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McGrath RentCorp

MGRC
52
Rental & Leasing Services · Industrials
Price
$116.65
+0.21 (+0.18%)
Market Cap
$2.85B
Exchange
NASDAQ
Winston Score
52
Winston is curious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Good
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Exceptional
Stability
Strong
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Weak

Winston Score History

The full picture

McGrath RentCorp rents and sells modular buildings and electronic test equipment to businesses, schools, governments, and construction companies across the United States. Its modular buildings include portable classrooms, office trailers, and storage containers, while its electronics division rents specialized testing gear to engineers and manufacturers. The company is one of the largest modular building rental companies in the US.

McGrath makes most of its money from rental fees, which provide steady, recurring income over multi-year contracts. It operates almost entirely within the United States and generates roughly $800 million in annual revenue. Its large owned fleet of modular units is expensive for competitors to replicate quickly, giving it a durable advantage in local markets. The main risk the company faces is a slowdown in construction activity or school enrollment trends, both of which directly drive demand for its portable space solutions.

Share count broadly stable

+0.5% over 4y

The share count has stayed roughly flat over this period — little dilution or buyback activity.

Diluted shares outstanding: 24.5M (2021) → 24.6M (2025)

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
48.8%
Healthy — 48.8% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
24.1%
Excellent — 24.1% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
13.0%
Good — 13.0% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
-0.9%
Shrinking sales (-0.9% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-39.5%
Earnings shrinking (-39.5% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
5/8 quarters
Mixed — about half the quarters showed growth

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
165%
Turns 165% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
22.5%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (22.5%)

Free cash flow margin above 20%. Out of every $100 in sales, more than $20 is real cash they keep.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.47
Conservative — low debt load (0.47)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
8.42x
Comfortably covers interest (8.4x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
18.8x
Fair value — P/E 18.8

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+0.8
GROWING
Earnings roughly flat

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
1.70%
Small dividend — 1.70% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+2.1%
Dividend flat

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