UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 10-K


☒			ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, ~~2024~~2025


☐			TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission File Number 1-14387

United Rentals, Inc.

Commission File Number 1-13663

United Rentals (North America), Inc.

(Exact Names of Registrants as Specified in Their Charters)

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Delaware			06-1522496
Delaware			86-0933835
(States of Incorporation)			(I.R.S. Employer Identification Nos.)

100 First Stamford Place, Suite 700
Stamford
Connecticut			06902
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)			(Zip Code)

Registrants’ Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (203) 622-3131

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of Each Class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, $.01 par value, of United Rentals, Inc.	URI	New York Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☑ No ☐

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ☐ No ☑

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☑ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☑ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large Accelerated Filer

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Accelerated Filer

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Non-Accelerated Filer

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Smaller Reporting Company

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Emerging Growth Company

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. Yes ☑ No ☐

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements. ☐

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Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☑

As of June 30, ~~2024~~2025 there were 6664,~~235~~450,~~191~~115 shares of United Rentals, Inc. common stock outstanding. The aggregate market value of common stock held by non-affiliates (defined as other than directors, executive officers and 10 percent beneficial owners) at June 30, ~~2024~~2025 was approximately $3742.87 billion, calculated by using the closing price of the common stock on such date on the New York Stock Exchange of $~~646~~753.7340.

As of January 2726, ~~2025~~2026, there were 6562,~~307~~998,~~098~~147 shares of United Rentals, Inc. common stock outstanding. There is no market for the common stock of United Rentals (North America), Inc., all outstanding shares of which are owned by United Rentals, Inc.

This Form 10-K is separately filed by (i) United Rentals, Inc. and (ii) United Rentals (North America), Inc. (which is a wholly owned subsidiary of United Rentals, Inc.). United Rentals (North America), Inc. meets the conditions set forth in General Instruction (I)(1)(a) and (b) of Form 10-K and is therefore filing this form with the reduced disclosure format permitted by such instruction.

Documents incorporated by reference: Portions of United Rentals, Inc.’s Proxy Statement related to the ~~2025~~2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated by reference into Part III of this annual report.

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FORM 10-K REPORT INDEX

10-K Part and Item No.		Page No.
PART I
Item 1	Business	1
Item 1A	Risk Factors	9
Item 1B	Unresolved Staff Comments	23
Item 1C	Cybersecurity	23
Item 2	Properties	24
Item 3	Legal Proceedings	25
Item 4	Mine Safety Disclosures	25
PART II
Item 5	Market for the Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities	25
Item 6	Selected Financial Data	26
Item 7	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	26
Item 7	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	27
Item 7A	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	42
Item 7A	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	44
Item 8	Financial Statements and Supplementary Data	44
Item 8	Financial Statements and Supplementary Data	45
Item 9	Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure	82
Item 9	Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure	85
Item 9A	Controls and Procedures	82
Item 9A	Controls and Procedures	85
Item 9B	Other Information	85
Item 9B	Other Information	87
Item 9C	Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections	85
Item 9C	Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections	87
PART III
Item 10	Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance	8886
Item 11	Executive Compensation	8886
Item 12	Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters	8886
Item 13	Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence	8886
Item 14	Principal Accountant Fees and Services	8886
PART IV
Item 15	Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules	8987

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This annual report on Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “believe,” “expect,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “seek,” “on-track,” “plan,” “project,” “forecast,” “intend” or “anticipate,” or the negative thereof or comparable terminology, or by discussions of strategy or outlook~~, and include statements regarding the closing of the H&E Equipment Services, Inc~~. ~~d/b/a H&E Rentals (“H&E”) acquisition.~~ You are cautioned that our business and operations are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control, and, consequently, our actual results may differ materially from those projected.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected include, but are not limited to, the following:

•the impact of global economic conditions (including inflation, interest rates, supply chain constraints, tariffs, trade wars and sanctions), geopolitical risks (including risks related to international conflicts) and public health crises and epidemics on us, our customers and our suppliers, in the United States and the rest of the world;

•declines in construction or industrial activity, which can adversely impact our revenues and, because many of our costs are fixed, our profitability;

•rates we charge and ~~time~~customer ~~utilization~~demand ~~we achieve~~ being less than anticipated;

•changes in customer, fleet, geographic and segment mix;

•excess fleet in the equipment rental industry;

•inability to benefit from government spending, including spending associated with infrastructure projects, or a reduction or disruption in government spending, including as a result of a government shutdown;

•trends in oil and natural gas, including significant ~~increases~~fluctuations in the prices of oil or natural gas, ~~have~~which incan ~~the past affected, and could in the future~~ adversely affect, the demand for our services and products;

•competition from existing and new competitors;

•the cyclical nature of the industry in which we operate and the industries of our customers, such as those in the construction industry;

•costs we incur being more than anticipated, including as a result of inflation or tariffs, and the inability to realize expected savings in the amounts or time frames planned;

•our significant indebtedness, (which totaled $1314.42 billion at December 31, ~~2024~~2025 and ~~which is expected to increase by approximately $4.9 billion in connection with the pending acquisition of H&E that is discussed in note 19 to the consolidated financial statements)~~ requires ~~us to use~~ a ~~substantial~~significant amount of ~~our~~ cash ~~flow~~ for debt service, ~~and~~ can constrain our flexibility in responding to unanticipated or adverse business conditions;

•inability to refinance our indebtedness on terms that are favorable to us, including as a result of volatility and uncertainty in capital or credit markets or increases in interest rates, or at all;

•incurrence of additional debt, which could exacerbate the risks associated with our current level of indebtedness;

•noncompliance with financial or other covenants in our debt agreements, which could result in our lenders terminating the agreements and requiring us to repay outstanding borrowings;

•restrictive covenants and the amount of borrowings permitted under our debt instruments, which can limit our financial and operational flexibility;

•inability to access the capital that our businesses or growth plans may require, including as a result of uncertainty in capital or credit markets;

•the possibility that companies that we have acquired or may acquire ~~(including H&E upon completion of the pending acquisition)~~ could have undiscovered liabilities, or that companies or assets that we have acquired or may acquire ~~(including H&E upon completion of the pending acquisition)~~ could involve other unexpected costs, may strain our management capabilities, or may be difficult to integrate, and that we may not realize the expected benefits from an acquisition over the timeframe we expect, or at all;

•incurrence of impairment charges;

•fluctuations in the price of our common stock and inability to complete stock repurchases or pay dividends in the time frames and/or on the terms anticipated;

•our charter provisions as well as provisions of certain debt agreements and our significant indebtedness may have the effect of making more difficult or otherwise discouraging, delaying or deterring a takeover or other change of control of us;

•inability to manage credit risk adequately or to collect on contracts with a large number of customers;

•turnover in our management team and inability to attract and retain key personnel, as well as loss, absenteeism or the inability of employees to work or perform key functions ~~in light of public health crises or epidemics~~;

•inability to obtain equipment and other supplies for our business from our key suppliers on acceptable terms or at all, as a result of insolvency, financial difficulties or other factors, including tariffs, affecting our suppliers;

•increases in our maintenance and replacement costs, including as a result of tariffs, and/or decreases in the residual value of our equipment;

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•inability to sell our new or used fleet in the amounts, or at the prices, we expect;

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•risks related to security breaches, cybersecurity attacks, failure to protect personal information, compliance with privacy, data protection and cyber incident reporting laws and regulations, and other significant disruptions to our information technology systems;

•risks related to our ability to respond adequately to changes in technology and customer demands;

•risks related to our use of artificial intelligence (“AI”), and challenges with properly managing such use;

•risks related to severe weather events and other natural occurrences, and climate change regulation;

•risks related to our aspirational sustainability and safety goals, including our greenhouse gas intensity reduction goal;

•risks related to evolving requirements, expectations and perspectives from regulators and stakeholders on environmental, social and sustainability-related topics, and our ability to meet these requirements and expectations;

•the fact that our holding company structure requires us to depend in part on distributions from subsidiaries and such distributions could be limited by contractual or legal restrictions;

•shortfalls in our insurance coverage or inability to obtain coverage on reasonable terms or at all;

•increases in our loss reserves to address business operations or other claims and any claims that exceed our established levels of reserves;

•the outcome or other potential consequences of litigation, regulatory and investigatory matters;

•incurrence of expenses (including indemnification obligations) and other costs in connection with litigation, regulatory and investigatory matters;

•risks related to, and the costs of complying with, environmental and safety laws and regulations;

•risks related to, and the costs of complying with, foreign laws and regulations, as well as other risks associated with non-U.S. operations, including currency exchange risk and tariffs;

•labor shortages and/or disputes, work stoppages or other labor difficulties, which may impact our productivity and increase our costs, and changes in law that could affect our labor relations or operations generally;

•the effect of changes in tax law; and

•other factors described in this annual report on Form 10-K and in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date such statement was made. We make no commitment to revise or update any forward-looking statements in order to reflect events or circumstances after the date any such statement is made, except as required by law.

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PART I

United Rentals, Inc., incorporated in Delaware in 1997, is principally a holding company. We primarily conduct our operations through our wholly owned subsidiary, United Rentals (North America), Inc., and its subsidiaries. As used in this report, the term “Holdings” refers to United Rentals, Inc., the term “URNA” refers to United Rentals (North America), Inc., and the terms the “Company,” “United Rentals,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to United Rentals, Inc. and its subsidiaries, in each case unless otherwise indicated.

Unless otherwise indicated, the information under Items 1, 1A and 2 is as of January 1, ~~2025~~2026.

Item 1. Business

United Rentals is the largest equipment rental company in the world, operates throughout the United States and Canada, and has a smaller presence in Europe, Australia and New Zealand. The table below presents key information about our business as of and for the years ended December 31, ~~2024~~2025 and ~~2023~~2024. Our business is discussed in more detail below. The data below should be read in conjunction with, and is qualified by reference to, our Management’s Discussion and Analysis and our consolidated financial statements and notes thereto contained elsewhere in this report.

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	2024	2023
	2025	2024
PERFORMANCE MEASURES
Total revenues (in millions)	$1516,~~345~~099	$1415,~~332~~345
Equipment rental revenue percent of total revenues	8586%	8485%
Equipment rental revenue variance components:
Year-over-year change in average original equipment cost (“OEC”)	3.59%	213.95%
Assumed year-over-year inflation impact (1)	(1.5)%	(1.5)%
Fleet productivity (2)	42.12%	(04.7)1%
Contribution from ancillary and re-rent revenue (3)	1.94%	(01.4)9%
Total equipment rental revenue variance	86.0%	198.30%
Pro forma equipment rentals variance components (4):
Key account percent of equipment rental revenue	69%	68%
Year-over-year change in average OEC		10.4%
National account percent of equipment rental revenue	46%	44%
Assumed year-over-year inflation impact (1)		(1.5)%
Fleet productivity (2)		2.8%
Contribution from ancillary and re-rent revenue (3)		(0.4)%
Total equipment rental revenue variance		11.3%
Key account percent of equipment rental revenue	68%	67%
National account percent of equipment rental revenue	44%	43%
FLEET
Fleet OEC (in billions)	$2122.4348	$2021.6643
Equipment units	1,~~120~~095,000	~~995~~1,120,000
Fleet age in months	5149.35	5251.43
Equipment rental revenue percent by fleet type:
General construction and industrial equipment	4039%	4240%
Aerial work platforms	2322%	2523%
General tools and light equipment	9%	89%
Power and HVAC (heating, ventilating and air conditioning) equipment	11%	1011%
Trench safety equipment	5%	5%
Fluid solutions equipment	7%	7%
Mobile storage equipment and modular office space	3%	3%
Surface protection mats (5)	2%	—%
Surface protection mats	4%	2%
LOCATIONS/PERSONNEL
Rental locations	1,~~686~~768	1,~~584~~686
Approximate range of branches per district	45-13	54-1413
Approximate range of districts per region	57-1011	65-1110
Range of regions per division	23-7	32-67
Hourly employees	1920,~~900~~300	1819,900
Salaried employees	8,~~000~~200	78,~~400~~000
Total employees	2728,~~900~~500	2627,~~300~~900
INDUSTRY
Estimated North American market share (6)	15%	15%
Estimated North American market share (4)	15%	15%
Estimated North American equipment rental industry revenue growth (6)	8%	12%
CUSTOMERS/SUPPLIERS
Largest customer percent of total revenues	1%	1%
Top 10 customers percent of total revenues	5%	45%
Largest supplier percent of capital expenditures	1211%	1512%
Top 10 supplier percent of capital expenditures	5152%	4851%

(1)Reflects the estimated impact of inflation on the revenue productivity of fleet based on OEC, which is recorded at cost.

(2)Reflects the combined impact of changes in rental rates, time utilization, and mix that contribute to the variance in owned equipment rental revenue. See note 3 to the consolidated financial statements for a discussion of the different types of equipment rentals revenue. Rental rate changes are calculated based on the year-over-year variance in average contract rates, weighted by the prior period revenue mix. Time utilization is calculated by dividing the amount of time an asset is

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~~(1)Reflects~~on ~~the~~rent ~~estimated~~by ~~impact~~the amount of ~~inflation~~time onthe asset has been owned during the ~~revenue~~year. ~~productivity~~Mix includes the impact of ~~fleet~~changes ~~based~~in oncustomer, ~~OEC~~fleet, ~~which~~geographic isand ~~recorded~~segment ~~at cost~~mix.

(3)Reflects the combined impact of changes in the other types of equipment rentals revenue (see note 3 for further detail), excluding owned equipment rental revenue.

(4)WeAs ~~completed~~discussed ~~the~~below ~~acquisition~~(see of“Industry ~~Ahern~~Overview ~~Rentals~~and Economic Outlook”), ~~Inc.~~North American market share is based on industry estimates (~~“Ahern~~excluding ~~Rentals”~~party and event rentals) infrom ~~December~~the ~~2022~~American Rental Association (“ARA”). ~~The~~In ~~pro~~March ~~forma~~2024, ~~information~~we ~~includes~~completed the ~~standalone~~acquisition of Yak Access, ~~pre-acquisition~~LLC, ~~results~~Yak ofMat, ~~Ahern~~LLC ~~Rentals.~~and ~~Pro~~New ~~forma~~South ~~information~~Access is& ~~not~~Environmental ~~reflected~~Solutions, ~~above~~LLC ~~for~~(collectively, ~~2024~~“Yak”). ~~versus~~Estimated ~~2023~~North ~~because~~American ~~Ahern~~market ~~Rentals~~share ~~was~~as ~~fully~~of ~~included~~December in31, ~~our~~2024 ~~results~~includes ~~for~~the ~~both~~standalone, ~~years.~~pre-acquisition revenue of Yak.

(5)As discussed in note 4 to the consolidated financial statements, in March 2024, we completed the acquisition of Yak Access, LLC, Yak Mat, LLC and New South Access & Environmental Solutions, LLC (collectively, “Yak”), which was a leading provider of surface protection mats. Prior to the Yak acquisition, we did not rent material amounts of such equipment.

(6)As discussed below (see “Industry Overview and Economic Outlook”), North American market share and equipment rental industry revenue are based on industry estimates (excluding party and event rentals) from the American Rental Association (“ARA”). As discussed above, in March 2024, we completed the acquisition of Yak. Estimated North American market share as of December 31, 2024 includes the standalone, pre-acquisition revenue of Yak.

Human Capital

The Company’s key human capital management objectives are to attract, retain and develop talent to deliver on the Company’s strategy. To support these objectives, the Company’s human resources programs are designed to: keep people safe and healthy; enhance the Company’s culture through efforts aimed at making the workplace more inclusive; acquire and retain high-performing talent; ensure employees are supported and engaged so they can provide outstanding customer service; reward and support employees through competitive pay and benefit programs; develop talent to prepare them for critical roles and leadership positions; and facilitate internal talent mobility to create a high-performing workforce. See “Locations/Personnel” in the table above for information on employee counts.

The Company focuses on the following in managing its human capital:

•Health and safety: We have a safety program that focuses on implementing management systems, policies and training programs and performing assessments designed to promote proper training of workers and prevention of injuries and incidents. All of our employees are empowered with stop-work authority which enables them to immediately stop any unsafe or potentially hazardous working condition or behavior they may observe. We utilize a mixture of indicators to assess the safety performance of our operations, including total recordable injury rate (TRIR), preventable motor vehicle incidents per million miles, corrective actions and near miss frequency and have disclosed an aspirational goal to further reduce our TRIR. We also recognize outstanding safety behaviors through our annual awards program.

•Employee wellness: The Company’s Live Well, Safe & Healthy program is a comprehensive approach to wellness that encourages healthy behaviors and is intended to raise morale, productivity and overall employee engagement. Through the program, eligible employees can reduce medical plan costs if they complete a health assessment and participate in a biometric screening at work or off-site, and, in ~~2024~~2025, 5659 percent of eligible employees did so. The program also includes (i) a paid day off to be used for a wellness exam or day of service, which was used by 9189 percent of eligible employees in ~~2024~~2025, (ii) tobacco cessation support and (iii) participation incentives. Additionally, employees and family members can participate in virtual health challenges to encourage daily activity.

•Compensation programs and employee benefits: Our compensation and benefits programs provide a package designed to attract, retain and motivate employees. In addition to competitive base salaries, the Company provides a variety of short-term, long-term and commission-based incentive compensation programs to reward performance relative to key financial, human capital and customer experience metrics. We offer comprehensive benefit options including paid time off, retirement savings plans, medical and prescription drug benefits, dental and vision benefits, accident and critical illness insurance, life and disability insurance, health savings accounts, flexible spending accounts, parental leave, legal coverage, auto/home insurance, identity theft insurance and tuition assistance. Additionally, we have conducted five company-wide stock grant programs for employees since 2014 – the most recent grant took place in 2024.

•Employee experience and retention: To evaluate our employee experience and retention efforts, we monitor a number of employee measures, such as employee retention, internal promotions and referrals. For example, voluntary employee turnover, which represents voluntary terminations during the year divided by average headcount during the year, was 10.8 percent, 11.9 percent and 12.4 percent for 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively. We also conduct an annual employee experience survey, with Peakon (a Workday company) serving as administrator, which provides information on drivers of engagement and areas where we can improve.

•Employee inclusion and engagement: Our commitment to inclusion is demonstrated through many efforts. As part of our inclusion efforts, we are committed to supporting our military veterans and have made the fair inclusion of veterans a priority. To provide an open and frequent line of communication for all employees, we host town hall meetings and quarterly all-employee conference calls, and utilize a virtual collaboration platform for our employees to engage with our full team. We recently launched a company-wide mentorship program, the UR Connections platform, enabling peer-to-peer connections both in-person and virtually. We also sponsor the United Compassion

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~~•Employee experience and retention: To evaluate our employee experience and retention efforts~~Fund, we monitor a number of employee measures, such as employee retention, internal promotions and referrals. For example, voluntary employee turnover, which represents voluntary terminations during the year divided by average headcount during the year, was 11.9 percent, 12.4 percent and 13.1 percent for 2024, 2023 and 2022, respectively. We also conduct an ~~annual~~ employee-funded ~~experience survey, with Peakon~~ 501(~~a Workday company~~c)(3) ~~serving~~charity asthat ~~administrator, which~~ provides ~~information~~financial onassistance ~~drivers of engagement and areas where we can improve. Our 2024 employee experience survey showed strong results with average responses ranging from 8.3~~ to ~~9.1~~fellow ~~out~~employees ~~of 10~~ in ~~each of our four survey categories: Engagement (8~~need.~~4),~~ ~~Belonging~~In ~~(8.3)~~2025, ~~Health~~employees &voluntarily ~~Wellbeing~~donated ~~(8.4)~~approximately ~~and Safety Commitment (9.~~$1).7 ~~Our~~million ~~2024~~to ~~results were consistent with our strong 2023 results, with scores in all four categories flat or within 0.1 year-over-year. Our employee Net Promoter Score places us in~~ the ~~top five percent of the Peakon Benchmark for Commercial and Professional Services Companies for the Engagement category~~fund, ~~in the top 10 percent for the Health & Wellbeing category~~ and inemployees ~~the~~received ~~top~~415 25grants ~~percent~~totaling ~~for~~approximately ~~the Belonging category~~$1.4 ~~There is no external benchmark reference for our Safety Commitment category~~million.

•~~Employee~~Training ~~inclusion~~ and ~~engagement~~development: ~~Our~~The ~~commitment~~Company is committed to ~~inclusion~~the iscontinual ~~demonstrated~~development ~~through~~of ~~many~~its ~~efforts~~employees. ~~such~~We asaim ~~employee-led~~for ~~employee~~all ~~resource~~new ~~groups~~hires ~~(“ERGs”).~~to ~~Our~~attend ~~many~~JumpSTART, ~~ERGs~~a ~~are~~new ~~open~~hire orientation, to ~~all~~quickly ~~employees~~acclimate ~~and~~them ~~aim~~ to ~~foster~~our aculture, ~~diverse~~as ~~and~~well ~~inclusive~~as ~~workplace~~applicable bynew ~~facilitating:~~hires ~~networking~~to ~~and~~attend ~~connecting~~Center ~~with~~of ~~peers;~~Excellence ~~education~~(job-related) ~~and~~training ~~awareness~~within ~~efforts;~~90 ~~and~~days ~~professional~~of ~~development~~hire. AsWe ~~part~~offer ofa ~~its~~wide ~~inclusion~~array ~~efforts,~~of ~~the~~training ~~Company~~solutions is(instructor-led ~~committed~~in-person, tovirtual, ~~supporting~~digital, ~~its~~hands-on, ~~military~~e-learning ~~veterans~~ and ~~has~~experience ~~made~~maps) ~~the~~for ~~fair~~further ~~inclusion~~development of ~~veterans~~our aemployees ~~priority,~~to ~~through~~help ~~its~~them ~~veterans~~achieve ~~ERG~~their ~~and~~career ~~external partnerships~~goals. ToIn ~~provide~~addition, anas ~~open~~we ~~and~~did ~~frequent~~in ~~line of communication for all employees~~2025, we ~~host~~aim ~~town~~to ~~hall~~regularly ~~meetings~~develop ~~and~~new ~~quarterly~~training ~~all~~programs, ~~employee~~launch ~~conference~~pilot ~~calls,~~programs and ~~utilize~~expand ~~Workplace,~~leadership aopportunities ~~virtual collaboration platform~~ for our employees,. toIn ~~engage~~2025, ~~with~~ our ~~full~~employees ~~team.~~enhanced ~~The~~their ~~Company~~skills ~~also~~through ~~sponsors~~approximately ~~the~~1.1 ~~United~~million ~~Compassion~~hours ~~Fund~~of training, anincluding ~~employee-funded~~safety ~~501(c)(3)~~training, ~~charity~~sales ~~that~~and ~~provides~~leadership ~~financial~~training ~~assistance~~and toequipment-related ~~fellow~~training ~~employees~~from inour ~~need~~suppliers. InOur ~~2024,~~performance ~~employees~~process ~~voluntarily~~encourages ~~donated~~employee ~~approximately~~check-ins ~~$1.6~~throughout ~~million~~the year to ~~the~~discuss ~~fund,~~performance and ~~employees~~career ~~received~~goals, ~~845~~as ~~grants~~well ~~totaling~~as ~~approximately~~development ~~$2.2~~opportunities ~~million~~at all levels across the Company.

•Training and development: The Company is committed to the continual development of its employees. We aim for all new hires to attend JumpSTART, a new hire orientation, to quickly acclimate them to our culture, as well as applicable new hires to attend Center of Excellence (job related) training within 90 days of hire. We offer a wide array of training solutions (instructor led in-person, virtual, digital, hands-on, e-learning and experience maps) for further development of our employees to help them achieve their career goals. In addition, as we did in 2024, we aim to regularly develop new training programs, launch pilot programs and expand leadership opportunities for our employees. In 2024, our employees enhanced their skills through approximately 1.2 million hours of training, including safety training, sales and leadership training and equipment-related training from our suppliers. Our performance process encourages employee check-ins throughout the year to discuss performance and career goals, as well as development opportunities at all levels across the Company.

Strategy

For the past several years, we have executed a strategy focused on improving the profitability of our core equipment rental business through revenue growth, margin expansion and operational efficiencies. In particular, we have focused on customer segmentation, customer service differentiation, rate management, fleet management and operational efficiency. Our general strategy focuses on profitability and return on invested capital, and, in particular, calls for:

•A consistently superior standard of service to customers, often provided through a single lead contact who can coordinate the cross-selling of the various services we offer throughout our network. We utilize a proprietary software application, Total Control®, which provides our key customers with a single in-house software application that enables them to monitor and manage all their equipment needs. Total Control® is a unique customer offering that enables us to develop strong, long-term relationships with our larger customers. Our digital capabilities, including our Total Control® platform, allow our sales teams to provide contactless end-to-end customer service;

•The further optimization of our customer mix and fleet mix, with a dual objective: to enhance our performance in serving our current customer base, and to focus on the accounts and customer types that are best suited to our strategy for profitable growth. We believe these efforts will lead to even better service of our target accounts, primarily large construction and industrial customers, as well as select local contractors. Our fleet team's analyses are aligned with these objectives to identify trends in equipment categories and define action plans that can generate improved returns;

•A continued focus on “Lean” management techniques, including kaizen processes focused on continuous improvement. We have a dedicated team responsible for reducing waste in our operational processes, with the objectives of: condensing the cycle time associated with preparing equipment for rent; optimizing our resources for delivery and pickup of equipment; improving the effectiveness and efficiency of our repair and maintenance operations; and implementing customer service best practices;

•The continued expansion and cross-selling of adjacent specialty and services products, which enables us to provide a “one-stop” shop for our customers. We believe that the expansion of our specialty business, as exhibited by our acquisition of Yak in March 2024 and other recent, smaller acquisitions in Australia, as well as our tools and onsite services offerings, further positions United Rentals as a single source provider of total jobsite solutions through our extensive product and service resources and technology offerings; and

•The pursuit of strategic acquisitions to continue to expand our core equipment rental business, as exhibited by our acquisition of assets of Ahern Rentals, Inc. (“Ahern Rentals”) in December 2022, as well as other smaller, more recent acquisitions. Strategic acquisitions allow us to invest our capital to expand our business, further driving our ability to accomplish our strategic goals.

Industry Overview and Economic Outlook

United Rentals serves the following three principal end-markets for equipment rental in North America: industrial and other non-construction; commercial (or private non-residential) construction; and residential construction, which includes remodeling. We also have a smaller presence in Europe, Australia and New Zealand. See Item 2—Properties for further geographical detail on our rental network. In 2025, based on our classification of the vertical market segments in which our equipment was used:

•Industrial and other non-construction rentals represented approximately 48 percent of our rental revenue, primarily reflecting rentals to manufacturers, energy companies, chemical companies, paper mills, railroads, shipbuilders, utilities, retailers and infrastructure entities;

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Industry Overview and Economic Outlook

United Rentals serves the following three principal end-markets for equipment rental in North America: industrial and other non-construction; commercial (or private non-residential) construction; and residential construction, which includes remodeling. We also have a smaller presence in Europe, Australia and New Zealand. See Item 2—Properties for further geographical detail on our rental network. In 2024, based on our classification of the vertical market segments in which our equipment was used:

•Industrial and other non-construction rentals represented approximately 49 percent of our rental revenue, primarily reflecting rentals to manufacturers, energy companies, chemical companies, paper mills, railroads, shipbuilders, utilities, retailers and infrastructure entities;

•Commercial construction rentals represented approximately 46 percent of our rental revenue, primarily reflecting rentals related to the construction and remodeling of facilities for office space, lodging, healthcare, entertainment and other commercial purposes; and

•Residential rentals represented approximately five percent of our rental revenue, primarily reflecting rentals of equipment for the construction and renovation of homes.

Based on industry estimates (excluding party and event rentals) from the ARA, 2024 North American equipment rental industry revenue grew an estimated 8 percent year-over-year. In 2024, our full year rental revenue increased by 8.0 percent year-over-year, which included the impact of the Yak acquisition that was completed in March 2024 and is discussed in note 4 to the consolidated financial statements. Our estimated North American market share of approximately 15 percent as of December 31, 2024, which includes the standalone, pre-acquisition revenue of Yak, did not change materially from our market share as of December 31, 2023.

Competitive Advantages

We believe that we benefit from the following competitive advantages:

Large and Diverse Rental Fleet. Our large and diverse fleet allows us to serve large customers that require substantial quantities and/or wide varieties of equipment. We believe our ability to serve such customers should allow us to improve our performance and enhance our market leadership position.

We manage our rental fleet, which is the largest and most comprehensive in the industry, utilizing a life-cycle approach that focuses on satisfying customer demand and optimizing utilization levels. As part of this life-cycle approach, we closely monitor repair and maintenance expense and can anticipate, based on our extensive experience with a large and diverse fleet, the optimum time to dispose of an asset.

Significant Purchasing Power. We purchase large amounts of equipment, contractor supplies and other items, which enables us to negotiate favorable pricing, warranty and other terms with our vendors.

National Account Program. Our national account sales force is dedicated to establishing and expanding relationships with large companies, particularly those with a national or multi-regional presence. National accounts are generally defined as customers with potential annual equipment rental spend of at least $500,000 or customers doing business in multiple states. We offer our national account customers the benefits of a consistent level of service across North America, a wide selection of equipment and a single point of contact for all their equipment needs. National accounts are a subset of key accounts, which are our accounts that are managed by a single point of contact. Establishing a single point of contact for our key accounts helps us provide customer service management that is more consistent and satisfactory.

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Operating Efficiencies. We benefit from the following operating efficiencies:

•Equipment Sharing Among Branches. Each branch within a region can access equipment located elsewhere in the region. This fleet sharing increases equipment utilization because equipment that is idle at one branch can be marketed and rented through other branches. Additionally, fleet sharing allows us to be more disciplined with our capital spend.

•Customer Care Center. We have a Customer Care Center (“CCC”) in Charlotte, North Carolina that handles all telephone calls to our customer service telephone line, 1-800-UR-RENTS. The CCC handles many of the 1-800-UR-RENTS telephone calls without having to route them to individual branches, and allows us to provide a more uniform quality experience to customers, manage fleet sharing more effectively and free up branch employee time.

•Consolidation of Common Functions. We reduce costs through the consolidation of functions that are common to our branches, such as accounts payable, payroll, benefits and risk management, information technology and credit and collection.

Our information technology systems, some of which are proprietary and some of which are licensed, support our operations. Our information technology infrastructure facilitates our ability to make rapid and informed decisions, respond quickly to changing market conditions and share rental equipment among branches. We have an in-house team of information technology specialists that supports our systems.

Our information technology systems are accessible to management, branch and call center personnel. Leveraging information technology to achieve greater efficiencies and improve customer service is a critical element of our strategy. Each branch is equipped with one or more computers that are electronically linked to our other locations and to our data center. Rental transactions can be entered at these computers, or through various web/mobile applications, to be processed on a real-time basis.

Our information technology systems:

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• enable branch personnel to (i) determine equipment availability, (ii) access all equipment within a geographic region and arrange for equipment to be delivered from anywhere in the region directly to the customer, (iii) monitor business activity on a real-time basis and (iv) obtain customized reports on a wide range of operating and financial data, including equipment utilization, rental rate trends, maintenance histories and customer transaction histories;

• allow our mobile sales and service team members to support our customers efficiently while in the field;

• allow for the incorporation of AI solutions into our products, services and features, as well as the leveraging of AI in our product development and our operations;

• permit customers to access and manage their accounts online; and

• allow management to obtain a wide range of operational and financial data.

We have a back-up facility designed to enable business continuity for our core rental and financial systems in the event that our main computer facility becomes inoperative. This back-up facility also allows us to perform system upgrades and maintenance without interfering with the normal ongoing operation of our information technology systems.

For information about our approach to the cybersecurity risks we face, see Item 1C- Cybersecurity and Item 1A- Risk Factors.

Strong Brand Recognition. As the largest equipment rental company in the world, we have strong brand recognition, which helps us attract new customers and build customer loyalty.

Geographic and Customer Diversity. We primarily operate in the United States and Canada, and have a smaller presence in Europe, Australia and New Zealand, and our global branch network includes 1,~~686~~768 rental locations. See Item 2—Properties for further geographical detail on our branch network. Our North American network operates in 49 U.S. states and every Canadian province, and serves customers that range from Fortune 500 companies to small businesses and homeowners. We believe that our geographic and customer diversity provides us with many advantages including:

•enabling us to better serve national account customers with multiple locations;

•helping us achieve favorable resale prices by allowing us to access used equipment resale markets across North America; and

•reducing our dependence on any particular customer.

Our foreign operations are subject to the risks normally associated with international operations. These include (i) the need to convert currencies, which could result in a gain or loss depending on fluctuations in exchange rates and (ii) the need to comply with foreign laws and regulations, as well as U.S. laws and regulations applicable to our operations in foreign jurisdictions. For additional financial information regarding our geographic diversity, see note 54 to our consolidated financial statements.

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Strong and Motivated Branch Management. Each of our full-service branches has a manager who is supervised by a district manager. We believe that our managers are among the most knowledgeable and experienced in the industry, and we empower them, within budgetary guidelines, to make day-to-day decisions concerning branch matters. Each regional office has a management team that monitors branch, district and regional performance with extensive systems and controls, including performance benchmarks and detailed monthly operating reviews.

Risk Management and Safety Programs. Our risk management department is staffed by experienced professionals directing the procurement of insurance, managing claims made against the Company, and developing loss prevention programs to address workplace safety, driver safety and customer safety. The department’s primary focus is on the protection of our employees and assets, as well as protecting the Company from liability for accidental loss.

Segment Information

We have two reportable segments– general rentals and specialty. Segment financial information is presented in note 54 to our consolidated financial statements.

The general rentals segment includes the rental of construction, aerial and industrial equipment, general tools and light equipment, and related services and activities. The general rentals segment’s customers include construction and industrial companies, manufacturers, utilities, municipalities and homeowners. The general rentals segment reflects the aggregation of four geographic divisions—Central, Northeast, Southeast and West—and operates throughout the United States and Canada.

The specialty segment rents products (and provides setup and other services on such rented equipment) including (i) trench safety equipment, such as trench shields, aluminum hydraulic shoring systems, slide rails, crossing plates, construction lasers and line testing equipment for underground work, (ii) power and HVAC equipment, such as portable diesel generators, electrical distribution equipment, and temperature control equipment, (iii) fluid solutions equipment primarily used for fluid containment, transfer and treatment, (iv) mobile storage equipment and modular office space and (v) surface protection mats. The specialty segment’s customers include construction companies involved in infrastructure projects, municipalities and industrial companies. This segment primarily operates in the United States and Canada, and has a smaller presence in Europe, Australia and New Zealand.

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lasers and line testing equipment for underground work, (ii) power and HVAC equipment, such as portable diesel generators, electrical distribution equipment, and temperature control equipment, (iii) fluid solutions equipment primarily used for fluid containment, transfer and treatment, (iv) mobile storage equipment and modular office space and (v) surface protection mats. The specialty segment’s customers include construction companies involved in infrastructure projects, municipalities and industrial companies. This segment primarily operates in the United States and Canada, and has a smaller presence in Europe, Australia and New Zealand.

Products and Services

Our principal products and services are described below.

Equipment Rental. We offer a fleet of rental equipment with total OEC of $2122.45 billion for rent on an hourly, daily, weekly or monthly basis. The types of equipment that we offer include general construction and industrial equipment; aerial work platforms; trench safety equipment; power and HVAC equipment; fluid solutions equipment; mobile storage equipment and modular office space; surface protection mats; and general tools and light equipment.

