Sunbelt Rentals Holdings Inc (SUNB.L) stock analysis

In our weekly check, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings Inc is graded C (A to F). Of 25 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 15 pass, warnings: 6, red flags: 4.

About Sunbelt Rentals Holdings Inc

Sunbelt Rentals Holdings Inc is an Industrials company (Rental & Leasing Services) based in the United States, listed on LSE as SUNB.L.

What our checks show for SUNB.L

Red flags

• The gross margin fell by 36.2 points, to 48.8%: costs are rising faster than prices.
• Analysts expect revenue to shrink about 3.2% a year.
• The stock has fallen as much as 84% from a peak. Would you have held through that?
• Beta 1.65: the stock usually moves more than the market, both up and down.

Warning signs

• Net debt is 2.7x a year of EBITDA (debt/equity 1.7). That limits room in a downturn and raises refinancing risk.
• The net margin fell by 3.8 points over 5 years, to 11.9%: the company keeps less of each sale as profit.
• Earnings per share fell 3.5% a year over the last 3 years.
• Net profit fell 5.2% a year over the last 3 years.
• The price swings a lot: 42.6% annual volatility. Expect large ups and downs.
• Recovering from its deepest fall took about 2.1 years.

Strengths

• Operating cash flow is 2.76x net profit: the profit arrives as real cash.
• Analysts expect the net margin to improve by 4.1 points from today's 11.9%.
• Free cash flow is 13.9% of revenue: cash for dividends, buybacks or growth.
• A large company: market value $33.88 billion.
• The share count fell by 6.1% in 2 years: the company buys back its own shares.
• Pay in shares is only 1.6% of free cash flow.

Next earnings report: 2026-12-09

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Questions

What grade does Sunbelt Rentals Holdings Inc (SUNB.L) have?

In our weekly check, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings Inc is graded C (A to F). Of 25 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 15 pass, warnings: 6, red flags: 4. The grade is a risk check, not a buy or sell recommendation.

What are the main risks of SUNB.L stock?

This week's biggest flags for Sunbelt Rentals Holdings Inc: Gross margin falling, Weak revenue forecast, Deep past fall. In total 10 of 25 checks show a warning or a red flag.

What does Sunbelt Rentals Holdings Inc do?

Sunbelt Rentals Holdings Inc is an Industrials company (Rental & Leasing Services) based in the United States, listed on LSE as SUNB.L.

When does Sunbelt Rentals Holdings Inc report earnings next?

The next earnings report is expected on 2026-12-09. We re-run the checks every week, so the grade can change after it.

The grade is a risk check, not a price forecast, and not investment advice. In our 10-year test (S&P 500, 2016-2026), stocks we graded A or B fell more than 30% 2-3 times less often than D or F, without a lower average return.

Updated 2026-10-31

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