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United Rentals

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United Rentals has retired 35.5% of its shares since 2014, from 96,520,626 to 62,242,489.

35.5%retired since 2014
14.0%last 5 years
2.2%last 12 months
62Mshares today
Shares outstanding, 2013 to todaysplit adjusted, from SEC filings
a quarter gone 201997M shares, 201462M201520202025
2013, 93,217,8822026-07-20, 62,242,489
A share bought in 2013
1.5× more of United Rentals today, without buying another share. It was one of 93,217,882 shares then. It is one of 62,242,489 now.
Every filing we read13 fiscal years, split adjusted
Fiscal yearDateShares outstandingFiling
20132014-01-2093,217,88210-K
20142015-01-1996,520,62610-K
20152016-01-2590,970,22910-K
20162017-01-2384,310,53110-K
20172018-01-2284,427,66510-K
20182019-01-2179,591,08210-K
20192020-01-2774,375,47710-K
20202021-01-2572,199,27610-K
20212022-01-2472,421,90210-K
20222023-01-2369,359,59110-K
20232024-01-2267,191,62710-K
20242025-01-2765,307,09810-K
20252026-01-2662,998,14710-K

Source: all 10-K filings of United Rentals on EDGAR. Download this series as CSV. Licence CC BY 4.0, credit Buyback Radar.

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United Rentals buybacks, answered

Is United Rentals buying back its stock?

Yes. United Rentals has 2.2% fewer shares outstanding than twelve months ago, 62,242,489 as of July 20, 2026. Over five years the share count is down 14.0%.

How many shares has United Rentals bought back?

Net of every new share it issued, United Rentals has 34.3 million fewer shares than at its 2014 peak. That is 35.5% of the company.

How many shares does United Rentals have outstanding?

62,242,489 shares, as of July 20, 2026, from the cover page of its latest 10-Q. At the 2014 peak it had 96,520,626.

What do United Rentals' buybacks mean for a shareholder?

Each share is a bigger slice of the company. Someone who held United Rentals stock in 2014 owns 1.6 times as much of the business today without buying another share. Whether that was a good use of cash depends on the price paid.

How does United Rentals compare with other cannibal stocks?

United Rentals ranks No. 143 of 251 companies on Buyback Radar by share of the company retired since its peak. Close to it on the list: CNX Resources (35.8%), Seaboard (35.6%), Dollar General (35.4%), Bank of America (35.4%).

Every answer is computed from United Rentals' own SEC filings and rebuilt every Monday. Latest count: 10-Q on EDGAR.

Superinvestors who own it

Tom GaynerMarkel Group31,150 shares, $35.3M, Q2 2026
David RolfeWedgewood Partners16,732 shares, $19.0M, Q2 2026

From the latest 13F filings. All superinvestors.

Insider buying, last 12 months

Singh ShivDirector2026-02-02, 68 shares at $783.36 $53K total

The story

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