Sales of Rental Equipment. We routinely sell used rental equipment and invest in new equipment in order to manage repair and maintenance costs, as well as the composition and size of our fleet. We also sell used equipment in response to customer demand for the equipment. Consistent with the life-cycle approach we use to manage our fleet, the rate at which we replace used equipment with new equipment depends on a number of factors, including changing general economic conditions, growth opportunities, the market for used equipment, the age of our fleet and the need to adjust fleet composition to meet customer demand.

We utilize many channels to sell used equipment: through our national and export sales forces, which can access many resale markets across our network; at auction; through brokers; and directly to manufacturers. We also sell used equipment through our website, which includes an online database of used equipment available for sale.

Sales of New Equipment. We sell equipment such as aerial lifts, reach forklifts, telehandlers, compressors and generators from many leading equipment manufacturers. The type of new equipment that we sell varies by location.

Contractor Supplies Sales. We sell a variety of contractor supplies including construction consumables, tools, small equipment and safety supplies.

Service and Other Revenues. We offer repair and maintenance services and sell parts for equipment that is owned by our customers.

Customers

Our customer base is highly diversified and ranges from Fortune 500 companies to small businesses and homeowners. Our customer base varies by branch and is determined by several factors, including the equipment mix and marketing focus of the particular branch as well as the business composition of the local economy, including construction opportunities with different customers. Our customers include:

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the particular branch as well as the business composition of the local economy, including construction opportunities with different customers. Our customers include:

•construction companies that use equipment for constructing and renovating commercial buildings, warehouses, industrial and manufacturing plants, office parks, airports, residential developments and other facilities;

•industrial companies—such as manufacturers, chemical companies, paper mills, railroads, ship builders and utilities—that use equipment for plant maintenance, upgrades, expansion and construction;

•municipalities that require equipment for a variety of purposes; and

•homeowners and other individuals that use equipment for projects that range from simple repairs to major renovations.

Our business is seasonal, with demand for our rental equipment tending to be lower in the winter months.

Sales and Marketing

We market our products and services through multiple channels as described below.

Sales Force. Our sales representatives work in our branches and at our customer care center, and are responsible for calling on existing and potential customers as well as assisting our customers in planning for their equipment needs. We have ongoing programs for training our employees in sales and service skills and on strategies for maximizing the value of each transaction.

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National Account Program. Our national account sales force is dedicated to establishing and expanding relationships with large customers, particularly those with a national or multi-regional presence. Our national account team closely coordinates its efforts with the local sales force in each area.

Online Rental Platform ~~(UROne®)~~. Our customers can check equipment availability and pricing, and reserve equipment online, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, by accessing our equipment catalog and used equipment listing, which can be found at www.unitedrentals.com.

Total Control®. We utilize a proprietary software application, Total Control®, which provides our key customers with a single in-house software application that enables them to monitor and manage all their equipment needs. This software can be integrated into the customers' enterprise resource planning system. Total Control® is a unique customer offering that enables us to develop strong, long-term relationships with our larger customers.

Advertising. We promote our business through local and national advertising across marketing channels, including digital media (including organic and paid search), customer engagement (lifecycle marketing and direct mail), television (connected and linear), trade publications (digital and print), earned media, tradeshows and sponsorships.

Suppliers

Our strategic approach with respect to our suppliers is to maintain the minimum number of suppliers per category of equipment that can satisfy our anticipated volume and business requirements. This approach is designed to ensure that the terms we negotiate are competitive and that there is sufficient product available to meet anticipated customer demand. We utilize a comprehensive selection process to determine our equipment vendors. We consider product capabilities and industry position, the terms being offered, product liability history, customer acceptance and financial strength. We believe we have sufficient alternative sources of supply available for each of our major equipment categories.

Competition

We primarily operate in the United States and Canada, and have a smaller presence in Europe, Australia and New Zealand. The North American equipment rental industry is highly fragmented and competitive.

As ~~discussed in note 4 to~~ the ~~consolidated financial statements, in March 2024, we completed the acquisition of Yak. As the~~ largest equipment rental company in the industry, we estimate that we have an approximate 15 percent market share, ~~which includes the standalone, pre-acquisition revenue of Yak,~~ in North America based on ~~2024~~2025 total equipment rental industry revenues (excluding party and event rentals) as measured by the ARA. Estimated market share is calculated by dividing our total ~~2024~~2025 North American rental revenue, ~~including the standalone, pre-acquisition revenue of Yak,~~ by ARA’s forecasted ~~2024~~2025 industry revenue (excluding party and event rentals). Our competitors primarily include small, independent businesses with one or two rental locations; regional competitors that operate in one or more states; public companies or divisions of public companies that operate nationally or internationally; and equipment vendors and dealers who both sell and rent equipment directly to customers. We believe we are well positioned to take advantage of this environment because, as a larger company, we have more resources and certain competitive advantages over our smaller competitors. These advantages include greater purchasing power, the ability to provide customers with a broader range of equipment and services, and greater flexibility to transfer equipment among locations in response to, and in anticipation of, customer demand. The fragmented nature of the industry and our relatively small market share, however, may adversely impact our ability to mitigate rental rate pressure. See “Industry Overview and Economic Outlook” above for a discussion of our end-markets.

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directly to customers. We believe we are well positioned to take advantage of this environment because, as a larger company, we have more resources and certain competitive advantages over our smaller competitors. These advantages include greater purchasing power, the ability to provide customers with a broader range of equipment and services, and greater flexibility to transfer equipment among locations in response to, and in anticipation of, customer demand. The fragmented nature of the industry and our relatively small market share, however, may adversely impact our ability to mitigate rental rate pressure. See “Industry Overview and Economic Outlook” above for a discussion of our end-markets.

Environmental and Safety Regulations

Our operations are subject to numerous laws governing environmental protection and occupational health and safety matters. These laws regulate environmental issues such as wastewater, storm water, solid and hazardous wastes and materials, and air quality. Our operations generally do not raise significant environmental risks, but we use and store hazardous materials as part of maintaining our rental equipment fleet and the overall operations of our business, dispose of solid and hazardous waste and wastewater from equipment washing, and store and dispense petroleum products from storage tanks at certain locations. Under environmental and safety laws, we may be liable for, among other things, (i) the costs of investigating and remediating contamination at our sites as well as sites to which we send hazardous wastes for disposal or treatment, regardless of fault, and (ii) fines and penalties for non-compliance. We incur ongoing expenses associated with the performance of appropriate investigation and remediation activities at certain locations.

Employees

Approximately 8,~~000~~200 of our employees are salaried and approximately 1920,~~900~~300 are hourly. Collective bargaining agreements relating to approximately ~~164~~175 separate locations cover approximately 1,800 of our employees. We monitor employee satisfaction through ongoing surveys and consider our relationship with our employees to be good.

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Available Information

We make our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to these reports, as well as our other SEC filings, available on our website, free of charge, as soon as reasonably practicable after they are electronically filed with or furnished to the SEC. Our website address is www.unitedrentals.com. The information contained on our website is not incorporated by reference in this document.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

Our business, results of operations and financial condition are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties. In connection with any investment decision with respect to our securities, you should carefully consider the following risk factors, as well as the other information contained in this report and our other filings with the SEC. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business operations. Should any of these risks materialize, our business, results of operations, financial condition and future prospects could be negatively impacted, which in turn could affect the trading value of our securities.

Industry and Economic Risks

Challenging economic conditions and the occurrence of unforeseen or catastrophic events, including public health crises and epidemics, have in the past adversely impacted, and may in the future adversely impact, us, our customers or our suppliers and in turn adversely affect our business, revenues and operating results.

Our business has been and may in the future be adversely affected by economic conditions in the United States and globally. A worsening of economic conditions, in particular with respect to North American construction and industrial activities, could cause weakness in our end-markets and adversely affect our revenues and operating results, the effect of which could be exacerbated due to end-market concentration. Our general rental equipment and specialty equipment are used in connection with private non-residential construction and industrial activities. In the past, weakness in our end-markets has led to a decrease in the demand for our equipment and in the rates we realized. Such decreases have adversely affected our operating results by causing our revenues to decline and, because certain of our costs are fixed, our operating margins to be reduced.

In addition, the following factors, among others, could adversely impact us, our customers or our suppliers and in turn adversely affect our revenues and operating results:

•a decrease in expected levels of infrastructure spending;

•a lack of availability of credit;

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•excess fleet in the equipment rental industry;

•a decrease in the level of exploration, development, production activity and capital spending by oil and natural gas companies;

•an increase in costs, including the cost of construction materials, as a result of inflation, tariffs or other factors;

•an increase in interest rates;

•instability in macroeconomic conditions;

•adverse weather conditions, which may temporarily affect a particular region;

•a prolonged shutdown of the U.S. government;

•public health crises and epidemics (or concerns over the possibility of such a health crisis or epidemic), such as COVID-19;

•supply chain disruptions;

•terrorism or hostilities involving the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia or New Zealand;

•geopolitical conflicts, such as ~~Russia’s~~those ~~invasion~~in of Ukraine and ~~the conflict in the Middle East~~Venezuela, and the resultant sanctions and other measures imposed in response; or

•other unforeseen or catastrophic events.

These factors have in the past resulted, and could in the future result, in, among other things, weakness in our end-markets, reduced customer demand for equipment rentals, reduced availability and productivity of our employees, increased costs, delayed payments from our customers and uncollectible accounts, impacts to previously announced strategic plans or impacts to our ability to access funds from financial institutions and capital markets on terms favorable to us, or at all.

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Our industry is highly competitive, and competitive pressures have in the past led, and could lead again in the future, to a decrease in our market share or in the prices that we can charge.

The equipment rental industry is highly fragmented and competitive. Our competitors include small, independent businesses with one or two rental locations, regional competitors that operate in one or more states, national and global companies or divisions of national and global companies, and equipment vendors and dealers who both sell and rent equipment directly to customers. We may in the future encounter increased competition from our existing competitors or from new competitors. Competitive pressures have in the past adversely affected, and could again in the future adversely affect, our revenues and operating results by, among other things, decreasing our rental volumes, depressing the prices that we can charge or increasing our costs to retain employees.

Trends in oil and natural gas prices have in the past adversely affected, and could again in the future adversely affect, the level of exploration, development and production activity of certain of our customers and the demand for our services and products.

Demand for our services and products is sensitive to the level of exploration, development and production activity of, and the corresponding capital spending by, oil and natural gas companies, including national oil companies, regional exploration and production providers, and related service providers. The level of exploration, development and production activity is directly affected by trends in oil and natural gas prices, which historically have been volatile and are likely to continue to be volatile.

Prices for oil and natural gas are subject to potentially large fluctuations in response to relatively minor changes in the supply of and demand for oil and natural gas, market uncertainty, and a variety of other economic factors that are beyond our control. Any prolonged reduction in oil and natural gas prices will depress the immediate levels of exploration, development and production activity, which could have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. Even the perception of longer-term lower oil and natural gas prices by oil and natural gas companies and related service providers can similarly reduce or defer major expenditures by these companies and service providers given the long-term nature of many large-scale development projects. Additionally, potential climate change regulation could adversely affect the level of exploration, development and production activity of certain of our customers and the demand for our services and products. See “Operational Risks–Severe weather events and other natural occurrences may materially adversely impact our operations and markets.”

Increases in fuel costs or reduced supplies of fuel have in the past harmed, and could in the future again harm, our business.

We believe that one of our competitive advantages is the mobility of our fleet. Accordingly, our business in the past has been, and in the future could be, adversely affected by limitations on fuel supplies or significant increases in fuel prices that result in higher costs to us for transporting equipment from one branch to another branch. Although we have used, and may continue to use, futures contracts to hedge against fluctuations in fuel prices, a significant or protracted price fluctuation or disruption of fuel supplies could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations. Additionally, potential climate change regulation could increase the overall cost of fuel to us and have a material adverse effect on us. See “Operational Risks–Severe weather events and other natural occurrences may materially adversely impact our operations and markets.”

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result in higher costs to us for transporting equipment from one branch to another branch. Although we have used, and may continue to use, futures contracts to hedge against fluctuations in fuel prices, a significant or protracted price fluctuation or disruption of fuel supplies could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations. Additionally, potential climate change regulation could increase the overall cost of fuel to us and have a material adverse effect on us. See “Operational Risks–Severe weather events and other natural occurrences may materially adversely impact our operations and markets.”

Risks Related to our Indebtedness and Liquidity

Our significant indebtedness exposes us to various risks.

At December 31, ~~2024~~2025, our total indebtedness was $1314.42 billion ~~(which is expected to increase by approximately $4~~.9 ~~billion in connection with the pending acquisition of H&E that is discussed in note 19 to the consolidated financial statements, which is expected to close in the first quarter of 2025).~~ Our significant indebtedness could adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition in a number of ways by, among other things:

•increasing our vulnerability to, and limiting our flexibility to plan for, or react to, adverse economic, industry or competitive developments;

•making it more difficult to pay or refinance our debts as they become due during periods of adverse economic, financial market or industry conditions;

•requiring us to devote a substantial amount of our cash flow to debt service, reducing the funds available for other purposes, including funding working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions, execution of our growth strategy and other general corporate purposes, or otherwise constraining our financial flexibility;

•restricting our ability to move operating cash flows to Holdings. URNA’s payment capacity is restricted under the covenants in our senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility (“ABL facility”), our senior secured term loan credit facility (“term loan facility”) and the indentures governing URNA’s outstanding senior notes;

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•affecting our ability to obtain additional financing for working capital, acquisitions or other purposes, particularly since substantially all of our assets are subject to security interests relating to existing indebtedness;

•decreasing our profitability or cash flow;

•causing us to be less able to take advantage of significant business opportunities, such as acquisition opportunities, and to react to changes in market or industry conditions;

•causing us to be disadvantaged compared to competitors with less debt and lower debt service requirements;

•resulting in a downgrade in our credit rating or the credit ratings of any of the indebtedness of our subsidiaries, which could increase the cost of further borrowings;

•requiring our debt to become due and payable upon a change in control; and

•limiting our ability to borrow additional monies in the future to fund working capital, capital expenditures and other general corporate purposes.

A portion of our indebtedness bears interest at variable rates that are linked to changing market interest rates. As a result, increases in market interest rates increase our interest expense and our debt service obligations. At December 31, ~~2024~~2025, we had $4.31 billion of indebtedness that bore interest at variable rates. As of December 31, ~~2024~~2025, our variable rate indebtedness represented 3229 percent of our total indebtedness. See Item 7A—Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk for additional information related to interest rate risk.

To service our indebtedness, we require a significant amount of cash and our ability to generate cash depends on many factors beyond our control.

We depend on cash on hand and cash flows from operations to make scheduled debt payments. To a significant extent, our ability to do so is subject to general economic, financial, competitive, legislative, regulatory and other factors that are beyond our control. We may not be able to generate sufficient cash flow from operations to repay our indebtedness when it becomes due and to meet our other cash needs. If we are unable to service our indebtedness and fund our operations, we will have to adopt an alternative strategy that may include:

•reducing or delaying capital expenditures;

•limiting our growth;

•seeking additional capital;

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•selling assets; or

•restructuring or refinancing our indebtedness.

Even if we adopt an alternative strategy, the strategy may not be successful and we may continue to be unable to service our indebtedness and fund our operations.

We may not be able to refinance our indebtedness on favorable terms, or at all. Our inability to refinance our indebtedness could materially and adversely affect our liquidity and our ongoing results of operations.

Our ability to refinance indebtedness will depend in part on our operating and financial performance, which, in turn, is subject to prevailing economic conditions and to financial, business, legislative, regulatory and other factors beyond our control. In addition, prevailing interest rates or other factors at the time of refinancing could increase our interest expense. A refinancing of our indebtedness could also require us to comply with more onerous covenants and further restrict our business operations. Our inability to refinance our indebtedness or to do so upon attractive terms could materially and adversely affect our business, prospects, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows, and make us vulnerable to adverse industry and general economic conditions.

We may ~~be able to~~ incur substantially more debt and take other actions that could diminish our ability to make payments on our indebtedness when due, which could further exacerbate the risks associated with our current level of indebtedness.

Despite our indebtedness level, we may ~~be able to~~ incur substantially more indebtedness in the future and such indebtedness may be secured indebtedness. The indentures and other agreements governing our current indebtedness permit us to recapitalize our debt or take a number of other actions, any of which could diminish our ability to make payments on our indebtedness when due and further exacerbate the risks associated with our current level of indebtedness. If new debt is added to our or any of our existing and future subsidiaries' current debt, the related risks that we now face could intensify and we may not be able to meet all of our debt obligations.

If we are unable to satisfy the financial covenant or comply with other covenants in certain of our debt agreements, our lenders could elect to terminate the agreements and require us to repay the outstanding borrowings, or we could face other substantial costs.

We rely on our ABL facility and accounts receivable securitization facility to provide liquidity for our business, including to fund capital expenditures, acquisitions, operating expenses and other liquidity needs. The only financial covenant that currently exists under the ABL facility is the fixed charge coverage ratio. Subject to certain limited exceptions specified in the ABL facility, the fixed charge coverage ratio covenant under the ABL facility will only apply in the future if specified availability under the ABL facility falls below 10 percent of the maximum revolver amount under the ABL facility for five consecutive business days. When certain conditions are met, cash and cash equivalents and borrowing base collateral in excess of the ABL facility size may be included when calculating specified availability under the ABL facility. As of December 31, ~~2024~~2025, specified availability under the ABL facility exceeded the required threshold and, as a result, this financial covenant was inapplicable. Under our accounts receivable securitization facility, we are required, among other things, to maintain certain financial tests relating to: (i) the default ratio, (ii) the delinquency ratio, (iii) the dilution ratio and (iv) days sales outstanding. The accounts receivable securitization facility also requires us to comply with the fixed charge coverage ratio under the ABL facility, to the extent the ratio is applicable under the ABL facility. If we are unable to satisfy the financial covenant under the ABL facility or the financial tests under the accounts receivable securitization facility or comply with any of the other relevant covenants under the applicable agreement, the lenders could elect to terminate the ABL facility and/or the accounts receivable securitization facility and require us to repay outstanding borrowings. In such event, unless we are able to refinance the indebtedness coming due and replace the ABL facility and/or the accounts receivable securitization facility, we would likely not have sufficient liquidity for our business needs and would be forced to adopt an alternative strategy. Even if we adopt an alternative strategy, the strategy may not be successful and we may not have sufficient liquidity to service our debt and fund our operations. Future debt arrangements we enter into may contain similar financial covenant provisions.

~~Restrictive covenants in certain of the agreements and instruments governing our indebtedness may adversely affect our financial and operational flexibility.~~ 11

In addition to the financial covenant and other financial tests, various other covenants in the ABL facility, term loan facility, accounts receivable securitization facility and the other agreements governing our debt impose significant operating and financial restrictions on us and our restricted subsidiaries. Such covenants include, among other things, limitations on: (i) liens; (ii) indebtedness; (iii) mergers, consolidations and acquisitions; (iv) sales, transfers and other dispositions of assets; (v) loans and other investments; (vi) dividends and other distributions, stock repurchases and redemptions and other restricted

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~~payments;~~indebtedness ~~(vii) dividends~~coming due and replace the ABL facility and/or the accounts receivable securitization facility, ~~other~~we ~~payments~~would likely not have sufficient liquidity for our business needs and ~~other~~would ~~matters~~be ~~affecting~~forced ~~subsidiaries;~~to ~~(viii) transactions~~adopt ~~with~~an ~~affiliates;~~alternative strategy. Even if we adopt an alternative strategy, the strategy may not be successful and ~~(ix) issuances~~we ofmay ~~preferred~~not ~~stock~~have ofsufficient ~~certain~~liquidity ~~subsidiaries~~to service our debt and fund our operations. Future debt ~~agreements~~arrangements we enter into may ~~include~~contain similar financial covenant provisions.

~~These~~Restrictive ~~restrictions~~covenants ~~may~~in ~~cause~~certain usof ~~to suspend or cease~~ the ~~payment~~agreements ofand ~~dividends.~~instruments ~~These~~governing ~~restrictions~~our indebtedness may ~~also~~adversely ~~make~~affect ~~more difficult or discourage a takeover of us, whether favored or opposed by~~ our ~~management~~financial and~~/or~~ ~~our~~operational ~~Board of Directors~~flexibility.

These restrictions may cause us to suspend or cease share repurchases or the payment of dividends. These restrictions may also make more difficult or discourage a takeover of us, whether favored or opposed by our management and/or our board of directors (“Board of Directors”).

Our ability to comply with these covenants may be affected by events beyond our control, and any material deviations from our forecasts could require us to seek waivers or amendments of covenants or alternative sources of financing, or to reduce expenditures. We cannot guarantee that such waivers, amendments or alternative financing could be obtained or, if obtained, would be on terms acceptable to us.

A breach of any of the covenants or restrictions contained in these agreements would result in an event of default. Such a default could allow our debt holders to accelerate repayment of the related debt, as well as any other debt to which a cross-acceleration or cross-default provision applies, and/or to declare all borrowings outstanding under these agreements to be due and payable. If our debt is accelerated, our assets may not be sufficient to repay such debt.

~~The~~We ~~amount~~rely ofon borrowings ~~permitted~~ under ~~our~~the ABL facility and the accounts receivable securitization facility ~~may~~to ~~fluctuate~~provide ~~significantly~~funds to operate our business and make capital expenditures, ~~which~~and ~~may~~our business would be adversely ~~affect~~affected ~~our~~if ~~liquidity~~those facilities are not available to be drawn, ~~results~~or ofamounts ~~operations~~available ~~and~~to ~~financial~~be ~~position~~drawn are reduced.

In addition to cash we generate from our business, our principal existing sources of funds to support operations and make capital expenditures on equipment and other items are borrowings available under the ABL facility and the accounts receivable securitization facility. The amount of borrowings permitted at any time under ~~our~~the ABL facility and the accounts receivable securitization facility is limited to a periodic borrowing base valuation of the collateral thereunder. Borrowings under the ABL facility are principally supported by pledges of rental equipment, and borrowings under the accounts receivable securitization are principally supported by our accounts receivable. As a result, our access to credit under ~~our~~the ABL facility and the accounts receivable securitization facility is potentially subject to significant fluctuations depending on the value of the borrowing base of eligible assets as of any measurement date, and, in the case of the ABL facility, certain discretionary rights of the agent in respect of the calculation of such borrowing base value. ~~The~~If ~~inability~~our access to ~~borrow~~such ~~under~~financing was unavailable or reduced, our ~~ABL~~liquidity, ~~facility~~results of operations and~~/or~~ ~~the~~financial ~~accounts~~position ~~receivable~~may ~~securitization~~be ~~facility~~adversely affected, orwhich ~~limitations~~could oncause ~~the~~material ~~amounts~~harm weto ~~can~~our ~~borrow~~business. ~~under~~In addition, if certain of our ~~ABL~~lenders ~~facility~~experience ~~and/or~~difficulties ~~the~~that ~~accounts~~render ~~receivable~~them ~~securitization~~unable ~~facility~~to fund future draws on the facilities, we may ~~adversely~~not ~~affect~~be ~~our~~able ~~liquidity,~~to ~~results~~access all or a portion of ~~operations~~these ~~and~~funds, ~~financial~~which ~~position.~~could have similar adverse consequences.

We rely on available borrowings under the ABL facility and the accounts receivable securitization facility for cash to operate our business, which subjects us to market and counterparty risk, some of which is beyond our control.

In addition to cash we generate from our business, our principal existing sources of cash are borrowings available under the ABL facility and the accounts receivable securitization facility. If our access to such financing was unavailable or reduced, or if such financing were to become significantly more expensive for any reason, we may not be able to fund daily operations, which would cause material harm to our business or could affect our ability to operate our business as a going concern. In addition, if certain of our lenders experience difficulties that render them unable to fund future draws on the facilities, we may not be able to access all or a portion of these funds, which could have similar adverse consequences.

If we are unable to obtain additional capital as required, we may be unable to fund the capital outlays required for the success of our business.

If the cash that we generate from our business, together with cash that we may borrow under the ABL facility and accounts receivable securitization facility, is not sufficient to fund our capital requirements, we will require additional debt and/or equity financing. However, we may not succeed in obtaining the requisite additional financing or such financing may include terms that are not satisfactory to us. We may not be able to obtain additional debt financing as a result of prevailing interest rates or other factors, including the presence of covenants or other restrictions under the ABL facility and/or other agreements governing our debt. In the event we seek to obtain equity financing, our stockholders may experience dilution as a result of the issuance of additional equity securities. This dilution may be significant depending upon the amount of equity securities that we issue and the prices at which we issue such securities. If we are unable to obtain sufficient additional capital in the future, we may be unable to fund the capital outlays required for the success of our business, including those relating to purchasing equipment, growth plans and refinancing existing indebtedness.

Risks Related to our Strategic Transactions and Investments

~~Our growth strategies may be unsuccessful if we are unable to identify and complete future acquisitions and successfully integrate acquired businesses or assets.~~12

We have historically achieved a significant portion of our growth through acquisitions and we will continue to consider potential acquisitions on a selective basis. From time to time we have also approached, or have been approached by, other public companies or large privately-held companies to explore consolidation opportunities. The pending acquisition of H&E that is discussed in note 19 to the consolidated financial statements, which is expected to close in the first quarter of 2025, is an example of our strategy of growth through acquisitions. There can be no assurance that we will be able to identify suitable

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~~acquisition~~Our ~~opportunities~~growth instrategies ~~the~~may ~~future~~be orunsuccessful ~~that~~if we ~~will~~are beunable ~~able~~ to ~~consummate~~identify ~~any~~and ~~such~~complete ~~transactions~~future onacquisitions ~~terms~~ and ~~conditions~~successfully ~~acceptable~~integrate toacquired usbusinesses or assets.

~~Acquisitions,~~We ~~including~~have ~~the~~historically ~~pending~~achieved ~~acquisition~~a significant portion of ~~H&E~~our growth through acquisitions and we will continue to consider potential acquisitions on a selective basis. From time to time we have also approached, ~~entail~~or ~~certain~~have ~~risks~~been approached by, ~~including:~~other public companies or large privately-held companies to explore consolidation opportunities. There can be no assurance that we will be able to identify suitable acquisition opportunities in the future or that we will be able to consummate any such transactions on terms and conditions acceptable to us.

Acquisitions entail certain risks, including:

•unrecorded liabilities of acquired companies and unidentified issues with acquired companies or acquired assets that we fail to discover during our due diligence investigations or that are not subject to indemnification or reimbursement by the seller;

•greater than expected expenses, such as the need to obtain additional debt or equity financing for any transaction;

•unfavorable accounting treatment and unexpected increases in taxes;

•adverse effects on our ability to maintain relationships with customers, employees and suppliers;

•inherent risk associated with entering a geographic area or line of business in which we have no or limited experience;

•difficulty in assimilating the operations and personnel of an acquired company, or acquired assets, within our existing operations, including the consolidation of corporate and administrative functions;

•difficulty in integrating marketing, information technology and other systems;

•difficulty in conforming standards, controls, procedures and policies, business cultures and compensation structures;

•difficulty in identifying and eliminating redundant and underperforming operations and assets;

•loss of key employees of the acquired company;

•operating inefficiencies that have a negative impact on profitability;

•impairment of goodwill or other acquisition-related intangible assets;

•failure to achieve anticipated synergies or receiving an inadequate return of capital; and

•strains on management and other personnel time and resources to evaluate, negotiate and integrate acquisitions.

Our failure to address these risks or other problems encountered in connection with any past or future acquisitions, ~~including the pending acquisition of H&E,~~ could cause us to fail to realize the anticipated benefits of the acquisitions over the timeframe we expect, or at all, cause us to incur unanticipated liabilities or harm our existing operations or our business generally. In addition, if we are unable to successfully integrate our acquisitions with our existing business, we may not obtain the advantages that the acquisitions were intended to create, which may materially and adversely affect our business, results of operations, financial condition, cash flows, our ability to introduce new services and products and the market price of our stock.

We would expect to pay for any future acquisitions using cash, capital stock, net proceeds from the issuance of notes, borrowings under our credit facilities and/or assumption of indebtedness. ~~For example, financing for our pending acquisition of H&E may include the issuance of debt securities and/or term loan borrowings, in addition to borrowings under our existing ABL facility.~~ To the extent that our existing sources of cash are not sufficient, we would expect to need additional debt or equity financing, which involves its own risks, such as the dilutive effect on shares held by our stockholders if we financed acquisitions by issuing convertible debt or equity securities, or the risks associated with debt incurrence.

If we determine that our goodwill has become impaired, we may incur impairment charges, which would negatively impact our operating results.

At December 31, ~~2024~~2025, we had $67.91 billion of goodwill on our consolidated balance sheet. Goodwill represents the excess of cost over the fair value of net assets acquired in business combinations. We assess potential impairment of our goodwill at least annually. Impairment may result from significant changes in the manner of use of the acquired assets, negative industry or economic trends and/or significant underperformance relative to historic or projected operating results. For a discussion of our goodwill impairment testing, see “Critical Accounting Policies-Evaluation of Goodwill Impairment” in Part II, Item 7-Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Risks Related to our Securities

Our operating results may fluctuate, which could affect the trading value of our securities.

Our revenues and operating results may fluctuate from quarter to quarter or over the longer term due to a number of factors, which could adversely affect the trading value of our securities. These factors, in addition to general economic conditions and the factors discussed above under “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements”, include, but are not limited to: 13

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•the seasonal rental patterns of our customers, with rental activity tending to be lower in the winter;

•changes in the size of our rental fleet and/or in the rate at which we sell our used equipment;

•excess fleet in the equipment rental industry;

•changes in private non-residential construction spending or government funding for infrastructure and other construction projects;

•changes in demand for, or utilization of, our equipment or in the prices we charge due to changes in economic conditions, including rising inflation, competition or other factors;

•changes in customer, fleet, geographic and segment mix;

•commodity price pressures and the resultant increase in the cost of fuel and steel to our equipment suppliers, which can result in increased equipment costs for us;

•cost increases as a result of inflation;

•other cost fluctuations, such as costs for employee-related compensation and healthcare benefits;

•labor shortages and/or disputes, work stoppages or other labor difficulties;

•potential enactment of new legislation affecting our operations or labor relations;

•supply chain or other disruptions that impact our ability to obtain equipment and other supplies for our business from our key suppliers on acceptable terms or at all;

•completion of acquisitions, divestitures or recapitalizations;

•increases in interest rates or the aggregate principal amount of our outstanding indebtedness, and related increases in our interest expense and our debt service obligations;

•the possible need, from time to time, to record goodwill impairment charges or other write-offs or charges due to a variety of occurrences, such as the adoption of new accounting standards, the impairment of assets, rental location divestitures, dislocation in the equity and/or credit markets, consolidations or closings, restructurings, the refinancing of existing indebtedness or the buy-out of equipment leases; and

•currency risks and other risks associated with international operations.

Our common stock price has fluctuated significantly and may continue to do so in the future.

Our common stock price has fluctuated significantly and may continue to do so in the future for a number of reasons, including:

•fluctuations in the results of our operations and general conditions in the economy, our market, and the markets served by our customers;

•announcements of developments related to our business;

•market perceptions of any proposed merger or acquisition and the likelihood of our involvement in other merger and acquisition activity;

•variations in our revenues, gross margins, earnings or other financial results from investors’ expectations;

•departure of key personnel;

•purchases or sales of large blocks of our stock by institutional investors or transactions by insiders;

•investor perceptions of the equipment rental industry in general and our Company in particular;

•fluctuations in the prices of oil and natural gas;

•expectations regarding our share repurchase ~~program~~programs and the amount of share repurchases thereunder;

•changes in our dividend policy; and

•the operating and stock performance of comparable companies or related industries.

In addition, prices in the stock market have been volatile over the past few years. In certain cases, the fluctuations have been unrelated to the operating performance of the affected companies. As a result, the price of our common stock could fluctuate in the future without regard to our operating performance. 14

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WeIn ~~cannot~~addition, ~~guarantee~~prices ~~that~~in wethe ~~will~~stock ~~repurchase~~market ~~our~~have ~~common~~been ~~stock~~volatile ~~pursuant~~over tothe ~~our~~past ~~share~~few ~~repurchase~~years. ~~program~~In orcertain ~~that~~cases, ~~our~~the ~~share~~fluctuations ~~repurchase~~have ~~program~~been ~~will~~unrelated ~~enhance~~to ~~long-term~~the ~~stockholder~~operating ~~value.~~performance ~~Share~~of ~~repurchases~~the ~~could~~affected ~~also~~companies. ~~increase~~As ~~the~~a ~~volatility~~result, of the price of our common stock ~~and~~ could ~~diminish~~fluctuate in the future without regard to our ~~cash~~operating ~~reserves~~performance.

InShare January 2024, our Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program, under which we are authorized to repurchase shares of common stock for an aggregate purchase price not to exceed $1.5 billion, excluding fees, commissions and other ancillary expenses. We have completed $1.25 billion of repurchases ~~under~~could ~~the~~increase ~~program as of December 31, 2024. We have paused repurchases under~~ the ~~program~~volatility ~~due to our pending acquisition~~ of ~~H&E. As discussed in note 19 to~~ the ~~consolidated~~price ~~financial statements, on January 13, 2025, we entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire H&E, which is expected to close in the first quarter~~ of ~~2025.~~our Wecommon ~~currently~~stock ~~intend to complete the share repurchase program; however, we will re-evaluate the timing over which we expect to do so as we integrate H&E~~ and ~~assess~~could ~~other~~diminish ~~potential~~our ~~uses~~cash ~~of capital, including paying down debt~~reserves.

~~Although~~In ~~the~~April 2025, our Board of Directors ~~has~~ authorized ~~the~~a ~~share~~$1.5 ~~repurchase~~billion ~~program, the~~ share repurchase program, ~~does not obligate us to repurchase any specific dollar amount or to acquire any specific number of shares. The timing~~ and ~~amount of~~ repurchases, ifunder ~~any,~~this ~~will~~program ~~depend~~began ~~upon~~in ~~several~~April ~~factors,~~2025. ~~including~~Subsequent ~~market~~to ~~and legislative conditions,~~ the ~~trading~~enactment ~~price~~ of the ~~Company’s~~new ~~common~~federal ~~stock~~tax ~~and~~legislation ~~the~~discussed ~~nature~~below of(see ~~other~~note ~~investment~~13 ~~opportunities.~~to ~~For example,~~ the ~~Inflation~~consolidated ~~Reduction~~financial ~~Act~~statements) ~~imposes~~in aJuly ~~one percent tax on stock repurchases~~2025, ~~subject~~and towith ~~certain~~consideration ~~adjustments,~~of bythe ~~publicly~~expected ~~traded~~cash ~~U.S.~~flow ~~companies,~~benefit ~~including~~associated ~~us,~~with ~~and~~the ~~may impact our decision to engage in share repurchases. Also~~legislation, our ~~ability~~Board ~~to repurchase shares~~ of ~~stock~~Directors ~~may~~approved bean ~~limited~~increase byin ~~restrictive~~the ~~covenants~~size inof ~~our~~the ~~debt~~current ~~agreements.~~share ~~The~~ repurchase program ~~may be limited~~, ~~suspended~~from ~~or discontinued at any time without prior notice~~$1.5 Inbillion ~~addition, repurchases of our common stock pursuant~~ to ~~our~~$2.0 ~~share~~billion. ~~repurchase~~We ~~program~~have ~~could~~completed ~~affect our stock price and increase its volatility~~$1.65 ~~The~~billion ~~existence~~ of arepurchases ~~share~~under ~~repurchase~~the program ~~could~~as ~~cause~~of ~~our~~December 31, ~~stock~~2025, ~~price~~and expect to becomplete ~~higher than it would be in~~ the ~~absence of such a~~ program ~~and~~in ~~could potentially reduce~~ the ~~market~~first ~~liquidity~~quarter ~~for~~of ~~our stock~~2026. ~~Additionally,~~On ~~our~~January ~~share~~28, ~~repurchase program could diminish our cash reserves~~2026, ~~which may impact~~ our ~~ability~~Board toof ~~finance~~Directors ~~future~~authorized ~~growth, to continue to pay~~ a ~~dividend~~new ~~and to pursue possible future strategic opportunities and acquisitions~~$5.0 ~~There~~billion ~~can be no assurance that any~~ share ~~repurchases~~repurchase ~~will~~program. ~~enhance~~The ~~stockholder~~program ~~value~~is ~~because~~expected ~~the~~to ~~market~~commence ~~price~~after completion of ~~our common stock may decline below~~ the ~~levels~~current ~~at which we repurchased shares of stock. Although our share repurchase~~ program ~~is intended to enhance long-term stockholder value~~, ~~there~~and isdoes nonot ~~assurance~~have ~~that~~an itestablished ~~will~~expiration dodate. soWe ~~and~~intend ~~short-term~~to ~~stock~~repurchase ~~price~~$1.15 ~~fluctuations~~billion ~~could~~under ~~reduce~~ the program’s ~~effectiveness.~~in 2026.

