AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · United Rentals (URI)

United Rentals Q1 revenue rose to $3.719 billion; diluted EPS fell to $7.91

Mixed Impact 4 of 5 earnings Written later

United Rentals reported first-quarter 2025 revenue of $3.719 billion, up from $3.485 billion a year earlier, while net income fell 4.4% to $518 million and diluted EPS was $7.91 versus $8.04. The company reaffirmed its full-year 2025 guidance and announced a new $1.5 billion share repurchase program, which it expects to complete by the end of the first quarter of 2026. Results include a $29 million after-tax benefit from the terminated H&E Equipment Services merger.

Key points

  • Q1 2025 total revenue $3.719 billion; net income $518 million; GAAP diluted EPS $7.91, adjusted EPS $8.86
  • Full-year 2025 outlook reaffirmed, including adjusted EBITDA of $7.2 billion to $7.45 billion
  • New $1.5 billion share repurchase program announced April 23, 2025; the 8-K cites $1.25 billion to be repurchased in 2025, while the press release cites $1.5 billion in 2025
  • Q1 included a net $39 million merger termination benefit tied to a $64 million break-up fee from H&E

The filing

CompanyUnited Rentals (URI)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECApr 23, 2025, 4:45 PM ET
Accession number0001067701-25-000019

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure8.01 Other Events

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:42 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on April 23, 2025.

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