“The increase was primarily due to a larger fleet size and the continued impact of life cycle inflation on our fleet.”10-Q · Sep 9, 2026 ↗
Sunbelt Rentals Holdings, Inc.
SUNB
Market read
Sunbelt Rentals Holdings, Inc.'s current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.
No new filing conclusion is available. 0 of 3 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 8 directly disclosed connections are confirming.
- Working-capital movements reduced operating cash flow as receivables increased and accounts payable decreased.
- Management cited life-cycle inflation in the fleet as a reason for the increase in margin-related results.
Invalidation: The isolated read changes if SUNB's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.
Research brief
The story so far
No new filing conclusion is available. 0 of 3 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 8 directly disclosed connections are confirming.
No thresholded supportive filing evidence is available yet.
No thresholded adverse filing evidence is available yet.
- Working-capital movements reduced operating cash flow as receivables increased and accounts payable decreased.
- Management cited life-cycle inflation in the fleet as a reason for the increase in margin-related results.
Company research
Understand the business, not just the ticker
Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.
- Which operating variable is changing?
- Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
- What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
- Operating cash flow covered net income at 2.86x in the latest annual period.
- Operating margin changed -17.0 percentage points in the latest annual period.
- Net margin changed -11.8 percentage points in the latest annual period.
- P/E is 99% below the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
- EV/sales is 343% above the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Price as of Sep 10, 2026
73.20Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.
What management says matters
Persistent and emerging business drivers
“Global Economic Conditions Our operations are impacted by global economic conditions, including inflation, tariffs, interest rate fluctuations and supply chain constraints, and we take actions to modify our plans to address such economic conditions.”10-Q · Sep 9, 2026 ↗
“Global Economic Conditions Our operations are impacted by global economic conditions, including inflation, tariffs, interest rate fluctuations and supply chain constraints, and we take actions to modify our plans to address such economic conditions.”10-Q · Sep 9, 2026 ↗
“This increase was primarily due to favorable foreign exchange movements, with equipment rentals revenue in local currency (in British pounds) 2% lower compared to the year ended April 30, 2025.”10-K · Jun 23, 2026 ↗
Valuation discipline
Descriptive valuation snapshot
Price/sales 12.3× · EV/sales 15.1×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.
Fewer than 4 annual revenue periods; too little history to scaffold scenarios.
Price action
How the market is pricing the story
Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 10 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.
Developments
No sourced recent-development timeline yet
Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for SUNB. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.
Business and financial condition
Reported financial figures are not available yet
Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.
Filing analysis
No comparable filing assessment is available yet
Jodie has not yet found a suitable current-versus-prior filing comparison for SUNB. This does not mean the latest filing was neutral or immaterial.
Business ecosystem
The relationships behind SUNB
Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.
Depends on
EQPTEquipmentShare.com Inc.competitorJun 23, 2026 ▾
“In North America, our largest national competitors include United Rentals, Herc Rentals and EquipmentShare.”
HRIHerc Holdings Inc.competitorJun 23, 2026 ▾
“In North America, our largest national competitors include United Rentals, Herc Rentals and EquipmentShare.”
Depended on by
ROADConstruction Partners, Inc.customerNov 25, 2025 ▾
“Projects and Customers We provide construction products and services to both public and private infrastructure projects, with an emphasis on highways, roads, bridges, airports, and commercial and residential sites throughout the Sunbelt in Alabama, Florida, G…”
Filing peers
Companies whose filings use similar operating language.
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What is moving around it
Live connections
SUNB is currently a Leader in the organic co-movement group Equipment Rental Services. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 3 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.
Context history
Theme membership history
No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.