Repurchases of our common stock pursuant to our share repurchase programs could affect our stock price and increase its volatility. The existence of share repurchase programs could cause our stock price to be higher than it would be in the absence of such programs and could potentially reduce the market liquidity for our stock. Additionally, our share repurchase programs could diminish our cash reserves, which may impact our ability to finance future growth, to continue to pay a dividend and to pursue possible future strategic opportunities and acquisitions. Although our share repurchase programs are intended to enhance long-term stockholder value, there is no assurance that they will do so and short-term stock price fluctuations could reduce the effectiveness of the programs.

Our charter provisions, as well as other factors, may affect the likelihood of a takeover or change of control of the Company.

We have in place certain charter provisions that may have the effect of deterring hostile takeovers or delaying or preventing changes in control or management of the Company that are not approved by our Board, including transactions in which our stockholders might otherwise receive a premium for their shares over then-current market prices. We are also subject to Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law which, under certain circumstances, restricts the ability of a publicly held Delaware corporation to engage in a business combination, such as a merger or sale of assets, with any stockholder that, together with affiliates, owns 15 percent or more of the corporation’s outstanding voting stock, which similarly could prohibit or delay the accomplishment of a change of control transaction. In addition, under each of the ABL facility and the term loan facility, a change of control (as defined in the applicable credit agreement) constitutes an event of default, entitling our lenders to terminate the ABL facility or the term loan facility, as applicable, and require us to repay outstanding borrowings. A change of control (as defined in the applicable agreement) is also a termination event under our accounts receivable securitization facility and under certain circumstances would require us to offer to repurchase our outstanding senior notes. As a result, the provisions of the agreements governing our debt also may affect the likelihood of a takeover or other change of control.

We cannot make any guarantees with respect to payment of dividends on our common stock.

The Board of Directors will regularly evaluate our capital allocation strategy and dividend policy, and any future determination to continue to pay dividends, and the amount of such dividends, will be at the discretion of the Board of Directors and will depend upon, among other factors, our results of operations, financial condition, capital requirements and contractual restrictions, including the requirements of the agreements governing our indebtedness. No assurance can be given that cash dividends will continue to be declared and paid, and, if declared and paid, the amount of such dividends.

Operational Risks

If we are unable to collect on contracts with customers, our operating results would be adversely affected.

One of the reasons some of our customers find it more attractive to rent equipment than own that equipment is the need to deploy their capital elsewhere. However, some of our customers may have liquidity issues and ultimately may not be able to fulfill the terms of their rental agreements with us. If we are unable to manage credit risk issues adequately, or if a large number of customers have financial difficulties at the same time, our credit losses could increase above historical levels and our operating results would be adversely affected. Further, a worsening of economic conditions would be expected to result in increased delinquencies and credit losses, which could exacerbate adverse impacts on our business and operating results.

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operating results would be adversely affected. Further, a worsening of economic conditions would be expected to result in increased delinquencies and credit losses, which could exacerbate adverse impacts on our business and operating results.

Turnover of members of our management and our ability to attract and retain key personnel may adversely affect our ability to efficiently manage our business and execute our strategy.

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Our success is dependent, in part, on the experience and skills of our management team, and competition in our industry and the business world for top management talent is generally significant. Although we believe we generally have competitive pay packages, we can provide no assurance that our efforts to attract and retain our senior management staff will be successful. Moreover, in the past, we have experienced volatility in our stock price, and we may experience such volatility again in the future, which may make it more difficult and expensive to recruit and retain employees, particularly senior management, through grants of stock or restricted stock units. This, in turn, could place greater pressure on the Company to increase the cash component of its compensation packages, which may adversely affect our operating results. If we are unable to fill and keep filled all of our senior management positions, or if we lose the services of any key member of our senior management team and are unable to find a suitable replacement in a timely fashion, we may be challenged to effectively manage our business and execute our strategy.

In addition, we must continue to identify, hire, train and retain key personnel who maintain relationships with our customers and who provide technical skills required for our Company's growth. There is a shortage of qualified personnel in these fields, and we compete with other companies for the limited pool of talent. The failure to recruit and retain necessary key personnel could cause disruption, harm our business and hamper our ability to grow our Company.

Our operational and cost reduction strategies may not generate the improvements and efficiencies we expect.

We have been pursuing a general strategy of optimizing our field operations in order to address potential labor shortages, improve servicing capabilities, improve sales force effectiveness, and focus our sales force’s efforts on increasing revenue per account. We also continue to pursue strategies to improve productivity. The extent to which these efforts and strategies will achieve our desired efficiencies and goals in ~~2025~~2026 and beyond is uncertain, as their success depends on a number of factors, some of which are beyond our control. Even if we carry out these strategies in the manner we currently expect, we may not achieve the efficiencies or savings we anticipate, or on the timetable we anticipate, and there may be unforeseen productivity, revenue or other consequences resulting from our strategies that may adversely affect us. Therefore, there can be no guarantee that our strategies will prove effective in achieving the desired level of profitability, margins or returns to stockholders.

We are dependent on our relationships with key suppliers to obtain equipment and other supplies for our business on acceptable terms.

Our centralization of equipment and non-equipment purchases has resulted in us depending on, and being exposed to, the credit risk of a group of key suppliers. While we make every effort to evaluate our counterparties prior to entering into long-term and other significant procurement contracts, we cannot predict the impact on our suppliers of the economic environment and other developments in their respective businesses. Insolvency, financial difficulties, consolidation among our suppliers, or other factors may result in our suppliers not being able to fulfill the terms of their agreements with us. Further, such factors may render suppliers unwilling to extend contracts that provide favorable terms to us, or may force them to seek to renegotiate existing contracts with us. The termination of our relationship with any of our key suppliers could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations in the unlikely event that we were unable to obtain adequate equipment or supplies from other sources in a timely manner, at a reasonable cost or at all.

If our rental fleet ages, our operating costs may increase, we may be unable to pass along such costs, and our earnings may decrease. The costs of new equipment we use in our fleet have increased, and may continue to increase, requiring us to spend more for replacement equipment or preventing us from procuring equipment on a timely basis.

If our rental equipment ages, the costs of maintaining such equipment, if not replaced within a certain period of time, will likely increase. The costs of maintenance may materially increase in the future and could lead to material adverse effects on our results of operations.

The cost of new equipment for use in our rental fleet has increased, and could continue to increase in the future, due to increased material costs for our suppliers (including tariffs on raw materials) or other factors beyond our control. Such increases could materially adversely impact our financial condition and results of operations in future periods. Furthermore, changes in customer demand could cause certain of our existing equipment to become obsolete and require us to purchase new equipment at increased costs.

17Disruptions in our information technology systems, or those of our third-party vendors, could adversely affect our operating results by limiting our ability to effectively monitor and control our operations, adjust to changing market conditions, implement strategic initiatives or support our online ordering system.

We rely on the continuous and uninterrupted performance of our information technology systems, and those of our third-party vendors, to be able to monitor and control our operations, adjust to changing market conditions, implement strategic initiatives and support our online ordering system. These systems may be subject to interruptions due to technological errors, bugs, defects or vulnerabilities, system capacity constraints, human errors, computer or communications failures, power loss,

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~~Disruptions~~disruptions induring ~~our~~upgrades or ~~our~~replacements ~~third-party~~of ~~vendors~~software or hardware or integrations of acquired businesses systems, adverse acts of nature and other unexpected events. Disruptions to our customers’ information technology systems could also adversely impact us. Any disruptions in these systems or the failure of these systems to operate as expected have in the past adversely affected, and could in the future adversely affect, our ability to access and use certain applications and could, depending on the nature and magnitude of the problem, adversely affect our operating results by limiting our ability to effectively monitor and control our operations, adjust to changing market conditions, implement strategic initiatives orand ~~support~~service ~~our~~ online ~~ordering~~orders. ~~system~~Although such disruptions and failures have not been material to date, we cannot guarantee that they will not be material in the future.

We rely on the continuous and uninterrupted performance of our and our third-party vendors’ information technology systems to be able to monitor and control our operations, adjust to changing market conditions, implement strategic initiatives and support our online ordering system. These systems may be subject to interruptions due to technological errors, bugs, defects or vulnerabilities, system capacity constraints, human errors, computer or communications failures, power loss, disruptions during upgrades or replacements of software or hardware or integrations of acquired businesses systems, adverse acts of nature and other unexpected events. Disruptions to our customers’ information technology systems could also adversely impact us. Any disruptions in these systems or the failure of these systems to operate as expected have in the past adversely affected, and could in the future adversely affect, our ability to access and use certain applications and could, depending on the nature and magnitude of the problem, adversely affect our operating results by limiting our ability to effectively monitor and control our operations, adjust to changing market conditions, implement strategic initiatives and service online orders. Although such disruptions and failures have not been material to date, we cannot guarantee that they will not be material in the future.

Our financial performance and our reputation could be adversely affected, and we could be subject to legal liability or regulatory enforcement actions, if we are unable to protect against, or effectively respond to, cyberattacks or other cyber incidents.

We depend on the security of our information technology systems, and those of our third-party vendors’, ~~information technology systems~~ to support numerous business processes and activities, including our online ordering system. There are numerous cybersecurity risks applicable to these systems, including individual and group criminal hackers, industrial espionage, man-in-the-middle and denial of service attacks, viruses, malicious software (malware), employee error or malfeasance and phishing attacks. We also face cybersecurity risks due to our reliance on internet technology and hybrid work arrangements, which could strain our technology resources or create additional opportunities for cybercriminals to exploit vulnerabilities. Cyber threats are constantly evolving, especially given the advances in, and the rise of the use of, artificial intelligence, thereby increasing the difficulty of preventing, detecting and successfully defending against them. Successful breaches could, among other things, disrupt our operations, jeopardize the security of information stored in or transmitted by the sites, networks and systems, which include cloud-based networks and data center storage, or result in the unauthorized access, disclosure, theft and misuse of company, customer, and employee sensitive and confidential information. If this were to occur, we could be in violation of applicable privacy, data security and other laws, subjected to regulatory enforcement actions and private litigation, and our reputation and financial performance may be adversely affected.

Although we employ security measures designed to protect our data and systems, and, to our knowledge, so do our third-party vendors, these measures have in the past not detected or prevented, and may in the future not detect or prevent, all attempts to infiltrate our systems. We have, from time to time, experienced threats to and breaches of our data and systems, including malware and computer virus attacks, which have led, and could in the future lead to, disruptions in our online ordering or other systems, or the unauthorized release of confidential or otherwise protected information or corruption of data. We continuously develop and enhance our controls, processes and practices that are designed to protect our systems, computers, software, data and networks from attack, damage, vulnerabilities or unauthorized access. This continued development and enhancement requires us to expend significant resources. However, we may not anticipate or combat all types of future attacks until after they have been launched, and there is no guarantee that the measures we take will be adequate to safeguard against all threats. If any of these breaches of security occur or are anticipated in the future, we could be required to expend additional capital and other resources, including costs to deploy additional personnel and protection technologies, train employees and engage third-party experts and consultants. Our response to attacks, and our investments in our technology and our controls, processes and practices, may not be sufficient to shield us from significant losses or liability. Further, given the increasing sophistication of bad actors and complexity of the techniques used to obtain unauthorized access or disable systems, a breach or attack could potentially persist for an extended period of time before being detected. As a result, we may not be able to anticipate the attack or respond adequately or timely, and the extent of a particular incident, and the steps that we may need to take to investigate the incident, may not be immediately clear. It could take a significant amount of time before an investigation can be completed and full, reliable information about the incident becomes known. During an investigation, it is possible we may not necessarily know the extent of the harm or how to remediate it, which could further adversely impact us, and ~~new~~applicable regulations could result in us being required to disclose information about a material cybersecurity incident before it has been mitigated or resolved, or even fully investigated. Certain of our software applications are also hosted by third parties who provide outsourced administrative functions, which may increase the risk of a cybersecurity incident. Any compromise or breach of our systems could result in adverse publicity, harm our reputation, lead to claims against us and affect our relationships with our customers and employees, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our business and financial performance. Although we maintain insurance coverage for various cybersecurity risks, there can be no guarantee that all costs or losses incurred will be fully insured.

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Failure to comply with data privacy and protection laws and regulations could subject us to legal liability and adversely affect our reputation and our financial performance.

We collect, use, process, and store proprietary information and personal, sensitive, or confidential data relating to our business, customers, and employees. Privacy laws and similar regulations in many jurisdictions where we do business require that we take significant steps to safeguard that information, and these laws and regulations continue to evolve. New laws may add a broad array of requirements on how we handle or use information, increase our compliance obligations and impose new and greater monetary fines for privacy violations. For example, the European Union’s (“EU”) General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) (the “GDPR”) has stringent data protection requirements and provides for significant penalties. Non-compliance could lead to lower revenues, increased costs (including fines, which could be significant) and other material adverse effects on our results of operations. Countries such as the United Kingdom (the “UK”) have implemented the GDPR through their own legislation and other countries in which we operate have proposed or adopted their own data protection legislation. In addition, in the United States, a growing number of states have enacted different laws regarding personal information and privacy that impose significant new requirements on consumer personal information. Although we monitor and assess the impact of these laws and regulations, and regularly update our systems to protect our data and comply with these laws, their interpretation and enforcement are uncertain and subject to change, and may require substantial costs to monitor and implement. Failure to comply with data privacy and protection laws and regulations could also result in government enforcement actions (which could include substantial civil and/or criminal penalties) and private litigation, which could adversely affect our reputation and financial performance. These laws and regulations are broad in scope, complex, and subject to evolving interpretations and increasing enforcement, and we have incurred costs to monitor compliance and have altered our practices, and may have to do so again in the future. Moreover, certain new and existing data privacy laws and regulations diverge and conflict with each other in certain respects, which makes compliance increasingly difficult. Complying with new regulatory requirements has in the past required, and could in the future require, us to incur substantial expenses or require us to change our business practices, either of which could harm our business. As regulators have become increasingly focused on information security, data collection and use and privacy, we may be required to devote significant additional resources to modify and enhance our information security controls and to identify and remediate vulnerabilities, which could adversely impact our results of operations and profitability.

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and greater monetary fines for privacy violations. For example, the European Union’s (“EU”) General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) (the “GDPR”) has stringent data protection requirements and provides for significant penalties. Non-compliance could lead to lower revenues, increased costs (including fines, which could be significant) and other material adverse effects on our results of operations. Countries such as the United Kingdom (the “UK”) have implemented the GDPR through their own legislation and other countries in which we operate have proposed or adopted their own data protection legislation. In addition, in the United States, a growing number of states have enacted different laws regarding personal information and privacy that impose significant new requirements on consumer personal information. Although we monitor and assess the impact of these laws and regulations, and regularly update our systems to protect our data and comply with these laws, their interpretation and enforcement are uncertain and subject to change, and may require substantial costs to monitor and implement. Failure to comply with data privacy and protection laws and regulations could also result in government enforcement actions (which could include substantial civil and/or criminal penalties) and private litigation, which could adversely affect our reputation and financial performance. These laws and regulations are broad in scope, complex, and subject to evolving interpretations and increasing enforcement, and we have incurred costs to monitor compliance and have altered our practices, and may have to do so again in the future. Moreover, certain new and existing data privacy laws and regulations diverge and conflict with each other in certain respects, which makes compliance increasingly difficult. Complying with new regulatory requirements has in the past required, and could in the future require, us to incur substantial expenses or require us to change our business practices, either of which could harm our business. As regulators have become increasingly focused on information security, data collection and use and privacy, we may be required to devote significant additional resources to modify and enhance our information security controls and to identify and remediate vulnerabilities, which could adversely impact our results of operations and profitability.

We may fail to respond adequately to changes in technology and customer demands, which could adversely affect our results of operation, financial condition and cash flows.

In recent years, our industry and end-markets have been characterized by rapid changes in technology and customer demands. Our ability to continually improve our current processes and customer-facing tools in response to changes in technology or in customer expectations is essential in maintaining our competitive position and maintaining current levels of customer satisfaction. Failure to correctly identify and predict customer needs and preferences, to deliver high quality, innovative and competitive products to the market, to adequately protect our intellectual property rights or to acquire rights to third-party technologies, to provide adequate data security and privacy protections, and to stimulate customer demand for, and convince customers to adopt, new products, digital solutions and support services, could adversely affect our consolidated results of operations, financial condition and cash flows. In addition, we may experience technical or other difficulties that could delay or prevent the development or implementation of new products, digital solutions and support services. We also may not achieve the benefits that we anticipate from new technologies we develop or implement. The effects of these risks may, individually or in the aggregate, materially adversely affect our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

We use AI in our business and in our products, and challenges with properly managing its use could result in reputational harm, competitive harm, and legal liability, and adversely affect our business or results of operations.

We incorporate AI solutions into our products, services and features, and we leverage AI in our product development and our operations. If we are unable to effectively integrate AI into our business processes or keep pace with rapidly evolving AI technological developments, we may face a competitive disadvantage. At the same time, the use or offering of AI technologies may result in new or expanded risks and liabilities, including enhanced government or regulatory scrutiny, litigation, privacy and compliance issues, ethical concerns, confidentiality, reputational harm, and security risks. It is difficult to predict all the risks related to the use of AI. Changes in laws, rules, directives, and regulations governing the use of AI may adversely affect our ability to develop and use AI or subject us to legal liability. The cost of complying with laws and regulations governing AI could be significant and would increase our operating expenses, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. Further, market demand and acceptance of AI technologies are uncertain, and our efforts to further incorporate AI into our processes may not succeed.

Severe weather events or other natural occurrences may materially adversely impact our operations and markets.

As severe weather events and other natural occurrences become increasingly common, our or our customers’ operations may be disrupted, which could result in increased operational costs or reduced demand for our products and services, and the increased incidence of severe weather and other natural occurrences may also reduce the availability or increase the cost of insurance for such events. In addition, severe weather events and other natural occurrences may impact the global economy, including as a result of disruptions to supply chains. While we have invested in the administration of programs and physical loss prevention improvements to mitigate the risk of natural disasters causing disruption to our ability to serve our customers and communities in times of need, extended periods of disruptions could have an adverse effect on our results of operations. ~~We anticipate that these risks will increase over time.~~

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Regulators’ and stakeholders’ requirements and expectations on environmental, social and sustainability-related topics continue to evolve and diverge, and our ability to meet these requirements and expectations may have a material adverse impact on our results of operations.

Environmental and social topics, such as climate change and diversity, as well as companies’ actions and initiatives on such issues, have received significant attention from a wide range of stakeholders. The U.S. federal government, U.S. states and certain other countries and regions have adopted or are considering legislation, regulation or policies on these topics, including the imposition of caps or taxes on greenhouse gas emissions from certain sectors or facility categories, disclosure of corporate greenhouse gas emissions, and limitations on diversity, equity and inclusion programs. Compliance with such laws, regulations or policies, including any that may be adopted in the future, could, among other things, increase the costs of operating our businesses, reduce the demand for our products and services and impact the prices we charge our customers, any or all of which could adversely affect our results of operations. In addition, policymakers in some jurisdictions have adopted or proposed laws, regulations and policies that diverge from, or potentially conflict with, those in other jurisdictions. Failure to comply with any legislation, regulation or policy, including as a result of making good faith interpretations that may differ from those taken by enforcement authorities in relevant jurisdictions, could potentially result in substantial fines, criminal sanctions, reputational harm or operational changes. Moreover, our customers, stockholders, employees and other stakeholders have diverse expectations, demands and perspectives on these topics, which are continuing to evolve. We may not be able to meet the diverse expectations and demands of all of our stakeholders, which could result in adverse publicity, harm our reputation, lead to claims against us and affect our relationships with our customers and employees, and subject us to legal and operational risks, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our business.

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We are subject to risks related to our ability to meet our aspirational sustainability and safety goals, including our greenhouse gas intensity reduction goal, which, if not achieved, could damage our reputation and have an adverse effect on our financial performance.

Although we have announced aspirational sustainability and safety goals, including our greenhouse gas intensity reduction goal, our efforts to provide more low- and zero-emissions equipment to our customers and our efforts to provide customers with tools to monitor and manage their environmental impacts, there can be no assurance that our shareholders and other stakeholders will agree with our goals and strategies or be satisfied with our efforts to attain such goals. Moreover, any perception, whether or not valid, that we have failed to act responsibly with respect to such matters, failed (or may fail) to achieve our goals or to effectively respond to new or additional legal or regulatory requirements, could adversely affect our business, reputation and exposure to legal risks. Our ability to execute on our aspirational sustainability and safety goals is subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside of our control, including, but not limited to, our ability to achieve our goals within the expected timeframes and the currently projected cost ranges; the availability and cost of renewable energy; the availability and cost of low- and zero-emissions equipment and vehicles for our rental fleet; the availability and cost of low- and zero-emissions vehicles for our sales, service and delivery non-rental fleet; compliance with global and regional regulations, taxes, charges, mandates or requirements relating to greenhouse gas emissions, carbon costs or climate-related goals; adapting products to customer preferences and customer acceptance of low- and zero-emissions equipment; the accuracy of the assumptions used to estimate customers’ emissions in our emissions tracking tool in Total Control®; and the actions of competitors and competitive pressures. As a result, there is no assurance that we will be able to successfully achieve our aspirational sustainability and safety goals, which could damage our reputation and customer and other stakeholder relationships and have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

Our growing specialty reportable segment, as well as our tools and onsite services offerings, presents new and expanded risks, which may increase as we engage in new activities and provide new services.

Our specialty reportable segment has accounted for an increasing portion of our business and revenues in recent years. Specialty segment revenues constituted 2931.37 percent of our revenues for the year ended December 31, ~~2024~~2025, as compared to 7.3 percent of our revenues for the year ended December 31, 2013. In connection with the expansion of the specialty segment, we have expanded the scope of services we provide to customers; for example, we advise customers on the compatibility of our equipment with various applications, collaborate and consult with customers on certain aspects of civil construction projects, design and erect scaffolding, and design electrical pump systems. To the extent we engage in those and other similar activities, we have faced, and will continue to face, increased legal, reputational and operational risks. These new or expanded business activities also expose us to new or different types of risks, including risks related to spills, unauthorized use of equipment, system failure, ineffectiveness of the solutions and products we provide, and hazardous material issues and interference. We have been, and may in the future be, subject to various claims in connection with these activities and services, and the associated risks may be difficult to assess or quantify and their existence and magnitude may remain unknown for substantial periods of time, particularly as we engage in new business activities where we do not have historical experience. Although we have insurance to protect ourselves against claims in connection with these activities, we cannot guarantee that any insurance coverage will be sufficient or that we will continue to be able to obtain such coverage at reasonable rates or at all. See also “We are exposed to a variety of claims relating to our business, and our insurance may not fully cover them.”

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coverage will be sufficient or that we will continue to be able to obtain such coverage at reasonable rates or at all. See also “We are exposed to a variety of claims relating to our business, and our insurance may not fully cover them.”

Our rental fleet is subject to residual value risk upon disposition and may not sell at the prices or in the quantities we expect.

The market value of any given piece of rental equipment could be less than its depreciated value at the time it is sold. The market value of used rental equipment depends on several factors, including:

•the market price for new equipment of a like kind;

•wear and tear on the equipment relative to its age and the performance of preventive maintenance;

•the time of year that it is sold;

•the supply of used equipment on the market;

•the existence and capacities of different sales outlets;

•the age of the equipment at the time it is sold;

•worldwide and domestic demand for used equipment; and

•general economic conditions.

We include in income from operations the difference between the sales price and the depreciated value of an item of equipment sold. Changes in our assumptions regarding depreciation could change our depreciation expense, as well as the gain or loss realized upon disposal of equipment. Sales of our used rental equipment at prices that fall significantly below our projections and/or in lesser quantities than we anticipate will have a negative impact on our results of operations and cash flows.

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or loss realized upon disposal of equipment. Sales of our used rental equipment at prices that fall significantly below our projections and/or in lesser quantities than we anticipate will have a negative impact on our results of operations and cash flows.

We have operations outside the United States, in Canada, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. As a result, we may incur losses from the impact of foreign currency fluctuations and have higher costs than we otherwise would have due to the need to comply with foreign laws.

Our operations in Canada, Europe, Australia and New Zealand are subject to the risks normally associated with international operations. These include the need to (i) convert currencies, which could result in a gain or loss depending on fluctuations in exchange rates and (ii) comply with foreign laws and regulations, as well as U.S. laws and regulations, applicable to our operations in foreign jurisdictions. Changes in such laws or regulations, or any material failure to comply with any applicable laws or regulations, can increase our costs, affect our reputation, limit our business, drain management time and attention and otherwise impact our operations in adverse ways. In addition, laws or regulations or the interpretations thereof can conflict among jurisdictions, and compliance in one jurisdiction could result in legal or reputational risks in another jurisdiction. See Item 7A—Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk for additional information related to currency exchange risk.

We have a holding company structure and depend in part on distributions from our subsidiaries to pay amounts due on our indebtedness. Certain provisions of law or contractual restrictions could limit distributions from our subsidiaries.

We derive substantially all of our operating income from, and hold substantially all of our assets through, our subsidiaries. The effect of this structure is that we depend in part on the earnings of our subsidiaries, and the payment or other distribution to us of these earnings, to meet our obligations under our outstanding debt. Provisions of law, such as those requiring that dividends be paid only from surplus, could limit the ability of our subsidiaries to make payments or other distributions to us. Furthermore, these subsidiaries could in certain circumstances agree to contractual restrictions on their ability to make distributions. Distributions from our subsidiaries may also be limited by restrictive covenants in our debt agreements.

Legal and Regulatory Risks

We are exposed to a variety of claims relating to our business, and our insurance may not fully cover them.

In the ordinary course of our business operations, we are exposed to a variety of potential claims. These claims include those relating to personal injuries or property damage arising from: (i) the use and/or operation of our rented or sold equipment, (ii) motor vehicle accidents involving our vehicles and our employees, and (iii) employment-related claims. Currently, we carry a broad range of insurance for the protection of our assets and operations and we also self-insure for certain types of claims. However, such insurance and self-insurance may not fully cover these claims for a number of reasons, including:

•our insurance policies, reflecting a program structure that we believe reflects market conditions for companies of our size, are often subject to significant deductibles or self-insured retentions;

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•our director and officer liability insurance policy has no deductible for individual non-indemnifiable loss, but is subject to a deductible for company reimbursement coverage;

•we do not currently maintain Company-wide stand-alone first party coverage for environmental liability (other than legally required and third-party site pollution coverage), since we believe the cost for such coverage is high relative to the benefit it provides; and

•certain types of claims, such as claims for punitive damages or for damages arising from intentional misconduct, which are often alleged in third-party lawsuits, might not be covered by our insurance.

We establish and evaluate our loss reserves on a semi-annual basis to address casualty claims, or portions thereof, not covered by our insurance policies or self-insurance. To the extent that we are subject to a higher frequency of claims, are subject to more serious claims or insurance coverage is not available, we could have to significantly increase our reserves, and our liquidity and operating results could be materially and adversely affected. It is also possible that some or all of the insurance that is currently available to us from third parties will not be available in the future on economically reasonable terms or at all.

We are subject to numerous environmental and safety regulations. If we are required to incur compliance or remediation costs that are not currently anticipated, our liquidity and operating results could be materially and adversely affected.

Our operations are subject to numerous laws and regulations governing environmental protection and occupational health and safety matters. These laws regulate issues such as wastewater, storm water, solid and hazardous waste, storage of hazardous materials, and air quality. Under these laws, we may be liable for, among other things: (i) the costs of investigating and remediating any contamination at our sites as well as sites to which we send hazardous waste for disposal or treatment, regardless of fault; and (ii) fines and penalties for non-compliance. While our operations generally do not raise significant environmental risks, we use hazardous materials to clean and maintain equipment, dispose of solid and hazardous waste and wastewater from equipment washing, and store and dispense petroleum products from above-ground storage tanks located at certain of our locations.

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remediating any contamination at our sites as well as sites to which we send hazardous waste for disposal or treatment, regardless of fault; and (ii) fines and penalties for non-compliance. While our operations generally do not raise significant environmental risks, we use hazardous materials to clean and maintain equipment, dispose of solid and hazardous waste and wastewater from equipment washing, and store and dispense petroleum products from above-ground storage tanks located at certain of our locations.

We cannot be certain as to the potential financial impact on our business if new adverse environmental conditions are discovered. If we are required to incur environmental compliance or remediation costs that are not currently anticipated, our liquidity and operating results could be materially and adversely affected, depending on the magnitude of such costs. In addition, as environmental and safety regulations have tended to become stricter, we could incur additional costs in complying with requirements that are promulgated in the future. These include climate change regulation, which could materially affect our operating results through increased compliance costs.

We have operations throughout the United States, which exposes us to multiple state and local regulations, in addition to federal law and requirements as a government contractor. Changes in applicable law, regulations or requirements, or our material failure to comply with any of them, can increase our costs and have other negative impacts on our business.

Our 1,~~433~~494 branch locations in the United States are located in 49 states, and Puerto Rico, which exposes us to a host of different state and local regulations, in addition to federal law and regulatory and contractual requirements we face as a government contractor. These laws and requirements address multiple aspects of our operations, such as employee safety, consumer rights, privacy, employee benefits and more. In addition, there are often different and potentially conflicting requirements in different jurisdictions. Changes in these requirements, or any material failure by our branches to comply with them, can increase our costs, affect our reputation, limit our business, drain management time and attention and otherwise impact our operations in adverse ways.

Changes to income tax laws or regulations in the U.S. and other jurisdictions where we operate could increase our tax liability and adversely impact our financial results.

We are subject to income taxes in the U.S. and other jurisdictions where we operate. Changes to income tax laws and regulations in any of the jurisdictions where we operate could adversely affect our overall tax liability and adversely impact our financial results. In addition, we are subject to tax audits in the various jurisdictions in which we operate. Given the complexity of the current and changing tax laws and regulations, tax authorities may disagree with certain positions we have taken, or may in the future take, and assess additional taxes, which could have a material impact on our effective tax rate and adversely impact our financial results and cash flows.

Our collective bargaining agreements and our relationship with our union-represented employees could disrupt our ability to serve our customers, lead to higher labor costs or the payment of withdrawal liability.

We currently have approximately 1,800 employees who are represented by unions and covered by collective bargaining agreements and approximately 26,~~100~~700 employees who are not represented by unions. Various unions occasionally seek to organize certain of our nonunion employees. Union organizing efforts or collective bargaining negotiations could potentially lead to work stoppages and/or slowdowns or strikes by certain of our employees, which could adversely affect our ability to serve our customers. Further, settlement of actual or threatened labor disputes or an increase in the number of our employees covered by collective bargaining agreements can have unknown effects on our labor costs, productivity and flexibility.

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lead to work stoppages and/or slowdowns or strikes by certain of our employees, which could adversely affect our ability to serve our customers. Further, settlement of actual or threatened labor disputes or an increase in the number of our employees covered by collective bargaining agreements can have unknown effects on our labor costs, productivity and flexibility.

Under the collective bargaining agreements that we have signed, we are obligated to contribute to several multiemployer pension plans on behalf of some of our unionized employees. A multiemployer pension plan is a plan that covers the union-represented workers of various unrelated companies. Under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, a contributing employer to an underfunded multiemployer plan is liable, generally upon withdrawal from a plan, for its proportionate share of the plan's unfunded vested liability. We currently have no intention of withdrawing from any multiemployer plan. However, there can be no assurance that we will not withdraw from one or more multiemployer plans in the future and be required to pay material amounts of withdrawal liability if one or more of those plans are underfunded at the time of withdrawal.

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Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments

None.

Item 1C. Cybersecurity

We have a cross-departmental approach to addressing cybersecurity risk, including input from employees and our Board of Directors ~~(the “Board”)~~. The Board of Directors, Audit Committee, senior management and the Enterprise Risk Management Council (a taskforce comprised of senior representatives from primary corporate functions as well as senior representatives from field operations) devote significant resources to cybersecurity and risk management processes that are designed to adapt to the changing cybersecurity landscape and to respond to emerging threats in a timely and effective manner. Our cybersecurity risk management program ~~leverages~~incorporates concepts from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) framework, which organizes cybersecurity risks into six categories: govern, identify, protect, detect, respond and recover. We regularly assess the threat landscape and take a holistic view of cybersecurity risks, with a layered cybersecurity strategy based on prevention, detection and mitigation. Our information technology (“IT”) security team reviews enterprise risk management-level cybersecurity risks annually, and key cybersecurity risks are incorporated into the Enterprise Risk Management Council’s framework. In addition, we have a set of Company-wide policies and procedures concerning cybersecurity matters, which include an IT security manual as well as other policies that directly or indirectly relate to cybersecurity, such as policies related to encryption standards, antivirus protection, remote access, multifactor authentication, confidential information and the use of the internet, social media, email and wireless devices. In the event we identify a cybersecurity incident, we have defined procedures to respond to and attempt to remediate such incident. These policies and procedures go through an internal review process and are approved by appropriate members of management.

~~The~~Our ~~Company’s~~vice ~~Chief~~president ~~Information~~(“VP”) ~~Officer~~of IT is responsible for developing and implementing our information security program and reporting on cybersecurity matters to the Board of Directors. Our ~~Chief~~VP ~~Information~~of ~~Officer~~IT has over a decade of experience leading cyber security oversight, and others on our IT security team have cybersecurity experience or certifications, such as the Certified Information Systems Security Professional certification. We view cybersecurity as a shared responsibility, and we periodically perform simulations and tabletop exercises at a management level and incorporate external resources and advisors as needed. All employees are required to complete cybersecurity trainings at least once every three years and have access to more frequent cybersecurity trainings through online trainings. We also require employees in certain roles to complete additional role-based, specialized cybersecurity trainings.

