Herc Holdings Inc
HRI NYSE Services-Miscellaneous Equipment Rental & Leasing Financials FY2016βFY2025
What Herc Holdings Inc does
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- Legal name
- HERC HOLDINGS INC
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K Β· Feb 17, 2026
- Accession Β· CIK
- 0001364479-26-000050
0001364479
Revenue and margins
Herc Holdings Inc had $4.4B of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 22.6% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
Loss periods are shown in red.
Returns on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Cash flow
Free cash flow was $928M in fiscal 2025, 21.2% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Herc Holdings Inc returned $87.0M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 9% of free cash flow. The diluted share count rose 10.2%.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Herc Holdings Inc can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $35.1M | $54.0M | $71.0M | $83.0M | $52.0M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $2.0B | $3.0B | $3.8B | $4.2B | $8.1B |
| Debt / equity | 2.0x | 2.6x | 2.9x | 2.9x | 4.1x |
| Current ratio | 0.9x | 1.1x | 1.4x | 1.4x | 1.3x |
| Quick ratio | 0.9x | 1.1x | 1.4x | 1.4x | 1.3x |
| Total assets | $4.5B | $6.0B | $7.1B | $7.9B | $13.8B |
| Total liabilities | $3.5B | $4.8B | $5.8B | $6.5B | $11.8B |
| Shareholders' equity | $977M | $1.1B | $1.3B | $1.4B | $1.9B |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | $1.9B | $2.9B | $3.7B | $4.1B | $8.1B |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
Bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Of sales under plans
β
$0.0M
No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
| Test | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| F-score | β / 3 | 8 / 9 | 5 / 8 | 4 / 8 | 5 / 8 | 5 / 8 | 6 / 8 | 6 / 8 | 5 / 8 | 3 / 8 |
| Accruals ratio | β13.1% | β5.4% | β13.7% | β15.8% | β14.5% | β12.8% | β11.2% | β11.4% | β13.6% | β10.0% |
| Altman Z'' | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
10 years of figures
US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $1.6B | $1.8B | $2.0B | $2.0B | $1.8B | $2.1B | $2.7B | $3.3B | $3.6B | $4.4B |
| Net interest income | β$84.2M | β$140M | β$137M | β$174M | β | β$86.0M | β$122M | β$224M | β | β |
| Gross profit | $1.5B | $1.7B | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Interest expense | β | β | $137M | $174M | $92.6M | $86.3M | $122M | β | β | β |
| Pretax income | β$4.9M | β$64.4M | $68.8M | $63.6M | $94.1M | $291M | $434M | $447M | $291M | $1.0M |
| Income tax | $14.8M | β$225M | β$0.3M | $16.1M | $20.4M | $67.0M | $104M | $100M | $80.0M | $0.0M |
| Net income | β$19.7M | $160M | $69.1M | $47.5M | $73.7M | $224M | $330M | $347M | $211M | $1.0M |
| Net income to common | β$19.7M | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Diluted EPS | β$0.70 | $5.60 | $2.39 | $1.63 | $2.51 | $7.37 | $10.92 | $12.09 | $7.40 | $0.03 |
| Diluted shares | 0.03B | 0.03B | 0.03B | 0.03B | 0.03B | 0.03B | 0.03B | 0.03B | 0.03B | 0.03B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | $433M | $349M | $559M | $636M | $611M | $743M | $917M | $1.1B | $1.2B | $1.1B |
| Capital expenditure | $47.8M | $74.6M | $77.6M | $56.9M | $41.4M | $47.0M | $104M | $156M | $161M | $157M |
| Free cash flow | $386M | $275M | $482M | $579M | $570M | $696M | $813M | $930M | $1.1B | $928M |
| Stock-based compensation | $5.5M | $10.1M | $13.4M | $19.5M | $16.4M | $23.0M | $27.0M | $18.0M | $17.0M | $34.0M |
| Acquisitions | β | β | $0.0M | $4.2M | $45.6M | $431M | $515M | $430M | $600M | $4.3B |
| Share buybacks | $0.0M | $0.0M | β | β | $0.0M | $0.0M | $115M | $120M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Dividends paid | β | β | β | $0.0M | $0.0M | $15.0M | $68.0M | $73.0M | $77.0M | $87.0M |
