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Herc Holdings Inc. (HRI)

Industrials | Rental & Leasing Services | Bonita Springs, United States | NYSE
150.60 USD -4.83 (-3.108%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 150.60

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 2:45 a.m. EDT

Herc Holdings presents a compelling growth story masked by a precarious balance sheet. While revenue is expanding rapidly at 20 percent and analysts expect earnings to surge—driving the forward P/E down to a reasonable 16 times—the company carries a massive debt load relative to equity. This leverage caps the long-term rating despite the strong top-line performance. For investors seeking income, the current yield is modest and the payout ratio exceeds earnings, making the dividend less reliable than the growth thesis. Technically, the stock has recovered well from its lows and trades above key moving averages, suggesting short-term momentum remains intact, but the recent price dip indicates some profit-taking pressure. The options market reflects this tension, with traders buying protection against a crash while simultaneously betting on a rebound.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.046750
MSTL0.122598
AutoETS0.124093
AutoARIMA0.127877

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 40%
H-stat 0.51
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.480
Excess Kurtosis -0.83
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-09-01
Last Dividend Date 2026-05-28
Debt to Equity Ratio 505.714
Revenue per Share 145.389
Market Cap 5,034,775,552
Trailing P/E 91.83
Forward P/E 14.85
Beta 1.87
Profit Margins 1.01%
Website https://www.hercrentals.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 2:45 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for continued volatility with a slight bullish tilt. Call buyers are establishing walls at the 165 and 180 strikes, while put writers are heavily hedged at the 100 and 115 levels. Implied volatility is elevated on deep out-of-the-money puts, indicating fear of a sharp downside, though call volume suggests a belief in a recovery toward the 165 resistance.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.53% 1.46% 1.72%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-05-29 0.700 0.526316
2026-02-18 0.700 0.475737
2025-12-15 0.700 0.456413
2025-08-22 0.700 0.539541
2025-05-30 0.700 0.564516
2025-02-18 0.700 0.377623
2024-12-16 0.665 0.334171
2024-08-23 0.665 0.454297
2024-05-31 0.665 0.458399
2024-02-20 0.665 0.451613
2023-12-08 0.633 0.508965
2023-08-17 0.633 0.496860
2023-05-25 0.633 0.610650
2023-02-21 0.633 0.441577
2022-12-09 0.575 0.442342
2022-08-18 0.575 0.465964
2022-05-26 0.575 0.493139
2022-02-22 0.575 0.372289
2021-10-19 0.500 0.275315
Additional Data
dividendRate 2.8
dividendYield 1.8
exDividendDate 2026-09-02
trailingAnnualDividendRate 2.8
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.01801454
lastDividendValue 0.7
lastDividendDate 2026-05-29
dividendDate 2026-09-16

