United Rentals vs WESCO International
WESCO International reported revenue of $23.5 billion in fiscal 2025, 1.5 times United Rentals' $16.1 billion in fiscal 2025. United Rentals' revenue grew 4.9% in its latest year, and WESCO International's grew 7.8%. United Rentals had an operating margin of 24.7%, against 5.2% at WESCO International.
Side by side
| United Rentals | WESCO International | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $16.1B | $23.5B |
| Revenue growth | 4.9% | 7.8% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 13.5% | 13.8% |
| Gross margin | 38.2% | 21.1% |
| Operating margin | 24.7% | 5.2% |
| Net margin | 15.5% | 2.7% |
| Free cash flow | — | $25M |
| Free cash flow margin | — | 0.1% |
| Return on capital | 13.4% | 9.4% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 3.1x | 3.7x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $2.4B | $163M |
| Change in diluted share count | −3.0% | −2.2% |
| Last close | $1,121.90 | $329.50 |
| P/E at the last close | 28.6× | 22.8× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | sold $30.5 million | bought $723,738, sold $68.3 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 of 9 | 5 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
Ten years
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Operating margin
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the United Rentals and WESCO International pages.