Analysis of Liquidity Ratios
Quarterly Data
Liquidity ratios measure the company ability to meet its short-term obligations.
Liquidity Ratios (Summary)
United Rentals Inc., liquidity ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31).
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as current assets divided by current liabilities. | United Rentals Inc. current ratio deteriorated from Q2 2022 to Q3 2022 but then improved from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 exceeding Q2 2022 level. |
| Quick ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments plus receivables) divided by current liabilities. | United Rentals Inc. quick ratio deteriorated from Q2 2022 to Q3 2022 and from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022. |
| Cash ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments) divided by current liabilities. | United Rentals Inc. cash ratio deteriorated from Q2 2022 to Q3 2022 but then improved from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 exceeding Q2 2022 level. |
Current Ratio
United Rentals Inc., current ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | Mar 31, 2018 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current assets | 2,723) | 2,327) | 2,164) | 2,010) | 2,151) | 2,200) | 2,154) | 2,004) | 2,017) | 1,728) | 1,622) | 2,214) | 1,842) | 1,881) | 1,840) | 1,720) | 1,761) | 1,692) | 1,506) | 1,590) | ||||||
| Current liabilities | 2,445) | 2,264) | 2,023) | 2,597) | 2,603) | 2,752) | 2,544) | 1,841) | 1,890) | 1,916) | 1,921) | 1,996) | 2,198) | 2,643) | 2,535) | 2,238) | 2,116) | 2,087) | 2,229) | 1,641) | ||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ratio1 | 1.11 | 1.03 | 1.07 | 0.77 | 0.83 | 0.80 | 0.85 | 1.09 | 1.07 | 0.90 | 0.84 | 1.11 | 0.84 | 0.71 | 0.73 | 0.77 | 0.83 | 0.81 | 0.68 | 0.97 | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current Ratio, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boeing Co. | 1.22 | 1.22 | 1.25 | 1.30 | 1.33 | 1.36 | 1.35 | 1.33 | 1.39 | 1.42 | 1.41 | 1.17 | 1.05 | 1.11 | 1.03 | 1.07 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Caterpillar Inc. | 1.39 | 1.41 | 1.45 | 1.44 | 1.46 | 1.61 | 1.56 | 1.60 | 1.53 | 1.54 | 1.50 | 1.42 | 1.47 | 1.44 | 1.43 | 1.43 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Eaton Corp. plc | 1.38 | 1.28 | 0.97 | 0.99 | 1.04 | 1.27 | 1.10 | 1.51 | 1.56 | 1.49 | 1.50 | 1.75 | 1.70 | 1.72 | 1.83 | 1.47 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| GE Aerospace | 1.16 | 1.10 | 1.13 | 1.19 | 1.28 | 1.80 | 1.81 | 1.96 | 1.58 | 1.27 | 1.22 | 1.14 | 0.99 | 1.07 | 1.11 | 1.13 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Honeywell International Inc. | 1.25 | 1.24 | 1.20 | 1.21 | 1.30 | 1.29 | 1.41 | 1.43 | 1.47 | 1.64 | 1.63 | 1.30 | 1.34 | 1.31 | 1.19 | 1.24 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Lockheed Martin Corp. | 1.32 | 1.28 | 1.27 | 1.27 | 1.42 | 1.42 | 1.36 | 1.38 | 1.39 | 1.33 | 1.31 | 1.23 | 1.22 | 1.28 | 1.20 | 1.17 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| RTX Corp. | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.10 | 1.16 | 1.19 | 1.23 | 1.17 | 1.17 | 1.21 | 1.22 | 1.20 | 1.23 | 1.08 | 1.06 | 1.05 | 1.13 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31).
