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DCF Valuation
Base-case fair value
$-43.59
Intrinsic $-58.12 · 25% MOS
Current price: $1084.62
Base-case summary
Our base-case DCF for United Rentals, Inc. (URI) projects 10 years of free cash flow growth at 2.0% for years 1–5 and 1.0% for years 6–10, anchored to a default 8% growth assumption, then applies a 2.5% perpetual growth rate and a 8.0% discount rate. Starting from the 3-year average of positive free cash flow ($666M) — TTM FCF was negative, this produces an intrinsic value of $-58.12 per share. A 25% safety margin gives a fair value of $-43.59, suggesting the stock is currently 104% overvalued against the $1084.62 market price.
See 3 scenarios side by side
Conservative, Base, and Optimistic fair values, plus the sensitivity matrix and FCF history. Free account.
TTM FCF is negative ($0). Projecting from a negative base produces nonsensical results, so this model uses the 3-year average of positive FCF ($666M) as the base instead. Treat this valuation as a rough estimate — it assumes a return to historical profitability.
Model inputs
Free Cash Flow (3yr avg)
$666M
Cash & equivalents
$156M
Total debt
$15.4B
Shares outstanding
63M