United Rentals Inc (URI) — Cash Flow Quality Index
United Rentals Inc (URI) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 1.68x as of September 2025. Operating cash flow of $1.18 Billion exceeds net income of $701.00 Million, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. Explore United Rentals Inc cash flow to debt ratio to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.
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United Rentals Inc Cash Flow Quality Index (1998–2024)
Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for United Rentals Inc across 21 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see URI cash generation efficiency.
Annual Cash Flow Quality Index for United Rentals Inc (1998–2024)
Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for United Rentals Inc.
| Year | Quality Index | Operating CF (USD) | Net Income | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.77x | $4.55 Billion | $2.58 Billion | ▼ -9.0% |
| 2023 | 1.94x | $4.70 Billion | $2.42 Billion | ▼ -7.9% |
| 2022 | 2.11x | $4.43 Billion | $2.10 Billion | ▼ -20.9% |
| 2021 | 2.66x | $3.69 Billion | $1.39 Billion | ▼ -10.9% |
| 2020 | 2.99x | $2.66 Billion | $890.00 Million | ▲ +15.9% |
| 2019 | 2.58x | $3.02 Billion | $1.17 Billion | ▼ -1.0% |
| 2018 | 2.60x | $2.85 Billion | $1.10 Billion | ▲ +57.1% |
| 2017 | 1.66x | $2.23 Billion | $1.35 Billion | ▼ -52.0% |
| 2016 | 3.45x | $1.95 Billion | $566.00 Million | ▲ +1.2% |
| 2015 | 3.41x | $2.00 Billion | $585.00 Million | ▲ +2.3% |
| 2014 | 3.34x | $1.80 Billion | $540.00 Million | ▼ -16.8% |
| 2013 | 4.01x | $1.55 Billion | $387.00 Million | ▼ -58.3% |
| 2012 | 9.61x | $721.00 Million | $75.00 Million | ▲ +59.7% |
| 2011 | 6.02x | $608.00 Million | $101.00 Million | ▲ +151.7% |
| 2007 | 2.39x | $868.00 Million | $363.00 Million | ▼ -37.6% |
| 2006 | 3.83x | $858.00 Million | $224.00 Million | ▲ +11.4% |
| 2005 | 3.44x | $643.00 Million | $187.00 Million | ▼ -45.1% |
| 2001 | 6.26x | $696.71 Million | $111.26 Million | ▲ +115.4% |
| 2000 | 2.91x | $512.72 Million | $176.38 Million | ▼ -1.6% |
| 1999 | 2.95x | $421.40 Million | $142.70 Million | ▼ -52.4% |
| 1998 | 6.21x | $216.10 Million | $34.80 Million | — |