| Dividends and buybacks | $0.0M | $0.0M | β | $0.0M | $0.0M | $15.0M | $183M | $193M | $77.0M | $87.0M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $24.0M | $41.5M | $27.8M | $33.0M | $33.0M | $35.1M | $54.0M | $71.0M | $83.0M | $52.0M |
| Total debt | $2.2B | $2.2B | $2.2B | $2.1B | $1.7B | $1.9B | $2.9B | $3.7B | $4.1B | $8.0B |
| Finance lease liabilities | β | β | β | $56.2M | $40.8M | $52.6M | $64.0M | $76.0M | $77.0M | $81.0M |
| Current assets | $372M | $475M | $400M | $400M | $367M | $470M | $644M | $732M | $776M | $956M |
| Current liabilities | $243M | $291M | $299M | $323M | $328M | $530M | $604M | $508M | $562M | $730M |
| Inventory | $24.1M | $23.7M | $17.9M | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Property and equipment, net | $272M | $286M | $283M | $312M | $290M | $308M | $392M | $465M | $554M | $868M |
| Goodwill | $91.0M | $91.0M | $91.0M | $93.6M | $101M | $232M | $419M | $483M | $670M | $2.9B |
| Intangible assets | $304M | $284M | $294M | $292M | $296M | $389M | $431M | $467M | $572M | $1.7B |
| Total assets | $3.5B | $3.5B | $3.6B | $3.8B | $3.6B | $4.5B | $6.0B | $7.1B | $7.9B | $13.8B |
| Total liabilities | $3.1B | $3.0B | $3.0B | $3.2B | $2.8B | $3.5B | $4.8B | $5.8B | $6.5B | $11.8B |
| Preferred stock | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Shareholders' equity | $318M | $510M | $573M | $644M | $742M | $977M | $1.1B | $1.3B | $1.4B | $1.9B |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 96.6% | 97.7% | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Net margin | β1.3% | 9.1% | 3.5% | 2.4% | 4.1% | 10.8% | 12.0% | 10.6% | 5.9% | 0.0% |
| FCF margin | 24.8% | 15.6% | 24.4% | 28.9% | 32.0% | 33.6% | 29.7% | 28.3% | 29.8% | 21.2% |
| Net interest share of revenue | β5.4% | β8.0% | β6.9% | β8.7% | β | β4.1% | β4.5% | β6.8% | β | β |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on equity | β6.2% | 38.7% | 12.8% | 7.8% | 10.6% | 26.1% | 31.7% | 29.1% | 15.8% | 0.1% |
| Return on assets | β0.6% | 4.6% | 1.9% | 1.3% | 2.0% | 5.5% | 6.3% | 5.3% | 2.8% | 0.0% |
| Return on tangible equity | β | 118.3% | 36.7% | 18.3% | 21.3% | 62.9% | 127.9% | 107.4% | 137.0% | β |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | β | 12.8% | 12.7% | 1.1% | β10.9% | 16.4% | 32.2% | 19.8% | 8.7% | 22.6% |
| Net income growth | β | β | β56.9% | β31.3% | 55.2% | 203.9% | 47.3% | 5.2% | β39.2% | β99.5% |
| EPS growth | β | β | β57.3% | β31.8% | 54.0% | 193.6% | 48.2% | 10.7% | β38.8% | β99.6% |
| FCF growth | β | β28.8% | 75.4% | 20.2% | β1.6% | 22.2% | 16.8% | 14.4% | 14.4% | β12.8% |
| Share count change | β | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 3.4% | β0.7% | β5.0% | β0.7% | 10.2% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Debt / equity | 6.9x | 4.2x | 3.8x | 3.2x | 2.2x | 2.0x | 2.6x | 2.9x | 2.9x | 4.1x |
| Current ratio | 1.5x | 1.6x | 1.3x | 1.2x | 1.1x | 0.9x | 1.1x | 1.4x | 1.4x | 1.3x |
| Quick ratio | 1.4x | 1.6x | 1.3x | 1.2x | 1.1x | 0.9x | 1.1x | 1.4x | 1.4x | 1.3x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 3.1% | 4.3% | 3.9% | 2.8% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 3.8% | 4.8% | 4.5% | 3.6% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.8% |
| Payouts / FCF | 0.0% | 0.0% | β | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.2% | 22.5% | 20.8% | 7.2% | 9.4% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | β | 8.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 |
| Accruals ratio | β13.1% | β5.4% | β13.7% | β15.8% | β14.5% | β12.8% | β11.2% | β11.4% | β13.6% | β10.0% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001364479). Data updated October 24, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only β not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.