt Rentals: 216 045 €
- World ETF: 57 108 €
- S&P 500: 82 272 €
- Risk-free placement: 11 002 €
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: 73.51 USD - 90.29 USD (2 methods agree)
Quality and profitability
10.0/10Gross margin 38.3%, net margin 11.7%, ROIC 10.7%, ROE 17.4%.
Net margin
11.74%
Exceptional
Sector 4.05%|S&P 12.97%
Gross margin
38.33%
Exceptional
Return on equity (ROE)
17.37%
Exceptional
Sector 10.17%|S&P 16.52%
Return on invested capital (ROIC)
10.68%
Exceptional
Free cash flow margin (FCF)
—
Revenue to net income
Growth
5.7/10Revenue up 23.2% over 1 year.
Revenue (trailing 12 months)
11.3Md USD
Revenue growth (1y)
23.17%
Hyper-growth
Revenue growth (3y)
15.38%
Solid
EPS growth (1y)
34.25%
Hyper-growth
EPS CAGR (5y)
—
EPS revisions (3 months)
-0.69%
Revised down
Valuation
7.5/10P/E 23.2x, forward P/E 18.7x, EV/EBITDA 9.6x, PEG 0.68. The multiple sits in the 93th percentile of its own 5-year history.
P/E (TTM)
23.2x
Expensive
Sector 17.9x|S&P 23.0x
Forward P/E
18.7x
Fair
EV / EBITDA
9.6x
Fair
Sector 11.2x|S&P 14.5x
PEG
0.68
Growth unpriced
Sector 0.71|S&P 0.86
Fair value (reverse DCF)
81.90 USD
Undervalued
P/E vs its own 5-year history
among the 7% highest valuations
At its historical high
Market cap
30.2Md USD
Financial strength
2.7/10Cash 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
0.11%
Stretched
Cash / total debt
0.28%
Stretched
Net debt
11.4Md USD
Equity
7.4Md USD
Closed daily candles, 2 years
Last close on September 24, 2026: 72.74 USD
- MM2071.82
- MM5074.95
- MM20072.81
- RSI 1447.7
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
+1.30%
200-day average slope, 3 months
+2.68%
50-day average slope, 1 month
-2.03%
Price structure
Lower lows
Bullish RSI divergence
No
20-day volatility
2.67 % per day
Volatility change
-9.39%
Forecasts by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | EPS | Normalised EPS | Revenue | EBITDA | Net income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 3.96 (6) | 4.21 (12) | 12 101 (15) | 5 082 (15) | 1 596 (9) |
Amounts in millions of USD, EPS in USD per share. In brackets, the number of analysts. Consensus as of September 18, 2026.
Same sub-industry: 171 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 | SUNB | 7.1 | 6.9 | 30.2Md USD | 23.2x | 11.7 % | 23.2 % | 10.7 % | 2.3x | — | 1.1 % | ||
| 2 | 8058 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 104Md USD | 20.1x | 4.5 % | 22.8 % | 6.6 % | 5.7x | 8.5 % | 36.1 % | ||
| 3 | URI | 6.8 | 6.1 | 64.2Md USD | 24.8x | 15.7 % | 11.8 % | 11.7 % | 2.1x | 1.0 % | 6.8 % | ||
| 4 | 8002 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 52.1Md USD | 13.9x | 6.6 % | 20.6 % | 9.6 % | 4.5x | 5.2 % | 33.0 % | ||
| 5 | GWW | 6.7 | 6.8 | 59.8Md USD | 32.3x | 9.9 % | 10.3 % | 28.4 % | 0.8x | 2.5 % | 32.3 % | ||
| 6 | 8053 | 6.6 | 5.9 | 53.4Md USD | 13.7x | 8.3 % | 9.0 % | 7.6 % | 6.2x | 7.4 % | 63.9 % | ||
| 7 | 8001 | 6.5 | 5.7 | 113Md USD | 17.1x | 6.0 % | 8.9 % | 9.0 % | 3.5x | 3.8 % | 27.4 % | ||
| 8 | 8031 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 91.7Md USD | 15.4x | 6.2 % | 31.7 % | 7.3 % | 6.3x | -2.6 % | 32.8 % | ||
| 9 | FAST | 5.5 | 5.2 | 58.5Md USD | 43.4x | 15.5 % | 14.7 % | 32.0 % | 0.1x | 2.0 % | 5.7 % |