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.14437687
Address1 27,500 Riverview Center Boulevard
All Time High 246.88
All Time Low 4.65
Ask 156.42
Ask Size 100
Audit Risk 2
Average Analyst Rating 1.9 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 338,520
Average Daily Volume3 Month 527,217
Average Volume 527,217
Average Volume10Days 338,520
Beta 1.869
Bid 140.63
Bid Size 500
Board Risk 2
Book Value 56.587
City Bonita Springs
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 2
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 150.6
Current Ratio 1.102
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 154.72
Day Low 148.04
Debt To Equity 505.714
Display Name Herc
Dividend Date 1,789,516,800
Dividend Rate 2.8
Dividend Yield 1.8
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,241,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,241,800
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,241,800
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,104,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,104,200
Ebitda 931,000,000
Ebitda Margins 0.19172001
Enterprise To Ebitda 15.628
Enterprise To Revenue 2.996
Enterprise Value 14,549,775,360
Eps Current Year 7.47812
Eps Forward 10.14462
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.64
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,788,307,200
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 154.6264
Fifty Day Average Change -4.0263977
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.026039522
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 14.437687
Fifty Two Week High 188.35
Fifty Two Week High Change -37.75
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.20042473
Fifty Two Week Low 88.45
Fifty Two Week Low Change 62.15001
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.702657
Fifty Two Week Range 88.45 - 188.35
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,163,687,400,000
Float Shares 30,614,845
Forward Eps 10.14462
Forward P E 14.845308
Free Cashflow 502,875,008
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 9,600
Fullday Change -4.82999
Fullday Change Percent -3.1075
Fullday Price 150.6
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.3194
Gross Profits 1,551,000,064
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.02185
Held Percent Institutions 1.06548
Implied Shares Outstanding 33,431,444
Industry Rental & Leasing Services
Industry Disp Rental & Leasing Services
Industry Key rental-leasing-services
Ir Website http://www.hertz.com/rentacar/abouthertz/index.jsp?targetPage=investorrelations.jsp
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,780,012,800
Last Dividend Value 0.7
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,467,331,200
Last Split Factor 1:3
Long Business Summary Herc Holdings Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an equipment rental supplier in the United States and internationally. It rents aerial, earthmoving, material handling, trucks and trailers, air compressors, compaction, and lighting equipment. The company offers ProSolutions, an industry specific solution-based services, which include power generation, climate control, remediation and restoration, pump, trench shoring, and studio and production equipment; and ProContractor professional grade tools. In addition, it provides various services, including repair, maintenance, equipment management, and safety training; and equipment re-rental and on-site support services, as well as ancillary services, such as equipment transport, rental protection, cleaning, refueling, and labor. Further, the company sells used equipment and contractor supplies, such as construction consumables, tools, small equipment, and safety supplies. It serves non-residential and residential construction, specialty trade, restoration, remediation and environment, and facility maintenance contractors; industrial manufacturing industries, including refineries and petrochemical, automotive and aerospace, power, metals and mining, agriculture, pulp, paper and wood, and food and beverage industries; infrastructure and government sectors; and commercial facilities, commercial warehousing, education, healthcare, data centers, hospitality, retail, special event management and non-account customers. The company sells its products through its sales team and industry catalogs, as well as through participation and sponsorship of industry events, trade shows, and Internet. Herc Holdings Inc. was incorporated in 1965 and is based in Bonita Springs, Florida.
Long Name Herc Holdings Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 5,034,775,552
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_320141334
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 49,000,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 5,196,249,340
Number Of Analyst Opinions 12
Open 156.61
Operating Cashflow 1,264,000,000
Operating Margins 0.12209
Overall Risk 2
Payout Ratio 1.6471001
Peg Ratio 0.06
Phone 239 301 1000
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 150.6
Post Market Time 1,787,961,600
Previous Close 155.43
Price Eps Current Year 20.138752
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 2.6613886
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.0368154
Profit Margins 0.010089999
Quick Ratio 0.974
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 1.90909
Region US
Regular Market Change -4.82999
Regular Market Change Percent -3.1075
Regular Market Day High 154.72
Regular Market Day Low 148.04
Regular Market Day Range 148.04 - 154.72
Regular Market Open 156.61
Regular Market Previous Close 155.43
Regular Market Price 150.6
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,202
Regular Market Volume 418,932
Return On Assets 0.02871
Return On Equity 0.02578
Revenue Growth 0.202
Revenue Per Share 145.389
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20204377
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 4
Shares Outstanding 33,431,444
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.061100002
Shares Short 2,042,339
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 2,228,765
Short Name Herc Holdings Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.08189999
Short Ratio 3.97
Source Interval 15
State FL
Symbol HRI
Target High Price 240.0
Target Low Price 115.0
Target Mean Price 186.58333
Target Median Price 180.0
Total Cash 43,000,000
Total Cash Per Share 1.286
Total Debt 9,557,999,616
Total Revenue 4,856,000,000
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 2.8
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.01801454
Trailing Eps 1.64
Trailing P E 91.82927
Trailing Peg Ratio 0.0632
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 141.19945
Two Hundred Day Average Change 9.400558
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.06657645
Type Disp Equity
Volume 418,932
Website https://www.hercrentals.com
Zip 34,134