1 Q4 2022 Calculation
Current ratio = Current assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 2,723 ÷ 2,445 = 1.11
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as current assets divided by current liabilities. | United Rentals Inc. current ratio deteriorated from Q2 2022 to Q3 2022 but then improved from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 exceeding Q2 2022 level. |
Quick Ratio
United Rentals Inc., quick ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | Mar 31, 2018 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 106) | 76) | 68) | 101) | 144) | 320) | 336) | 278) | 202) | 174) | 127) | 513) | 52) | 60) | 75) | 52) | 43) | 65) | 117) | 278) | ||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 2,004) | 1,934) | 1,744) | 1,607) | 1,677) | 1,602) | 1,400) | 1,254) | 1,315) | 1,324) | 1,226) | 1,413) | 1,530) | 1,595) | 1,525) | 1,487) | 1,545) | 1,438) | 1,203) | 1,154) | ||||||
| Total quick assets | 2,110) | 2,010) | 1,812) | 1,708) | 1,821) | 1,922) | 1,736) | 1,532) | 1,517) | 1,498) | 1,353) | 1,926) | 1,582) | 1,655) | 1,600) | 1,539) | 1,588) | 1,503) | 1,320) | 1,432) | ||||||
| Current liabilities | 2,445) | 2,264) | 2,023) | 2,597) | 2,603) | 2,752) | 2,544) | 1,841) | 1,890) | 1,916) | 1,921) | 1,996) | 2,198) | 2,643) | 2,535) | 2,238) | 2,116) | 2,087) | 2,229) | 1,641) | ||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quick ratio1 | 0.86 | 0.89 | 0.90 | 0.66 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.68 | 0.83 | 0.80 | 0.78 | 0.70 | 0.96 | 0.72 | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.69 | 0.75 | 0.72 | 0.59 | 0.87 | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quick Ratio, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boeing Co. | 0.32 | 0.29 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.34 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.37 | 0.41 | 0.42 | 0.47 | 0.30 | 0.23 | 0.28 | 0.25 | 0.26 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Caterpillar Inc. | 0.79 | 0.78 | 0.81 | 0.84 | 0.89 | 1.00 | 1.02 | 1.08 | 1.02 | 1.01 | 0.98 | 0.91 | 0.98 | 0.93 | 0.94 | 0.91 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Eaton Corp. plc | 0.73 | 0.65 | 0.50 | 0.51 | 0.54 | 0.69 | 0.44 | 0.66 | 0.68 | 0.63 | 0.57 | 0.68 | 0.78 | 0.99 | 1.07 | 0.82 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| GE Aerospace | 0.81 | 0.73 | 0.75 | 0.82 | 0.93 | 0.90 | 0.90 | 1.06 | 1.27 | 1.01 | 0.97 | 0.91 | 0.69 | 0.65 | 0.71 | 0.73 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Honeywell International Inc. | 0.88 | 0.85 | 0.82 | 0.84 | 0.94 | 0.96 | 1.06 | 1.08 | 1.15 | 1.27 | 1.26 | 0.93 | 0.99 | 1.00 | 0.87 | 0.92 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Lockheed Martin Corp. | 1.09 | 1.06 | 1.03 | 1.03 | 1.15 | 1.18 | 1.10 | 1.09 | 1.05 | 1.08 | 1.04 | 0.96 | 0.93 | 1.03 | 0.93 | 0.93 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| RTX Corp. | 0.69 | 0.70 | 0.71 | 0.76 | 0.81 | 0.82 | 0.79 | 0.79 | 0.78 | 0.84 | 0.75 | 0.81 | 0.73 | 0.71 | 0.70 | 0.75 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31).
1 Q4 2022 Calculation
Quick ratio = Total quick assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 2,110 ÷ 2,445 = 0.86
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Quick ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments plus receivables) divided by current liabilities. | United Rentals Inc. quick ratio deteriorated from Q2 2022 to Q3 2022 and from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022. |
Cash Ratio
United Rentals Inc., cash ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | Mar 31, 2018 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 106) | 76) | 68) | 101) | 144) | 320) | 336) | 278) | 202) | 174) | 127) | 513) | 52) | 60) | 75) | 52) | 43) | 65) | 117) | 278) | ||||||
| Total cash assets | 106) | 76) | 68) | 101) | 144) | 320) | 336) | 278) | 202) | 174) | 127) | 513) | 52) | 60) | 75) | 52) | 43) | 65) | 117) | 278) | ||||||
| Current liabilities | 2,445) | 2,264) | 2,023) | 2,597) | 2,603) | 2,752) | 2,544) | 1,841) | 1,890) | 1,916) | 1,921) | 1,996) | 2,198) | 2,643) | 2,535) | 2,238) | 2,116) | 2,087) | 2,229) | 1,641) | ||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash ratio1 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.11 | 0.09 | 0.07 | 0.26 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.17 | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash Ratio, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boeing Co. | 0.19 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.20 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.35 | 0.16 | 0.10 | 0.12 | 0.10 | 0.09 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Caterpillar Inc. | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.31 | 0.36 | 0.39 | 0.43 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.35 | 0.27 | 0.31 | 0.29 | 0.27 | 0.26 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Eaton Corp. plc | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.11 | 0.06 | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.13 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.12 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.08 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| GE Aerospace | 0.44 | 0.35 | 0.37 | 0.44 | 0.54 | 0.52 | 0.50 | 0.67 | 0.78 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.67 | 0.47 | 0.41 | 0.44 | 0.47 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Honeywell International Inc. | 0.51 | 0.44 | 0.43 | 0.49 | 0.59 | 0.60 | 0.68 | 0.71 | 0.79 | 0.87 | 0.87 | 0.51 | 0.58 | 0.62 | 0.50 | 0.55 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Lockheed Martin Corp. | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.26 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.20 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.19 | 0.13 | 0.11 | 0.16 | 0.08 | 0.06 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| RTX Corp. | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.17 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.28 | 0.20 | 0.25 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.19 | 0.20 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31).
1 Q4 2022 Calculation
Cash ratio = Total cash assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 106 ÷ 2,445 = 0.04
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Cash ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments) divided by current liabilities. | United Rentals Inc. cash ratio deteriorated from Q2 2022 to Q3 2022 but then improved from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 exceeding Q2 2022 level. |