We have continued to expand investments in IT security to attempt to mitigate cybersecurity risks, including additional end-user training, using layered defenses, identifying and protecting critical assets, strengthening monitoring and alerting, using AI for automated threat detection and response, as well as engaging experts. We regularly test defenses by performing simulations and drills at both a technical level (including through penetration tests) and by reviewing our operational policies and procedures with third-party experts. At the management level, our IT security team regularly monitors alerts and meets to discuss threat levels, trends and remediation. The team also prepares a monthly cyber scorecard, regularly collects data on cybersecurity threats and risk areas and conducts an annual risk assessment. Further, we conduct periodic external penetration tests, red team testing and maturity testing to assess our processes and procedures and the threat landscape. These tests and assessments are useful tools for maintaining a robust cybersecurity program that is designed to protect our investors, customers, employees, vendors, and intellectual property. In addition to assessing our own cybersecurity preparedness, we also consider and evaluate cybersecurity risks associated with use of third-party service providers. Our Internal Audit team conducts an annual review of third-party hosted applications with a specific focus on any sensitive data shared with third parties. The internal business owners of the hosted applications are required to document user access reviews at least annually and ~~provide~~request from the vendor a System and Organization Controls (SOC) 1 or SOC 2 report. If a third-party vendor is not able to provide a SOC 1 or SOC 2 report, we take additional steps to assess their cybersecurity preparedness and assess our relationship on that basis. Our assessment of risks associated with use of third-party providers is part of our overall cybersecurity risk management framework.

The Audit Committee and the full Board of Directors actively participate in discussions with management and amongst themselves regarding cybersecurity risks. The Audit Committee performs an annual review of the Company’s cybersecurity program, which includes discussion of management’s actions to identify and detect threats, as well as planned actions in the event of a response or recovery situation. The Audit Committee’s annual review also includes review of recent enhancements to the Company’s defenses and management’s progress on its cybersecurity strategic roadmap. In addition, the Board of Directors receives quarterly cybersecurity reports, which include a review of key performance indicators, test results and related remediation, and recent threats and how the Company is managing those threats. Further, at least annually, the Board of Directors receives updates on the Company’s Crisis Management Plan, which covers, among other things, potential cybersecurity incidents, data privacy and its compliance programs. To aid the Board of Directors with its cybersecurity and data privacy oversight responsibilities, the Board of Directors periodically hosts experts for presentations on these topics. For example, in ~~2024~~2025, the Board of Directors hosted an expert to discuss developments in the cybersecurity threat landscape and current cybersecurity trends across industries.

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We face a number of cybersecurity risks in connection with our business. Although such risks have not materially affected us, including our business strategy, results of operations or financial condition, to date, we have, from time to time, experienced threats to and breaches of our data and systems, including malware and computer virus attacks. For more information about the cybersecurity risks we face, and how, if realized, those risks are reasonably likely to materially affect us, see the risk factor entitled “Our financial performance and our reputation could be adversely affected, and we could be subject to legal liability or regulatory enforcement actions, if we are unable to protect against, or effectively respond to, cyberattacks or other cyber incidents” in Item 1A- Risk Factors.

Item 2. Properties

As of January 1, ~~2025~~2026, we operated 1,~~686~~768 rental locations. 1,~~433~~494 of these locations are in the United States, ~~158~~169 are in Canada, 3941 are in Europe and 5664 are in our Australasia network (which is comprised of our locations in Australia and New Zealand). The number of locations in each state, territory, province or country is shown in the table below, as is the number of locations that are in our general rentals (GR) and specialty (S) segments.

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Alabama (GR 3332, S 1011)

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Maine (GR 4, S 12)

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Oklahoma (GR 26, S 910)

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Alaska (GR 2)

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Maryland (GR 16, S 8)

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Oregon (GR 1314, S 7)

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Arizona (GR 2423, S 9)

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Ohio (GR 2526, S 1617)

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Our branch locations generally include facilities for displaying equipment and, depending on the location, may include separate areas for equipment service, storage and displaying contractor supplies. We own ~~127~~137 of our branch locations and lease the other branch locations. We also lease or own other premises used for purposes such as district and regional offices and service centers.

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We have a fleet of approximately 1718,~~300~~200 vehicles. These vehicles are used for delivery, maintenance, management and sales functions. Approximately 45 percent of this fleet is leased and the balance is owned.

Our corporate headquarters are located in Stamford, Connecticut, where we occupy approximately 47,000 square feet under a lease that expires in 2030. Additionally, we maintain other corporate facilities, including in Shelton, Connecticut, where we occupy approximately 12,000 square feet under a lease that expires in 2028, and in Scottsdale, Arizona, where we occupy approximately 2022,000 square feet under a lease that expires in 2029. Further, we maintain a shared-service facility in Charlotte, North Carolina, where we occupy approximately 100,000 square feet under a lease that expires in 2031.

Item 3. Legal Proceedings

A description of legal proceedings can be found in note 1514 to our consolidated financial statements, included in this report at Item 8—Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, and is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

PART II

Item 5. Market ~~For~~for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Market Information

Holdings’ common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “URI.” As of January 1, ~~2025~~2026, there were 6258 holders of record of our common stock. The number of beneficial owners is substantially greater than the number of record holders because a large portion of our common stock is held of record in broker “street names.”

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

The following table provides information about acquisitions of Holdings’ common stock by Holdings during the fourth quarter of ~~2024~~2025:

Period	Total Number ofShares Purchased		Average PricePaid Per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs (2)		Maximum Dollar Amount of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Program (2)
October 1, 2024 to October 31, 2024	141,641	(1)	$	815.81	141,412
October 1, 2025 to October 31, 2025	326,020	(1)	$	943.81	325,616
November 1, 2024 to November 30, 2024	179,442	(1)	$	833.52	147,720
November 1, 2025 to November 30, 2025	284,751	(1)	$	827.62	269,191
December 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024	175,242	(1)	$	785.14	173,008
December 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025	108,663	(1)	$	810.17	107,374
Total	~~496~~719,~~325~~434		$	~~811~~877.3864	$	~~462~~702,~~140~~181	$	~~250~~350,000,~~268~~473

(1)In October ~~2024~~2025, November ~~2024~~2025 and December ~~2024~~2025, ~~229~~404, 3115,~~722~~560 and 21,~~234~~289 shares, respectively, were withheld by Holdings to satisfy tax withholding obligations upon the vesting of restricted stock unit awards. These shares were not acquired pursuant to any repurchase plan or program.

(2)On ~~January~~April 2423, ~~2024~~2025, our Board of Directors authorized a $1.5 billion share repurchase program,. ~~and~~Subsequent ~~repurchases~~to ~~under~~the ~~this~~enactment ~~program~~of ~~began~~the innew ~~March~~federal ~~2024.~~tax Welegislation ~~have~~discussed ~~paused~~below ~~repurchases~~(see ~~under~~note 13 to the ~~program~~consolidated ~~due~~financial tostatements) in July 2025, and with consideration of the expected cash flow benefit associated with the legislation, our ~~pending~~Board ~~acquisition~~of Directors approved an increase in the size of ~~H&E~~the share repurchase program, from $1.5 Asbillion ~~discussed~~to in$2.0 ~~note~~billion. 19We expect to complete this program in the ~~consolidated~~first ~~financial~~quarter ~~statements,~~of on2026. On January 1328, ~~2025~~2026, weour ~~entered~~Board ~~into~~of Directors authorized a ~~definitive~~new ~~merger~~$5.0 ~~agreement~~billion toshare ~~acquire~~repurchase ~~H&E,~~program. ~~which~~The program is expected to ~~close~~commence inafter completion of the ~~first~~current ~~quarter~~program, ofand ~~2025~~does not have an established expiration date. We ~~currently~~ intend to ~~complete~~repurchase ~~the~~$1.15 ~~share~~billion ~~repurchase~~under the program; ~~however,~~in we2026. ~~will~~The ~~re-evaluate~~amount in the ~~timing~~table ~~over~~above ~~which~~reflects wethe ~~expect~~remaining toauthorization doas soof asDecember we31, ~~integrate~~2025 ~~H&E~~under ~~and~~the ~~assess~~current ~~other~~$2.0 ~~potential~~billion ~~uses~~share ofrepurchase ~~capital~~program. A 1 percent excise tax is imposed on “net repurchases” (certain purchases minus certain issuances) of common stock. The repurchases above (as well as the ~~total~~ program ~~size~~sizes) do not include the excise tax, which totaled $1318 million for the year ended December 31, ~~2024~~2025 (the total excise tax amount relates to both the open program above and our prior $1.5 billion share repurchase program that was completed in the first quarter of 2025).

Equity Compensation Plans

For information regarding equity compensation plans, see Item 12 of this annual report on Form 10-K.

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Item 6. Selected Financial Data

Not applicable.

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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (dollars in millions, except per share data and unless otherwise indicated)

We have omitted discussions comparing ~~2023~~2024 and ~~2022~~2023 results, as such disclosures were included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, ~~2023~~2024.

Global Economic Conditions

Our operations are impacted by global economic conditions, including inflation, tariffs, interest rate fluctuations and supply chain constraints, and we take actions to modify our plans to address such economic conditions. ~~In 2022, for example, we intentionally held back on sales of rental equipment to ensure we had sufficient rental capacity for our customers.~~ To date, the impact from supply chain disruptions has been limited, but we may experience more severe supply chain disruptions in the future. ~~Interest~~Although interest rates declined in 2025 (the weighted average interest rates on our variable debt instruments were 5.4 percent in 2025 and 6.3 percent in 2024), interest rates on our debt instruments have increased in recent years. For example, in ~~March~~December ~~2024~~2025, United Rentals (North America), Inc. (“URNA”) issued $1.15 billion ~~aggregate~~ principal amount of senior unsecured notes at a 65 13/8 percent interest rate, while URNA's issuance in August 2021 of $750 ~~aggregate~~ principal amount of senior unsecured notes was at a 3 ¾ percent interest rate. Additionally, the weighted average interest ~~rates~~rate on our variable debt instruments ~~were~~was 61.34 percent in ~~2024~~2021, ~~and~~as 1compared to 5.4 percent in ~~2021~~2025. We have experienced and are continuing to experience inflationary pressures. A portion of inflationary cost increases is passed on to customers. The most significant cost increases that are passed on to customers are for fuel and delivery, and there are other costs for which the pass through to customers is less direct, such as repairs and maintenance, and labor. Tariffs could result in the costs we incur being more than anticipated. The impact of inflation, tariffs and interest rate fluctuations may be significant in the future.

We continue to assess the economic environment in which we operate and take appropriate actions to address the economic challenges we face. See “Item 1. Business-Industry Overview and Economic Outlook” for a discussion of our end-markets, and Item 1A- Risk Factors for further discussion of the risks related to us and our business.

Executive Overview

We are the largest equipment rental company in the world, with an integrated network of 1,~~686~~768 rental locations. We primarily operate in the United States and Canada, and have a smaller presence in Europe, Australia and New Zealand (see Item 2—Properties for further detail). Although the equipment rental industry is highly fragmented and diverse, we believe that we are well positioned to take advantage of this environment because, as a larger company, we have more extensive resources and certain competitive advantages. These include a fleet of rental equipment with a total original equipment cost (“OEC”) of $2122.45 billion, and a North American branch network that operates in 49 U.S. states and every Canadian province, and serves 99 of the 100 largest metropolitan areas in the U.S. Our size also gives us greater purchasing power, the ability to provide customers with a broader range of equipment and services, the ability to provide customers with equipment that is more consistently well-maintained and therefore more productive and reliable, and the ability to enhance the earning potential of our assets by transferring equipment among branches to satisfy customer needs.

We offer our equipment for rent to a diverse customer base that includes construction and industrial companies, manufacturers, utilities, municipalities, homeowners and government entities. Our revenues are derived from the following sources: equipment rentals, sales of rental equipment, sales of new equipment, contractor supplies sales and service and other revenues. In ~~2024~~2025, equipment rental revenues represented 8586 percent of our total revenues.

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•The continued expansion and cross-selling of adjacent specialty and services products, which enables us to provide a “one-stop” shop for our customers. We believe that the expansion of our specialty business, as exhibited by our acquisition of Yak Access, LLC, Yak Mat, LLC and New South Access & Environmental Solutions, LLC (collectively, “Yak”) in March 2024, ~~which~~and isother ~~discussed~~recent, insmaller ~~note~~acquisitions 4in ~~to the consolidated financial statements~~Australia, as well as our tools and onsite services offerings, further positions United Rentals as a single source provider of total jobsite solutions through our extensive product and service resources and technology offerings; and

•The pursuit of strategic acquisitions to continue to expand our core equipment rental business, as exhibited by our acquisition of assets of Ahern Rentals, Inc. (“Ahern Rentals”) in December 2022, as well as ~~the~~other ~~pending acquisition of H&E Equipment Services~~smaller, ~~Inc.~~more ~~d/b/a~~recent ~~H&E Rentals (“H&E”) that is discussed below, which is expected to close in the first quarter of 2025~~acquisitions. Strategic acquisitions allow us to invest our capital to expand our business, further driving our ability to accomplish our strategic goals.

As discussed below, fleet productivity is a comprehensive metric that reflects the combined impact of changes in rental rates, time utilization, and mix that contribute to the variance in owned equipment rental revenue. For the full year ~~2024~~2025:

•Equipment rentals increased 86.0 percent year-over-year, including the impact of the Yak acquisition ~~that is discussed in note 4 to the consolidated financial statements~~;

•Average OEC increased 3.59 percent year-over-year;

•Fleet productivity increased 42.12 percent including the impact of the Yak acquisition, and increased 2.70 percent ~~excluding~~on ~~the~~a ~~impact~~pro offorma basis including the pre-acquisition results of Yak ~~acquisition~~for 2024; and

•6869 percent of equipment rental revenue was derived from key accounts. Key accounts are each managed by a single point of contact to enhance customer service.

Pending Acquisition of H&E

On January 13, 2025, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “H&E Merger Agreement”) that provides for our acquisition of H&E. Pursuant to the H&E Merger Agreement, we expect to acquire H&E for $92 per share in cash, reflecting a total enterprise value of approximately $4.8 billion, including approximately $1.4 billion of net debt. H&E provides its customers with a comprehensive mix of high-quality general rental fleet including aerial work platforms, earthmoving equipment, material handling equipment, and other general and specialty lines of equipment. With approximately $2.9 billion of rental fleet at original cost as of September 30, 2024, H&E serves a diverse mix of customers across both construction and industrial markets through its network of approximately 160 branches in over 30 U.S. states. For the 12 months ending September 30, 2024, H&E had revenues of $1.518 billion.

The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including a minimum tender of at least one share more than 50 percent of then-outstanding H&E common shares and the expiration of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976. We commenced a tender offer on January 28, 2025 to acquire all of the outstanding shares of H&E common stock for $92 per share in cash. Following completion of the tender offer, we intend to acquire all remaining shares not tendered in the offer through a second-step merger at the same price as in the tender offer. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2025.

Financial Overview

Prior to taking actions pertaining to our financial flexibility and liquidity, we assess our available sources and anticipated uses of cash, including, with respect to sources, cash generated from operations and from the sale of rental equipment. In ~~2024~~2025, we took the following actions to improve our financial flexibility and liquidity, and to position us to invest the necessary capital in our business (see note 1211 to the consolidated financial statements for further discussion of our debt instruments):

•~~Issued~~Amended ~~$1.1 billion aggregate principal amount of 6 1/8 percent Senior Notes due 2034. The issued debt, together with drawings on~~ our ABL facility, ~~was~~primarily ~~used~~ to ~~fund~~increase the ~~Yak~~facility ~~acquisition~~size ~~that~~from is$4.25 ~~discussed~~billion into ~~note~~ $4.50 billion and to extend the ~~consolidated~~maturity ~~financial~~date ~~statements~~to July 2030;

•Amended our term loan facility, ~~primarily~~which tobears ~~extend~~interest ~~the~~based ~~maturity~~on ~~date~~the toSecured ~~February~~Overnight ~~2031~~Financing ~~and~~Rate to(“SOFR”) ~~increase~~plus ~~the~~a ~~facility~~spread, ~~size~~primarily to ~~$1.0~~reduce ~~billion;~~the ~~and~~spread;

28•Redeemed all $500 principal amount of our 5 1/2 percent Senior Notes due 2027; and

•Issued $1.5 billion principal amount of 5 3/8 percent Senior Notes due 2033. The issued debt was used to fund the redemption of the 5 1/2 percent Senior Notes due 2027 noted above and to reduce drawings on our ABL facility.

As of December 31, 2025, we had available liquidity of $3.322 billion, comprised of cash and cash equivalents, and availability under the ABL and accounts receivable securitization facilities.

In April 2025, our Board of Directors authorized a $1.5 billion share repurchase program. Subsequent to the enactment of the new federal tax legislation discussed below (see note 13 to the consolidated financial statements) in July 2025, and with consideration of the expected cash flow benefit associated with the legislation, our Board of Directors approved an increase in the size of the share repurchase program, from $1.5 billion to $2.0 billion. We repurchased $1.65 billion under this program in 2025, and intend to complete the program in the first quarter of 2026. Including the repurchases made under a prior program that was completed in the first quarter of 2025, total share repurchases were $1.90 billion in 2025. On January 28, 2026, our Board of Directors authorized a new $5.0 billion share repurchase program. The program is expected to commence after completion of the current program, and does not have an established expiration date. We intend to repurchase $1.15 billion under the program in 2026. A 1 percent excise tax is imposed on “net repurchases” (certain purchases minus certain issuances) of common stock. The repurchases above (as well as the program sizes) do not include the excise tax, which totaled $18 in 2025 (the total excise tax amount relates to both the current program and the prior program that was completed in the first quarter of 2025).

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~~•Amended~~$406 ~~our~~($5.92 ~~accounts~~per ~~receivable~~share) ~~securitization~~in ~~facility~~2025, ~~primarily~~2024 toand ~~extend~~2023, ~~the~~respectively. ~~maturity~~On ~~date~~January 28, ~~and~~2026, toour ~~increase~~Board ~~the~~of ~~facility~~Directors ~~size~~declared ~~from~~a ~~$1.3~~quarterly ~~billion~~dividend toof $1.597 ~~billion.~~per ~~The~~share, ~~facility~~payable ~~expires in June 2025 and may be extended~~ on aFebruary 25, ~~364-day~~2026 ~~basis~~to bystockholders ~~mutual~~of ~~agreement~~record ~~with~~as ~~the~~of ~~purchasers~~February 11, ~~under the facility~~2026.

AsMerger Termination Benefit. In January 2025, we announced that we had signed a merger agreement to acquire H&E Equipment Services, Inc. d/b/a H&E Rentals (“H&E”). In February 2025, following the termination of that merger agreement, we received a break-up fee of $64. Our results for the year ended December 31, ~~2024~~2025 include a net $39 merger termination benefit, wewhich ~~had~~reflects ~~available~~this ~~liquidity~~break-up fee, net of $2related transaction costs.~~845~~ ~~billion,~~The net merger termination benefit is comprised of ~~cash~~$12 of professional fees recorded in selling, general and ~~cash~~administrative ~~equivalents~~("SG&A") expenses, $13 of bridge financing fees recorded in interest expense, net, and ~~availability~~the ~~under~~break-up fee of $64 recorded in other income, net. For the ~~ABL~~year ~~and~~ended ~~accounts~~December 31, ~~receivable~~2025, ~~securitization~~the ~~facilities~~impact of the merger termination was a $29 after-tax benefit, or $0.45 per diluted share, for net income and a $52 benefit for adjusted EBITDA (as defined below).

InNet ~~October 2022, our Board of Directors authorized a $1~~income.25 ~~billion~~Net ~~share~~income ~~repurchase~~and ~~program,~~diluted ~~which~~earnings ~~was~~per ~~completed in the first quarter of 2024. In January 2024, our Board of Directors authorized a $1.5 billion~~ share ~~repurchase~~for ~~program,~~each ~~and repurchases under this program began in March 2024, following the completion~~ of the ~~$1.25~~three ~~billion~~years ~~program. We repurchased $1.25 billion under this program~~ in ~~2024. We have paused repurchases under~~ the ~~program~~period ~~due~~ended ~~to our pending acquisition of H&E. As discussed above~~December 31, ~~on January 13,~~ 2025, weare ~~entered~~presented ~~into a definitive merger agreement to acquire H&E, which is expected to close in the first quarter of 2025~~below. We currently intend to complete the share repurchase program; however, we will re-evaluate the timing over which we expect to do so as we integrate H&E and assess other potential uses of capital. A 1 percent excise tax is imposed on “net repurchases” (certain purchases minus certain issuances) of common stock. The repurchases above (as well as the total program sizes) do not include the excise tax, which totaled $13 in 2024.

Our Board of Directors also approved our first-ever quarterly dividend program in January 2023, and the first dividend under the program was paid in February 2023. We did not pay any dividends prior to 2023, and in 2024 and 2023, we paid dividends totaling $434 ($6.52 per share) and $406 ($5.92 per share), respectively. On January 29, 2025, our Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $1.79 per share, payable on February 26, 2025 to stockholders of record as of February 12, 2025.


	Year Ended December 31,
	2025		2024		2023
Net income	$	2,494	$	2,575	$	2,424
Diluted earnings per share	$	38.61	$	38.69	$	35.28

Net income and diluted earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2025 include the impact of the H&E merger termination benefit discussed above. The impact of the merger termination for the year ended December 31, 2025 was a net after-tax benefit of $29, or $0.45 per diluted share. The merger termination did not impact the results for any other year above. Net income and diluted earnings per share for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, ~~2024~~2025 ~~are~~include ~~presented~~the after-tax impacts of the items below. The tax rates applied to the items below reflect the statutory rates in the applicable entities.

	Year Ended December 31,
	2024			2023		2022
	2025					2024					2023
Net income	$	2,575		$	2,424	$	2,105
Tax rate applied to items below	25.2		%			25.3		%			25.3		%
Diluted earnings per share	$	38.69		$	35.28	$	29.65
	Contribution to net income (after-tax)			Impact on diluted earnings per share		Contribution to net income (after-tax)			Impact on diluted earnings per share		Contribution to net income (after-tax)			Impact on diluted earnings per share
Merger related intangible asset amortization (1)	$	(122)		$	(1.89)	$	(143)		$	(2.14)	$	(160)		$	(2.33)
Impact on depreciation related to acquired fleet and property and equipment (2)	(72)			(1.11)		(102)			(1.53)		(113)			(1.65)
Impact of the fair value mark-up of acquired fleet (3)	(23)			(0.36)		(47)			(0.71)		(81)			(1.17)
Restructuring charge (4)	—			(0.01)		(2)			(0.04)		(21)			(0.31)
Asset impairment charge (5)	(4)			(0.06)		(3)			(0.05)		—			—
Debt related losses	(1)			(0.02)		(1)			(0.01)		—			—

Net income and diluted earnings per share for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2024 include the after-tax impacts of the items below. The tax rates applied to the items below reflect the statutory rates in the applicable entities.

	Year Ended December 31,
	2024					2023					2022
Tax rate applied to items below	25.3		%			25.3		%			25.3		%
	Contribution to net income (after-tax)			Impact on diluted earnings per share		Contribution to net income (after-tax)			Impact on diluted earnings per share		Contribution to net income (after-tax)			Impact on diluted earnings per share
Merger related intangible asset amortization (1)	$	(143)		$	(2.14)	$	(160)		$	(2.33)	$	(126)		$	(1.79)
Impact on depreciation related to acquired fleet and property and equipment (2)	(102)			(1.53)		(113)			(1.65)		(40)			(0.56)
Impact of the fair value mark-up of acquired fleet (3)	(47)			(0.71)		(81)			(1.17)		(20)			(0.29)
Restructuring charge (4)	(2)			(0.04)		(21)			(0.31)		—			—
Asset impairment charge (5)	(3)			(0.05)		—			—		(2)			(0.03)
Loss on repurchase/redemption/amendment of debt (6)	(1)			(0.01)		—			—		(13)			(0.18)

(1)This reflects the amortization of the intangible assets acquired in the major acquisitions that significantly impact our operations (the “major acquisitions,” each of which had annual revenues of over $200 prior to acquisition).

(2)This reflects the impact of extending the useful lives of equipment acquired in certain major acquisitions, net of the impact of additional depreciation associated with the fair value mark-up of such equipment. ~~The increase in 2023 primarily reflects the impact of the Ahern Rentals acquisition.~~

(3)This reflects additional costs recorded in cost of rental equipment sales associated with the fair value mark-up of rental equipment acquired in certain major acquisitions that was subsequently sold. The year-over-year ~~increase~~decreases in ~~2023~~2025 and ~~decrease in~~ 2024 primarily reflect the impact of the Ahern Rentals acquisition.

29(4)This primarily reflects severance and branch closure charges associated with our restructuring programs. The restructuring charges generally involve the closure of a large number of branches over a short period of time, often in periods following a major acquisition. The amounts above primarily reflect charges associated with the restructuring program initiated following the December 2022 acquisition of Ahern Rentals. See note 5 to the consolidated financial statements for additional detail on our restructuring programs.

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(4)This primarily reflects severance and branch closure charges associated with our restructuring programs. For additional information on the restructuring charges, which generally involve the closure of a large number of branches over a short period of time, often in periods following a major acquisition, see “Results of Operations-Other costs/(income)-restructuring charges” below. The amounts above primarily reflect charges associated with a restructuring program initiated following the closing of the Ahern Rentals acquisition. As of December 31, 2024, there were no open restructuring programs.

(5)This reflects write-offs of leasehold improvements and other fixed assets.

~~(6)This~~EBITDA ~~primarily~~GAAP ~~reflects~~Reconciliations. EBITDA represents the ~~difference~~sum ~~between~~of ~~the~~net income, provision for income taxes, interest expense, net, ~~carrying~~depreciation ~~amount~~of rental equipment and non-rental depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA represents EBITDA plus the ~~total~~sum ~~purchase~~of ~~price~~the restructuring charge, stock compensation expense, net, and the impact of the ~~redeemed~~fair ~~notes.~~value mark-up of

EBITDA GAAP Reconciliations. EBITDA represents the sum of net income, provision for income taxes, interest expense, net, depreciation of rental equipment and non-rental depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA represents EBITDA plus the sum of the restructuring charge, stock compensation expense, net, and the impact of the fair value mark-up of acquired fleet. See below for further detail on each adjusting item. These items are excluded from adjusted EBITDA internally when evaluating our operating performance and for strategic planning and forecasting purposes, and allow investors to make a more meaningful comparison between our core business operating results over different periods of time, as well as with those of other similar companies. The net income and adjusted EBITDA margins represent net income or adjusted EBITDA divided by total revenue. Management believes that EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA, when viewed with the Company’s results under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and the accompanying reconciliations, provide useful information about operating performance and period-over-period growth, and provide additional information that is useful for evaluating the operating performance of our core business without regard to potential distortions. Additionally, management believes that EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA help investors gain an understanding of the factors and trends affecting our ongoing cash earnings, from which capital investments are made and debt is serviced. However, EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA are not measures of financial performance or liquidity under GAAP and, accordingly, should not be considered as alternatives to net income or cash flow from operating activities as indicators of operating performance or liquidity. 28

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	Year Ended December 31,
	2024			2023			2022
Net income	$	2,575		$	2,424		$	2,105
Provision for income taxes	813			787			697
Interest expense, net	691			635			445
Depreciation of rental equipment	2,466			2,350			1,853
Non-rental depreciation and amortization	437			431			364
EBITDA	6,982			6,627			5,464
Restructuring charge (1)	3			28			—
Stock compensation expense, net (2)	112			94			127
Impact of the fair value mark-up of acquired fleet (3)	63			108			27
Adjusted EBITDA	$	7,160		$	6,857		$	5,618
Net income margin	16.8		%	16.9		%	18.1		%
Adjusted EBITDA margin	46.7		%	47.8		%	48.3		%

acquired fleet. See below for further detail on each adjusting item. These items are excluded from adjusted EBITDA internally when evaluating our operating performance and for strategic planning and forecasting purposes, and allow investors to make a more meaningful comparison between our core business operating results over different periods of time, as well as with those of other similar companies. The net income and adjusted EBITDA margins represent net income or adjusted EBITDA divided by total revenue. Management believes that EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA, when viewed with the Company’s results under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and the accompanying reconciliations, provide useful information about operating performance and period-over-period growth, and provide additional information that is useful for evaluating the operating performance of our core business without regard to potential distortions. Additionally, management believes that EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA help investors gain an understanding of the factors and trends affecting our ongoing cash earnings, from which capital investments are made and debt is serviced. However, EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA are not measures of financial performance or liquidity under GAAP and, accordingly, should not be considered as alternatives to net income or cash flow from operating activities as indicators of operating performance or liquidity.

Adjusted EBITDA for the year ended December 31, 2025 includes the impact of the H&E merger termination benefit discussed above. The impact of the merger termination for the year ended December 31, 2025 was a net after-tax benefit of $29 for net income and a $52 benefit for adjusted EBITDA. The merger termination did not impact the results for any other year in the table below. The table below provides a reconciliation between net income and EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA:


	Year Ended December 31,
	2025			2024			2023
Net income	$	2,494		$	2,575		$	2,424

Provision for income taxes	844			813			787
Interest expense, net	716			691			635

Depreciation of rental equipment	2,670			2,466			2,350
Non-rental depreciation and amortization	438			437			431
EBITDA	7,162			6,982			6,627

Restructuring charge (1)	1			3			28
Stock compensation expense, net (2)	134			112			94
Impact of the fair value mark-up of acquired fleet (3)	31			63			108

Adjusted EBITDA	$	7,328		$	7,160		$	6,857
Net income margin	15.5		%	16.8		%	16.9		%
Adjusted EBITDA margin	45.5		%	46.7		%	47.8		%

The table below provides a reconciliation between net cash provided by operating activities and EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA:

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	Year Ended December 31,
	2024		2023		2022
	2025		2024		2023
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	45,~~546~~190	$	4,~~704~~546	$	4,~~433~~704
Adjustments for items included in net cash provided by operating activities but excluded from the calculation of EBITDA:
Amortization of deferred financing costs and original issue discounts	(15)		(1415)		(1314)
Gain on sales of rental equipment	~~710~~635		~~786~~710		~~566~~786
Gain on sales of non-rental equipment	1718		2117		921
Insurance proceeds from damaged equipment	5150		3851		3238
Restructuring charge (1)	(31)		(283)		—(28)
Stock compensation expense, net (2)	(~~112~~134)		(94112)		(~~127~~94)
Loss on repurchase/redemption/amendment of debt (4)	(1)		—		(17)
Debt related losses (4)	(15)		(1)		—
Changes in assets and liabilities	~~121~~129		~~107~~121		~~(151)~~107
Cash paid for interest	~~674~~703		~~614~~674		~~406~~614
Cash paid for income taxes, net	~~994~~602		~~493~~994		~~326~~493
EBITDA	67,~~982~~162		6,~~627~~982		56,~~464~~627
Add back:
Restructuring charge (1)	31		283		—28
Stock compensation expense, net (2)	~~112~~134		94112		~~127~~94
Impact of the fair value mark-up of acquired fleet (3)	6331		~~108~~63		27108
Adjusted EBITDA	$	7,~~160~~328	$	67,~~857~~160	$	56,~~618~~857

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(1)This primarily reflects severance and branch closure charges associated with our restructuring programs. ~~For~~The ~~additional information on the~~ restructuring charges, ~~which~~ generally involve the closure of a large number of branches over a short period of time, often in periods following a major acquisition~~, see “Results of Operations-Other costs/(income)-restructuring charges” below~~. The amounts above primarily reflect charges associated with athe restructuring program initiated following the ~~closing~~December of2022 ~~the~~acquisition of Ahern Rentals ~~acquisition~~. AsSee ofnote ~~December 31,~~5 ~~2024,~~to ~~there~~the ~~were~~consolidated nofinancial ~~open~~statements for additional detail on our restructuring programs.

(2)Represents non-cash, share-based payments associated with the granting of equity instruments.

(4)~~This~~The ~~primarily~~amount ~~reflects~~for the ~~difference~~year ~~between~~ended ~~the~~December 31, ~~net~~2025 ~~carrying~~primarily ~~amount~~reflects ~~and~~bridge ~~the~~financing ~~total~~fees ~~purchase~~associated ~~price~~with of the ~~redeemed~~terminated ~~notes~~H&E acquisition discussed above.

For the year ended December 31, ~~2024~~2025, ~~year-over-year,~~ net income ~~increased~~decreased $~~151~~81, or 63.21 percent, ~~and~~to ~~net~~$2.494 billion, which included the $29 after-tax H&E merger termination benefit discussed above. Net income margin decreased 10130 basis points to 1615.85 percent, ~~(because~~primarily ~~net~~driven ~~income~~by ~~margin~~decreased ~~did~~gross ~~not~~margin ~~change~~from ~~significantly~~equipment ~~year-over-year~~rentals, ~~further~~particularly ~~explanation~~for of the ~~change~~specialty issegment, ~~not~~as ~~included~~discussed ~~herein).~~below ~~For~~(see ~~the~~“Results ~~year~~of ~~ended December 31, 2024, year~~Operations-~~over-year,~~Segment ~~adjusted~~Equipment ~~EBITDA~~Rentals ~~increased~~Gross ~~$303~~Profit”), orpartially ~~4.4~~offset ~~percent,~~by ~~and~~the ~~adjusted~~impact ~~EBITDA~~of ~~margin~~the ~~decreased~~H&E ~~110~~break-up ~~basis~~fee ~~points~~discussed ~~to 46~~above.7 ~~percent.~~

~~The~~For the year~~-over-year~~ ~~decrease~~ended inDecember 31, ~~the~~2025, adjusted EBITDA ~~margin~~increased ~~primarily~~$168, ~~reflects~~or a2.3 50percent, to $7.328 billion, which included the $52 merger termination benefit discussed above. Adjusted EBITDA margin decreased 120 basis ~~point~~points ~~decrease~~to in45.5 ~~equipment~~percent, ~~rentals~~primarily reflecting 1) decreased gross margin from equipment rentals (excluding depreciation and stock compensation expense) and a2) ~~600~~decreased ~~basis point decrease in~~ gross margin from sales of rental equipment (excluding the adjustment ~~reflected in the table above~~ for the impact of the fair value mark-up of acquired fleet), which primarily reflected the normalization of the used equipment market, including pricing, partially offset by 3) the impact of the H&E break-up fee discussed above. The decreased gross margin from equipment rentals is discussed below (~~excluding~~see ~~depreciation~~“Results ~~and~~of ~~stock~~Operations-Segment ~~compensation~~Equipment ~~expense)~~Rentals ~~primarily~~Gross ~~reflects~~Profit”). While the ~~(i)~~gross margin discussion below includes the impact of depreciation, the other non-depreciation items discussed below, including inflation, normal cost variability, and a higher proportion of ~~2024~~2025 revenue from ancillary revenues, which generate lower margins than owned equipment rentals, ~~(ii)~~for ~~inflation~~the ~~and~~specialty ~~(iii)~~segment, ~~normal~~were ~~cost variability. The decreased gross margin from sales of rental equipment (excluding~~ the ~~adjustment~~primary ~~for~~drivers ~~the impact~~ of the ~~fair~~decrease ~~value~~in ~~mark-up~~gross ofmargin ~~acquired~~from ~~fleet)~~equipment ~~primarily~~rentals ~~reflects~~on the ~~continued~~adjusted ~~normalization~~EBITDA ofbasis ~~the~~(excluding ~~used~~depreciation ~~equipment~~and ~~market,~~stock ~~including~~compensation ~~pricing~~expense).

