BE vs. URI: Bloom Energy vs. United Rentals Stock Comparison

November 11, 2026

How do Bloom Energy (BE) and United Rentals (URI) stack up? This page sets them side by side across company profile, performance and risk, profitability, growth, financial strength, dividends, and valuation, with selected fundamentals also measured against each stock's industry-group peers.

Company Profile

Bloom Energy (BE) and United Rentals (URI) both fall under the Capital Goods industry group, but BE is classified in Electrical Equipment while URI is classified in Trading Companies & Distributors.

Company profile comparison for Bloom Energy (BE) and United Rentals (URI)
Profile Item	BE	URI
Name	Bloom Energy Corp. Class A Common Stock	United Rentals Inc.
Country/Region	United States	United States
GICS Sector	Industrials	Industrials
GICS Industry Group	Capital Goods	Capital Goods
GICS Industry	Electrical Equipment	Trading Companies & Distributors
GICS Sub-Industry	Heavy Electrical Equipment	Trading Companies & Distributors
Market Capitalization	51.20 billion USD	65.36 billion USD
Currency	USD	USD
Exchange	NYSE	NYSE
Listing Date	July 25, 2018	December 18, 1997
Security Type	Common Stock	Common Stock

Price Performance

Cumulative Growth

URI

GSPC

Bloom Energy (BE) vs. United Rentals (URI), with S&P 500 (GSPC) for reference: Growth of a $10,000 investment over the past five years. Adjusted for dividends and splits.

Trailing Returns

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Trailing total returns for Bloom Energy (BE) and United Rentals (URI). Returns over one year are annualized.

Calendar-Year Returns

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Calendar-year total returns for Bloom Energy (BE) and United Rentals (URI). Each bar is that year's total return, measured year-end to year-end.

Performance Metrics

Price performance metrics for Bloom Energy (BE) and United Rentals (URI)
Metric	BE	URI
Total Return (1Y)	46.07%	35.39%
Total Return (3Y, Annualized)	162.89%	38.68%
Total Return (5Y, Annualized)	41.93%	24.76%

Risk Profile

Drawdown History

URI

GSPC

Bloom Energy (BE) vs. United Rentals (URI), with S&P 500 (GSPC) for reference: Drawdown from the running peak over the past five years. Each line shows the decline from its prior peak; 0% marks a new high.

Return Distribution

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Distribution of monthly total returns for Bloom Energy (BE) and United Rentals (URI). Each bar is the share of months whose return fell in that 5% bucket.

Risk Metrics

Bloom Energy (BE) is heavily traded at around 15.48M shares per day, whereas United Rentals (URI) sees a more moderate 496.78K — larger orders in the latter may require more patience and tighter control over order sizing.

Risk profile metrics for Bloom Energy (BE) and United Rentals (URI)
Metric	BE	URI
Volatility (1Y, Annualized)	112.64%	44.71%
Beta (5Y)	3.61	1.81
Max Drawdown (5Y)	-74.98%	-39.76%
Avg. Volume (3M)	15.48M	496.78K

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Return Positioning

BE and URI are plotted by 1-year volatility (risk) and 1-year return. The dashed Capital Allocation Line runs from the risk-free rate through the shared industry median.

Risk-Adjusted Metrics

Risk-adjusted metrics for Bloom Energy (BE) and United Rentals (URI)
Metric	BE	URI
Sharpe Ratio (1Y)	0.37	0.70
Sortino Ratio (1Y)	0.57	1.16

Profitability

ROE (TTM)

Both Bloom Energy (BE) at 39.61% and United Rentals (URI) at 30.56% sit in the top peer quartile for ROE, suggesting each generates more profit from shareholders’ equity than typical industry peers.

BE

Capital Goods industry group

39.61%

Max: 40.55%
BE: 39.61%
Q3: 19.29%
Median: 12.12%
Q1: 4.08%
Min: -17.12%

URI

Capital Goods industry group

30.56%

Max: 40.55%
URI: 30.56%
Q3: 19.29%
Median: 12.12%
Q1: 4.08%
Min: -17.12%

Bloom Energy (BE) vs. United Rentals (URI): A comparison of their ROE against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Net Margin (TTM)

For every dollar of sales, both Bloom Energy (BE) at 13.53% and United Rentals (URI) at 16.33% retain more as net profit than most peers, landing in the top net margin quartile of their industries.

BE

Capital Goods industry group

13.53%

Max: 27.47%
BE: 13.53%
Q3: 12.10%
Median: 6.30%
Q1: 1.40%
Min: -12.89%

URI

Capital Goods industry group

16.33%

Max: 27.47%
URI: 16.33%
Q3: 12.10%
Median: 6.30%
Q1: 1.40%
Min: -12.89%

Bloom Energy (BE) vs. United Rentals (URI): A comparison of their net margin against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Operating Margin (TTM)

Both Bloom Energy (BE) at 18.49% and United Rentals (URI) at 29.21% convert sales into operating profit at a top-quartile rate, pointing to tighter cost discipline before financing and tax.

