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WillScot Holdings Corporation

WSC

Industrials · 18.66 -0.1% today

Isolated · not yet confirmedMarket checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4

Market read

WillScot Holdings Corporation's current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.

The latest filing is mixed. 0 of 1 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 0 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

What changed
  • Revenue increased 3.9% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating margin fell 2.3 percentage points.
Company-0.1% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 1 activeModular Space Rentals · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 0 confirmingRelationship data unavailable
What would change this read
  • Net capex rose 43.1% to $113.7 million in the three months, primarily from higher rental-equipment spending tied to capacity for large projects.
  • Portable-storage average units on rent fell 7.244 units, or 6.7%, in the three months, while modular-space demand also weakened with non-residential construction starts.

Invalidation: The isolated read changes if WSC's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.

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Research brief

The story so far

Industrials · Rental & Leasing Services

The latest filing is mixed. 0 of 1 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 0 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Evidence that supports
  • Revenue increased 3.9% versus the comparable filing period.
Evidence that challenges
  • Operating margin fell 2.3 percentage points.
What would clarify the read
  • Net capex rose 43.1% to $113.7 million in the three months, primarily from higher rental-equipment spending tied to capacity for large projects.
  • Portable-storage average units on rent fell 7.244 units, or 6.7%, in the three months, while modular-space demand also weakened with non-residential construction starts.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 12, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods9
Price observations328
Usable filing statements227
Verified relationships0
Evidence supporting the case
  • Capital investment and capacity has repeated favorable evidence across 5 filings.
Evidence challenging the case
  • Latest annual revenue changed -4.8% year over year.
  • Operating margin changed -3.1 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Net margin changed -3.5 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Credit and interest rates has repeated adverse evidence across 5 filings.
  • Restructuring and cost reductions has repeated adverse evidence across 5 filings.
Questions before a position
  • EV/sales is 48% below the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 11, 2026

18.66
6m-0.9%12m-18.5%24m
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-12-31$1.7B+31.4%$0.69+31.3%
2022-12-31$2.1B+28.1%$1.53-4.9%
2023-12-31$2.4B+10.4%$2.36-8.8%
2024-12-31$2.4B+1.3%$0.15-5.7%
2025-12-31$2.3B-4.8%$-0.29-4.2%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Capital investment and capacitypositive · 5 filings
Net CAPEX increased $66.3 million, or 48.4%, to $203.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026 from $136.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025, primarily driven by the increase in capital expenditures for rental equipment.
10-Q · Aug 6, 2026
Credit and interest ratesnegative · 5 filings
The increase was primarily due to a $81.9 million increase in repayments of borrowings, net of receipts from borrowings.
10-Q · Aug 6, 2026
Demand and volumemixed · 5 filings
The decrease was partially offset by a $66.2 million increase in the purchase of rental equipment and refurbishments during the six months ended June 30, 2026 as a result of increased investments in refurbishments and new fleet investments in FLEX and complex…
10-Q · Aug 6, 2026
Foreign exchangemixed · 5 filings
In addition, we are exposed to gains and losses resulting from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates on transactions generated by our foreign subsidiaries in currencies other than their local currencies.
10-Q · Aug 6, 2026

Valuation discipline

Descriptive valuation snapshot

Price/sales 1.5× · EV/sales 1.5×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

18.66-0.1% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 11 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 WSC. 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.

Latest filing assessment

The latest filing presents a mixed picture

10-Q filed 2026-08-06 against the comparable filing from 2025-07-31.

mixed
OperationsmixedEvidence score 0
liquidityneutralEvidence score 0
valuationdiscount

Capital and cash conversion

Inventory built faster than revenue

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Inventory growth exceeded revenue growth and inventory intensity increased.

Capital spending YoY
-23.4%
Capital spending / revenue
+0.7%
Free-cash-flow margin
+29.7%
FCF margin change
-5.2 pts

Capex, revenue, and operating cash flow are matched to the same reported duration. Reported accounting context, not a forecast or trading recommendation.

What improved

  • Revenue increased 3.9% versus the comparable filing period.

What weakened

  • Operating margin fell 2.3 percentage points.

Filing receipts

The decrease was driven by increased cost of leasing of $20.7 million, increased SG&A of $12.5 million, and decreased new and rental unit sales gross profit of $9.7 million.

Cost of sales decreased by $14.3 million, or 32.2%, primarily driven by lower sales volume.

Cost of sales decreased by $5.9 million, or 27.8%, primarily driven by lower sales volume.

Historical filing backfill generated after the original filing window. It is not part of Jodie's live track record.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind WSC

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

Filing peers

No filing peers are available for this name yet.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

WSC is currently a Leader in the organic co-movement group Modular Space Rentals. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. No verified filing-linked names are available yet.

This group is retained as the last observed read for WSC; it is not active in the latest market snapshot.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.