Revenues. Revenues for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, ~~2024~~2025 were as follows:

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	Year Ended December 31,						Change
	2024		2023		2022		2024	2023
	2025		2024		2023		2025	2024
Equipment rentals*	$	13,~~029~~806	$	1213,~~064~~029	$	1012,~~116~~064	86.0%	198.30%
Sales of rental equipment	1,~~521~~413		1,~~574~~521		~~965~~1,574		(37.41)%	63(3.14)%
Sales of new equipment	~~282~~348		~~218~~282		~~154~~218		2923.4%	4129.64%
Contractor supplies sales	~~155~~163		~~146~~155		~~126~~146		65.2%	156.92%
Service and other revenues	~~358~~369		~~330~~358		~~281~~330		83.51%	178.45%
Total revenues	$	1516,~~345~~099	$	1415,~~332~~345	$	1114,~~642~~332	74.19%	237.1%
*Equipment rentals variance components:
Year-over-year change in average OEC							3.59%	213.95%
Assumed year-over-year inflation impact (1)							(1.5)%	(1.5)%
Fleet productivity (2)							42.12%	(04.7)1%
Contribution from ancillary and re-rent revenue (3)							1.94%	(01.4)9%
Total change in equipment rentals							86.0%	198.30%
*Pro forma equipment rentals variance components (4):
Year-over-year change in average OEC								10.4%
Assumed year-over-year inflation impact (1)								(1.5)%
Fleet productivity (2)								2.8%
Contribution from ancillary and re-rent revenue (3)								(0.4)%
Total change in equipment rentals								11.3%

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(1)Reflects the estimated impact of inflation on the revenue productivity of fleet based on OEC, which is recorded at cost.

(3)Reflects the combined impact of changes in the other types of equipment rentals revenue (see note 3 for further detail), excluding owned equipment rental revenue.

~~(4)We~~Equipment ~~completed~~rentals include our revenues from renting equipment, as well as revenue related to the ~~acquisition~~fees we charge customers: for equipment delivery and pick-up; to protect the customer against liability for damage to our equipment while on rent; for fuel; and for environmental costs. Collectively, these “ancillary fees” represented approximately 18 percent of ~~Ahern~~equipment ~~Rentals~~rental revenue in ~~December~~2025. ~~2022~~Delivery and pick-up revenue, which represented approximately eight percent of equipment rental revenue in 2025, is the most significant ancillary revenue component. ~~The~~Sales ~~pro~~of ~~forma~~rental ~~information~~equipment ~~includes~~represent our revenues from the ~~standalone,~~sale ~~pre-acquisition~~of ~~results~~used rental equipment. Sales of ~~Ahern~~new ~~Rentals~~equipment represent our revenues from the sale of new equipment. ~~Pro~~Contractor ~~forma~~supplies ~~information~~sales isrepresent ~~not~~our ~~reflected~~sales ~~above~~of ~~for~~supplies ~~2024~~utilized ~~versus~~by ~~2023~~contractors, ~~because~~which ~~Ahern~~include ~~Rentals~~construction ~~was~~consumables, ~~fully~~tools, ~~included~~small inequipment and safety supplies. Services and other revenues primarily represent our ~~results~~revenues ~~for~~earned ~~both~~from ~~years~~providing repair and maintenance services on our customers’ fleet (including parts sales). See note 3 to our consolidated financial statements for further discussion of our revenue recognition accounting.

~~Equipment~~2025 ~~rentals~~total ~~include our~~ revenues ~~from~~of ~~renting~~$16.1 ~~equipment,~~billion asincreased ~~well~~4.9 aspercent ~~revenue~~compared ~~related~~with to2024. ~~the~~Equipment ~~fees~~rentals weand ~~charge~~sales ~~customers:~~of ~~for~~rental equipment ~~delivery~~are ~~and pick-up; to protect the customer against liability for damage to~~ our ~~equipment~~largest ~~while~~revenue ontypes ~~rent;~~(together, ~~for~~they ~~fuel;~~accounted ~~and~~ for ~~environmental~~95 ~~costs. Collectively, these “ancillary fees” represented approximately 17~~ percent of ~~equipment~~total ~~rental~~ revenue infor ~~2024.~~the ~~Delivery~~year ~~and~~ended ~~pick-up revenue~~December 31, ~~which~~2025). ~~represented~~Equipment ~~approximately~~rentals ~~eight~~increased ~~percent~~6.0 ~~of equipment rental revenue in 2024~~percent, isprimarily ~~the~~due ~~most~~to ~~significant~~a ~~ancillary revenue component~~2.2 ~~Sales~~percent ofincrease ~~rental~~in ~~equipment~~fleet ~~represent~~productivity, ~~our~~which ~~revenues~~includes ~~from~~ the ~~sale~~impact of ~~used rental equipment. Sales of new equipment represent our revenues from~~ the ~~sale~~Yak ~~of new equipment. Contractor supplies sales represent our sales of supplies utilized by contractors~~acquisition, ~~which include construction consumables, tools, small equipment~~ and ~~safety~~a ~~supplies~~3.9 ~~Services~~percent ~~and~~increase ~~other~~in ~~revenues~~average ~~primarily~~OEC. ~~represent~~Fleet ~~our~~productivity ~~revenues~~increased ~~earned~~2.0 ~~from~~percent ~~providing repair and maintenance services~~ on ~~our~~a ~~customers’~~pro ~~fleet~~forma (basis including ~~parts~~the ~~sales).~~pre-acquisition ~~See~~results ~~note~~of 3Yak tofor ~~our~~2024. ~~consolidated~~Sales ~~financial~~of ~~statements~~rental ~~for~~equipment ~~further~~did ~~discussion~~not ofchange ~~our~~significantly ~~revenue recognition accounting~~year-over-year.

2024 total revenues of $15.3 billion increased 7.1 percent compared with 2023. Equipment rentals and sales of rental equipment are our largest revenue types (together, they accounted for 95 percent of total revenue for the year ended December 31, 2024). Equipment rentals increased 8.0 percent, primarily due to a 4.1 percent increase in fleet productivity, which includes the impact of the Yak acquisition, and a 3.5 percent increase in average OEC. Fleet productivity increased 2.7 percent excluding the impact of the Yak acquisition. Sales of rental equipment did not change significantly year-over-year.

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We prepare our consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP. A summary of our significant accounting policies is contained in note 2 to our consolidated financial statements. In applying many accounting principles, we make assumptions, estimates and/or judgments. These assumptions, estimates and/or judgments are often subjective and may change based on changing circumstances or changes in our analysis. Material changes in these assumptions, estimates and/or judgments have the potential to materially alter our results of operations. We have identified below our accounting policies that we believe could potentially produce materially different results if we were to change underlying assumptions, estimates and/or judgments. Although actual results may differ from those estimates, we believe the estimates are reasonable and appropriate.

Allowance for Credit Losses. We maintain allowances for credit losses. These allowances reflect our estimate of the amount of our receivables that we will be unable to collect based on historical write-off experience and, as applicable, current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts that affect collectibility. Our estimate could require change based on changing circumstances, including changes in the economy or in the particular circumstances of individual customers. Accordingly, we may be required to increase or decrease our allowances. Trade receivables that have contractual maturities of one year or less are written-off when they are determined to be uncollectible based on the criteria necessary to qualify as a deduction for federal tax purposes. Write-offs of such receivables require management approval based on specified dollar thresholds. See note 3 to our consolidated financial statements for further detail.

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conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts that affect collectibility. Our estimate could require change based on changing circumstances, including changes in the economy or in the particular circumstances of individual customers. Accordingly, we may be required to increase or decrease our allowances. Trade receivables that have contractual maturities of one year or less are written-off when they are determined to be uncollectible based on the criteria necessary to qualify as a deduction for federal tax purposes. Write-offs of such receivables require management approval based on specified dollar thresholds. See note 3 to our consolidated financial statements for further detail.

Useful Lives and Salvage Values of Rental Equipment and Property and Equipment. We depreciate rental equipment and property and equipment over their estimated useful lives, after giving effect to an estimated salvage value which ranges from zero percent to 50 percent of cost. The weighted average salvage value of our rental equipment is 12 percent of cost (immaterial salvage values are assigned to our property and equipment). Rental equipment is depreciated whether or not it is out on rent.

The useful life of an asset is determined based on our estimate of the period over which the asset can generate revenues; such periods are periodically reviewed for reasonableness. In addition, the salvage value, which is also reviewed periodically for reasonableness, is determined based on our estimate of the minimum value we will realize from the asset after such period. We may be required to change these estimates based on changes in our industry or other changing circumstances. If these estimates change in the future, we may be required to recognize increased or decreased depreciation expense for these assets.

To the extent that the useful lives of all of our rental equipment were to increase or decrease by one year, we estimate that our annual depreciation expense would decrease or increase by approximately $~~297~~311 or $~~391~~410, respectively. If the estimated salvage values of all of our rental equipment were to increase or decrease by one percentage point, we estimate that our annual depreciation expense would change by approximately $2930. Any change in depreciation expense as a result of a hypothetical change in either useful lives or salvage values would generally result in a proportional increase or decrease in the gross profit we would recognize upon the ultimate sale of the asset. To the extent that the useful lives of all of our depreciable property and equipment were to increase or decrease by one year, we estimate that our annual non-rental depreciation expense would decrease or increase by approximately $4451 or $6676, respectively.

Acquisition Accounting. We have made a number of acquisitions in the past and may continue to make acquisitions in the future. The assets acquired and liabilities assumed are recorded based on their respective fair values at the date of acquisition. Long-lived assets (principally rental equipment), goodwill and other intangible assets generally represent the largest components of our acquisitions. Rental equipment is valued utilizing either a cost, market or income approach, or a combination of certain of these methods, depending on the asset being valued and the availability of market or income data. Goodwill is calculated as the excess of the cost of the acquired business over the net of the fair value of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed. The intangible assets that we have acquired are non-compete agreements, customer relationships and trade names and associated trademarks. The estimated fair values of these intangible assets reflect various assumptions about discount rates, revenue growth rates, operating margins, terminal values, useful lives and other prospective financial information. Non-compete agreements, customer relationships and trade names and associated trademarks are valued based on an excess earnings or income approach based on projected cash flows.

Determining the fair value of the assets and liabilities acquired can be judgmental in nature and can involve the use of significant estimates and assumptions. The significant judgments include estimation of future cash flows, which is dependent on forecasts; estimation of the long-term rate of growth; estimation of the useful life over which cash flows will occur; and determination of a risk-adjusted weighted average cost of capital. When appropriate, our estimates of the fair values of assets and liabilities acquired include assistance from independent third-party appraisal firms. The judgments made in determining the estimated fair value assigned to the assets acquired, as well as the estimated life of the assets, can materially impact net income in periods subsequent to the acquisition through depreciation and amortization, and in certain instances through impairment charges, if the asset becomes impaired in the future. As discussed below, we regularly review for impairments.

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When we make an acquisition, we also acquire other assets and assume liabilities. These other assets and liabilities typically include, but are not limited to, parts inventory, accounts receivable, accounts payable and other working capital items. Because of their short-term nature, the fair values of these other assets and liabilities generally approximate the book values on the acquired entities' balance sheets.

Evaluation of Goodwill Impairment. Goodwill is tested for impairment annually or more frequently if an event or circumstance indicates that an impairment loss may have been incurred. Application of the goodwill impairment test requires judgment, including: the identification of reporting units; assignment of assets and liabilities to reporting units; assignment of goodwill to reporting units; determination of the fair value of each reporting unit; and an assumption as to the form of the transaction in which the reporting unit would be acquired by a market participant (either a taxable or nontaxable transaction).

When conducting the goodwill impairment test, we are required to compare the fair value of our reporting units (which are our regions) with the carrying amount. As discussed in note 5 to our consolidated financial statements, our divisions are our operating segments. We conduct the goodwill impairment test at the reporting unit level, which is one level below the operating segment level. 32

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When conducting the goodwill impairment test, we are required to compare the fair value of our reporting units (which are our regions) with the carrying amount. As discussed in note 4 to our consolidated financial statements, our divisions are our operating segments. We conduct the goodwill impairment test at the reporting unit level, which is one level below the operating segment level.

Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) guidance permits entities to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. We estimate the fair value of our reporting units using a combination of an income approach based on the present value of estimated future cash flows and a market approach based on market price data of shares of our Company and other corporations engaged in similar businesses as well as acquisition multiples paid in recent transactions. We believe this approach, which utilizes multiple valuation techniques, yields the most appropriate evidence of fair value.

Inherent in our preparation of cash flow projections are assumptions and estimates derived from a review of our operating results, business plans, expected growth rates, cost of capital and tax rates. We also make certain forecasts about future economic conditions, interest rates and other market data. Many of the factors used in assessing fair value are outside the control of management, and these assumptions and estimates may change in future periods. Changes in assumptions or estimates could materially affect the estimate of the fair value of a reporting unit, and therefore could affect the likelihood and amount of potential impairment. The following assumptions are significant to our income approach:

Business Projections- We make assumptions about the level of equipment rental activity in the marketplace and cost levels. These assumptions drive our planning assumptions for pricing and utilization and also represent key inputs for developing our cash flow projections. These projections are developed using our internal business plans over a ten-year planning period that are updated at least annually;

Long-term Growth Rates- Beyond the planning period, we also utilize an assumed long-term growth rate representing the expected rate at which a reporting unit's cash flow stream is projected to grow. These rates are used to calculate the terminal value of our reporting units, and are added to the cash flows projected during our ten-year planning period; and

Discount Rates- Each reporting unit's estimated future cash flows are discounted at a rate that is consistent with a weighted-average cost of capital that is likely to be expected by market participants. The weighted-average cost of capital is an estimate of the overall after-tax rate of return required by equity and debt holders of a business enterprise.

The market approach is one of the other methods used for estimating the fair value of our reporting units' business enterprise. This approach takes two forms: The first is based on the market value (market capitalization plus interest-bearing liabilities) and operating metrics (e.g., revenue and EBITDA) of companies engaged in the same or similar line of business. The second form is based on multiples paid in recent acquisitions of companies.

In connection with our goodwill impairment test that was conducted as of October 1, ~~2024~~2025, we bypassed the optional qualitative assessment for each reporting unit and quantitatively compared the fair values of our reporting units with their carrying amounts. Our goodwill impairment testing as of this date indicated that all of our reporting units, including our Matting Solutions reporting unit, which was created following the March 2024 acquisition of Yak that is discussed in note 4 to the consolidated financial statements and which includes the assets acquired in the Yak acquisition, and our Mobile Storage reporting unit, which is discussed below associated with the goodwill impairment test that was conducted as of October 1, 2023, had estimated fair values which exceeded their respective carrying amounts by at least 6032 percent.

34Impairment of Long-lived Assets (Excluding Goodwill). We review the recoverability of our rental equipment, property and equipment, lease assets and other intangible assets when events or changes in circumstances occur that indicate that the carrying value of the assets may not be recoverable. If there are such indications, we assess our ability to recover the carrying value of the assets from their expected future pre-tax cash flows (undiscounted and without interest charges). If the expected cash flows are less than the carrying value of the assets, an impairment loss is recognized for the difference between the estimated fair value and carrying value. We also conduct impairment reviews in connection with branch consolidations and other changes in our business. During each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2025, we recognized asset impairment charges, primarily in depreciation of rental equipment in our consolidated statements of income, that were not significant to our operating results ($5 or less for each year).

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Impairment of Long-lived Assets (Excluding Goodwill). We review the recoverability of our rental equipment, property and equipment, lease assets and other intangible assets when events or changes in circumstances occur that indicate that the carrying value of the assets may not be recoverable. If there are such indications, we assess our ability to recover the carrying value of the assets from their expected future pre-tax cash flows (undiscounted and without interest charges). If the expected cash flows are less than the carrying value of the assets, an impairment loss is recognized for the difference between the estimated fair value and carrying value. We also conduct impairment reviews in connection with branch consolidations and other changes in our business. During each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2024, we recognized asset impairment charges, primarily in depreciation of rental equipment in our consolidated statements of income, that were not significant to our operating results ($4 or less for each year).

In support of our review for indicators of impairment, we perform a review of all assets at the district level relative to district performance and conclude whether indicators of impairment exist associated with our long-lived assets, including rental equipment. We also specifically review the financial performance of our rental equipment. Such review includes an estimate of the future rental revenues from our rental assets based on current and expected utilization levels, the age of the assets and their remaining useful lives. Additionally, we estimate when the assets are expected to be removed or retired from our rental fleet as well as the expected proceeds to be realized upon disposition. Based on our most recently completed quarterly reviews, there were no indications of impairment associated with our rental equipment, property and equipment, lease assets or other intangible assets.

Income Taxes. We recognize deferred tax assets and liabilities for certain future deductible or taxable temporary differences expected to be reported in our income tax returns. These deferred tax assets and liabilities are computed using the tax rates that are expected to apply in the periods when the related future deductible or taxable temporary difference is expected to be settled or realized. In the case of deferred tax assets, the future realization of the deferred tax benefits and carryforwards are determined with consideration to historical profitability, projected future taxable income, the expected timing of the reversals of existing temporary differences, and tax planning strategies. After consideration of all these factors, we recognize deferred tax assets when we believe that it is more likely than not that we will realize them. The most significant positive evidence that we consider in the recognition of deferred tax assets is the expected reversal of cumulative deferred tax liabilities resulting from book versus tax depreciation of our rental equipment fleet that is well in excess of the deferred tax assets.

We use a two-step approach for recognizing and measuring tax benefits taken or expected to be taken in a tax return regarding uncertainties in income tax positions. The first step is recognition: we determine whether it is more likely than not that a tax position will be sustained upon examination, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. In evaluating whether a tax position has met the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold, we presume that the position will be examined by the appropriate taxing authority with full knowledge of all relevant information. The second step is measurement: a tax position that meets the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold is measured to determine the amount of benefit to recognize in the financial statements. The tax position is measured at the largest amount of benefit that is greater than 50 percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement.

We are subject to ongoing tax examinations and assessments in various jurisdictions. Accordingly, accruals for tax contingencies are established based on the probable outcomes of such matters. Our ongoing assessments of the probable outcomes of the examinations and related tax accruals require judgment and could increase or decrease our effective tax rate as well as impact our operating results.

We have historically considered the undistributed earnings of our foreign subsidiaries to be indefinitely reinvested, and, accordingly, no taxes were provided on such earnings prior to the fourth quarter of 2020. In 2021, we remitted the cumulative amount of identified cash in our foreign operations in excess of near-term working capital needs. ~~The~~In ~~taxes~~the ~~recorded~~fourth ~~associated~~quarter ~~with~~of ~~the~~2025, ~~remitted~~in ~~cash~~connection ~~were~~with ~~immaterial.~~a Werestructuring ~~continue~~of toour ~~expect~~international ~~that~~holdings, ~~the~~we ~~remaining~~identified ~~balance~~$324 of ~~our~~distributable ~~undistributed~~ foreign earnings ~~will~~that bewe ~~indefinitely~~have ~~reinvested.~~determined Ifshould weno ~~determine~~longer ~~that~~be ~~all~~considered orindefinitely areinvested. ~~portion~~We ofexpect ~~such~~to ~~foreign~~remit ~~earnings~~the ~~are~~cash that is no longer considered indefinitely reinvested in 2026, weand, ~~may~~in bethe ~~subject~~fourth toquarter ~~additional~~of ~~foreign~~2025, ~~withholding~~we recorded immaterial taxes ~~and~~associated ~~U.S.~~with ~~state~~the ~~income~~planned ~~taxes~~repatriation.

We continue to expect that our undistributed foreign earnings, excluding the distributable foreign earnings described above, will be indefinitely reinvested. If we determine that all or a portion of such foreign earnings are no longer indefinitely reinvested, we may be subject to additional foreign withholding taxes and U.S. state income taxes. At December 31, 2025, unremitted earnings of foreign subsidiaries were $1.621 billion. Determination of the amount of unrecognized deferred tax liability on these unremitted earnings is not practicable.

Results of Operations

As discussed in note 54 to our consolidated financial statements, our reportable segments are general rentals and specialty. The general rentals segment includes the rental of construction, aerial, industrial and homeowner equipment and related services and activities. The general rentals segment’s customers include construction and industrial companies, manufacturers, utilities, municipalities, homeowners and government entities. This segment operates throughout the United States and Canada. The specialty segment rents products (and provides setup and other services on such rented equipment) including (i) trench safety equipment, such as trench shields, aluminum hydraulic shoring systems, slide rails, crossing plates, construction lasers and line testing equipment for underground work, (ii) power and HVAC equipment, such as portable diesel generators, electrical distribution equipment, and temperature control equipment, (iii) fluid solutions equipment primarily used for fluid containment, transfer and treatment, (iv) mobile storage equipment and modular office space, and (v) surface protection mats. The specialty segment’s customers include construction companies involved in infrastructure projects, municipalities and industrial companies. This segment primarily operates in the United States and Canada, and has a smaller presence in Europe, Australia and New Zealand.

35As discussed in note 4 to our consolidated financial statements, our general rentals reporting segment reflects the aggregation of four geographic divisions—Central, Northeast, Southeast and West. Historically, there have occasionally been variances in the levels of equipment rentals gross margins achieved by these divisions, though such variances have generally

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~~utilities,~~been ~~municipalities,~~small ~~homeowners~~(close ~~and~~to ~~government~~or ~~entities.~~less ~~This~~than ~~segment~~10 ~~operates~~percent, ~~throughout~~measured versus the ~~United~~equipment ~~States~~rentals ~~and~~gross ~~Canada.~~margins ~~The~~of ~~specialty~~the ~~segment~~aggregated ~~rents~~general ~~products~~rentals' ~~(and~~divisions). ~~provides~~For ~~setup~~the ~~and~~five ~~other~~year ~~services~~period onended ~~such~~December 31, ~~rented~~2025, ~~equipment)~~there ~~including~~was ~~(i)~~no ~~trench~~general ~~safety~~rentals' ~~equipment,~~division ~~such~~with asan ~~trench~~equipment ~~shields,~~rentals ~~aluminum~~gross ~~hydraulic~~margin ~~shoring~~that ~~systems,~~differed ~~slide~~materially ~~rails,~~from ~~crossing~~the ~~plates,~~equipment ~~construction~~rentals ~~lasers~~gross ~~and~~margin ~~line~~of ~~testing~~the ~~equipment~~aggregated ~~for~~general ~~underground~~rentals' ~~work,~~divisions. ~~(ii)~~The ~~power~~rental ~~and~~industry ~~HVAC~~is ~~equipment~~cyclical, ~~such~~and asthere ~~portable~~historically ~~diesel~~have ~~generators,~~occasionally ~~electrical~~been ~~distribution~~divisions with equipment, ~~and~~rentals ~~temperature~~gross ~~control~~margins ~~equipment,~~that ~~(iii)~~varied ~~fluid~~by ~~solutions~~greater ~~equipment~~than ~~primarily~~10 ~~used~~percent ~~for~~from ~~fluid~~the ~~containment,~~equipment ~~transfer~~rentals ~~and~~gross ~~treatment,~~margins ~~(iv)~~of ~~mobile~~the ~~storage~~aggregated ~~equipment~~general ~~and~~rentals' ~~modular~~divisions, ~~office~~though ~~space,~~the ~~and~~specific ~~(v)~~divisions ~~surface~~with ~~protection~~margin ~~mats.~~variances ~~The~~of ~~specialty~~over ~~segment’s~~10 ~~customers~~percent ~~include~~have ~~construction~~fluctuated, ~~companies~~and ~~involved~~such invariances ~~infrastructure~~have ~~projects,~~generally ~~municipalities~~not ~~and~~exceeded ~~industrial~~10 ~~companies.~~percent ~~This~~by ~~segment~~a ~~primarily~~significant ~~operates~~amount. inWe monitor the ~~United~~margin ~~States~~variances and ~~Canada,~~confirm ~~and~~margin ~~has~~similarity abetween ~~smaller~~divisions ~~presence~~on ina ~~Europe,~~quarterly ~~Australia and New Zealand~~basis.

As discussed in note 5 to our consolidated financial statements, our general rentals reporting segment reflects the aggregation of four geographic divisions—Central, Northeast, Southeast and West. Historically, there have occasionally been variances in the levels of equipment rentals gross margins achieved by these divisions, though such variances have generally been small (close to or less than 10 percent, measured versus the equipment rentals gross margins of the aggregated general rentals' divisions). For the five year period ended December 31, 2024, there was no general rentals' division with an equipment rentals gross margin that differed materially from the equipment rentals gross margin of the aggregated general rentals' divisions. The rental industry is cyclical, and there historically have occasionally been divisions with equipment rentals gross margins that varied by greater than 10 percent from the equipment rentals gross margins of the aggregated general rentals' divisions, though the specific divisions with margin variances of over 10 percent have fluctuated, and such variances have generally not exceeded 10 percent by a significant amount. We monitor the margin variances and confirm margin similarity between divisions on a quarterly basis.

We believe that the divisions that are aggregated into our segments have similar economic characteristics, as each division is capital intensive, offers similar products to similar customers, uses similar methods to distribute its products, and is subject to similar competitive risks. The aggregation of our divisions also reflects the management structure that we use for making operating decisions and assessing performance. Although we believe aggregating these divisions into our reporting segments for segment reporting purposes is appropriate, to the extent that there are significant margin variances that do not converge, we may be required to disaggregate the divisions into separate reporting segments. Any such disaggregation would have no impact on our consolidated results of operations.

These reporting segments align our external segment reporting with how management evaluates business performance and allocates resources. We evaluate segment performance primarily based on segment equipment rentals gross profit. Our revenues, operating results, and financial condition fluctuate from quarter to quarter reflecting the seasonal rental patterns of our customers, with rental activity tending to be lower in the winter.

Revenues by segment were as follows:


	General rentals		Specialty		Total
Year Ended December 31, 2025
Equipment rentals	$	9,165	$	4,641	$	13,806
Sales of rental equipment	1,216		197		1,413
Sales of new equipment	199		149		348
Contractor supplies sales	87		76		163
Service and other revenues	334		35		369
Total revenue	$	11,001	$	5,098	$	16,099
Year Ended December 31, 2024
Equipment rentals	$	8,945	$	4,084	$	13,029
Sales of rental equipment	1,328		193		1,521
Sales of new equipment	159		123		282
Contractor supplies sales	87		68		155
Service and other revenues	326		32		358
Total revenue	$	10,845	$	4,500	$	15,345
Year Ended December 31, 2023
Equipment rentals	$	8,803	$	3,261	$	12,064
Sales of rental equipment	1,411		163		1,574
Sales of new equipment	95		123		218
Contractor supplies sales	89		57		146
Service and other revenues	299		31		330
Total revenue	$	10,697	$	3,635	$	14,332

Equipment rentals. Equipment rentals represented 86 percent of total revenues in 2025. 2025 equipment rentals of $13.8 billion increased 6.0 percent year-over-year, primarily due to a 2.2 percent increase in fleet productivity, which includes the impact of the Yak acquisition, and a 3.9 percent increase in average OEC. Fleet productivity increased 2.0 percent on a pro forma basis including the pre-acquisition results of Yak for 2024.

On a segment basis, equipment rentals represented 83 percent and 91 percent of total revenues for general rentals and specialty, respectively. General rentals equipment rentals increased 2.5 percent as compared to 2024. Specialty rentals increased

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	General rentals		Specialty		Total
Year Ended December 31, 2024
Equipment rentals	$	8,945	$	4,084	$	13,029
Sales of rental equipment	1,328		193		1,521
Sales of new equipment	159		123		282
Contractor supplies sales	87		68		155
Service and other revenues	326		32		358
Total revenue	$	10,845	$	4,500	$	15,345
Year Ended December 31, 2023
Equipment rentals	$	8,803	$	3,261	$	12,064
Sales of rental equipment	1,411		163		1,574
Sales of new equipment	95		123		218
Contractor supplies sales	89		57		146
Service and other revenues	299		31		330
Total revenue	$	10,697	$	3,635	$	14,332
Year Ended December 31, 2022
Equipment rentals	$	7,345	$	2,771	$	10,116
Sales of rental equipment	835		130		965
Sales of new equipment	73		81		154
Contractor supplies sales	81		45		126
Service and other revenues	250		31		281
Total revenue	$	8,584	$	3,058	$	11,642

13.6 percent, including the impact of the Yak acquisition, as compared to 2024, primarily due to increased average OEC. Specialty equipment rentals increased 12.2 percent year-over-year including the pre-acquisition results of Yak for 2024.

~~Equipment~~Sales ~~rentals. Equipment rentals represented 85 percent~~ of ~~total~~rental ~~revenues in 2024~~equipment. ~~2024~~For ~~equipment~~the ~~rentals~~three ofyears ~~$13.0~~in ~~billion~~the ~~increased~~period ~~8.0~~ended ~~percent year-over-year~~December 31, ~~primarily due to a 4.1 percent increase in fleet productivity~~2025, ~~which~~sales ~~includes the impact~~ of ~~the~~rental ~~Yak~~equipment ~~acquisition,~~represented ~~and~~approximately a10 ~~3.5~~ percent ~~increase~~of inour ~~average~~total ~~OEC~~revenues. ~~Fleet~~2025 ~~productivity~~sales ~~increased~~of ~~2.7~~rental ~~percent~~equipment ~~excluding~~of ~~the~~$1.4 ~~impact~~billion ofdid ~~the~~not ~~Yak~~change ~~acquisition.~~significantly year-over-year.

OnSales aof ~~segment~~new ~~basis,~~ equipment. ~~rentals~~For ~~represented~~the 82three ~~percent~~years ~~and~~in 91the ~~percent~~period ofended ~~total~~December 31, ~~revenues~~2025, ~~for~~sales ~~general~~of ~~rentals~~new ~~and~~equipment ~~specialty,~~represented ~~respectively.~~approximately ~~General~~2 ~~rentals~~percent ~~equipment~~of ~~rentals~~our ~~increased~~total 1revenues.6 ~~percent~~2025 assales ~~compared~~of tonew ~~2023.~~equipment ~~Specialty~~of ~~rentals~~$348 increased 2523.24 percent asfrom ~~compared to 2023~~2024, primarily due to ~~the~~supply ~~impact~~chain ~~of the Yak acquisition and increased average OEC~~normalization. ~~Specialty equipment rentals increased 16.9 percent year-over-year excluding the revenue from the acquired Yak locations.~~

~~Sales~~Contractor ofsupplies ~~rental equipment~~sales. For the three years in the period ended December 31, ~~2024~~2025, sales of ~~rental~~contractor ~~equipment~~supplies represented approximately 101 percent of our total revenues. ~~2024~~2025 sales of ~~rental~~contractor ~~equipment~~supplies ~~of $1.5 billion~~ did not change significantly ~~year-over-year~~from 2024.

~~Sales~~Service ofand ~~new~~other ~~equipment~~revenues. For the three years in the period ended December 31, ~~2024~~2025, ~~sales~~service ofand ~~new~~other ~~equipment~~revenues represented approximately 2 percent of our total revenues. ~~2024~~2025 ~~sales~~service ofand ~~new~~other ~~equipment~~revenues ofdid ~~$282~~not ~~increased~~change ~~29.4~~significantly ~~percent~~ from ~~2023, primarily due to the impact of the Yak acquisition and supply chain normalization~~2024.

Contractor supplies sales. For the three years in the period ended December 31, 2024, sales of contractor supplies represented approximately 1 percent of our total revenues. 2024 sales of contractor supplies did not change significantly from 2023.

Service and other revenues. For the three years in the period ended December 31, 2024, service and other revenues represented approximately 2 percent of our total revenues. 2024 service and other revenues did not change significantly from 2023.

Fourth Quarter Items. There were no unusual or infrequently occurring items recognized in the fourth quarter of 2024 or 2023 that had a material impact on our financial statements.

Segment Equipment Rentals Gross Profit

37See note 4 to our consolidated financial statements for additional information on segment performance. Segment equipment rentals gross profit and gross margin for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2025 were as follows:

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	General rentals			Specialty			Total
2025
Equipment Rentals Gross Profit	$	3,225		$	2,023		$	5,248
Equipment Rentals Gross Margin	35.2		%	43.6		%	38.0		%
2024
Equipment Rentals Gross Profit	$	3,232		$	1,966		$	5,198
Equipment Rentals Gross Margin	36.1		%	48.1		%	39.9		%
2023
Equipment Rentals Gross Profit	$	3,219		$	1,595		$	4,814
Equipment Rentals Gross Margin	36.6		%	48.9		%	39.9		%

~~See~~General ~~note~~rentals. 5For tothe ~~our~~three ~~consolidated~~years ~~financial~~in ~~statements~~the period ended December 31, 2025, general rentals accounted for ~~additional~~69 ~~information~~percent onof ~~segment~~total ~~performance~~equipment rentals and 63 percent of total equipment rentals gross profit. ~~Segment~~For the year ended December 31, 2025, general rentals’ equipment rentals gross profit decreased by $7, and equipment rentals gross margin ~~for~~decreased ~~each~~by of90 ~~the~~basis ~~three~~points, ~~years~~from in2024, primarily due to the ~~period~~impact ~~ended~~of ~~December 31~~inflation and normal cost variability, ~~2024~~particularly ~~were~~in asdelivery ~~follows:~~and labor and benefits costs.

	General rentals			Specialty			Total
2024
Equipment Rentals Gross Profit	$	3,232		$	1,966		$	5,198
Equipment Rentals Gross Margin	36.1		%	48.1		%	39.9		%
2023
Equipment Rentals Gross Profit	$	3,219		$	1,595		$	4,814
Equipment Rentals Gross Margin	36.6		%	48.9		%	39.9		%
2022
Equipment Rentals Gross Profit	$	2,905		$	1,340		$	4,245
Equipment Rentals Gross Margin	39.6		%	48.4		%	42.0		%

Specialty. For the year ended December 31, 2025, equipment rentals gross profit increased by $57, and equipment rentals gross margin decreased by 450 basis points from 2024. Gross margin decreased primarily due to 1) increased depreciation expense, including the impact of the Yak acquisition and growth in the acquired Yak locations, 2) inflation and normal cost variability, particularly in delivery costs, and 3) the impact of a higher proportion of 2025 revenue from ancillary revenues, which generate lower margins than owned equipment rentals. The increase in delivery costs also related in part to repositioning fleet to efficiently support strong demand.

General rentals. For the three years in the period ended December 31, 2024, general rentals accounted for 71 percent of total equipment rentals and 66 percent of total equipment rentals gross profit. For the year ended December 31, 2024, general rentals’ equipment rentals gross profit increased by $13, and equipment rentals gross margin decreased by 50 basis points, from 2023, primarily due to the impact of inflation and normal cost variability, including increases in insurance and certain other costs.

Specialty. For the year ended December 31, 2024, equipment rentals gross profit increased by $371, and equipment rentals gross margin decreased by 80 basis points from 2023. Gross margin decreased primarily due to increased depreciation expense, which largely reflected the impact of the Yak acquisition.

Gross Margin. Gross margins by revenue classification were as follows:

	Year Ended December 31,			Change
	2024	2023	2022	2024	2023
Total gross margin	40.1%	40.6%	42.9%	(50) bps	(230) bps
Equipment rentals	39.9%	39.9%	42.0%	— bps	(210) bps
Sales of rental equipment	46.7%	49.9%	58.7%	(320) bps	(880) bps
Sales of new equipment	18.8%	17.9%	19.5%	90 bps	(160) bps
Contractor supplies sales	33.5%	32.2%	33.3%	130 bps	(110) bps
Service and other revenues	38.3%	38.5%	40.2%	(20) bps	(170) bps

2024 gross margin of 40.1 percent decreased 50 basis points from 2023. Equipment rentals gross margin for 2024 was flat year-over-year. Gross margin from sales of rental equipment decreased 320 basis points from 2023, which primarily reflected the continued normalization of the used equipment market, including pricing. The gross margin fluctuations from sales of new equipment, contractor supplies sales and service and other revenues generally reflect normal variability, and such revenue types did not account for a significant portion of total gross profit (gross profit for these revenue types represented 4 percent of total gross profit for the year ended December 31, 2024).

