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Data last updated: Sep 06, 2026
Snapshot (as of Sep 06, 2026): United Rentals, Inc. (URI) pays a $7.70 annual dividend ($1.97 quarterly), yielding 0.76% at $1009.86/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-08-12. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 0.76%
Annual Dividend: $7.70 per share
Payout Ratio: 18.1%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-08-12
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Industrials
Years of Dividend History: 4
United Rentals, Inc. dividend reflects a business built on renting heavy construction and industrial equipment, from aerial lifts and earthmoving machinery to portable generators and trench safety systems, across 1,360 facilities in North America, Europe, and beyond. The current yield is 0.76%, with a trailing annual dividend rate of $7.70 per share paid quarterly. The next ex-dividend date is August 12, 2026. With a beta of 1.787, URI stock carries meaningful price volatility, making it a better fit for growth-oriented investors than those seeking steady income.
United Rentals, Inc. pays out 18.1% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as conservative (below 40%). That leaves the company retaining the vast majority of earnings, which supports the current dividend level even if demand from its core clients, including construction firms, municipalities, and industrial operators, softens. United Rentals, Inc. dividend safety benefits from that low payout buffer, though the stock's beta of 1.787 signals that earnings can swing sharply with economic cycles, which is the most data-supported pressure point for the payout.
United Rentals, Inc. dividend history shows a CAGR of 10.0% per year from 2023 to 2025. The per-share annual dividend grew from $5.92 to $7.16 over that window (2026 data is partial and excluded from the growth calculation). The smallest annual increase in the window was 9.8% in 2025, meaning even the slowest year in the available history delivered near double-digit growth. For income investors focused on purchasing power, that pace is meaningful.
URI stock fits growth-and-income investors who prioritize dividend growth over current yield. The yield is low (below 2%), currently at 0.76%, which sits above the 5-year average of 0.65% but still delivers limited immediate income. What the stock offers instead is a 10.0% annual dividend growth rate over the available history, backed by an 18.1% payout ratio that leaves ample room for further increases. The trade-off is straightforward: an investor gets fast-growing dividends from a large equipment rental business, but accepts a yield that produces little income in the near term and a high-beta stock that can move sharply with the broader economy.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-12 | $1.9700 |
| 2026-05-13 | $1.9700 |
| 2026-02-11 | $1.9700 |
| 2025-11-12 | $1.7900 |
| 2025-08-13 | $1.7900 |
| 2025-05-14 | $1.7900 |
| 2025-02-12 | $1.7900 |
| 2024-11-13 | $1.6300 |
| 2024-08-14 | $1.6300 |
| 2024-05-07 | $1.6300 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $5.9100 |
| 2025 | $7.1600 |
| 2024 | $6.5200 |
| 2023 | $5.9200 |
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