Price as of close on Nov 3, 2026 · Financials updated Sep 30, 2026
Basics
Sector
Industrials
Industry
Rental & Leasing Services
Country
United States
Market cap
11.6B USD
Enterprise value
18.4B USD
Full-time employees
17,697
Overall health
Drawback:less profitable than most peersless profitable than peers
Drawback:growing more slowly than most peersgrowing more slowly than peers
Drawback:its shares are priced higher than most peers relative to what it earnspriced higher than peers for its earnings
Drawback:higher risk than most peers: its share price swings more than most peers’ (beta 1.08 vs a peer median of 0.64), less short-term liquidity (current ratio 1.01 vs a peer median of 1.62) and more debt relative to equity (1.06× vs a peer median of 0.40×)higher risk: bigger price swings (beta 1.08 vs peers 0.64), less liquidity (current ratio 1.01 vs peers 1.62) and more debt vs equity (1.06× vs peers 0.40×)
Ranks #2,159 of 2,308 industrials companies (bottom 7%)
Profitable, but burning cash. Reports a profit, but free cash flow is negative.
U-Haul reports a profit but its free cash flow is negative: it spent more on investment and running the business than it brought in. That's common for companies building capacity, but it means the profit isn't yet turning into cash.
Operating margin at a 6-year low.7.2% in FY Mar 2026, the weakest of the last 6 years.
U-Haul's operating margin fell to 7.2% in FY Mar 2026, its lowest in the 6 years of filings we have.
Sales growing faster than profits. Since FY Mar 2023: revenue +3.0%, operating profit −70%.
Since FY Mar 2023, U-Haul's revenue changed +3.0% while operating profit fell 70%: costs rose faster than sales.
StockQuotient Score
20/ 100▼ 1 since Oct 27 closeOct 5 21 → Nov 4 20 (-1)Fundamentals: Yahoo Finance, not primary filings
Since last quarter: No major changeValuation also moves with the share price every day.
Why it changed since the Oct 27, 2026 close: Score 23 → 22
Share price +6.3%-1
Each step re-scores the company against its peers as they were on Oct 28, 2026; the parts add up to the change. Price effects on EBITDA yield are approximate.
Yahoo Finance · trailing 12 months · operating cash flow − capital spendingNegative (a loss or cash outflow), so it counts as zero whatever the share price20% base weight · Z-score -1.00Sector median: 0.0370 · MAD: 0.0370
Valuation, growth and profitability scores: higher is better. Risk: 0 is lower, 2 is higher. Risk is a relative proxy, not a bankruptcy probability. Scores depend on available sector peers.
Questions investors ask about U-Haul
Is U-Haul getting weaker?
Its latest SEC filing (Aug 5, 2026) showed no major changes. Its overall score is 20/100, down 1 since Oct 28, 2026.
How is U-Haul valued vs its peers?
Priced higher than most peers relative to what it earns. Valuation scores 22/100 against 2,459 industrials peers.Free cash flow yield -10.7% vs a peer median of 3.7% (weaker than 100% of peers).Free cash flow yield -10.7% vs peers 3.7% (weaker than 100% of peers).
Is U-Haul growing?
More slowly than most of its peers. Growth scores 19/100 against 2,459 industrials peers.Earnings per share growth -85.8% vs a peer median of 7.1% (weaker than 100% of peers).Earnings per share growth -85.8% vs peers 7.1% (weaker than 100% of peers).
How profitable is U-Haul?
Less profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 26/100 against 2,459 industrials peers.Return on assets 0.3% vs a peer median of 3.1% (weaker than 80% of peers).Return on assets 0.3% vs peers 3.1% (weaker than 80% of peers).
How risky is U-Haul?
Higher risk relative to 2,459 industrials peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings.Current ratio 1.01× vs a peer median of 1.62× (weaker than 84% of peers).Current ratio 1.01× vs peers 1.62× (weaker than 84% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.
Latest filing: what changed
Quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 · filed Aug 5, 2026 · compared with the quarter ended Mar 31, 2026
No major changes
Previous quarter
Latest quarter
Change
Revenue (12 months)
6.0B USD
6.1B USD
+0.9%
Net income (12 months)
83.1M USD
63.7M USD
−23.3%
Operating margin
7.2%
7.0%
−0.2 pts
Free cash flow (12 months)
−1.4B USD
−1.2B USD
−9.3%
Debt
8.1B USD
8.1B USD
+0.3%
Cash
1.1B USD
1.1B USD
−2.0%
From the company’s own SEC filings, as filed. Twelve-month figures roll forward one quarter at a time.
Industry valuation context
Sector: Industrials · 318 companies
Valuations in Industrials are near the top of their range since 2016.
85% of months since 2016 were valued lower than now.
41% of companies are in the most expensive fifth of their own price-to-sales history.
Over 24 months, company values +20% and earnings +14% (medians): prices and earnings moved broadly together.
Median price-to-sales is −24% vs the whole market, against a usual −31%.
2016Shaded: most expensive fifth of its range2026
Shown for Industrials: too few Rental & Leasing Services companies have a long enough history of their own.
Describes valuations since 2016; it does not predict prices. US companies worth $1B+, from SEC filings and month-end prices, as of Aug 2026. Today's companies and industry labels are used throughout. Measured on earnings, EBITDA, sales and free cash flow yields. How this works
Financials
Fiscal years from SEC annual filings · change vs the prior year
Key ratios
FY Mar 2022
FY Mar 2023
FY Mar 2024
FY Mar 2025
FY Mar 2026
Change
Gross margin
92.2%
92.7%
92.7%
92.8%
92.7%
▼ 0.1 pts
Operating margin
28.7%
24.6%
17.4%
12.3%
7.2%
▼ 5.1 pts
Net margin
19.6%
15.8%
11.2%
6.3%
1.4%
▼ 4.9 pts
Return on assets (ROA)
6.5%
5.1%
3.3%
1.8%
0.4%
▼ 1.4 pts
Return on equity (ROE)
18.9%
14.2%
8.8%
4.9%
1.1%
▼ 3.8 pts
Free cash flow margin
-3.3%
-17.0%
-27.4%
-34.3%
-22.5%
▲ 12 pts
Debt to equity
1.02×
0.94×
0.88×
0.96×
1.07×
▲ 11%
Interest coverage
9.83×
6.45×
3.82×
2.42×
1.19×
▼ 51%
UHAL price history
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