Other costs/(income)

The table below includes the other costs/(income) in our consolidated statements of income, as well as key associated metrics, for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2024:

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	Year Ended December 31,									Change
	2024			2023			2022			2024	2023
	2025			2024			2023			2025	2024
Selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expense	$	1,645		$	1,527		$	1,400		7.7%	9.1%
Total gross margin	38.2%			40.1%			40.6%			(190) bps	(50) bps
SG&A expense as a percentage of revenue	10.7		%	10.7		%	12.0		%	— bps	(130) bps
Equipment rentals	38.0%			39.9%			39.9%			(190) bps	— bps
Restructuring charge	3			28			—			(89.3)%	—
Sales of rental equipment	44.9%			46.7%			49.9%			(180) bps	(320) bps
Non-rental depreciation and amortization	437			431			364			1.4%	18.4%
Sales of new equipment	20.1%			18.8%			17.9%			130 bps	90 bps
Interest expense, net	691			635			445			8.8%	42.7%
Contractor supplies sales	30.7%			33.5%			32.2%			(280) bps	130 bps
Other income, net	(14)			(19)			(15)			(26.3)%	26.7%
Service and other revenues	38.2%			38.3%			38.5%			(10) bps	(20) bps
Provision for income taxes	813			787			697			3.3%	12.9%
Effective tax rate	24.0		%	24.5		%	24.9		%	(50) bps	(40) bps

~~SG&A~~2025 ~~expense~~gross margin of 38.2 percent decreased 190 basis points from 2024. Equipment rentals gross margin decreased 190 basis points from 2024, primarily ~~includes~~due ~~sales~~to ~~force~~reduced ~~compensation~~margins in the specialty segment, ~~information~~as ~~technology~~discussed above. Additionally, as discussed above, equipment rentals gross margin for the general rentals segment decreased primarily due to inflation and normal cost variability, particularly in delivery and labor and benefits costs. Gross margin from sales of rental equipment decreased 180 basis points from 2024, ~~third~~which ~~party~~primarily ~~professional~~reflected ~~fees~~the normalization of the used equipment market, ~~management~~including ~~salaries~~pricing. The gross margin fluctuations from sales of new equipment, ~~bad~~contractor ~~debt~~supplies ~~expense~~sales and ~~clerical~~service and ~~administrative~~other ~~overhead.~~revenues ~~SG&A~~generally ~~expense~~reflect asnormal variability, and such revenue types did not account for a ~~percentage~~significant portion of total gross profit (gross profit for these revenue types represented 4 percent of total gross profit for the year ended December 31, ~~2024 was flat year-over-year~~2025).

~~The~~Other ~~restructuring charges primarily reflect severance and branch closure charges associated with our restructuring programs. We incur severance~~ costs and branch closure charges in the ordinary course of our business. We only include such costs that are part of a restructuring program as restructuring charges. The designated restructuring programs generally involve the closure of a large number of branches over a short period of time, often in periods following a major acquisition, and result in significant costs that we would not normally incur absent a major acquisition or other triggering event that results in the initiation of a restructuring program. The year-over-year decrease in restructuring charges for the year ended December 31, 2024 primarily reflects 2023 charges associated with the restructuring program initiated following the December 2022 acquisition of Ahern Rentals. Since the first such program was initiated in 2008, we have completed seven restructuring programs and have incurred total restructuring charges of $383. We currently have no open restructuring programs, and the total liability associated with our restructuring programs was $17 as of December 31, 2024./(income)

The table below includes the other costs/(income) in our consolidated statements of income, as well as key associated metrics, for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2025:


	Year Ended December 31,									Change
	2025			2024			2023			2025	2024
Selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expense	$	1,732		$	1,645		$	1,527		5.3%	7.7%
SG&A expense as a percentage of revenue	10.8		%	10.7		%	10.7		%	10 bps	— bps

Restructuring charge	1			3			28			(66.7)%	(89.3)%
Non-rental depreciation and amortization	438			437			431			0.2%	1.4%
Interest expense, net	716			691			635			3.6%	8.8%

Other income, net	(81)			(14)			(19)			478.6%	(26.3)%
Provision for income taxes	844			813			787			3.8%	3.3%
Effective tax rate	25.3		%	24.0		%	24.5		%	130 bps	(50) bps

SG&A expense primarily includes sales force compensation, information technology costs, third party professional fees, management salaries, bad debt expense and clerical and administrative overhead. SG&A expense as a percentage of revenue for the year ended December 31, 2025 did not change significantly year-over-year.

The restructuring charges primarily reflect severance and branch closure charges associated with our restructuring programs. We incur severance costs and branch closure charges in the ordinary course of our business. We only include such costs that are part of a restructuring program as restructuring charges. The designated restructuring programs generally involve the closure of a large number of branches over a short period of time, often in periods following a major acquisition, and result in significant costs that we would not normally incur absent a major acquisition or other triggering event that results in the initiation of a restructuring program. The amounts above primarily reflect charges associated with the restructuring program initiated following the December 2022 acquisition of Ahern Rentals. Since the first such program was initiated in 2008, we have completed seven restructuring programs and have incurred total restructuring charges of $384. See note 5 to the consolidated financial statements for additional detail on our restructuring programs.

Non-rental depreciation and amortization includes (i) the amortization of other intangible assets and (ii) depreciation expense associated with equipment that is not offered for rent (such as computers and office equipment) and amortization expense associated with leasehold improvements. Our other intangible assets consist of customer relationships, non-compete agreements and trade names and associated trademarks.

Interest expense, net for the year ended December 31, ~~2024~~2025 ~~increased~~did bynot ~~8.8~~change ~~percent~~significantly year-over-year, ~~primarily~~as ~~due~~the toimpact of decreased variable debt interest rates was offset by increased average debt,. ~~including~~The ~~the~~weighted average interest rates on our variable debt ~~issued~~instruments towere ~~partially~~5.4 ~~fund~~percent and 6.3 percent for the ~~Yak~~years ~~acquisition~~December 31, ~~discussed~~2025 ~~above~~and 2024, respectively. Interest expense, net

~~Other income, net primarily includes (i) currency gains and losses, (ii) finance charges, (iii) gains and losses on sales of non-rental equipment and (iv) other miscellaneous items.~~37

ATable ~~detailed reconciliation~~ of ~~the effective tax rates to the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate is included in note 14 to our consolidated financial statements.~~Contents

~~Balance~~for sheet. Prepaid expenses and other assets increased by $100, or 74.1 percent, from December 31, 2023 to December 31, 2024, primarily due to an increase in income taxes receivable which reflected required tax payments exceeding the ~~estimated~~year tax accruals (see note 6 to the consolidated financial statements for further detail). Operating lease right-of-use assets increased by $238, or 21.7 percent, and operating lease liabilities increased by $194, or 21.7 percent, from December ~~31, 2023 to December~~ 31, ~~2024,~~2025 ~~and~~includes both increases primarily reflected increased amounts of real estate and equipment leased under operating leases. Accounts payable decreased by $157, or 17.3 percent, from December 31, 2023 to December 31, 2024, primarily reflecting normal variability in business activity and the ~~timing~~bridge offinancing ~~payments.~~fees ~~See~~associated ~~the~~with ~~consolidated statements of cash flows for further information on changes in cash and cash equivalents,~~ the ~~consolidated~~terminated ~~statements~~H&E ofacquisition ~~stockholders’~~discussed equity for further information on changes in stockholders’ equity, note 8 for further detail on property and equipment, net, note 9 for further detail on goodwill, note 10 for further detail on accrued expenses and other liabilities, and note 12 for further detail on short-term and long-term debtabove.

Other income, net primarily includes (i) currency gains and losses, (ii) finance charges, (iii) gains and losses on sales of non-rental equipment and (iv) other miscellaneous items. Other income, net for the year ended December 31, 2025 includes $64 of income associated with the receipt of the break-up fee associated with the terminated H&E acquisition discussed above.

A detailed reconciliation of the effective tax rates to the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate is included in note 13 to our consolidated financial statements.

Fourth Quarter Items. In the fourth quarter of 2025, we issued $1.5 billion principal amount of 5 3/8 percent Senior Notes due 2033. The net proceeds of the issuance were used to redeem all $500 principal amount of our 5 1/2 percent Senior Notes due 2027 and to reduce drawings on our ABL facility. There were no unusual or infrequently occurring items recognized in the fourth quarter of 2024 that had a material impact on our financial statements.

Balance sheet. Prepaid expenses and other assets increased by $164, or 69.8 percent, from December 31, 2024 to December 31, 2025, primarily due to an increase in income taxes receivable, which reflected required tax payments exceeding the estimated tax accruals. See the consolidated statements of cash flows for further information on changes in cash and cash equivalents, the consolidated statements of stockholders’ equity for further information on changes in stockholders’ equity, and note 11 for further detail on short-term and long-term debt.

Liquidity and Capital Resources.

We manage our liquidity using internal cash management practices, which are subject to (i) the policies and cooperation of the financial institutions we utilize to maintain and provide cash management services, (ii) the terms and other requirements of the agreements to which we are a party and (iii) the statutes, regulations and practices of each of the local jurisdictions in which we operate. See “Financial Overview” above for a summary of the ~~2024~~2025 capital structure actions taken to improve our financial flexibility and liquidity.

39In April 2025, our Board of Directors authorized a $1.5 billion share repurchase program, and repurchases under the program began in April 2025. Subsequent to the enactment of the new federal tax legislation discussed below (see note 13 to the consolidated financial statements) in July 2025, and with consideration of the expected cash flow benefit associated with the legislation, our Board of Directors approved an increase in the size of the share repurchase program, from $1.5 billion to $2.0 billion. We repurchased $1.65 billion under this program in 2025, and intend to complete the program in the first quarter of 2026. On January 28, 2026, our Board of Directors authorized a new $5.0 billion share repurchase program. We plan to begin repurchases under the new program following the planned completion of the existing $2.0 billion share repurchase program in the first quarter of 2026. This program does not have an established expiration date, and we intend to repurchase $1.15 billion under the program in 2026. A 1 percent excise tax is imposed on “net repurchases” (certain purchases minus certain issuances) of common stock. The repurchases above (as well as the program sizes) do not include the excise tax, which totaled $18 in 2025 (the total excise tax amount relates to both the current program and a prior program that was completed in the first quarter of 2025). Since 2012, we have repurchased a total of $9.396 billion (inclusive of excise taxes, which were first imposed in 2023) of Holdings' common stock under our share repurchase programs (comprised of nine programs that have ended and the current program).

Our Board of Directors also approved our first-ever quarterly dividend program in January 2023, and the first dividend under the program was paid in February 2023. We paid dividends totaling $464 ($7.16 per share), $434 ($6.52 per share) and $406 ($5.92 per share) in 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively. On January 28, 2026, our Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $1.97 per share, payable on February 25, 2026 to stockholders of record as of February 11, 2026.

Our principal existing sources of cash are cash generated from operations and from the sale of rental equipment, and borrowings available under our ABL and accounts receivable securitization facilities. As of December 31, 2025, we had cash and cash equivalents of $459. Cash equivalents at December 31, 2025 consist of direct obligations of financial institutions rated A or better. We believe that our existing sources of cash will be sufficient to support our existing operations over the next 12 months. The table below presents financial information associated with our principal sources of cash as of and for the year December 31, 2025:

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In October 2022, our Board of Directors authorized a $1.25 billion share repurchase program, which was completed in the first quarter of 2024. In January 2024, our Board of Directors authorized a $1.5 billion share repurchase program, and repurchases under this program began in March 2024, following the completion of the $1.25 billion program. We repurchased $1.25 billion under this program in 2024. We have paused repurchases under the program due to our pending acquisition of H&E. As discussed in note 19 to the consolidated financial statements, on January 13, 2025, we entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire H&E, which is expected to close in the first quarter of 2025. We currently intend to complete the share repurchase program; however, we will re-evaluate the timing over which we expect to do so as we integrate H&E and assess other potential uses of capital. A 1 percent excise tax is imposed on “net repurchases” (certain purchases minus certain issuances) of common stock. The repurchases above (as well as the total program sizes) do not include the excise tax, which totaled $13 in 2024. Since 2012, we have repurchased a total of $7.478 billion (inclusive of immaterial excise taxes, which were first imposed in 2023) of Holdings' common stock under our share repurchase programs (comprised of eight programs that have ended and the current program).



ABL facility:
Borrowing capacity, net of letters of credit	$	2,822
Outstanding debt, net of debt issuance costs (1)	1,645
Interest rate at December 31, 2025	4.7		%
Average month-end principal amount of debt outstanding (1)	2,027
Weighted-average interest rate on average debt outstanding	5.3		%
Maximum month-end principal amount of debt outstanding (1)	2,803
Accounts receivable securitization facility (2):
Borrowing capacity	41
Outstanding debt, net of debt issuance costs	1,459
Interest rate at December 31, 2025	4.8		%
Average month-end principal amount of debt outstanding	1,366
Weighted-average interest rate on average debt outstanding	5.2		%
Maximum month-end principal amount of debt outstanding	1,484

Our Board of Directors also approved our first-ever quarterly dividend program in January 2023, and the first dividend under the program was paid in February 2023. We did not pay any dividends prior to 2023, and during 2024 and 2023, we paid dividends totaling $434 ($6.52 per share) and $406 ($5.92 per share), respectively. On January 29, 2025, our Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $1.79 per share, payable on February 26, 2025 to stockholders of record as of February 12, 2025.

Our principal existing sources of cash are cash generated from operations and from the sale of rental equipment, and borrowings available under our ABL and accounts receivable securitization facilities. As of December 31, 2024, we had cash and cash equivalents of $457. Cash equivalents at December 31, 2024 consist of direct obligations of financial institutions rated A or better. We believe that our existing sources of cash will be sufficient to support our existing operations over the next 12 months. The table below presents financial information associated with our principal sources of cash as of and for the year December 31, 2024:

ABL facility:
Borrowing capacity, net of letters of credit	$	1,973
Outstanding debt, net of debt issuance costs (1)	2,253
Interest rate at December 31, 2024	5.6		%
Average month-end principal amount of debt outstanding (1)	1,634
Weighted-average interest rate on average debt outstanding	6.2		%
Maximum month-end principal amount of debt outstanding (1)	2,259
Accounts receivable securitization facility (2):
Borrowing capacity	415
Outstanding debt, net of debt issuance costs	1,085
Interest rate at December 31, 2024	5.4		%
Average month-end principal amount of debt outstanding (3)	1,219
Weighted-average interest rate on average debt outstanding	6.1		%
Maximum month-end principal amount of debt outstanding (3)	1,424

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(1) ~~The~~As ~~outstanding~~discussed above, in the fourth quarter of 2025, we issued $1.5 billion principal amount of 5 3/8 percent Senior Notes due 2033, and ~~maximum~~used ~~amounts~~part of ~~debt~~the ~~under~~net proceeds to reduce drawings on the ABL facility, ~~exceeded~~which ~~the~~contributed ~~average~~to the outstanding amount ~~primarily~~above ~~due~~being toless than the average and maximum amounts. Additionally, the maximum amount reflects the use of borrowings under the facility to fund seasonal expenditures ~~and acquisition activity~~.

(2) As discussed in note 1211 to the consolidated financial statements, the accounts receivable securitization facility expires on June 24, ~~2025~~2026 and may be extended on a 364-day basis by mutual agreement with the purchasers under the facility.

We expect that our principal short-term (over the next 12 months) and long-term needs for cash relating to our operations will be to fund (i) operating activities and working capital, (ii) the purchase of rental equipment and inventory items offered for sale, (iii) payments due under operating leases, (iv) debt service, (v) debt repayment or redemption, (vi) share repurchases, (vii) dividends and (viii) acquisitions. We plan to fund such cash requirements from our existing sources of cash. We may also seek additional financing through the securitization of some of our real estate, the use of additional operating leases or other financing sources as market conditions permit. The table below presents information on payments coming due under the most significant categories of our needs for cash (excluding operating cash flows pertaining to normal business operations, such as human capital costs, which are not accurately estimable) as of December 31, 2025:

(3) The maximum amount of debt under the accounts receivable securitization facility exceeded the average outstanding amount primarily due to normal usage of increased availability under the facility. Borrowings under the accounts receivable securitization facility are permitted only to the extent that the face amount of the receivables in the collateral pool, net of applicable reserves and other deductions, exceeds the outstanding loans. The maximum amount of debt above reflects normal usage of the available borrowings based on the amount of the receivables in the collateral pool (see note 12 to the consolidated financial statements for further detail). In May 2024, the accounts receivable securitization facility was amended, primarily to extend the maturity date and to increase the facility size from $1.3 billion to $1.5 billion, which also contributed to the difference in the average and maximum amounts outstanding.


	2026		2027		2028		2029		2030		Thereafter		Total
Debt and finance leases (1)	$	1,577	$	851	$	1,747	$	1,537	$	3,170	$	5,420	$	14,302
Interest due on debt (2)	662		626		518		507		330		498		3,141
Operating leases (1)	379		333		280		221		151		297		1,661



Purchase obligations (3)	3,425		3		—		—		—		—		3,428

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	2025		2026		2027		2028		2029		Thereafter		Total
Debt and finance leases (1)	$	1,178	$	77	$	3,571	$	1,707	$	1,513	$	5,426	$	13,472
Interest due on debt (2)	659		632		546		364		354		482		3,037
Operating leases (1)	351		318		266		212		152		300		1,599
Purchase obligations (3)	3,469		10		—		—		—		—		3,479

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(1) The payments due with respect to a period represent (i) in the case of debt and finance leases, the scheduled principal payments due in such period, and (ii) in the case of operating leases, the payments due in such period for non-cancelable operating leases with initial or remaining terms of one year or more. See note 1211 to the consolidated financial statements for further debt information, and note 1312 for further finance lease and operating lease information.

(2) Estimated interest payments have been calculated based on the principal amount of debt and the applicable interest rates as of December 31, ~~2024~~2025.

(3) As of December 31, ~~2024~~2025, we had outstanding advance purchase orders, which were negotiated in the ordinary course of business, with our equipment and inventory suppliers. These purchase orders can generally be cancelled by us without cancellation penalties. The equipment and inventory receipts from the suppliers pursuant to these purchase orders and the related payments to the suppliers are expected to be completed primarily throughout ~~2025~~2026.

The amount of our future capital expenditures will depend on a number of factors, including general economic conditions and growth prospects. We expect that we will fund such expenditures from cash generated from operations, proceeds from the sale of rental and non-rental equipment and, if required, borrowings available under the ABL and accounts receivable securitization facilities. Net payments for rental capital expenditures (defined as payments for purchases of rental equipment less the proceeds from sales of rental equipment) were $2.~~232~~736 billion, $2.~~140~~232 billion and $2.~~471~~140 billion in ~~2024~~2025, ~~2023~~2024 and ~~2022~~2023, respectively.

To access the capital markets, we rely on credit rating agencies to assign ratings to our securities as an indicator of credit quality. Lower credit ratings generally result in higher borrowing costs and reduced access to debt capital markets. Credit ratings also affect the costs of derivative transactions, including interest rate and foreign currency derivative transactions. As a result, negative changes in our credit ratings could adversely impact our costs of funding. Our credit ratings as of January 27, 2025 were as follows: 39

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	Corporate Rating	Outlook
Moody’s	Ba1	Stable
Standard & Poor’s	BB+	Stable

A security rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities. There is no assurance that any rating will remain in effect for a given period of time or that any rating will not be revised or withdrawn by a rating agency in the future.

Loan Covenants and Compliance. As of December 31, ~~2024~~2025, we were in compliance with the covenants and other provisions of the ABL, accounts receivable securitization and term loan facilities and the senior notes. Any failure to be in compliance with any material provision or covenant of these agreements could have a material adverse effect on our liquidity and operations.

The only financial covenant that currently exists under the ABL facility is the fixed charge coverage ratio. Subject to certain limited exceptions specified in the ABL facility, the fixed charge coverage ratio covenant under the ABL facility will only apply in the future if specified availability under the ABL facility falls below 10 percent of the maximum revolver amount under the ABL facility for five consecutive business days. When certain conditions are met, cash and cash equivalents and borrowing base collateral in excess of the ABL facility size may be included when calculating specified availability under the ABL facility. As of December 31, ~~2024~~2025, specified availability under the ABL facility exceeded the required threshold and, as a result, this financial covenant was inapplicable. Under our accounts receivable securitization facility, we are required, among other things, to maintain certain financial tests relating to: (i) the default ratio, (ii) the delinquency ratio, (iii) the dilution ratio and (iv) days sales outstanding. The accounts receivable securitization facility also requires us to comply with the fixed charge coverage ratio under the ABL facility, to the extent the ratio is applicable under the ABL facility.

41Covenants in the agreements governing our ABL facility, term loan facility and certain other debt instruments impose limitations on our ability to make share repurchases and dividend payments, subject to important exceptions that would allow us to make such repurchases or payments under certain conditions. Based on our current total indebtedness leverage ratio (as defined in the applicable debt agreements) and usage of the ABL facility as of December 31, 2025, we met the criteria under the applicable debt agreements for these exceptions, and as a result we were not restricted in our ability to make share repurchases and dividend payments.

~~Table~~Sources and Uses of ~~Contents~~Cash. During 2025, we (i) generated cash from operating activities of $5.190 billion, (ii) generated cash from the sale of rental and non-rental equipment of $1.469 billion and (iii) received cash from debt proceeds, net of payments, of $653. We used cash during this period principally to (i) make payments for purchases of rental and non-rental equipment and intangible assets of $4.528 billion, (ii) purchase other companies for $357, (iii) purchase shares of our common stock for $1.969 billion and (iv) pay dividends of $464. During 2024, we (i) generated cash from operating activities of $4.546 billion, (ii) generated cash from the sale of rental and non-rental equipment of $1.588 billion and (iii) received cash from debt proceeds, net of payments, of $1.748 billion. We used cash during this period principally to (i) make payments for purchases of rental and non-rental equipment and intangible assets of $4.127 billion, (ii) purchase other companies for $1.655 billion, (iii) purchase shares of our common stock for $1.571 billion and (iv) pay dividends of $434.

financial tests relating to: (i) the default ratio, (ii) the delinquency ratio, (iii) the dilution ratio and (iv) days sales outstanding. The accounts receivable securitization facility also requires us to comply with the fixed charge coverage ratio under the ABL facility, to the extent the ratio is applicable under the ABL facility.

Covenants in the agreements governing our ABL facility, term loan facility and certain other debt instruments impose limitations on our ability to make share repurchases and dividend payments, subject to important exceptions that would allow us to make such repurchases or payments under certain conditions. Based on our current total indebtedness leverage ratio (as defined in the applicable debt agreements) and usage of the ABL facility as of December 31, 2024, we met the criteria under the applicable debt agreements for these exceptions, and as a result we were not restricted in our ability to make share repurchases and dividend payments.

Sources and Uses of Cash. During 2024, we (i) generated cash from operating activities of $4.546 billion, (ii) generated cash from the sale of rental and non-rental equipment of $1.588 billion and (iii) received cash from debt proceeds, net of payments, of $1.748 billion. We used cash during this period principally to (i) make payments for purchases of rental and non-rental equipment and intangible assets of $4.127 billion, (ii) purchase other companies for $1.655 billion, (iii) purchase shares of our common stock for $1.571 billion and (iv) pay dividends of $434. During 2023, we (i) generated cash from operating activities of $4.704 billion and (ii) generated cash from the sale of rental and non-rental equipment of $1.634 billion. We used cash during this period principally to (i) make payments for purchases of rental and non-rental equipment and intangible assets of $4.070 billion, (ii) purchase other companies for $574, (iii) purchase shares of our common stock for $1.070 billion and (iv) pay dividends of $406.

Free Cash Flow GAAP Reconciliation

We define “free cash flow” as net cash provided by operating activities less payments for purchases of, and plus proceeds from, equipment and intangible assets. The equipment and intangible asset items are included in cash flows from investing activities. Management believes that free cash flow provides useful additional information concerning cash flow available to meet future debt service obligations and working capital requirements. However, free cash flow is not a measure of financial performance or liquidity under GAAP. Accordingly, free cash flow should not be considered an alternative to net income or cash flow from operating activities as an indicator of operating performance or liquidity. The table below provides a reconciliation between net cash provided by operating activities and free cash flow.

	Year Ended December 31,
	2024		2023		2022
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	4,546	$	4,704	$	4,433
Payments for purchases of rental equipment	(3,753)		(3,714)		(3,436)
Payments for purchases of non-rental equipment and intangible assets	(374)		(356)		(254)
Proceeds from sales of rental equipment	1,521		1,574		965
Proceeds from sales of non-rental equipment	67		60		24
Insurance proceeds from damaged equipment	51		38		32
Free cash flow	$	2,058	$	2,306	$	1,764

~~Free~~Table ~~cash flow for the year ended December 31, 2024 was $2.058 billion, a decrease~~ of $248 as compared to $2.306 billion for the year ended December 31, 2023. Free cash flow decreased primarily due to lower cash provided by operating activities, which largely reflected the impact of higher cash tax payments and other working capital activities, partially offset by increased net income. Contents


	Year Ended December 31,
	2025		2024		2023
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	5,190	$	4,546	$	4,704
Payments for purchases of rental equipment	(4,149)		(3,753)		(3,714)
Payments for purchases of non-rental equipment and intangible assets	(379)		(374)		(356)
Proceeds from sales of rental equipment	1,413		1,521		1,574
Proceeds from sales of non-rental equipment	56		67		60
Insurance proceeds from damaged equipment	50		51		38

Free cash flow	$	2,181	$	2,058	$	2,306

Free cash flow for the year ended December 31, 2025 was $2.181 billion, an increase of $123, or 6.0 percent, as compared to $2.058 billion for the year ended December 31, 2024.

Relationship between Holdings and URNA. Holdings is principally a holding company and primarily conducts its operations through its wholly owned subsidiary, URNA, and subsidiaries of URNA. Holdings licenses its tradename and other intangibles and provides certain services to URNA in connection with its operations. These services principally include: (i) senior management services; (ii) finance and tax-related services and support; (iii) information technology systems and support; (iv) acquisition-related services; (v) legal services; and (vi) human resource support. In addition, Holdings leases certain equipment and real property that are made available for use by URNA and its subsidiaries.

Information Regarding Guarantors of URNA Indebtedness

URNA is 100 percent -owned by Holdings and has certain ~~outstanding~~series ~~indebtedness~~of its senior notes that isare guaranteed by both Holdings and certain U.S. subsidiaries of URNA, ~~with~~including United Rentals Highway Technologies Gulf, LLC, United Rentals (Delaware), Inc. and United Rentals Realty, LLC (together, the ~~exception~~“guarantor subsidiaries”). Other than the guarantee by our Canadian subsidiary of ~~its~~URNA's indebtedness under the ABL facility, none of URNA’s indebtedness is guaranteed by URNA's foreign subsidiaries, the U.S. special purpose vehicle which holds receivable assets relating to the Company’s accounts receivable securitization facility (the “SPV”), ~~and~~certain aimmaterial subsidiaries or the foreign subsidiary holding company acquired in connection with the General Finance acquisition (together, ~~all~~the “non-guarantor subsidiaries”). The receivable assets owned by the SPV have been sold or contributed by URNA to the SPV and are not available to satisfy the obligations of URNA or Holdings’s Uother subsidiaries.S. Holdings consolidates each of URNA and the guarantor subsidiaries (in its consolidated financial statements. URNA and the “guarantor subsidiaries”) are all 100 percent-owned and controlled by Holdings. ~~Other~~Holdings’ ~~than~~guarantees of URNA’s indebtedness are full and unconditional, except that the ~~guarantee~~guarantees may be automatically released and relieved upon satisfaction of the requirements for legal defeasance or covenant defeasance under the applicable indenture being met. The Holdings guarantees are also subject to subordination provisions (to the same extent that the obligations of the issuer under the relevant notes are subordinated to other debt of the issuer) and to a standard limitation which provides that the maximum amount guaranteed by ~~our~~Holdings ~~Canadian~~will not exceed the maximum amount that can be guaranteed without making the guarantee void under fraudulent conveyance laws.

42The guarantees of Holdings and the guarantor subsidiaries are made on a joint and several basis. The guarantees of the guarantor subsidiaries are not full and unconditional because a guarantor subsidiary can be automatically released and relieved of its obligations under certain circumstances, including sale of the guarantor subsidiary, the sale of all or substantially all of the guarantor subsidiary's assets, the requirements for legal defeasance or covenant defeasance under the applicable indenture being met, designating the guarantor subsidiary as an unrestricted subsidiary for purposes of the applicable covenants or the notes being rated investment grade by certain rating agencies as specified in the applicable indenture. Like the Holdings guarantees, the guarantees of the guarantor subsidiaries are subject to subordination provisions (to the same extent that the obligations of the issuer under the relevant notes are subordinated to other debt of the issuer) and to a standard limitation which provides that the maximum amount guaranteed by each guarantor will not exceed the maximum amount that can be guaranteed without making the guarantee void under fraudulent conveyance laws.

All of the existing guarantees by Holdings and the guarantor subsidiaries rank equally in right of payment with all of the guarantors' existing and future senior indebtedness. The secured indebtedness of Holdings and the guarantor subsidiaries (including guarantees of URNA’s existing and future secured indebtedness) will rank effectively senior to guarantees of any unsecured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness. Future guarantees of subordinated indebtedness will rank junior to any existing and future senior indebtedness of the guarantors. The guarantees of URNA’s indebtedness are effectively junior to any indebtedness of our subsidiaries that are not guarantors, including our foreign subsidiaries. As of December 31, 2025, the indebtedness of our non-guarantors was comprised of (i) $1.459 billion of outstanding borrowings by the SPV in connection with the Company’s accounts receivable securitization facility, (ii) $136 of

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~~subsidiary~~outstanding ofborrowings ~~URNA's indebtedness~~ under the ABL facility, ~~none of URNA’s indebtedness is guaranteed~~ by ~~URNA's foreign subsidiaries, the SPV, or the foreign subsidiary holding company acquired in connection with the General Finance acquisition (together, the “~~non-guarantor subsidiaries~~”).~~ ~~The receivable assets owned by the SPV have been sold or contributed by URNA to the SPV~~ and ~~are~~(iii) ~~not~~$13 ~~available to satisfy the obligations~~ of ~~URNA~~finance orleases ~~Holdings’ other subsidiaries. Holdings consolidates each~~ of ~~URNA~~our ~~and the~~ non-guarantor subsidiaries ~~in its consolidated financial statements~~. URNA and the guarantor subsidiaries are all 100 percent-owned and controlled by Holdings. Holdings’ guarantees of URNA’s indebtedness are full and unconditional, except that the guarantees may be automatically released and relieved upon satisfaction of the requirements for legal defeasance or covenant defeasance under the applicable indenture being met. The Holdings guarantees are also subject to subordination provisions (to the same extent that the obligations of the issuer under the relevant notes are subordinated to other debt of the issuer) and to a standard limitation which provides that the maximum amount guaranteed by Holdings will not exceed the maximum amount that can be guaranteed without making the guarantee void under fraudulent conveyance laws.

~~The~~Covenants ~~guarantees~~in ~~of Holdings and~~ the ~~guarantor~~agreements ~~subsidiaries~~governing ~~are~~our ~~made~~ABL onfacility, aterm ~~joint~~loan facility and ~~several~~certain ~~basis.~~other ~~The~~debt ~~guarantees~~instruments ofimpose ~~the~~limitations ~~guarantor~~on ~~subsidiaries~~our ~~are~~ability ~~not~~to ~~full~~make ~~and~~share ~~unconditional~~repurchases ~~because a guarantor subsidiary can be automatically released~~ and ~~relieved~~dividend ~~of its obligations under certain circumstances~~payments, ~~including~~subject ~~sale~~to ofimportant ~~the~~exceptions ~~guarantor~~that ~~subsidiary,~~would ~~the~~allow ~~sale~~us ofto ~~all~~make orsuch ~~substantially~~repurchases ~~all of the guarantor subsidiary's assets, the requirements for legal defeasance~~ or ~~covenant~~payments ~~defeasance~~ under ~~the~~certain ~~applicable~~conditions. ~~indenture~~Based ~~being~~on ~~met,~~our ~~designating~~current ~~the~~total ~~guarantor~~indebtedness ~~subsidiary~~leverage ratio (as andefined ~~unrestricted~~in ~~subsidiary for purposes of~~ the applicable ~~covenants~~debt oragreements) ~~the notes being rated investment grade by both Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services~~ and ~~Moody’s~~usage ~~Investors~~of ~~Service,~~the ~~Inc.,~~ABL ~~or,~~facility inas ~~certain~~of ~~circumstances~~December 31, ~~another rating agency selected by URNA. Like the Holdings guarantees~~2025, ~~the~~we ~~guarantees~~met of the ~~guarantor~~criteria ~~subsidiaries are subject to subordination provisions (to the same extent that the obligations of the issuer~~ under the ~~relevant~~applicable ~~notes are subordinated to other~~ debt ofagreements ~~the~~for ~~issuer)~~these exceptions, and toas a ~~standard~~result ~~limitation~~we ~~which~~were ~~provides that the maximum amount guaranteed by each guarantor will~~ not ~~exceed~~restricted ~~the~~in ~~maximum~~our ~~amount~~ability ~~that~~to ~~can~~make beshare ~~guaranteed~~repurchases ~~without~~and ~~making~~dividend ~~the guarantee void under fraudulent conveyance laws~~payments.

All of the existing guarantees by Holdings and the guarantor subsidiaries rank equally in right of payment with all of the guarantors' existing and future senior indebtedness. The secured indebtedness of Holdings and the guarantor subsidiaries (including guarantees of URNA’s existing and future secured indebtedness) will rank effectively senior to guarantees of any unsecured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness. Future guarantees of subordinated indebtedness will rank junior to any existing and future senior indebtedness of the guarantors. The guarantees of URNA’s indebtedness are effectively junior to any indebtedness of our subsidiaries that are not guarantors, including our foreign subsidiaries. As of December 31, 2024, the indebtedness of our non-guarantors was comprised of (i) $1.085 billion of outstanding borrowings by the SPV in connection with the Company’s accounts receivable securitization facility, (ii) $104 of outstanding borrowings under the ABL facility by non-guarantor subsidiaries and (iii) $11 of finance leases of our non-guarantor subsidiaries.

Based on our understanding of Rule 3-10 of Regulation S-X (“Rule 3-10”), we believe that Holdings’ guarantees of URNA indebtedness comply with the conditions set forth in Rule 3-10, which enables us to present summarized financial information for Holdings, URNA and the consolidated guarantor subsidiaries in accordance with Rule 13-01 of Regulation S-X. The summarized financial information excludes the financial information of the non-guarantor subsidiaries. In accordance with Rule 3-10, separate financial statements of the guarantor subsidiaries have not been presented. Our presentation below excludes the investment in the non-guarantor subsidiaries and the related income from the non-guarantor subsidiaries.

The summarized financial information of Holdings, URNA and the guarantor subsidiaries on a combined basis is as follows:



			December 31, 2025
Current receivable from non-guarantor subsidiaries			$6
Other current assets			595
Total current assets			601

Long-term assets			23,657

Total assets			24,258


Current liabilities			2,097
Long-term liabilities			16,597
Total liabilities			18,694
			Year Ended December 31, 2025
Total revenues			$14,669
Gross profit			5,658
Net income			2,193

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			December 31, 2024
Current receivable from non-guarantor subsidiaries			$8
Other current assets			438
Total current assets			446
Long-term assets			22,729
Total assets			23,175
Current liabilities			2,018
Long-term liabilities			15,813
Total liabilities			17,831
			Year Ended December 31, 2024
Total revenues			$13,989
Gross profit			5,659
Net income			2,304

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Our exposure to market risk primarily consists of (i) interest rate risk associated with our variable and fixed rate debt and (ii) foreign currency exchange rate risk associated with our foreign operations.

