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Sunbelt Rentals Holdings

SUNB
36
Rental & Leasing Services · Industrials
Price
$81.08
+0.16 (+0.20%)
Market Cap
$33.24B
Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
Winston Score
36
Winston is serious
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Data as of Aug 9, 2026 · filings through Apr 30, 2026

Share count falling — buybacks

7.0% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 449.2M (2022) → 418.0M (2026)

Sunbelt Rentals is one of the largest equipment rental companies in North America. Instead of selling equipment, it rents out tools and machines — things like aerial lifts, forklifts, generators, and construction tools — to contractors, manufacturers, utilities, and event organizers. It operates across the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, serving both large commercial projects and smaller local jobs.

The company makes money by charging daily, weekly, or monthly rental fees on its massive fleet of equipment. Owning and maintaining such a large, geographically spread fleet is expensive to replicate, which gives Sunbelt a scale advantage over smaller regional competitors. It competes mainly with United Rentals, the industry's largest player. The key growth driver is continued demand from infrastructure spending, industrial construction, and energy projects across North America, though the business is sensitive to slowdowns in construction activity, which can quickly reduce rental demand and put pressure on pricing.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+8.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

-22.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

1.5%ownership

Relatively low insider ownership

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$61M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth context

Sunbelt Rentals Holdings is growing revenue at 9% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

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Quality

Gross Margin
10.5%
Thin — 10.5% gross margin
Operating Margin
16.9%
Healthy — 16.9% operating margin
ROCE
3.1%
Weak — 3.1% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales YoY
N/A
Data not available
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
EPS Consistency
0/3 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
287%
Turns 287% of profit into real cash
FCF Margin
30.8%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (30.8%)

Free cash flow margin above 20%. Out of every $100 in sales, more than $20 is real cash they keep.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
1.02
Elevated debt (1.02)
Interest Cover
5.07x
Adequate interest coverage (5.1x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
26.0x
Growth-priced — P/E 26.0

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

P/E vs Forward
+10.4
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (26.0 → 15.6)

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Dividends

Dividend Yield
1.04%
Small dividend — 1.04% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend Growth
N/A
no trend
Data not available

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