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Best Rental & Leasing Service Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top rental & leasing service stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +28.50% per year, and are the best rental & leasing service stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Rental & Leasing Services

Overview Zen Rating Price Value Growth Financials Momentum Sentiment Forecast

Rental & Leasing Services is Zen Rated C and is the 71st ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Price	Price Target	Upside/Downside	Consensus	Analysts	Fore. Revenue Growth	Fore. Earnings Growth	Forecast ROE	Forecast ROA
R	RYDER SYSTEM INC	$9.06B	$236.25	$294.14	24.50%	Strong Buy	7	5.69%	21.03%	28.66%	5.13%
PRG	PROG HOLDINGS INC	$1.30B	$32.54	$52.07	60.02%	Strong Buy	7	12.08%	18.21%	29.72%	11.69%
URI	UNITED RENTALS INC	$63.59B	$1,021.67	$1.26k	22.98%	Strong Buy	14	7.99%	16.08%	46.13%	13.59%
SUNB	SUNBELT RENTALS HOLDINGS INC	$29.81B	$72.74	$84.88	16.68%	Buy	8	N/A	N/A	31.03%	9.79%
WSC	WILLSCOT HOLDINGS CORP	$3.22B	$17.75	$28.33	59.62%	Buy	3	2.90%	N/A	65.98%	10.24%
CTOS	CUSTOM TRUCK ONE SOURCE INC	$2.10B	$9.23	$11.71	26.91%	Buy	7	5.16%	75.79%	N/A	N/A
LIME	NEUTRON HOLDINGS INC	$1.86B	$28.59	$38.86	35.91%	Strong Buy	8	N/A	N/A	17.40%	10.10%
VSTS	VESTIS CORP	$1.83B	$13.84	$12.66	-8.53%	Sell	6	1.23%	N/A	14.10%	4.37%
HRI	HERC HOLDINGS INC	$4.38B	$130.94	$183.60	40.22%	Strong Buy	5	6.53%	118.41%	37.30%	5.14%
AER	AERCAP HOLDINGS NV	$22.86B	$145.42	$173.29	19.16%	Strong Buy	7	-2.11%	-5.10%	16.50%	4.27%
MGRC	MCGRATH RENTCORP	$2.73B	$111.96	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	5.67%	6.94%	15.20%	7.56%
EQPT	EQUIPMENTSHARECOM INC	$4.14B	$16.32	$28.00	71.57%	Buy	6	N/A	N/A	93.82%	15.99%
GATX	GATX CORP	$6.47B	$183.38	$217.50	18.61%	Strong Buy	2	9.74%	6.12%	15.68%	2.46%
WLFC	WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP	$1.12B	$52.87	$75.50	42.80%	Strong Buy	2	4.06%	24.71%	-6.55%	3.89%
HTZ	HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC	$625.57M	$1.76	$2.13	21.08%	Sell	4	3.92%	N/A	-16.23%	0.43%
FTAI	FTAI AVIATION LTD	$17.93B	$174.53	$339.00	94.24%	Strong Buy	5	36.64%	58.62%	446.03%	40.14%
ALTG	ALTA EQUIPMENT GROUP INC	$190.12M	$5.82	$8.00	37.46%	Hold	2	2.15%	N/A	N/A	-0.58%
UHAL	U-HAUL HOLDING CO	$11.82B	$60.79	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	5.39%	294.86%	5.54%	1.96%
PONY	PONY AI INC	$3.07B	$7.09	$14.53	104.98%	Strong Buy	3	77.28%	N/A	9.44%	8.55%
CAR	AVIS BUDGET GROUP INC	$3.66B	$103.54	$139.29	34.52%	Sell	7	1.28%	N/A	-8.84%	0.93%
VAI	VALOR ENERGY INC	$33.34M	$2.29	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
MWG	MULTI WAYS HOLDINGS LTD	$53.73M	$1.30	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Rental & Leasing Service Stocks FAQ

What are the best rental & leasing service stocks to buy right now in Sep 2026?

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best rental & leasing service stocks to buy right now are:

1. Ryder System (NYSE:R)

Ryder System (NYSE:R) is the #1 top rental & leasing service stock out of 22 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Ryder System (NYSE:R) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Ryder System (NYSE:R) has a Due Diligence Score of 36, which is 12 points higher than the rental & leasing service industry average of 24.

