HERC HOLDINGS INC (HRI) Stock Fundamental Analysis

USA • New York Stock Exchange • NYSE:HRI • US42704L1044

169.38 USD
+15.35 (+9.97%)
At close: Feb 4, 2026
169.38 USD
0 (0%)
After Hours: 2/4/2026, 7:26:52 PM
Fundamental Rating

4

HRI gets a fundamental rating of 4 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 50 industry peers in the Trading Companies & Distributors industry. There are concerns on the financial health of HRI while its profitability can be described as average. HRI has a decent growth rate and is not valued too expensively.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

  • HRI had positive earnings in the past year.
  • In the past year HRI had a positive cash flow from operations.
  • Each year in the past 5 years HRI has been profitable.
  • HRI had a positive operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.
HRI Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFHRI Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 500M 1B

1.2 Ratios

  • The Return On Assets of HRI (-0.50%) is worse than 66.00% of its industry peers.
  • HRI has a Return On Equity of -3.58%. This is in the lower half of the industry: HRI underperforms 72.00% of its industry peers.
  • The Return On Invested Capital of HRI (4.08%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for HRI is in line with the industry average of 9.63%.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -0.5%
ROE -3.58%
ROIC 4.08%
ROA(3y)4.38%
ROA(5y)4.04%
ROE(3y)24.04%
ROE(5y)21%
ROIC(3y)7.69%
ROIC(5y)7%
HRI Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICHRI Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 10 20 30

1.3 Margins

  • HRI's Profit Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
  • HRI has a better Operating Margin (17.31%) than 78.00% of its industry peers.
  • HRI's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
  • HRI's Gross Margin of 58.30% is amongst the best of the industry. HRI outperforms 94.00% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of HRI has grown nicely.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 17.31%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 58.31%
OM growth 3Y4.56%
OM growth 5Y10.96%
PM growth 3Y-18.21%
PM growth 5Y20%
GM growth 3Y1.25%
GM growth 5Y3.11%
HRI Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsHRI Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 20 40 60

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

  • With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) below the Cost of Capital (WACC), HRI is destroying value.
  • The number of shares outstanding for HRI has been increased compared to 1 year ago.
  • Compared to 5 years ago, HRI has less shares outstanding
  • The debt/assets ratio for HRI has been reduced compared to a year ago.
HRI Yearly Shares OutstandingHRI Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 5M 10M 15M 20M 25M
HRI Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsHRI Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2B 4B 6B

2.2 Solvency

  • HRI has an Altman-Z score of 0.79. This is a bad value and indicates that HRI is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • HRI has a Altman-Z score of 0.79. This is amonst the worse of the industry: HRI underperforms 88.00% of its industry peers.
  • HRI has a Debt/Equity ratio of 4.28. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.
  • The Debt to Equity ratio of HRI (4.28) is worse than 84.00% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 4.28
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z 0.79
ROIC/WACC0.42
WACC9.61%
HRI Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFHRI Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 1B 2B 3B 4B

2.3 Liquidity

  • A Current Ratio of 1.22 indicates that HRI should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
  • With a Current ratio value of 1.22, HRI is not doing good in the industry: 80.00% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
  • A Quick Ratio of 1.22 indicates that HRI should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
  • HRI has a Quick ratio (1.22) which is in line with its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 1.22
Quick Ratio 1.22
HRI Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesHRI Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 200M 400M 600M

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

  • The earnings per share for HRI have decreased strongly by -28.53% in the last year.
  • HRI shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. Measured over the last years, the EPS has been growing by 48.42% yearly.
  • HRI shows quite a strong growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has grown by 19.40%.
  • HRI shows quite a strong growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 12.29% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-28.53%
EPS 3Y19.73%
EPS 5Y48.42%
EPS Q2Q%-48.97%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)19.4%
Revenue growth 3Y19.84%
Revenue growth 5Y12.29%
Sales Q2Q%35.13%

