Herc Holdings Inc. (HRI) Stock Analysis
Last updated Oct 27, 2026
Health Check
Last analyzed Oct 23, 2026
- Financial Health 5
- Profitability 50
- Business Quality 60
- Balance Sheet 20
- Cash Flow 35
Why this rating?
Health 34/100 — Avoid
Entry timing is weak right now. Quality may be fine; the setup is not.
Company overview
Herc Holdings Inc. (HRI) is a Rental & Leasing Services company in the Industrials sector. Compound Radar rates Herc Holdings Inc. 34/100 (Avoid) due to solid business quality, strong revenue growth, and elevated leverage.
Investment profile
- Quality Moderate
- Growth Strong
- Balance Sheet Stretched
- Valuation Attractive
Financial highlights
Valuation
- P/E 102
- Forward P/E 14.32
- PEG 0.04
- EV/Revenue 2.84
Profitability
- Revenue Growth 20.2%
- Gross Margin 31.9%
- Operating Margin 12.2%
- Net Margin 1.0%
- ROE 2.6%
Financial strength
- Cash $43.00M
- Debt $9.56B
- Net Cash $-9.51B
- Free Cash Flow $-169.00M
- Current Ratio 1.1
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Peers in Rental & Leasing Services, ranked by Financial Health.
Latest quoted price for the name. Helps anchor the setup in today’s market level.
Health Entry- Sunbelt Rentals Holdings, Inc. Rental & Leasing Services SUNB$81.84 61 Health 61 / 100
Solid fundamentals with some trade-offs across our health dimensions.
Good Entry Good EntryA usable setup — not as clean as Strong Entry, but timing is not mixed or weak.
- AerCap Holdings N.V. Rental & Leasing Services AER$150.05 59 Health 59 / 100
Solid fundamentals with some trade-offs across our health dimensions.
Strong Entry Strong EntryTiming looks favorable across trend, momentum, valuation, support, and catalysts.
- EquipmentShare.com Inc. Rental & Leasing Services EQPT$17.71 45 Health 45 / 100
Weaker fundamentals relative to higher-quality names in the universe.
Wait WaitEntry timing is weak right now. Quality may be fine; the setup is not.
- WillScot Holdings Corporation Rental & Leasing Services WSC$17.65 44 Health 44 / 100
Weaker fundamentals relative to higher-quality names in the universe.
Wait WaitEntry timing is weak right now. Quality may be fine; the setup is not.
- Vestis Corporation Rental & Leasing Services VSTS$15.16 43 Health 43 / 100
Weaker fundamentals relative to higher-quality names in the universe.
Wait WaitEntry timing is weak right now. Quality may be fine; the setup is not.
- Custom Truck One Source, Inc. Rental & Leasing Services CTOS$10.51 39 Health 39 / 100
Weaker fundamentals relative to higher-quality names in the universe.
Wait WaitEntry timing is weak right now. Quality may be fine; the setup is not.
- Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. Rental & Leasing Services HTZ$1.94 32 Health 32 / 100
Weaker fundamentals relative to higher-quality names in the universe.
Wait WaitEntry timing is weak right now. Quality may be fine; the setup is not.
- Avis Budget Group, Inc. Rental & Leasing Services CAR$102.21 31 Health 31 / 100
Weaker fundamentals relative to higher-quality names in the universe.
Wait WaitEntry timing is weak right now. Quality may be fine; the setup is not.
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