EquipmentShare.com Inc. (EQPT)Industrials | Rental & Leasing Services | Columbia, United States | NasdaqGS
17.71 USD
-0.59
(-3.224%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 17.90 +0.19 (1.073%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:31 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 6:07 a.m. EDT
The investment case for EquipmentShare is currently broken by a perfect storm of deteriorating fundamentals and aggressive legal overhangs. The company is trading at a grotesque forward P/E of nearly 20x despite generating negative free cash flow and posting a paltry 2% return on equity, suggesting the market has priced in a severe earnings collapse. This fear is compounded by a barrage of class-action lawsuits alleging securities fraud, which creates significant regulatory and reputational risk. While the stock recently rallied on a revised revenue outlook, the underlying balance sheet remains fragile with debt-to-equity exceeding 300%. Options activity confirms this pessimism, with traders flooding the market with puts to hedge against further declines rather than betting on a recovery. Until the legal clouds clear and the company demonstrates a path to positive cash flow, this remains a speculative trap. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.085341 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.085353 |
| MSTL | 0.089216 |
| AutoTheta | 0.093460 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 39% |
| H-stat | 0.13 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.218 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.52 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Industrials |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 303.982 |
| Revenue per Share | 32.366 |
| Market Cap | 4,487,288,320 |
| Trailing P/E | 177.10 |
| Forward P/E | 19.44 |
| Profit Margins | 0.51% |
| Website | https://www.equipmentshare.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 6:07 a.m. EDT: Speculators are aggressively positioning for downside protection, evidenced by massive volume in out-of-the-money puts (2.7k contracts at the $17.5 strike) compared to calls. While there is some long-dated call interest at extreme strikes ($45), the immediate term sentiment is overwhelmingly bearish, with new flow driving put volume significantly higher than open interest.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.43796068 |
| Address1 | 5,710 Bull Run Drive |
| All Time High | 35.5 |
| All Time Low | 15.707 |
| Ask | 22.83 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.8 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 2,283,840 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 2,800,866 |
| Average Volume | 2,800,866 |
| Average Volume10Days | 2,283,840 |
| Bid | 13.14 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Book Value | 4.791 |
| City | Columbia |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 17.71 |
| Current Ratio | 2.418 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 18.4 |
| Day Low | 17.67 |
| Debt To Equity | 303.982 |
| Display Name | EquipmentShare.com |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,786,624,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,786,624,200 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.0 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.231 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,786,564,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,794,513,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,794,513,600 |
| Ebitda | 391,000,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.07896 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 23.589 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.863 |
| Enterprise Value | 9,223,287,808 |
| Eps Current Year | 0.43572 |
| Eps Forward | 0.91118 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.1 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 19.4464 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -1.7364006 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.089291625 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -43.79607 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 35.5 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -17.79 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.50112677 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 15.707 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 2.0029993 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.12752272 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 15.707 - 35.5 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,769,178,600,000 |
| Float Shares | 116,297,033 |
| Forward Eps | 0.91118 |
| Forward P E | 19.436335 |
| Free Cashflow | -1,018,075,008 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 9,203 |
| Fullday Change | -0.59 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -3.22404 |
| Fullday Price | 17.9 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.36470002 |
| Gross Profits | 1,806,000,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.37537 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.50401 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 253,375,963 |
| Industry | Rental & Leasing Services |
| Industry Disp | Rental & Leasing Services |
| Industry Key | rental-leasing-services |
| Ipo Expected Date | 2,026-01-23 |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | EquipmentShare.com Inc. provides integrated, full-service construction solutions across equipment rental, sales, and technology. It offers rental of aerial work platforms, electric and hydraulic power tools, vehicles, trailers, attachments, agriculture and landscaping equipment, climate control, compaction, compressed air, concrete and masonry, earth moving, fluid solutions, forklifts and material handling, ground protection, industrial tooling, ladders and scaffolding, lighting and security, power solutions, surface preparation and cleaning products, storage solutions and containers; and welding, cutting, pipe fabrication, and other products., as well as safety, testing, and communication products. The company also provides equipment parts; event and site management; maintenance and repair; and other services. The company serves the construction industry in the United States through a network of dealers and online. EquipmentShare.com Inc. was formerly known as EquipmentShare Inc. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Columbia, Missouri. |
| Long Name | EquipmentShare.com Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 4,487,288,320 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_289472786 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | 23,000,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 4,636,780,122 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 10 |
| Open | 18.38 |
| Operating Cashflow | 249,000,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.06487 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 3.3 |
| Phone | 573 299 5222 |
| Post Market Change | 0.19000053 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 1.0728433 |
| Post Market Price | 17.9 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,959,868 |
| Previous Close | 18.3 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 40.645367 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 3.6965141 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.9061568 |
| Profit Margins | 0.00505 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.547 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.81818 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.59 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -3.22404 |
| Regular Market Day High | 18.4 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 17.67 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 17.67 - 18.4 |
| Regular Market Open | 18.38 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 18.3 |
| Regular Market Price | 17.71 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,201 |
| Regular Market Volume | 1,573,202 |
| Return On Assets | 0.033889998 |
| Return On Equity | 0.02095 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.263 |
| Revenue Per Share | 32.366 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Sector Disp | Industrials |
| Sector Key | industrials |
| Shares Outstanding | 215,807,019 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.060100004 |
| Shares Short | 15,217,045 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 20,791,144 |
| Short Name | EquipmentShare.com Inc |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.1159 |
| Short Ratio | 4.66 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | MO |
| Symbol | EQPT |
| Target High Price | 55.0 |
| Target Low Price | 22.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 33.2 |
| Target Median Price | 35.0 |
| Total Cash | 443,000,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 1.748 |
| Total Debt | 4,808,999,936 |
| Total Revenue | 4,952,000,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.1 |
| Trailing P E | 177.09999 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 3.2679 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 22.9476 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -5.2376003 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.22824176 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 1,573,202 |
| Website | https://www.equipmentshare.com |
| Zip | 65,201 |