3.2 Future

  • The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 11.16% on average over the next years. This is quite good.
  • The Revenue is expected to grow by 13.47% on average over the next years. This is quite good.
EPS Next Y-38.02%
EPS Next 2Y-15.75%
EPS Next 3Y1.38%
EPS Next 5Y11.16%
Revenue Next Year24.91%
Revenue Next 2Y19.65%
Revenue Next 3Y14.8%
Revenue Next 5Y13.47%

3.3 Evolution

  • Although the future EPS growth is still strong, it is not able to hold up the even more excellent growth rate of the past years.
  • The Revenue growth rate is stable: in the next years the growth will be about the same than in the last years.
HRI Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesHRI Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2B 4B 6B
HRI Yearly EPS VS EstimatesHRI Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 0 5 10 15 20

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • With a Price/Earnings ratio of 18.88, HRI is valued on the expensive side.
  • HRI's Price/Earnings ratio is a bit cheaper when compared to the industry. HRI is cheaper than 78.00% of the companies in the same industry.
  • The average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio is at 28.25. HRI is valued slightly cheaper when compared to this.
  • Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 18.51, the valuation of HRI can be described as rather expensive.
  • 80.00% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than HRI, based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio.
  • When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of HRI to the average of the S&P500 Index (27.50), we can say HRI is valued slightly cheaper.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 18.88
Fwd PE 18.51
HRI Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsHRI Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 10 20 30

4.2 Price Multiples

  • HRI's Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. HRI is cheaper than 86.00% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA 7.91
HRI Per share dataHRI EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 50 -50 100

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • HRI has a very decent profitability rating, which may justify a higher PE ratio.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)0.39
EPS Next 2Y-15.75%
EPS Next 3Y1.38%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

  • With a Yearly Dividend Yield of 1.90%, HRI has a reasonable but not impressive dividend return.
  • HRI's Dividend Yield is rather good when compared to the industry average which is at 0.88. HRI pays more dividend than 88.00% of the companies in the same industry.
  • HRI's Dividend Yield is comparable with the S&P500 average which is at 1.82.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 1.9%

5.2 History

  • HRI has been paying a dividend for over 5 years, so it has already some track record.
  • HRI has not decreased its dividend in the last 3 years.
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
Div Incr Years3
Div Non Decr Years3
HRI Yearly Dividends per shareHRI Yearly Dividends per shareYearly Dividends per share 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5

5.3 Sustainability

  • HRI has negative earnings and hence a negative payout ratio. The dividend may be in danger.
DP-120.29%
EPS Next 2Y-15.75%
EPS Next 3Y1.38%
HRI Yearly Income VS Free CF VS DividendHRI Yearly Income VS Free CF VS DividendYearly Income VS Free CF VS Dividend 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 200M -200M

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HERC HOLDINGS INC

NYSE:HRI (2/4/2026, 7:26:52 PM)

After market: 169.38 0 (0%)