Interest Rate Risk. As of December 31, ~~2024~~2025, we had an aggregate of $4.31 billion of indebtedness that bears interest at variable rates, comprised of borrowings under the ABL, accounts receivable securitization and term loan facilities. See note 1211 to our consolidated financial statements for the amounts outstanding, and the interest rates thereon, as of December 31, ~~2024~~2025 under these facilities. As of December 31, ~~2024~~2025, based upon the amount of our variable rate debt outstanding, our annual after-tax earnings would decrease by approximately $3231 for each one percentage point increase in the interest rates applicable to our variable rate debt.

The amount of variable rate indebtedness outstanding may fluctuate significantly. For additional information concerning the terms of our variable rate debt, see note 1211 to our consolidated financial statements.

At December 31, ~~2024~~2025, we had an aggregate of $910.12 billion of indebtedness that bears interest at fixed rates. A one percentage point decrease in market interest rates as of December 31, ~~2024~~2025 would increase the fair value of our fixed rate indebtedness by approximately ~~four~~three percent. For additional information concerning the fair value and terms of our fixed rate debt, see note 1110 (see “Fair Value of Financial Instruments”) and note 1211 to our consolidated financial statements.

Currency Exchange Risk. We primarily operate in the U.S. and Canada, and have a smaller presence in Europe, Australia and New Zealand. During the year ended December 31, 2024, our foreign subsidiaries accounted for $1.354 billion, or 9 percent, of our total revenue of $15.345 billion, and $232, or 7 percent, of our total pretax income of $3.388 billion. Based on the size of our foreign operations relative to the Company as a whole, we do not believe that a 10 percent change in exchange rates would have a material impact on our earnings. We do not engage in purchasing forward exchange contracts for speculative purposes.42

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Currency Exchange Risk. We primarily operate in the U.S. and Canada, and have a smaller presence in Europe, Australia and New Zealand. During the year ended December 31, 2025, our foreign subsidiaries accounted for $1.428 billion, or 9 percent, of our total revenue of $16.099 billion, and $203, or 6 percent, of our total pretax income of $3.338 billion. Based on the size of our foreign operations relative to the Company as a whole, we do not believe that a 10 percent change in exchange rates would have a material impact on our earnings. We do not engage in purchasing forward exchange contracts for speculative purposes.

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Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Stockholders and the Board of Directors of United Rentals, Inc.

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of United Rentals, Inc. (the Company) as of December 31, ~~2024~~2025 and ~~2023~~2024, the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, stockholders' equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, ~~2024~~2025, and the related notes and financial statement schedule listed in the Index at Item 15(a) (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company at December 31, ~~2024~~2025 and ~~2023~~2024, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, ~~2024~~2025, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, ~~2024~~2025, based on criteria established in Internal Control-—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013 framework), and our report dated January 2928, ~~2025~~2026 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

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Critical Audit Matter

The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective or complex judgments. The communication of the critical audit matter does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the account or disclosure to which it relates.

			Valuation of Goodwill
Description of the Matter			At December 31, ~~2024~~2025, the Company’s goodwill was $67.91 billion. As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, goodwill is tested for impairment at least annually at the reporting unit level. Auditing ~~management~~the Company’s annual goodwill impairment ~~test~~assessment ~~for the Mobile Storage reporting unit~~ was complex and judgmental due to the ~~significant~~estimation ~~estimations~~ required to determine the fair value of ~~the~~ reporting ~~unit~~units. In particular, the ~~determination~~fair ofvalue ~~the~~estimates ~~fair~~were ~~value~~sensitive ofto changes in the ~~Mobile~~risk-adjusted ~~Storage~~discount rate for a certain reporting unit ~~required~~of ~~management~~the toCompany. ~~make~~The determination of the discount rate involved significant judgment. The discount rate incorporates assumptions, ~~including~~related to market conditions and company-specific risks that are not directly observable. The nature and extent of auditing the discount rate required a higher degree of audit effort and ~~revenue~~a ~~growth~~higher ~~rates~~level of knowledge, ~~which~~skill ~~are~~and ~~affected~~ability byof ~~expectations~~the ~~about~~audit ~~future~~team ~~operational~~members, ~~rental~~including ~~industry~~the ~~market~~use orof ~~economic~~specialists, ~~conditions~~to evaluate the relevance and reliability of the audit evidence used in the determination of the discount rate.
How We Addressed the Matter in Our Audit			We obtained an understanding, evaluated the design and tested the operating effectiveness of controls over the Company’s goodwill impairment review process ~~for the Mobile Storage reporting unit~~, including ~~controls~~the control over management’s development and review of the ~~significant~~risk-adjusted ~~assumptions~~discount ~~described above and review of the reasonableness of the data utilized in the Company’s valuation analysis~~rate. To test the estimated fair value of the Company’s ~~Mobile Storage~~ reporting unit, we performed audit procedures, with the assistance of internal valuation specialists, that included, among others, assessing methodologies and testing the significant ~~assumptions~~assumption discussed above ~~and the underlying data used by the Company in its analysis~~. We ~~compared~~performed ~~the~~a ~~significant~~sensitivity ~~assumptions~~analysis ~~used~~of ~~by management to current industry and economic trends, including key performance indicators, and evaluated whether changes in~~ the ~~company’s business would affect the~~ significant ~~assumptions.~~assumption ~~We assessed the historical accuracy of management’s estimates and performed sensitivity analyses of significant assumptions~~ to evaluate the changes in the fair value of the ~~Mobile Storage~~ reporting unit that would result from changes in the ~~assumptions~~assumption. InWe ~~performing~~also ~~our~~evaluated ~~testing, we utilized internal valuation specialists to assist us in evaluating~~ the ~~Company’s~~reasonableness ~~valuation model and related significant assumptions. In addition, we tested management’s reconciliation~~ of the ~~fair~~selected ~~value~~guideline ofcompanies ~~the~~used ~~reporting~~in ~~unit to~~ the ~~market~~determination ~~capitalization~~ of the ~~Company~~discount rate.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 1997.

Stamford, Connecticut

January 2928, ~~2025~~2026

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UNITED RENTALS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In millions, except share data)

	December 31,
	2024		2023
	2025		2024
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$	~~457~~459	$	~~363~~457
Accounts receivable, net	2,~~357~~510		2,~~230~~357
Inventory	~~200~~240		~~205~~200
Prepaid expenses and other assets	~~235~~399		~~135~~235
Total current assets	3,~~249~~608		23,~~933~~249
Rental equipment, net	1416,~~931~~069		14,~~001~~931
Property and equipment, net	1,~~034~~134		~~903~~1,034
Goodwill	67,~~900~~119		56,~~940~~900
Other intangible assets, net	~~663~~477		~~670~~663
Operating lease right-of-use assets	1,~~337~~395		1,~~099~~337
Other long-term assets	4964		4349
Total assets	$	2829,~~163~~866	$	2528,~~589~~163
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Short-term debt and current maturities of long-term debt	$	1,~~178~~577	$	1,~~465~~178
Accounts payable	~~748~~776		~~905~~748
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	1,~~397~~466		1,~~267~~397
Total current liabilities	3,~~323~~819		3,~~637~~323
Long-term debt	12,~~228~~652		1012,~~053~~228
Deferred taxes	23,~~685~~115		2,~~701~~685
Operating lease liabilities	1,~~089~~124		~~895~~1,089
Other long-term liabilities	~~216~~188		~~173~~216
Total liabilities	1920,~~541~~898		1719,~~459~~541
Common stock—$0.01 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized, 115,179,350 and 65,305,731 shares issued and outstanding, respectively, at December 31, 2024 and 115,010,396 and 67,269,577 shares issued and outstanding, respectively, at December 31, 2023	1		1
Common stock—$0.01 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized, 115,354,590 and 63,095,970 shares issued and outstanding, respectively, at December 31, 2025 and 115,179,350 and 65,305,731 shares issued and outstanding, respectively, at December 31, 2024	1		1
Additional paid-in capital	2,~~691~~769		2,~~650~~691
Retained earnings	1315,~~813~~843		1113,~~672~~813
Treasury stock at cost—49,873,619 and 47,740,819 shares at December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively	(7,478)		(5,965)
Treasury stock at cost—52,258,620 and 49,873,619 shares at December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively	(9,396)		(7,478)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(~~405~~249)		(~~228~~405)
Total stockholders’ equity	8,~~622~~968		8,~~130~~622
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	2829,~~163~~866	$	2528,~~589~~163

See accompanying notes.

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UNITED RENTALS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(In millions, except per share amounts)

Year Ended December 31,

2024

2023

2022

2025

2024

2023

Revenues:

Equipment rentals

13,~~029~~806

1213,~~064~~029

1012,~~116~~064

Sales of rental equipment

1,~~521~~413

1,~~574~~521

~~965~~1,574

Sales of new equipment

~~282~~348

~~218~~282

~~154~~218

Contractor supplies sales

~~155~~163

~~146~~155

~~126~~146

Service and other revenues

~~358~~369

~~330~~358

~~281~~330

Total revenues

1516,~~345~~099

1415,~~332~~345

1114,~~642~~332

Cost of revenues:

Cost of equipment rentals, excluding depreciation

5,~~365~~888

45,~~900~~365

4,~~018~~900

Depreciation of rental equipment

2,~~466~~670

2,~~350~~466

12,~~853~~350

Cost of rental equipment sales

~~811~~778

~~788~~811

~~399~~788

Cost of new equipment sales

~~229~~278

~~179~~229

~~124~~179

Cost of contractor supplies sales

~~103~~113

99103

8499

Cost of service and other revenues

~~221~~228

~~203~~221

~~168~~203

Total cost of revenues

9,~~195~~955

89,~~519~~195

68,~~646~~519

Gross profit

6,~~150~~144

56,~~813~~150

45,~~996~~813

Selling, general and administrative expenses

1,~~645~~732

1,~~527~~645

1,~~400~~527

Restructuring charge

283

—28

Non-rental depreciation and amortization

~~437~~438

~~431~~437

~~364~~431

Operating income

43,~~065~~973

34,~~827~~065

3,~~232~~827

Interest expense, net

~~691~~716

~~635~~691

~~445~~635

Other income, net

(1481)

(1914)

(1519)

Income before provision for income taxes

3,~~388~~338

3,~~211~~388

23,~~802~~211

Provision for income taxes

~~813~~844

~~787~~813

~~697~~787

Net income

2,~~575~~494

2,~~424~~575

2,~~105~~424

Basic earnings per share

38.8271

3538.4082

2935.7740

Diluted earnings per share

38.6961

3538.2869

2935.6528

See accompanying notes.

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UNITED RENTALS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(In millions)

	Year Ended December 31,
	2024		2023		2022
	2025		2024		2023
Net income	$	2,~~575~~494	$	2,~~424~~575	$	2,~~105~~424
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation adjustments (1)	~~(177)~~156		37(177)		~~(93)~~37
Fixed price diesel swaps	—		~~(1)~~—		—(1)
Other comprehensive income (loss) (1)	~~(177)~~156		36(177)		~~(93)~~36
Comprehensive income	$	2,~~398~~650	$	2,~~460~~398	$	2,~~012~~460

(1)There were no material reclassifications from accumulated other comprehensive loss reflected in other comprehensive income (loss) during the years ended December 31, ~~2024~~2025, ~~2023~~2024 or ~~2022~~2023. There was no material tax impact related to the foreign currency translation adjustments during the years ended December 31, ~~2024~~2025, ~~2023~~2024 or ~~2022~~2023. See note 1413 to the consolidated financial statements for a discussion addressing our determination pertaining to the permanent reinvestment of unremitted foreign earnings. There were no material taxes associated with other comprehensive income (loss) during the years ended December 31, ~~2024~~2025, ~~2023~~2024 or ~~2022~~2023.

See accompanying notes.

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UNITED RENTALS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(In millions)

	Common Stock			Additional				Treasury Stock			AccumulatedOther
	Number of Shares (1)	Amount		Paid-inCapital		Retained Earnings		Number ofShares	Amount		Comprehensive(Loss) Income (2)
Balance at January 1, 2022	72	$	1	$	2,567	$	7,551	42	$	(3,957)	$	(171)
Balance at January 1, 2023	69	$	1	$	2,626	$	9,656	45	$	(4,957)	$	(264)
Net income						2,105
Foreign currency translation adjustments											(93)
Stock compensation expense, net	—			127
Tax withholding for share based compensation				(68)
Repurchase of common stock	(3)							3	(1,000)
Balance at December 31, 2022	69	$	1	$	2,626	$	9,656	45	$	(4,957)	$	(264)
Net income						2,424
Dividends declared (3)						(408)
Foreign currency translation adjustments											37
Fixed price diesel swaps											(1)
Stock compensation expense, net	—			94
Tax withholding for share based compensation				(70)
Repurchase of common stock	(3)							3	(1,008)
Balance at December 31, 2023	67	$	1	$	2,650	$	11,672	48	$	(5,965)	$	(228)
Net income						2,575
Dividends declared (3)						(434)
Foreign currency translation adjustments											(177)
Stock compensation expense, net	—			112
Tax withholding for share based compensation				(71)
Repurchase of common stock	(2)							2	(1,513)
Balance at December 31, 2024	65	$	1	$	2,691	$	13,813	50	$	(7,478)	$	(405)
Net income						2,494
Dividends declared (3)						(464)
Foreign currency translation adjustments											156
Stock compensation expense, net	—			134
Tax withholding for share based compensation				(56)
Repurchase of common stock	(2)							2	(1,918)
Balance at December 31, 2025	63	$	1	$	2,769	$	15,843	52	$	(9,396)	$	(249)

(1)Amounts may not foot due to rounding.

(2)As of December 31, ~~2024~~2025, ~~2023~~2024 and ~~2022~~2023, the Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss balance primarily reflects foreign currency translation adjustments.

(3)In January 2023, our Board of Directors approved our first-ever quarterly dividend program ~~(accordingly, there were no dividends declared during 2022)~~. We declared dividends of $7.16, $6.52 and $5.92 per share during the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and ~~December 31,~~ 2023, respectively.

See accompanying notes.

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UNITED RENTALS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS


	Year Ended December 31,
	2025		2024		2023
	(In millions)
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:
Net income	$	2,494	$	2,575	$	2,424
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	3,108		2,903		2,781
Amortization of deferred financing costs and original issue discounts	15		15		14
Gain on sales of rental equipment	(635)		(710)		(786)
Gain on sales of non-rental equipment	(18)		(17)		(21)
Insurance proceeds from damaged equipment	(50)		(51)		(38)
Stock compensation expense, net	134		112		94

Restructuring charge	1		3		28
Debt related activity (1)	15		1		—


Increase (decrease) in deferred taxes	405		(19)		35
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of amounts acquired:
Increase in accounts receivable	(120)		(20)		(167)
(Increase) decrease in inventory	(38)		15		19
(Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses and other assets	(135)		(27)		281
Decrease in accounts payable	(22)		(203)		(45)
Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses and other liabilities	36		(31)		85
Net cash provided by operating activities	5,190		4,546		4,704
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
Payments for purchases of rental equipment	(4,149)		(3,753)		(3,714)
Payments for purchases of non-rental equipment and intangible assets	(379)		(374)		(356)
Proceeds from sales of rental equipment	1,413		1,521		1,574
Proceeds from sales of non-rental equipment	56		67		60
Insurance proceeds from damaged equipment	50		51		38
Purchases of other companies, net of cash acquired	(357)		(1,655)		(574)
Purchases of investments	(3)		(5)		(4)
Net cash used in investing activities	(3,369)		(4,148)		(2,976)
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
Proceeds from debt	11,182		11,609		8,576
Payments of debt	(10,529)		(9,861)		(8,574)
Payment of contingent consideration	(23)		—		—
Payments of financing and other debt related costs (1)	(38)		(17)		—
Dividends paid	(464)		(434)		(406)

Common stock repurchased, including tax withholdings for share based compensation	(1,969)		(1,571)		(1,070)


Net cash used in financing activities	(1,841)		(274)		(1,474)
Effect of foreign exchange rates	22		(30)		3
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	2		94		257
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	457		363		106
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	$	459	$	457	$	363
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest	$	703	$	674	$	614
Cash paid for income taxes, net	602		994		493

	Year Ended December 31,
	2024		2023		2022
	(In millions)
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:
Net income	$	2,575	$	2,424	$	2,105
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	2,903		2,781		2,217
Amortization of deferred financing costs and original issue discounts	15		14		13
Gain on sales of rental equipment	(710)		(786)		(566)
Gain on sales of non-rental equipment	(17)		(21)		(9)
Insurance proceeds from damaged equipment	(51)		(38)		(32)
Stock compensation expense, net	112		94		127
Restructuring charge	3		28		—
Loss on repurchase/redemption/amendment of debt	1		—		17
(Decrease) increase in deferred taxes	(19)		35		537
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of amounts acquired:
Increase in accounts receivable	(20)		(167)		(329)
Decrease (increase) in inventory	15		19		(25)
(Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses and other assets	(27)		281		(164)
(Decrease) increase in accounts payable	(203)		(45)		304
(Decrease) increase in accrued expenses and other liabilities	(31)		85		238
Net cash provided by operating activities	4,546		4,704		4,433
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
Payments for purchases of rental equipment	(3,753)		(3,714)		(3,436)
Payments for purchases of non-rental equipment and intangible assets	(374)		(356)		(254)
Proceeds from sales of rental equipment	1,521		1,574		965
Proceeds from sales of non-rental equipment	67		60		24
Insurance proceeds from damaged equipment	51		38		32
Purchases of other companies, net of cash acquired	(1,655)		(574)		(2,340)
Purchases of investments	(5)		(4)		(7)
Net cash used in investing activities	(4,148)		(2,976)		(5,016)
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
Proceeds from debt	11,609		8,576		9,885
Payments of debt	(9,861)		(8,574)		(8,241)
Payments of financing costs	(17)		—		(24)
Dividends paid	(434)		(406)		—
Common stock repurchased, including tax withholdings for share based compensation	(1,571)		(1,070)		(1,068)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(274)		(1,474)		552
Effect of foreign exchange rates	(30)		3		(7)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	94		257		(38)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	363		106		144
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	$	457	$	363	$	106
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest	$	674	$	614	$	406
Cash paid for income taxes, net	994		493		326

(1)The amounts for the year ended December 31, 2025 include bridge financing fees associated with the terminated acquisition of H&E Equipment Services, Inc. d/b/a H&E Rentals (“H&E”) discussed below.

See accompanying notes.

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UNITED RENTALS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(dollars in millions, except per share data and unless otherwise indicated)

1. Organization, Description of Business and Consolidation

United Rentals, Inc. (“Holdings”) is principally a holding company and conducts its operations primarily through its wholly owned subsidiary, United Rentals (North America), Inc. (“URNA”), and subsidiaries of URNA. Holdings’ primary asset is its sole ownership of all issued and outstanding shares of common stock of URNA. URNA’s various credit agreements and debt instruments place restrictions on its ability to transfer funds to its stockholder. As used in this report, the terms the “Company,” “United Rentals,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to United Rentals, Inc. and its subsidiaries, unless otherwise indicated.

We rent equipment to a diverse customer base that includes construction and industrial companies, manufacturers, utilities, municipalities, homeowners and government entities. We primarily operate in the United States and Canada, and have a smaller presence in Europe, Australia and New Zealand. In addition to renting equipment, we sell new and used rental equipment, as well as related contractor supplies, parts and service.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include our accounts and those of our controlled subsidiary companies. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. We consolidate variable interest entities if we are deemed the primary beneficiary of the entity.

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Cash Equivalents

We consider all highly liquid instruments with maturities of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents.

Allowance for Credit Losses

We maintain allowances for credit losses. These allowances reflect our estimate of the amount of our receivables that we will be unable to collect based on historical write-off experience and, as applicable, current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts that affect collectibility. Our estimate could require change based on changing circumstances, including changes in the economy or in the particular circumstances of individual customers. Accordingly, we may be required to increase or decrease our allowances. Trade receivables that have contractual maturities of one year or less are written-off when they are determined to be uncollectible based on the criteria necessary to qualify as a deduction for federal tax purposes. Write-offs of such receivables require management approval based on specified dollar thresholds. See note 3 to our consolidated financial statements for further detail.

Inventory

Inventory consists of new equipment, contractor supplies, tools, parts, fuel and related supply items. Inventory is stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined, depending on the type of inventory, using either a specific identification or weighted-average method.

Rental Equipment

Rental equipment, which includes service and delivery vehicles, is recorded at cost and depreciated over the estimated useful life of the equipment using the straight-line method. The range of estimated useful lives for rental equipment is two to 20 years. Rental equipment is depreciated to a salvage value of zero to 50 percent of cost. The weighted average salvage value of our rental equipment is 12 percent of cost. Rental equipment is depreciated whether or not it is out on rent.

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment are recorded at cost and depreciated over their estimated useful lives using the straight-line method. The range of estimated useful lives for property and equipment is three to 40 years. Ordinary repair and maintenance costs are charged to expense as incurred. Leasehold improvements are amortized using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives or the remaining life of the lease, whichever is shorter.

Acquisition Accounting

We have made a number of acquisitions in the past and may continue to make acquisitions in the future. The assets acquired and liabilities assumed are recorded based on their respective fair values at the date of acquisition. Long-lived assets

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(principally rental equipment), goodwill and other intangible assets generally represent the largest components of our acquisitions. Rental equipment is valued utilizing either a cost, market or income approach, or a combination of certain of these methods, depending on the asset being valued and the availability of market or income data. Goodwill is calculated as the excess of the cost of the acquired business over the net of the fair value of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed. The intangible assets that we have acquired are non-compete agreements, customer relationships and trade names and associated trademarks. The estimated fair values of these intangible assets reflect various assumptions about discount rates, revenue growth rates, operating margins, terminal values, useful lives and other prospective financial information. Non-compete agreements, customer relationships and trade names and associated trademarks are valued based on an excess earnings or income approach based on projected cash flows.

Determining the fair value of the assets and liabilities acquired can be judgmental in nature and can involve the use of significant estimates and assumptions. The judgments made in determining the estimated fair value assigned to the assets acquired, as well as the estimated life of the assets, can materially impact net income in periods subsequent to the acquisition through depreciation and amortization, and in certain instances through impairment charges, if the asset becomes impaired in the future. As discussed below, we regularly review for impairments.

Evaluation of Goodwill Impairment

Goodwill is tested for impairment annually or more frequently if an event or circumstance indicates that an impairment loss may have been incurred. Application of the goodwill impairment test requires judgment, including: the identification of reporting units; assignment of assets and liabilities to reporting units; assignment of goodwill to reporting units; determination of the fair value of each reporting unit; and an assumption as to the form of the transaction in which the reporting unit would be acquired by a market participant (either a taxable or nontaxable transaction).

When conducting the goodwill impairment test, we are required to compare the fair value of our reporting units (which are our regions) with the carrying amount. As discussed in note 54 to our consolidated financial statements, our divisions are our operating segments. We conduct the goodwill impairment test at the reporting unit level, which is one level below the operating segment level.

In connection with our goodwill impairment test that was conducted as of October 1, ~~2023~~2024, we bypassed the optional qualitative assessment for each reporting unit and quantitatively compared the fair values of our reporting units with their carrying amounts. Our goodwill impairment testing as of this date indicated that all of our reporting units, ~~excluding our Mobile Storage reporting unit,~~ had estimated fair values which exceeded their respective carrying amounts by at least 5460 percent. We completed the acquisition of General Finance in May 2021, and all of the assets in the Mobile Storage reporting unit were acquired in the General Finance acquisition. The estimated fair value of our Mobile Storage reporting unit exceeded its carrying amount by eight percent. As all of the assets in the Mobile Storage reporting unit were recorded at fair value as of the May 2021 acquisition date, we expected the percentage by which the fair value for this reporting unit exceeded the carrying value to be significantly less than the equivalent percentages determined for our other reporting units.

Other Intangible Assets

53Other intangible assets consist of non-compete agreements, customer relationships and trade names and associated trademarks. The non-compete agreements are being amortized on a straight-line basis over initial periods of approximately five years. The customer relationships are being amortized using the sum of the years' digits method over initial periods generally ranging from six to 15 years. The trade names and associated trademarks are being amortized using the sum of the years' digits method over initial periods of approximately three years. We believe that the amortization methods used reflect the estimated pattern in which the economic benefits will be consumed.

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Other intangible assets consist of non-compete agreements, customer relationships and trade names and associated trademarks. The non-compete agreements are being amortized on a straight-line basis over initial periods of approximately five years. The customer relationships are being amortized either using the sum of the years' digits method or on a straight-line basis over initial periods generally ranging from six to 15 years. The trade names and associated trademarks are being amortized using the sum of the years' digits method over initial periods of approximately three years. We believe that the amortization methods used reflect the estimated pattern in which the economic benefits will be consumed.

Long-Lived Assets

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Long-lived assets are recorded at the lower of amortized cost or fair value. As part of an ongoing review of the valuation of long-lived assets, we assess the carrying value of such assets if facts and circumstances suggest they may be impaired. If this review indicates the carrying value of such an asset may not be recoverable, as determined by an undiscounted cash flow analysis over the remaining useful life, the carrying value would be reduced to its estimated fair value.

Translation of Foreign Currency

Assets and liabilities of our foreign subsidiaries that have a functional currency other than U.S. dollars are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates at the balance sheet date. Revenues and expenses are translated at average exchange rates effective during the year. Foreign currency translation gains and losses are included as a component of accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income within stockholders’ equity.

Revenue Recognition

As discussed in note 3 to our consolidated financial statements, we recognize revenue in accordance with two different accounting standards: 1) Topic 606 (which addresses revenue from contracts with customers) and 2) Topic 842 (which addresses lease revenue). As discussed in note 3, most of our revenue is accounted for under Topic 842. The discussion below addresses our primary revenue types based on the accounting standard used to determine the accounting.

Lease revenues (Topic 842)

The accounting for the significant types of revenue that are accounted for under Topic 842 is discussed below.

Owned equipment rentals: Owned equipment rentals represent revenues from renting equipment that we own. We account for such rentals as operating leases.

Re-rent revenue: Re-rent revenue reflects revenues from equipment that we rent from vendors and then rent to our customers. We account for such rentals as subleases. The accounting for re-rent revenue is the same as the accounting for owned equipment rentals described above.

Revenues from contracts with customers (Topic 606)

The accounting for the significant types of revenue that are accounted for under Topic 606 is discussed below.

Delivery and pick-up: Delivery and pick-up revenue associated with renting equipment is recognized when the service is performed.

Sales of rental equipment, new equipment and contractor supplies are recognized at the time of delivery to, or pick-up by, the customer and when collectibility is probable.

Service and other revenues primarily represent revenues earned from providing repair and maintenance services on our customers’ fleet (including parts sales). Service revenue is recognized as the services are performed.

See note 3 to our consolidated financial statements for further discussion of our revenue accounting.

Delivery Expense

Equipment rentals include our revenues from fees we charge for equipment delivery. Delivery costs are charged to operations as incurred, and are included in cost of revenues on our consolidated statements of income.

Advertising Expense

We promote our business through local and national advertising in various media, including television, trade publications, branded sponsorships, yellow pages, the internet, radio and direct mail. Advertising costs are generally expensed as incurred. These costs may include the development costs for branded content and advertising campaigns. Advertising expense, net of the qualified advertising reimbursements discussed below, was not material for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023.

54We receive reimbursements for advertising that promotes a vendor’s products or services. Such reimbursements that meet the applicable criteria under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) are offset against advertising costs in the period in which we recognize the incremental advertising cost. The amounts of qualified advertising reimbursements that reduced advertising expense were $63, $64 and $44 for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

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These costs may include the development costs for branded content and advertising campaigns. Advertising expense, net of the qualified advertising reimbursements discussed below, was not material for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022.

We receive reimbursements for advertising that promotes a vendor’s products or services. Such reimbursements that meet the applicable criteria under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) are offset against advertising costs in the period in which we recognize the incremental advertising cost. The amounts of qualified advertising reimbursements that reduced advertising expense were $64, $44 and $53 for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

Insurance

We are insured for general liability, workers’ compensation and automobile liability, subject to deductibles or self-insured retentions per occurrence. Losses within the deductible amounts are accrued based upon the aggregate liability for reported claims incurred, as well as an estimated liability for claims incurred but not yet reported. These liabilities are not discounted. We are also self-insured for group medical claims but purchase “stop loss” insurance as protection against any one significant loss.

Income Taxes

We use the liability method of accounting for income taxes. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities and are measured using the tax rates and laws that are expected to be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. Recognition of deferred tax assets is limited to amounts considered by management to be more likely than not to be realized in future periods. The most significant positive evidence that we consider in the recognition of deferred tax assets is the expected reversal of cumulative deferred tax liabilities resulting from book versus tax depreciation of our rental equipment fleet that is well in excess of the deferred tax assets.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Significant estimates impact the calculation of the allowance for credit losses, depreciation and amortization, income taxes and reserves for claims. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates.

Concentrations of Credit Risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject us to significant concentrations of credit risk include cash and cash equivalents and accounts receivable. We maintain cash and cash equivalents with high quality financial institutions. Concentration of credit risk with respect to receivables is limited because a large number of geographically diverse customers makes up our customer base (see note 3 to our consolidated financial statements for further detail). We manage credit risk through credit approvals, credit limits and other monitoring procedures.

Stock-Based Compensation

55We measure stock-based compensation at the grant date based on the fair value of the award and recognize stock-based compensation expense over the requisite service period. Determining the fair value of stock option awards requires judgment,

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We measure stock-based compensation at the grant date based on the fair value of the award and recognize stock-based compensation expense over the requisite service period. Determining the fair value of stock option awards requires judgment, including estimating stock price volatility and expected option life. Restricted stock awards are valued based on the fair value of the stock on the grant date and the related compensation expense is recognized over the service period. Similarly, for time-based restricted stock awards subject to graded vesting, we recognize compensation cost on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period. For performance-based restricted stock units (“RSUs”), compensation expense is recognized if satisfaction of the performance condition is considered probable. We recognize forfeitures of stock-based compensation as they occur.

New Accounting Pronouncements

~~Improvements~~Disaggregation toof Income ~~Tax~~Statement ~~Disclosures~~Expenses. In ~~December~~November ~~2023~~2024, the FASB issued ASU ~~2023~~2024-0903, which requires ~~disclosure~~more detailed disclosures about specified categories of ~~disaggregated~~expenses ~~income~~(including ~~taxes~~employee ~~paid~~compensation, ~~prescribes~~depreciation, ~~standard~~and ~~categories~~amortization) ~~for~~included ~~the~~in ~~components~~certain ofexpense ~~the~~captions ~~effective~~presented ~~tax~~on ~~rate~~the ~~reconciliation,~~face ~~and~~of ~~modifies~~the ~~other~~ income ~~tax-related disclosures~~statement. ASU ~~2023~~2024-0903 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, ~~2024~~2026, and for interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027, may be applied prospectively or retrospectively, and allows for early adoption. ~~These~~This ~~requirements~~standard ~~are~~is not expected to have an impact on any amounts recognized in our financial statements, but will ~~impact~~result ~~our~~in ~~income~~more ~~tax~~detailed disclosures. addressing the categorization of expenses.

~~Disaggregation~~Measurement of ~~Income~~Credit ~~Statement~~Losses ~~Expenses~~for Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets. In ~~November~~July ~~2024~~2025, the FASB issued ASU ~~2024~~ 2025-0305, which ~~requires~~provides ~~more~~optional ~~detailed~~guidance ~~disclosures~~relating ~~about~~to ~~specified~~the ~~categories~~estimation of ~~expenses~~expected ~~(including~~credit ~~employee~~losses ~~compensation,~~on ~~depreciation,~~current accounts receivable and ~~amortization)~~current ~~included~~contract inassets. ~~certain~~This ~~expense~~guidance ~~captions~~permits ~~presented~~entities onto ~~the~~apply ~~face~~a practical expedient when estimating credit losses that assumes that current conditions as of the ~~income~~balance ~~statement~~sheet date do not change for the remaining life of the asset. ASU ~~2024~~ 2025-0305 is effective for ~~fiscal~~annual ~~years~~reporting periods beginning after December 15, ~~2026~~2025, and ~~for~~ interim reporting periods within ~~fiscal~~those ~~years~~annual ~~beginning~~reporting ~~after December 15~~periods, ~~2027,~~with ~~may~~early beadoption ~~applied prospectively or retrospectively~~permitted, and ~~allows~~should ~~for~~be ~~early~~applied ~~adoption~~prospectively. We are currently assessing the impact this ~~standard~~guidance will have on our financial statements.

Accounting Guidance Adopted in ~~2024~~2025

Improvements to ~~Reportable~~Income ~~Segment~~Tax Disclosures. In ~~November~~December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-0709, which ~~expands~~requires ~~reportable segment~~ disclosure ~~requirements,~~of ~~primarily~~disaggregated ~~through~~income ~~enhanced~~taxes ~~disclosures about significant segment expenses. The amendments in the ASU require~~paid, ~~among~~prescribes ~~other~~standard ~~things,~~categories ~~disclosure~~for ~~of significant segment expenses that are regularly provided to an entity's chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) and a description of other segment items (~~the ~~difference~~components ~~between segment revenue less the segment expenses disclosed under the significant expense principle and each reported measure~~ of ~~segment profit or loss) by reportable segment, as well as disclosure of~~ the ~~title~~effective ~~and~~tax ~~position~~rate ~~of the CODM~~reconciliation, and anmodifies ~~explanation~~other ofincome ~~how~~tax-related ~~the CODM uses the reported measure(s) of segment profit or loss in assessing segment performance and deciding how to allocate resources~~disclosures. ~~Annual~~ASU ~~disclosures~~2023-09 ~~are~~is ~~required~~effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, ~~2023~~2024 and ~~interim~~may ~~disclosures~~be ~~are~~applied ~~required~~prospectively ~~for~~or ~~periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024~~retrospectively. We have retrospectively adopted this guidance, which did not have an impact on our financial statements, although it did result in expanded ~~reportable~~income ~~segment~~tax-related disclosures, which are included in note 513 to our consolidated financial statements.

3. Revenue Recognition

Revenue Recognition Accounting Standards

We recognize revenue in accordance with two different accounting standards: 1) Topic 606 (which addresses revenue from contracts with customers) and 2) Topic 842 (which addresses lease revenue). Under Topic 606, revenue from contracts with customers is measured based on the consideration specified in the contract with the customer, and excludes any sales incentives and amounts collected on behalf of third parties. A performance obligation is a promise in a contract to transfer a distinct good or service to a customer, and is the unit of account under Topic 606. As reflected below, most of our revenue is accounted for under Topic 842. Our contracts with customers generally do not include multiple performance obligations. We recognize revenue when we satisfy a performance obligation by transferring control over a product or service to a customer. The amount of revenue recognized reflects the consideration we expect to be entitled to in exchange for such products or services.

Nature of goods and services

In the following table, revenue is summarized by type and by the applicable accounting standard.

