United Rentals Inc (URI) — Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate

Latest as of September 2025: 2.96x

United Rentals Inc (URI) has a Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate of 2.96x as of September 2025, reinvesting $3.50 Billion (capex $2.30 Billion plus investments $-1.19 Billion) from operating cash flow of $1.18 Billion. See United Rentals Inc free cash flow generation to measure how efficiently the company converts operating cash flow to free cash.

Reinvestment Rate

2.96x
(Capex + Investments) / Operating CF

Total Reinvested

$3.50 Billion
Capex + Investments

Operating Cash Flow

$1.18 Billion
USD

Capital Expenditures

$2.30 Billion
USD

United Rentals Inc Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate (1998–2024)

Historical reinvestment intensity for United Rentals Inc across 27 annual periods. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see URI cash flow conversion.

Annual Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate for United Rentals Inc (1998–2024)

Year-by-year capital reinvestment analysis for United Rentals Inc. See United Rentals Inc financial flexibility index to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.

Year Reinvestment Rate Total Reinvested (USD) Operating CF Capex YoY Change
2024 1.82x $8.28 Billion $4.55 Billion $4.13 Billion ▼ -7.5%
2023 1.97x $9.26 Billion $4.70 Billion $4.07 Billion ▲ +135.9%
2022 0.83x $3.70 Billion $4.43 Billion $3.69 Billion ▼ -54.8%
2021 1.85x $6.81 Billion $3.69 Billion $3.20 Billion ▲ +322.6%
2020 0.44x $1.16 Billion $2.66 Billion $1.16 Billion ▼ -43.9%
2019 0.78x $2.35 Billion $3.02 Billion $2.35 Billion ▼ -3.2%
2018 0.80x $2.29 Billion $2.85 Billion $2.29 Billion ▼ -5.3%
2017 0.85x $1.89 Billion $2.23 Billion $1.89 Billion ▲ +23.7%
2016 0.69x $1.34 Billion $1.95 Billion $1.34 Billion ▼ -16.4%
2015 0.82x $1.64 Billion $2.00 Billion $1.64 Billion ▼ -18.9%
2014 1.01x $1.82 Billion $1.80 Billion $1.82 Billion ▼ -6.7%
2013 1.09x $1.68 Billion $1.55 Billion $1.68 Billion ▼ -42.8%
2012 1.90x $1.37 Billion $721.00 Million $1.37 Billion ▲ +42.5%
2011 1.33x $810.00 Million $608.00 Million $810.00 Million ▲ +61.0%
2010 0.83x $374.00 Million $452.00 Million $374.00 Million ▲ +16.5%
2009 0.71x $311.00 Million $438.00 Million $311.00 Million ▼ -22.9%
2008 0.92x $704.00 Million $764.00 Million $704.00 Million ▼ -19.2%
2007 1.14x $990.00 Million $868.00 Million $990.00 Million ▲ +1.4%
2006 1.12x $965.00 Million $858.00 Million $965.00 Million ▼ -16.2%
2005 1.34x $863.00 Million $643.00 Million $863.00 Million ▲ +31.7%
2004 1.02x $751.00 Million $737.00 Million $751.00 Million ▼ -51.1%
2003 2.08x $713.30 Million $342.31 Million $713.30 Million ▲ +103.3%
2002 1.03x $530.86 Million $517.91 Million $530.86 Million ▲ +43.6%
2001 0.71x $497.32 Million $696.71 Million $497.32 Million ▼ -62.0%
2000 1.88x $961.97 Million $512.72 Million $961.97 Million ▼ -56.8%
1999 4.34x $1.83 Billion $421.40 Million $1.83 Billion ▼ -36.5%
1998 6.83x $1.48 Billion $216.10 Million $1.48 Billion
Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate = (ABS(Capex) + ABS(Investments)) / Operating Cash Flow