169.38

+15.35 (+9.97%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryGroupCapital Goods
GICS IndustryTrading Companies & Distributors
Earnings (Last)10-28
Earnings (Next)02-17
Inst Owners104.38%
Inst Owner Change-3.74%
Ins Owners1.99%
Ins Owner Change0.05%
Market Cap5.64B
Revenue(TTM)4.12B
Net Income(TTM)-69.00M
Analysts76.92
Price Target173.29 (2.31%)
Short Float %6.79%
Short Ratio4.96
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 1.9%
Yearly Dividend2.72
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DP-120.29%
Div Incr Years3
Div Non Decr Years3
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)1
Avg EPS beat(2)10.32%
Min EPS beat(2)-0.32%
Max EPS beat(2)20.95%
EPS beat(4)1
Avg EPS beat(4)-7.91%
Min EPS beat(4)-42.15%
Max EPS beat(4)20.95%
EPS beat(8)2
Avg EPS beat(8)-5.73%
EPS beat(12)3
Avg EPS beat(12)-5.07%
EPS beat(16)4
Avg EPS beat(16)-4.53%
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)0.39%
Min Revenue beat(2)-0.31%
Max Revenue beat(2)1.09%
Revenue beat(4)3
Avg Revenue beat(4)0.76%
Min Revenue beat(4)-0.31%
Max Revenue beat(4)1.87%
Revenue beat(8)6
Avg Revenue beat(8)0.48%
Revenue beat(12)8
Avg Revenue beat(12)0.18%
Revenue beat(16)11
Avg Revenue beat(16)0.25%
PT rev (1m)0%
PT rev (3m)11.14%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0.54%
EPS NQ rev (3m)2.26%
EPS NY rev (1m)8.32%
EPS NY rev (3m)-4.34%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0.16%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-1.25%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0.29%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-0.42%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 18.88
Fwd PE 18.51
P/S 1.37
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF 5.12
P/B 2.92
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 7.91
EPS(TTM)8.97
EY5.3%
EPS(NY)9.15
Fwd EY5.4%
FCF(TTM)-5.59
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)33.09
OCFY19.54%
SpS123.78
BVpS57.98
TBVpS-78.99
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)0.39
Graham Number108.18
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -0.5%
ROE -3.58%
ROCE 5.43%
ROIC 4.08%
ROICexc 4.1%
ROICexgc 6.29%
OM 17.31%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 58.31%
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)4.38%
ROA(5y)4.04%
ROE(3y)24.04%
ROE(5y)21%
ROIC(3y)7.69%
ROIC(5y)7%
ROICexc(3y)7.77%
ROICexc(5y)7.07%
ROICexgc(3y)9.25%
ROICexgc(5y)8.36%
ROCE(3y)10.24%
ROCE(5y)9.32%
ROICexgc growth 3Y2.77%
ROICexgc growth 5Y9.04%
ROICexc growth 3Y2.21%
ROICexc growth 5Y7.51%
OM growth 3Y4.56%
OM growth 5Y10.96%
PM growth 3Y-18.21%
PM growth 5Y20%
GM growth 3Y1.25%
GM growth 5Y3.11%
F-Score2
Asset Turnover0.3
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 4.28
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA 4.89
Cap/Depr 131.87%
Cap/Sales 31.25%
Interest Coverage 2.68
Cash Conversion 65.19%
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 1.22
Quick Ratio 1.22
Altman-Z 0.79
F-Score2
WACC9.61%
ROIC/WACC0.42
Cap/Depr(3y)182.39%
Cap/Depr(5y)152.23%
Cap/Sales(3y)41.77%
Cap/Sales(5y)35.58%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-28.53%
EPS 3Y19.73%
EPS 5Y48.42%
EPS Q2Q%-48.97%
EPS Next Y-38.02%
EPS Next 2Y-15.75%
EPS Next 3Y1.38%
EPS Next 5Y11.16%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)19.4%
Revenue growth 3Y19.84%
Revenue growth 5Y12.29%
Sales Q2Q%35.13%
Revenue Next Year24.91%
Revenue Next 2Y19.65%
Revenue Next 3Y14.8%
Revenue Next 5Y13.47%
EBIT growth 1Y1.13%
EBIT growth 3Y25.3%
EBIT growth 5Y24.59%
EBIT Next Year146.67%
EBIT Next 3Y46.66%
EBIT Next 5Y31.49%
FCF growth 1Y61.15%
FCF growth 3Y-46.1%
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y1.06%
OCF growth 3Y18.08%
OCF growth 5Y14.02%

HERC HOLDINGS INC / HRI FAQ

What is the ChartMill fundamental rating of HERC HOLDINGS INC (HRI) stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 4 / 10 to HRI.


Can you provide the valuation status for HERC HOLDINGS INC?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 4 / 10 to HERC HOLDINGS INC (HRI). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.


What is the profitability of HRI stock?

HERC HOLDINGS INC (HRI) has a profitability rating of 6 / 10.


What is the valuation of HERC HOLDINGS INC based on its PE and PB ratios?

The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for HERC HOLDINGS INC (HRI) is 18.88 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 2.92.


What is the expected EPS growth for HERC HOLDINGS INC (HRI) stock?

The Earnings per Share (EPS) of HERC HOLDINGS INC (HRI) is expected to decline by -38.02% in the next year.