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Year Ended December 31,

2024

2023

2022

2025

2024

2023

Topic 842

Topic 606

Total

Topic 842

Topic 606

Total

Topic 842

Topic 606

Total

Revenues:

Owned equipment rentals

1011,~~559~~048

—

1011,~~559~~048

910,~~948~~559

—

910,~~948~~559

89,~~310~~948

—

89,~~310~~948

Re-rent revenue

~~258~~275

—

~~258~~275

~~233~~258

—

~~233~~258

~~235~~233

—

~~235~~233

Ancillary and other rental revenues:

Delivery and pick-up

—

1,~~069~~153

—

~~941~~1,069

—

~~799~~941

Other

~~940~~1,081

~~203~~249

1,~~143~~330

~~756~~940

~~186~~203

~~942~~1,143

~~596~~756

~~176~~186

~~772~~942

Total ancillary and other rental revenues

~~940~~1,081

1,~~272~~402

2,~~212~~483

~~756~~940

1,~~127~~272

12,~~883~~212

~~596~~756

~~975~~1,127

1,~~571~~883

Total equipment rentals

1112,~~757~~404

1,~~272~~402

13,~~029~~806

1011,~~937~~757

1,~~127~~272

1213,~~064~~029

910,~~141~~937

~~975~~1,127

1012,~~116~~064

Sales of rental equipment

—

1,~~521~~413

—

1,~~574~~521

—

~~965~~1,574

Sales of new equipment

—

~~282~~348

—

~~218~~282

—

~~154~~218

Contractor supplies sales

—

~~155~~163

—

~~146~~155

—

~~126~~146

Service and other revenues

—

~~358~~369

—

~~330~~358

—

~~281~~330

Total revenues

1112,~~757~~404

3,~~588~~695

1516,~~345~~099

1011,~~937~~757

3,~~395~~588

1415,~~332~~345

910,~~141~~937

23,~~501~~395

1114,~~642~~332

Revenues by reportable segment and geographical market are presented in note 54 of the consolidated financial statements using the revenue captions reflected in our consolidated statements of operations. The majority of our revenue is recognized in our general rentals segment and in the U.S. (for the year ended December 31, ~~2024~~2025, 7168 percent and 91 percent, respectively). We believe that the disaggregation of our revenue from contracts to customers as reflected above, coupled with the further discussion below and the reportable segment and geographical market disclosures in note 54, depicts how the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of our revenue and cash flows are affected by economic factors.

Lease revenues (Topic 842)

The accounting for the types of revenue that are accounted for under Topic 842 is discussed below.

Owned equipment rentals represent our most significant revenue type (they accounted for 69 percent of total revenues for the year ended December 31, ~~2024~~2025) and are governed by our standard rental contract. We account for such rentals as operating leases. The lease terms are included in our contracts, and the determination of whether our contracts contain leases generally does not require significant assumptions or judgments. Our lease revenues do not include material amounts of variable payments.

Owned equipment rentals: Owned equipment rentals represent revenues from renting equipment that we own. We do not generally provide an option for the lessee to purchase the rented equipment at the end of the lease, and do not generate material revenue from sales of equipment under such options.

We recognize revenues from renting equipment on a straight-line basis. Our rental contract periods are hourly, daily, weekly or monthly. By way of example, if a customer were to rent a piece of equipment and the daily, weekly and monthly rental rates for that particular piece were (in actual dollars) $100, $300 and $900, respectively, we would recognize revenue of $32.14 per day. The daily rate for recognition purposes is calculated by dividing the monthly rate of $900 by the monthly term of 28 days. This daily rate assumes that the equipment will be on rent for the full 28 days, as we are unsure of when the customer will return the equipment and therefore unsure of which rental contract period will apply.

As part of this straight-line methodology, when the equipment is returned, we recognize as incremental revenue the excess, if any, between the amount the customer is contractually required to pay, which is based on the rental contract period applicable to the actual number of days the equipment was out on rent, over the cumulative amount of revenue recognized to date. In any given accounting period, we will have customers return equipment and be contractually required to pay us more than the cumulative amount of revenue recognized to date under the straight-line methodology. For instance, continuing the above example, if the customer rented the above piece of equipment on December 29 and returned it at the close of business on January 1, we would recognize incremental revenue on January 1 of $171.44 (in actual dollars, representing the difference between the amount the customer is contractually required to pay, or $300 at the weekly rate, and the cumulative amount recognized to date on a straight-line basis, or $128.56, which represents four days at $32.14 per day).

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We record amounts billed to customers in excess of recognizable revenue as deferred revenue on our balance sheet. We had deferred revenue (associated with both Topic 842 and Topic 606) of $~~185~~175 and $~~138~~185 as of December 31, ~~2024~~2025 and ~~2023~~2024, respectively.

As noted above, we are unsure of when the customer will return rented equipment. As such, we do not know how much the customer will owe us upon return of the equipment and cannot provide a maturity analysis of future lease payments. Our equipment is generally rented for short periods of time (significantly less than a year). Lessees do not provide residual value guarantees on rented equipment.

We expect to derive significant future benefits from our equipment following the end of the rental term. Our rentals are generally short-term in nature, and our equipment is typically rented for the majority of the time that we own it. We additionally recognize revenue from sales of rental equipment when we dispose of the equipment.

“Other” equipment rental revenue is primarily comprised of 1) Rental Protection Plan (or “RPP”) revenue associated with the damage waiver customers can purchase when they rent our equipment to protect against potential loss or damage, 2) environmental charges associated with the rental of equipment, 3) charges for rented equipment that is damaged by our customers and 4) charges for setup and other services performed on rented equipment.

Revenues from contracts with customers (Topic 606)

The accounting for the types of revenue that are accounted for under Topic 606 is discussed below. Substantially all of our revenues under Topic 606 are recognized at a point-in-time rather than over time.

Delivery and pick-up: Delivery and pick-up revenue associated with renting equipment is recognized when the service is performed.

“Other” equipment rental revenue is primarily comprised of revenues associated with the consumption of fuel by our customers which are recognized when the equipment is returned by the customer (and consumption, if any, can be measured).

Sales of rental equipment, new equipment and contractor supplies are recognized at the time of delivery to, or pick-up by, the customer and when collectibility is probable.

Receivables and contract assets and liabilities

As reflected above, most of our equipment rental revenue is accounted for under Topic 842 (such revenue represented 77 percent of our total revenues for the year ended December 31, ~~2024~~2025). The customers that are responsible for the remaining revenue that is accounted for under Topic 606 are generally the same customers that rent our equipment. We manage credit risk associated with our accounts receivables at the customer level. Because the same customers generate the revenues that are accounted for under both Topic 606 and Topic 842, the discussions below on credit risk and our allowance for credit losses address receivables arising from revenues from both Topic 606 and Topic 842.

Concentration of credit risk with respect to our receivables is limited because a large number of geographically diverse customers makes up our customer base. Our largest customer accounted for ~~less than~~ one percent or less of total revenues in each of ~~2024~~2025, ~~2023,~~2024 and ~~2022~~2023. Our customer with the largest receivable balance represented approximately two percent ~~and one percent~~ of total receivables at December 31, ~~2024~~2025 and ~~2023, respectively~~2024. We manage credit risk through credit approvals, credit limits and other monitoring procedures.

Our allowance for credit losses reflects our estimate of the amount of our receivables that we will be unable to collect based on historical write-off experience and, as applicable, current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts that affect collectibility. Our estimate could require change based on changing circumstances, including changes in the economy or in the particular circumstances of individual customers. Accordingly, we may be required to increase or decrease our allowance. Trade receivables that have contractual maturities of one year or less are written-off when they are determined to be uncollectible based on the criteria necessary to qualify as a deduction for federal tax purposes. Write-offs of such receivables require management approval based on specified dollar thresholds. See the table below for a rollforward of our allowance for credit losses.

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The measurement of expected credit losses is based on relevant information from past events, including historical experiences, current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts that affect collectibility. Trade receivables are the only material financial asset we have that is subject to the requirement to measure expected credit losses as noted above, as this requirement does not apply to receivables arising from operating lease revenues. Substantially all of our non-lease trade receivables are due in one year or less. As discussed above, most of our equipment rental revenue is accounted for as lease revenue (such revenue represented 77 percent of our total revenues for the year ended December 31, ~~2024~~2025), and these revenues account for corresponding portions of the $2.~~357~~510 billion of net accounts receivable and the associated allowance for credit losses of $~~186~~180 as of December 31, ~~2024~~2025.

As discussed above, most of our equipment rental revenue is accounted for under Topic 842. The customers that are responsible for the remaining revenue that is accounted for under Topic 606 are generally the same customers that rent our equipment. We manage credit risk associated with our accounts receivables at the customer level. The rollforward of our allowance for credit losses (in total, and associated with revenues arising from both Topic 606 and Topic 842) is shown below.

	Year ended December 31,
	2024		2023		2022
	2025		2024		2023
Beginning balance	$	~~169~~186	$	~~134~~169	$	~~112~~134
Charged to costs and expenses (1)	2017		1420		1114
Charged to revenue (2)	5059		6050		4960
Deductions and other (3)	(5382)		(3953)		(3839)
Ending balance	$	~~186~~180	$	~~169~~186	$	~~134~~169

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(1) Reflects bad debt expenses recognized within selling, general and administrative expenses (associated with Topic 606 revenues).

(2) Primarily reflects credit losses associated with lease revenues that were recognized as a reduction to equipment rentals revenue (primarily associated with Topic 842 revenues).

(3) Primarily represents write-offs of accounts, net of immaterial recoveries and other activity.

We do not have material contract assets, or impairment losses associated therewith, or material contract liabilities, associated with contracts with customers. Our contracts with customers do not generally result in material amounts billed to customers in excess of recognizable revenue. We did not recognize material revenue during the years ended December 31, ~~2024~~2025 and December 31, ~~2023~~2024 that was included in the contract liability balance as of the beginning of such periods.

Performance obligations

Most of our Topic 606 revenue is recognized at a point-in-time, rather than over time. Accordingly, in any particular period, we do not generally recognize a significant amount of revenue from performance obligations satisfied (or partially satisfied) in previous periods, and the amounts of such revenue recognized during the years ended December 31, ~~2024~~2025 and December 31, ~~2023~~2024 were not material. We also do not expect to recognize material revenue in the future related to performance obligations that were unsatisfied (or partially unsatisfied) as of December 31, ~~2024~~2025.

Payment terms

Our Topic 606 revenues do not include material amounts of variable consideration. Our payment terms vary by the type and location of our customer and the products or services offered. The time between invoicing and when payment is due is not significant. Our contracts do not generally include a significant financing component. For certain products or services and customer types, we require payment before the products or services are delivered to the customer. Our contracts with customers do not generally result in significant obligations associated with returns, refunds or warranties. See above for a discussion of how we manage credit risk.

Revenue is recognized net of taxes collected from customers, which are subsequently remitted to governmental authorities.

Contract costs

We do not recognize any assets associated with the incremental costs of obtaining a contract with a customer (for example, a sales commission) that we expect to recover. Most of our revenue is recognized at a point-in-time or over a period of

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one year or less, and we use the practical expedient that allows us to recognize the incremental costs of obtaining a contract as an expense when incurred if the amortization period of the asset that we otherwise would have recognized is one year or less.

Contract estimates and judgments

Our revenues accounted for under Topic 606 generally do not require significant estimates or judgments, primarily for the following reasons:

•The transaction price is generally fixed and stated in our contracts;

•As noted above, our contracts generally do not include multiple performance obligations, and accordingly do not generally require estimates of the standalone selling price for each performance obligation;

•Our revenues do not include material amounts of variable consideration, or result in significant obligations associated with returns, refunds or warranties; and

•Most of our revenue is recognized as of a point-in-time and the timing of the satisfaction of the applicable performance obligations is readily determinable. As noted above, our Topic 606 revenue is generally recognized at the time of delivery to, or pick-up by, the customer.

Our revenues accounted for under Topic 842 also generally do not require significant estimates or judgments. We monitor and review our estimated standalone selling prices on a regular basis.

4. ~~Acquisitions~~Segment Information

On March 15, 2024, we completed the acquisition of Yak Access, LLC, Yak Mat, LLC and New South Access & Environmental Solutions, LLC (collectively, “Yak”). Yak was a leader in the North American matting industry with a fleet of approximately 600,000 hardwood, softwood, and composite mats that provide surface protection across both construction and maintenance, repair and operations (“MRO”) applications, and served customers primarily in the industrial sector across over 40 states. The acquisition:

• Provided entry into the matting market via an industry leader with established scale across fleet, operations, and talent;

• Augmented exposure to the energy and power verticals, where significant investment is expected over the next several decades; and

• Enhanced our one-stop-shop value proposition with immediate cross-selling opportunities to existing and new construction and MRO customers.

The acquisition date fair value of the purchase price to acquire Yak was $1.158 billion, comprised of cash and $41 of estimated contingent consideration ($50 is the maximum amount of contingent consideration) that could become payable to the seller based on revenue attainment in the first two years after closing. The acquisition and related fees and expenses were funded through the issuance of $1.100 billion principal amount of 6 1/8 Senior Notes (see note 12 to the consolidated financial statements for further information) and drawings on our senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility (“ABL facility”).

The table below summarizes the fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The purchase price allocations for these assets and liabilities are based on preliminary valuations and are subject to change as we obtain additional information during the acquisition measurement period, although we do not expect material future changes.

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Accounts receivable (1)	$	99
Inventory	8
Rental equipment	127
Property and equipment	28
Intangible assets (customer relationships) (2)	150
Operating lease right-of-use assets	4
Other assets	18
Total identifiable assets acquired	434
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	(100)
Operating lease liabilities	(4)
Total liabilities assumed	(104)
Net identifiable assets acquired	330
Goodwill (3)	828
Net assets acquired	$	1,158

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(1)The estimated fair value of accounts receivables acquired was $99, and the gross contractual amount was $102. We estimated that $3 would be uncollectible.

(2)The customer relationships are being amortized over a 6 year life.

(3)All of the goodwill was assigned to our specialty segment. As noted above, we have not yet obtained all the information required to finalize the valuations of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed. As such, goodwill could change from the amount noted above, although we do not expect material future changes. Once finalized, we expect that the goodwill that results from the acquisition will be primarily reflective of Yak's going-concern value, the value of Yak's assembled workforce and new customer relationships expected to arise from the acquisition. All of the goodwill is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes (because the acquired Yak entities were sold as disregarded entities, the acquisition was treated as an asset purchase for income tax purposes, which resulted in the goodwill that is deductible for income tax purposes equaling the total acquired goodwill).

The debt issuance costs associated with the issuance of debt to partially fund the acquisition are reflected, net of amortization subsequent to the acquisition date, in long-term debt in our consolidated balance sheets. The total post-acquisition revenue attributable to the acquired Yak locations was $322 for the year ended December 31, 2024. It is not practicable to reasonably estimate the amount of earnings of Yak since the acquisition date, primarily due to our corporate structure and the allocation of corporate costs.

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	December 31,
	2024		2023
United Rentals historic revenues (1)	$	15,345	$	14,332
Yak historic revenues (2)	97		353
Pro forma revenues (1)	15,442		14,685
United Rentals historic pretax income	3,388		3,211
Yak historic pretax income	10		54
Combined pretax income	3,398		3,265
Pro forma adjustments to combined pretax income:
Impact of fair value mark-ups/useful life changes on depreciation (3)	1		6
Intangible asset amortization (4)	1		(19)
Interest expense (5)	(14)		(69)
Elimination of historic interest (6)	11		66
Elimination of refinancing transactions (7)	(40)		(101)
Transaction bonuses and other (8)	22		3
Pro forma pretax income	$	3,379	$	3,151

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(1)United Rentals historic revenue for the year ended December 31, 2024 includes the post-acquisition revenue attributable to the acquired Yak locations of $322 that is discussed above. Pro forma revenue for the year ended December 31, 2024 includes $419 of pre/post-acquisition revenue from the acquired Yak locations, comprised of $97 of historic Yak revenue and $322 of post-acquisition revenue attributable to the acquired Yak locations.

(2)Yak revenue reflects only the historical results of the entities being acquired, and includes an estimate of revenue from mat rentals to a commonly controlled entity that were eliminated in consolidation by Yak.

(3)Depreciation of rental equipment and non-rental depreciation were adjusted for the fair value mark-ups of the equipment acquired in the Yak acquisition. There were no material changes to the useful lives and salvage values of the acquired equipment.

(4)Intangible asset amortization was adjusted to include amortization of the acquired intangible assets.

(5)As discussed above, the acquisition and related fees and expenses were funded through the issuance of senior notes and drawings on our ABL facility. Interest expense was adjusted to reflect interest on the debt used to finance the acquisition.

(6)Historic interest on debt that is not part of the combined entity was eliminated.

(7)Reflects gains on the extinguishment of debt, net of refinancing transaction expenses.

In addition to the Yak acquisition, during 2024 and 2023, we completed a series of acquisitions which were not significant individually or in the aggregate. In 2022, we completed the acquisition of assets of Ahern Rentals, Inc. (“Ahern Rentals”), which was accounted for as a business combination. Disclosures addressing the Ahern Rentals acquisition were included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023. See the consolidated statements of cash flows for the total cash outflow for purchases of other companies, net of cash acquired, which includes Yak, Ahern Rentals and the other completed acquisitions, and see note 9 to our consolidated financial statements for rollforwards showing the goodwill acquired associated with these acquisitions.

5. Segment Information

Our reportable segments are (i) general rentals and (ii) specialty. Our determination of the operating segments is primarily based on geography, but also includes consideration of the offered products and services. As noted below, we evaluate segment performance primarily based on segment equipment rentals gross profit. As discussed further in note 2 to our consolidated financial statements (“Evaluation of Goodwill Impairment”), we test for goodwill impairment at the reporting unit (the region, which is one level below the operating segment (division)) level.

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For general rentals, the divisions discussed below, which are our operating segments, are aggregated into the reportable segment. The specialty segment is a single division that is both an operating segment and a reportable segment. We believe that the divisions that are aggregated into our reportable segments have similar economic characteristics, as each division is capital intensive, offers similar products to similar customers, uses similar methods to distribute its products, and is subject to similar competitive risks. The aggregation of our divisions also reflects the management structure that we use for making operating decisions and assessing performance. We evaluate segment performance primarily based on segment equipment rentals gross profit.

The general rentals segment includes the rental of (i) general construction and industrial equipment, such as backhoes, skid-steer loaders, forklifts, earthmoving equipment and material handling equipment, (ii) aerial work platforms, such as boom lifts and scissor lifts and (iii) general tools and light equipment, such as pressure washers, water pumps and power tools. The general rentals segment reflects the aggregation of four geographic divisions—Central, Northeast, Southeast and West—and operates throughout the United States and Canada.

The specialty segment, which, as noted above, is a single division that is both an operating segment and a reportable segment, rents products (and provides setup and other services on such rented equipment) including (i) trench safety equipment, such as trench shields, aluminum hydraulic shoring systems, slide rails, crossing plates, construction lasers and line testing equipment for underground work, (ii) power and HVAC equipment, such as portable diesel generators, electrical distribution equipment, and temperature control equipment, (iii) fluid solutions equipment primarily used for fluid containment, transfer and treatment, (iv) mobile storage equipment and modular office space and (v) surface protection mats. The specialty segment’s customers include construction companies involved in infrastructure projects, municipalities and industrial companies. This segment primarily operates in the United States and Canada, and has a smaller presence in Europe, Australia and New Zealand.

The following table presents the percentage of equipment rental revenue by equipment type for the years ended December 31, ~~2024~~2025, ~~2023~~2024 and ~~2022~~2023:

	Year Ended December 31,
	2024		2023		2022
Primarily rented by our general rentals segment:
General construction and industrial equipment	40	%	42	%	42	%
Aerial work platforms	23	%	25	%	24	%
General tools and light equipment	9	%	8	%	8	%
Primarily rented by our specialty segment:
Power and HVAC equipment	11	%	10	%	10	%
Trench safety equipment	5	%	5	%	6	%
Fluid solutions equipment	7	%	7	%	7	%
Mobile storage equipment and modular office space	3	%	3	%	3	%
Surface protection mats (1)	2	%	—	%	—	%

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	Year Ended December 31,
	2025		2024		2023
Primarily rented by our general rentals segment:
General construction and industrial equipment	39	%	40	%	42	%
Aerial work platforms	22	%	23	%	25	%
General tools and light equipment	9	%	9	%	8	%
Primarily rented by our specialty segment:
Power and HVAC equipment	11	%	11	%	10	%
Trench safety equipment	5	%	5	%	5	%
Fluid solutions equipment	7	%	7	%	7	%
Mobile storage equipment and modular office space	3	%	3	%	3	%
Surface protection mats (1)	4	%	2	%	—	%

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(1)AsIn ~~discussed~~March in2024, ~~note~~we 4completed to the ~~consolidated~~acquisition ~~financial~~of ~~statements~~Yak Access, inLLC, ~~March~~Yak ~~2024~~Mat, weLLC ~~completed~~and ~~the~~New ~~acquisition~~South ofAccess & Environmental Solutions, LLC (collectively, “Yak”), which was a leading provider of surface protection mats. Prior to the Yak acquisition, we did not rent material amounts of such equipment.

The accounting policies for our segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies in note 2. Certain corporate costs, including those related to selling, finance, legal, risk management, human resources, corporate management and information technology systems, are deemed to be of an operating nature and are allocated to our segments based primarily on rental fleet size.

Our Chief Operating Officer is our CODM. Equipment rentals gross profit is the primary measure the CODM utilizes in assessing segment performance and determining the allocation of resources. The CODM is the primary individual in control of resource allocation, and the allocation determinations are made in consultation with our senior executive committee, of which the CODM is a member. The most significant allocation determinations made by the CODM pertain to purchases of rental equipment (see the table below for total capital expenditures, including rental and non-rental equipment, by segment), and these determinations are generally made as part of the annual budgeting process, with regular reviews occurring throughout the year that can result in allocation changes (for example, if a specific division outperforms its plan, that could result in a reallocation of resources between divisions or an increase in the total allocated resources). On a monthly basis, the CODM considers budget-to-actual variances for equipment rentals gross profit when making decisions about allocating capital to the segments. Equipment rentals gross profit is also used to assess the performance for each segment by comparing the results and return on assets of each segment with one another, which also informs the determinations made pertaining to the allocation of resources.

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Equipment rentals gross profit is also used to assess the performance for each segment by comparing the results and return on assets of each segment with one another, which also informs the determinations made pertaining to the allocation of resources.

The following table sets forth financial information by segment, and includes a reconciliation of the primary measure of segment profit (equipment rentals gross profit) to income before provision for income taxes.

	Year Ended December 31,
	2024			2023			2022
	Generalrentals	Specialty	Total	Generalrentals	Specialty	Total	Generalrentals	Specialty	Total
Equipment rentals	$8,945	$4,084	$13,029	$8,803	$3,261	$12,064	$7,345	$2,771	$10,116
Sales of rental equipment	1,328	193	1,521	1,411	163	1,574	835	130	965
Sales of new equipment	159	123	282	95	123	218	73	81	154
Contractor supplies sales	87	68	155	89	57	146	81	45	126
Service and other revenues	326	32	358	299	31	330	250	31	281
Total revenue (1)	10,845	4,500	15,345	10,697	3,635	14,332	8,584	3,058	11,642
Equipment rentals gross profit (see calculation below)	3,232	1,966	5,198	3,219	1,595	4,814	2,905	1,340	4,245
Equipment rentals gross margin	36.1%	48.1%	39.9%	36.6%	48.9%	39.9%	39.6%	48.4%	42.0%
Capital expenditures (2)	3,102	1,028	4,130	3,051	813	3,864	2,868	822	3,690
Calculation of equipment rentals gross profit:
Equipment rentals	8,945	4,084	13,029	8,803	3,261	12,064	7,345	2,771	10,116
Less:
Depreciation of rental equipment	(1,968)	(498)	(2,466)	(1,989)	(361)	(2,350)	(1,521)	(332)	(1,853)
Significant/all other rental expenses (3):
Labor and benefits (4)	(1,576)	(442)	(2,018)	(1,519)	(377)	(1,896)	(1,237)	(316)	(1,553)
Repairs and maintenance	(830)	(211)	(1,041)	(827)	(176)	(1,003)	(645)	(147)	(792)
Delivery	(472)	(350)	(822)	(448)	(269)	(717)	(375)	(236)	(611)
All other rental expenses (3)	(867)	(617)	(1,484)	(801)	(483)	(1,284)	(662)	(400)	(1,062)
Equipment rentals gross profit	3,232	1,966	5,198	3,219	1,595	4,814	2,905	1,340	4,245
Reconciliation of equipment rentals gross profit to income before provision for income taxes:
Gross profit from other lines of business			952			999			751
Selling, general and administrative expenses			(1,645)			(1,527)			(1,400)
Restructuring charge (5)			(3)			(28)			—
Non-rental depreciation and amortization			(437)			(431)			(364)
Interest expense, net			(691)			(635)			(445)
Other income, net			14			19			15
Income before provision for income taxes			$3,388			$3,211			$2,802
	December 31,2024			December 31,2023			December 31,2022
	Generalrentals	Specialty	Total	Generalrentals	Specialty	Total	Generalrentals	Specialty	Total
Total assets (6)	$21,044	$7,119	$28,163	$20,411	$5,178	$25,589	$19,604	$4,579	$24,183

(1)Includes immaterial intersegment revenues.

(2)The consolidated statements of cash flows include the payments for capital expenditures, while the table above reflects the gross capital expenditures. Accounts payable as of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 included $77 and $74, respectively, of amounts due but unpaid for purchases of rental equipment. The net impact of accrued purchases of rental equipment was not material for the year ended December 31, 2022.

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	Year Ended December 31,
	2025			2024			2023
	General rentals	Specialty	Total	General rentals	Specialty	Total	General rentals	Specialty	Total
Equipment rentals	$9,165	$4,641	$13,806	$8,945	$4,084	$13,029	$8,803	$3,261	$12,064
Sales of rental equipment	1,216	197	1,413	1,328	193	1,521	1,411	163	1,574
Sales of new equipment	199	149	348	159	123	282	95	123	218
Contractor supplies sales	87	76	163	87	68	155	89	57	146
Service and other revenues	334	35	369	326	32	358	299	31	330
Total revenue (1)	11,001	5,098	16,099	10,845	4,500	15,345	10,697	3,635	14,332
Equipment rentals gross profit (see calculation below)	3,225	2,023	5,248	3,232	1,966	5,198	3,219	1,595	4,814
Equipment rentals gross margin	35.2%	43.6%	38.0%	36.1%	48.1%	39.9%	36.6%	48.9%	39.9%
Capital expenditures (2)	3,409	1,159	4,568	3,102	1,028	4,130	3,051	813	3,864
Calculation of equipment rentals gross profit:
Equipment rentals	9,165	4,641	13,806	8,945	4,084	13,029	8,803	3,261	12,064
Less:
Depreciation of rental equipment	(2,021)	(649)	(2,670)	(1,968)	(498)	(2,466)	(1,989)	(361)	(2,350)
Significant/all other rental expenses (3):
Labor and benefits (4)	(1,637)	(524)	(2,161)	(1,576)	(442)	(2,018)	(1,519)	(377)	(1,896)
Repairs and maintenance	(848)	(239)	(1,087)	(830)	(211)	(1,041)	(827)	(176)	(1,003)
Delivery	(514)	(473)	(987)	(472)	(350)	(822)	(448)	(269)	(717)
All other rental expenses (3)	(920)	(733)	(1,653)	(867)	(617)	(1,484)	(801)	(483)	(1,284)
Equipment rentals gross profit	3,225	2,023	5,248	3,232	1,966	5,198	3,219	1,595	4,814
Reconciliation of equipment rentals gross profit to income before provision for income taxes:
Gross profit from other lines of business			896			952			999
Selling, general and administrative expenses			(1,732)			(1,645)			(1,527)

Restructuring charge (5)			(1)			(3)			(28)
Non-rental depreciation and amortization			(438)			(437)			(431)
Interest expense, net			(716)			(691)			(635)

Other income, net (6)			81			14			19
Income before provision for income taxes			$3,338			$3,388			$3,211
	December 31, 2025			December 31, 2024			December 31, 2023
	General rentals	Specialty	Total	General rentals	Specialty	Total	General rentals	Specialty	Total
Total assets (7)	$21,787	$8,079	$29,866	$21,044	$7,119	$28,163	$20,411	$5,178	$25,589

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(1)Includes immaterial intersegment revenues.

(2)The consolidated statements of cash flows include the payments for capital expenditures, while the table above reflects the gross capital expenditures. Accounts payable as of December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 included $117, $77 and $74, respectively, of amounts due but unpaid for purchases of rental equipment.

(3)The significant expense categories align with the segment-level information that is regularly provided to the CODM. The “all other rental expenses” category reflects the difference between equipment rentals revenue less the significant expense categories above and the primary measure of segment profit (equipment rentals gross profit), and is primarily comprised of property costs, costs associated with re-rent revenue and certain ancillary revenues (see note 3 to the consolidated financial statements for a discussion of the different types of equipment rentals revenue), and insurance costs. Intersegment expenses are included within the amounts shown.

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(4)Labor and benefits includes all internal labor and benefits costs associated with equipment rentals, including labor and benefits costs associated with repairs and maintenance and delivery.

(5)Primarily reflects severance and branch closure charges associated with our restructuring programs. The restructuring charges generally involve the closure of a large number of branches over a short period of time, often in periods following a major acquisition. The amounts above primarily reflect charges associated with the restructuring program initiated following the December 2022 acquisition of Ahern Rentals. AsSee ofnote ~~December 31,~~5 ~~2024,~~to ~~there~~the ~~were~~consolidated nofinancial ~~open~~statements for additional detail on our restructuring programs.

(6)~~The~~In ~~increase~~January in2025, we announced that we had signed a merger agreement to acquire H&E. In February 2025, the ~~specialty~~merger ~~segment~~agreement ~~assets~~was ~~from~~terminated. ~~December~~Other 31income, ~~2023~~net tofor the year ended December 31, ~~2024~~2025 includes ~~the~~a ~~impact~~break-up fee of ~~the~~$64 ~~Yak~~that ~~acquisition~~we ~~discussed~~received infollowing ~~note~~the 4termination toof the ~~consolidated~~H&E ~~financial~~merger ~~statements~~agreement.

We(7)The ~~primarily~~increase ~~operate~~ in the ~~United~~specialty ~~States~~segment ~~and~~assets ~~Canada,~~from ~~and~~December ~~have a smaller presence in Europe~~31, ~~Australia~~2023 ~~and~~to ~~New Zealand. The foreign information in the table below primarily reflects Canada. The following table presents geographic area information for the years ended~~ December 31, 2024, ~~2023~~includes ~~and~~the ~~2022,~~impact ~~except for balance sheet information, which is presented as~~ of ~~December 31,~~the ~~2024~~Yak ~~and 2023:~~acquisition.

	Domestic		Foreign		Total
2024
Equipment rentals	$	11,919	$	1,110	$	13,029
Sales of rental equipment	1,379		142		1,521
Sales of new equipment	242		40		282
Contractor supplies sales	131		24		155
Service and other revenues	320		38		358
Total revenue	13,991		1,354		15,345
Rental equipment, net	13,634		1,297		14,931
Property and equipment, net	942		92		1,034
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net	$	6,910	$	653	$	7,563
2023
Equipment rentals	$	11,045	$	1,019	$	12,064
Sales of rental equipment	1,427		147		1,574
Sales of new equipment	168		50		218
Contractor supplies sales	130		16		146
Service and other revenues	293		37		330
Total revenue	13,063		1,269		14,332
Rental equipment, net	12,679		1,322		14,001
Property and equipment, net	842		61		903
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net	$	6,031	$	579	$	6,610
2022
Equipment rentals	$	9,139	$	977	$	10,116
Sales of rental equipment	870		95		965
Sales of new equipment	122		32		154
Contractor supplies sales	109		17		126
Service and other revenues	248		33		281
Total revenue	$	10,488	$	1,154	$	11,642

We primarily operate in the United States and Canada, and have a smaller presence in Europe, Australia and New Zealand. The foreign information in the table below primarily reflects Canada. The following table presents geographic area information for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, except for balance sheet information, which is presented as of December 31, 2025 and 2024:

6. Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets


	Domestic		Foreign		Total
2025
Equipment rentals	$	12,609	$	1,197	$	13,806
Sales of rental equipment	1,288		125		1,413
Sales of new equipment	305		43		348
Contractor supplies sales	136		27		163
Service and other revenues	333		36		369
Total revenue	14,671		1,428		16,099
Rental equipment, net	14,584		1,485		16,069
Property and equipment, net	1,022		112		1,134
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net	$	6,772	$	824	$	7,596
2024
Equipment rentals	$	11,919	$	1,110	$	13,029
Sales of rental equipment	1,379		142		1,521
Sales of new equipment	242		40		282
Contractor supplies sales	131		24		155
Service and other revenues	320		38		358
Total revenue	13,991		1,354		15,345
Rental equipment, net	13,634		1,297		14,931
Property and equipment, net	942		92		1,034
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net	$	6,910	$	653	$	7,563
2023
Equipment rentals	$	11,045	$	1,019	$	12,064
Sales of rental equipment	1,427		147		1,574
Sales of new equipment	168		50		218
Contractor supplies sales	130		16		146
Service and other revenues	293		37		330
Total revenue	$	13,063	$	1,269	$	14,332

~~Prepaid expenses and other assets consist of the following:~~62

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	December 31,
	2024		2023
Equipment (1)	$	7	$	17
Insurance	46		29
Advertising reimbursements (2)	39		22
Income taxes (3)	53		5
Other (4)	90		62
Prepaid expenses and other assets	$	235	$	135

5. Restructuring Charges

~~_________________~~Restructuring charges primarily include severance costs associated with headcount reductions, as well as branch closure charges. We incur severance costs and branch closure charges in the ordinary course of our business. We only include such costs that are part of a restructuring program as restructuring charges. Since the first such program was initiated in 2008, we have completed seven restructuring programs and have incurred total restructuring charges of $384.

In the fourth quarter of 2025, we initiated a restructuring program (1the “2026 Cost Savings Restructuring Program”) ~~Reflects~~ ~~refundable~~associated ~~deposits~~with onthe ~~expected~~consolidation ~~purchases~~of certain common functions and certain other cost reduction measures. We did not recognize material costs associated with this program in 2025. We expect to complete this program in 2026, ~~primarily~~and expect to recognize between $30 and $60 of ~~rental~~total ~~equipment~~costs, ~~pursuant~~primarily tocomprised ~~advance~~of ~~purchase~~severance ~~agreements~~and branch closure costs, under the program. ~~Such~~As ~~deposits~~of ~~are~~December 31, ~~presented~~2025, the total liability associated with our restructuring programs was $13 (such amount relates only to our closed restructuring programs, as awe ~~component~~have ofnot ~~cash~~yet ~~flows~~recognized ~~from~~any ~~operations~~liabilities ~~when~~associated ~~paid~~with the 2026 Cost Savings Restructuring Program).

~~(2)~~6. ~~Reflects~~Rental ~~reimbursements~~Equipment ~~due for advertising that promotes a vendor’s products or services. See note 2 (“Advertising Expense”) for further detail.~~

(3) The increase above from December 31, 2023 to December 31, 2024 was primarily due to an increase in income taxes receivable which reflected required tax payments exceeding the estimated tax accruals.

(4) Includes multiple items, none of which are individually significant.

7. Rental Equipment

Rental equipment consists of the following:

	December 31,
	2024		2023
	2025		2024
Rental equipment	$	2224,~~990~~825	$	2122,~~689~~990
Less accumulated depreciation	(8,~~059~~756)		(78,~~688~~059)
Rental equipment, net	$	1416,~~931~~069	$	14,~~001~~931

87. Property and Equipment

Property and equipment consist of the following:

	December 31,
	2024		2023
	2025		2024
Land	$	~~170~~186	$	~~157~~170
Buildings	~~310~~347		~~296~~310
Non-rental vehicles	~~318~~352		~~268~~318
Machinery and equipment	~~329~~376		~~265~~329
Furniture and fixtures	~~463~~508		~~435~~

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