United Rentals Selected as One of America’s Best-Managed Companies

Company Chosen in Annual Management Top 250 List Presented by Wall Street Journal

STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE: URI), the world’s largest equipment rental company, today announced it was named to The 250 Best-Managed Companies list by the Wall Street Journal. The ranking was developed by the Drucker Institute based on its holistic model for measuring corporate management effectiveness, which reviews performance across key business drivers.

The 250 Best-Managed Companies list, published annually since 2017, is one of the industry’s most prestigious corporate management awards. To determine the rankings, the Drucker Institute evaluated U.S. publicly traded companies on 35 corporate performance indicators using data inputs from third-party providers. The research included a new metric of a “digital positioning score,” which looked at a company’s activity, as compared to industry peers, across online search, website traffic, social media and its apps.

“This recognition as an industry leader is a testament to the dedication and hard work of our team to be the best rental partner for our customers,” said Matthew Flannery, president and chief executive officer, United Rentals. “We have a relentless commitment to helping our customers safely build a better and stronger future, while also providing long-term value for all of our stakeholders.”

Information on career opportunities can be found on the United Rentals Careers website.

About United Rentals

United Rentals, Inc. is the largest equipment rental company in the world. The company has an integrated network of 1,591 rental locations in North America, 39 in Europe, 37 in Australia and 19 in New Zealand. In North America, the company operates in 49 states and every Canadian province. The company’s approximately 27,900 employees serve construction and industrial customers, utilities, municipalities, homeowners and others. The company offers a fleet of equipment for rent with a total original cost of $21.43 billion. United Rentals is a member of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, the Barron’s 400 Index and the Russell 3000 Index^® and is headquartered in Stamford, Conn. Additional information about United Rentals is available at unitedrentals.com.