R passed 12 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Ryder System has seen its stock return 27.99% over the past year, overperforming other rental & leasing service stocks by 23 percentage points.

Ryder System has an average 1 year price target of $294.14, an upside of 24.5% from Ryder System's current stock price of $236.25.

Ryder System stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 7 analysts covering Ryder System, 57.14% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 14.29% have issued a Buy, 28.57% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Prog Holdings (NYSE:PRG)

Prog Holdings (NYSE:PRG) is the #2 top rental & leasing service stock out of 22 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Prog Holdings (NYSE:PRG) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Prog Holdings (NYSE:PRG) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 22 points higher than the rental & leasing service industry average of 24.

PRG passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Prog Holdings has seen its stock lose -5.74% over the past year, underperforming other rental & leasing service stocks by -10 percentage points.

Prog Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $52.07, an upside of 60.02% from Prog Holdings's current stock price of $32.54.

Prog Holdings stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 7 analysts covering Prog Holdings, 85.71% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 14.29% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. United Rentals (NYSE:URI)

United Rentals (NYSE:URI) is the #3 top rental & leasing service stock out of 22 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +5.11% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for United Rentals (NYSE:URI) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

United Rentals (NYSE:URI) has a Due Diligence Score of 29, which is 5 points higher than the rental & leasing service industry average of 24.

URI passed 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. United Rentals has seen its stock return 9.18% over the past year, overperforming other rental & leasing service stocks by 4 percentage points.

United Rentals has an average 1 year price target of $1,256.50, an upside of 22.98% from United Rentals's current stock price of $1,021.67.

United Rentals stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 14 analysts covering United Rentals, 57.14% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 28.57% have issued a Buy, 7.14% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 7.14% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the rental & leasing service stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 11 rental & leasing service stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 rental & leasing service stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Herc Holdings (NYSE:HRI)

Herc Holdings (NYSE:HRI) has an annual dividend yield of 2.14%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the rental & leasing service industry average of 1.38%. Herc Holdings's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Herc Holdings's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Herc Holdings's dividend payout ratio of 183% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Mcgrath Rentcorp (NASDAQ:MGRC)

Mcgrath Rentcorp (NASDAQ:MGRC) has an annual dividend yield of 1.75%, which is the same as the rental & leasing service industry average of 1.38%. Mcgrath Rentcorp's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Mcgrath Rentcorp's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Mcgrath Rentcorp's dividend payout ratio of 31.5% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Prog Holdings (NYSE:PRG)

Prog Holdings (NYSE:PRG) has an annual dividend yield of 1.69%, which is the same as the rental & leasing service industry average of 1.38%. Prog Holdings's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Prog Holdings's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Prog Holdings's dividend payout ratio of 14.7% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are rental & leasing service stocks down?

Rental & leasing service stocks were down -1.64% in the last day, and down -1.29% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why rental & leasing service stocks are down.

What are the most undervalued rental & leasing service stocks?

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued rental & leasing service stocks right now are:

1. Prog Holdings (NYSE:PRG)

Prog Holdings (NYSE:PRG) is the most undervalued rental & leasing service stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Prog Holdings has a valuation score of 71, which is 47 points higher than the rental & leasing service industry average of 24. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Prog Holdings's stock has dropped -5.74% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the rental & leasing service industry by -10 percentage points.

2. Ryder System (NYSE:R)

Ryder System (NYSE:R) is the second most undervalued rental & leasing service stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Ryder System has a valuation score of 43, which is 19 points higher than the rental & leasing service industry average of 24. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Ryder System's stock has gained 27.99% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the rental & leasing service industry by 23 percentage points.

3. Aercap Holdings Nv (NYSE:AER)

Aercap Holdings Nv (NYSE:AER) is the third most undervalued rental & leasing service stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Aercap Holdings Nv has a valuation score of 43, which is 19 points higher than the rental & leasing service industry average of 24. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Aercap Holdings Nv's stock has gained 20.47% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the rental & leasing service industry by 16 percentage points.

Are rental & leasing service stocks a good buy now?

55.56% of rental & leasing service stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect rental & leasing service stocks to rise by 31.31% over the next year.

5% of rental & leasing service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 5% of rental & leasing service stocks are rated B (Buy), 80% are rated C (Hold), 10% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the rental & leasing services industry?

The average P/E ratio of the rental & leasing services industry is 40.28x.

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