BE

Capital Goods industry group

18.49%

Max: 36.60%
BE: 18.49%
Q3: 18.33%
Median: 11.12%
Q1: 5.14%
Min: -12.63%

URI

Capital Goods industry group

29.21%

Max: 36.60%
URI: 29.21%
Q3: 18.33%
Median: 11.12%
Q1: 5.14%
Min: -12.63%

Bloom Energy (BE) vs. United Rentals (URI): A comparison of their operating margin against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Profitability Metrics

Profitability metrics for Bloom Energy (BE) and United Rentals (URI)
Metric	BE	URI
ROE (TTM)	39.61%	30.56%
ROA (TTM)	7.45%	9.14%
Net Margin (TTM)	13.53%	16.33%
Operating Margin (TTM)	18.49%	29.21%
Gross Margin (TTM)	31.77%	39.19%

Growth

Revenue Growth

Bloom Energy (BE) at 37.33% sits in the top revenue growth quartile, while United Rentals (URI) at 4.91% is closer to the peer norm — faster top-line expansion for BE.

Bloom Energy (BE) vs. United Rentals (URI): A comparison of their Revenue Growth across different time periods.

EPS Growth

Only one side can be read here: United Rentals (URI) reports EPS growth of -0.21%, ranked against its industry; Bloom Energy (BE) has no EPS growth figure this period.

Bloom Energy (BE) vs. United Rentals (URI): A comparison of their EPS Growth across different time periods.

Growth Metrics

Growth metrics for Bloom Energy (BE) and United Rentals (URI)
Metric	BE	URI
Revenue Growth (YoY)	37.33%	4.91%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)	19.06%	11.41%
EPS Growth (YoY)	--	-0.21%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)	--	9.20%

Financial Strength

Current Ratio (MRQ)

Bloom Energy (BE) at 3.74 carries current ratio above its industry’s typical mid-range, while United Rentals (URI) at 0.80 runs in the tighter-liquidity quartile — different working-capital profiles, both worth examining.

BE

Capital Goods industry group

3.74

Max: 5.22
BE: 3.74
Q3: 2.95
Median: 2.08
Q1: 1.43
Min: 0.36

URI

Capital Goods industry group

0.80

Max: 5.22
Q3: 2.95
Median: 2.08
Q1: 1.43
URI: 0.80
Min: 0.36

Bloom Energy (BE) vs. United Rentals (URI): A comparison of their current ratio against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Debt / Equity (MRQ)

Both Bloom Energy (BE) at 1.42 and United Rentals (URI) at 1.64 lean more heavily on debt funding than most peers, landing in the higher-leverage quartile of their industries.

BE

Capital Goods industry group

1.42

Max: 2.33
BE: 1.42
Q3: 1.12
Median: 0.60
Q1: 0.29
Min: 0.00

URI

Capital Goods industry group

1.64

Max: 2.33
URI: 1.64
Q3: 1.12
Median: 0.60
Q1: 0.29
Min: 0.00

Bloom Energy (BE) vs. United Rentals (URI): A comparison of their debt-to-equity ratio against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Financial Strength Metrics

Financial strength metrics for Bloom Energy (BE) and United Rentals (URI)
Metric	BE	URI
Current Ratio (MRQ)	3.74	0.80
Debt / Equity (MRQ)	1.42	1.64
Net Debt / EBITDA	0.50	3.12

Dividends

Dividend Yield (TTM)

Bloom Energy (BE) pays no dividend (yield 0.00%) — it may be reinvesting, using buybacks, or simply not returning cash through dividends. Meanwhile United Rentals (URI) reports a yield of 0.74%, ranking against industry peers normally.

BE

Capital Goods industry group

0.00%

Max: 2.66%
Q3: 1.14%
Median: 0.24%
BE: 0.00%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

URI

Capital Goods industry group

0.74%

Max: 2.66%
Q3: 1.14%
URI: 0.74%
Median: 0.24%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

Bloom Energy (BE) vs. United Rentals (URI): A comparison of their dividend yield against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Dividend Payout Ratio (TTM)

Bloom Energy (BE) pays no dividend (payout 0.00%) — it may be reinvesting, using buybacks, or simply not returning cash through dividends. Meanwhile United Rentals (URI) reports a payout of 16.95%, ranking against industry peers normally.

BE

Capital Goods industry group

0.00%

Max: 67.39%
Q3: 28.02%
Median: 6.86%
BE: 0.00%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

URI

Capital Goods industry group

16.95%

Max: 67.39%
Q3: 28.02%
URI: 16.95%
Median: 6.86%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

Bloom Energy (BE) vs. United Rentals (URI): A comparison of their payout ratio against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Dividend Metrics

Dividend metrics for Bloom Energy (BE) and United Rentals (URI)
Metric	BE	URI
Dividend Yield (TTM)	0.00%	0.74%
Dividend Payout Ratio (TTM)	0.00%	16.95%

Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

United Rentals (URI) at 23.24 is near its industry’s usual P/E ratio, while Bloom Energy (BE) at 104.99 sits above its peer range — an unusually expensive price for BE’s trailing earnings.

BE

Capital Goods industry group

104.99

BE: 104.99
Max: 59.38
Q3: 35.92
Median: 25.41
Q1: 19.47
Min: 3.03

URI

Capital Goods industry group

23.24

Max: 59.38
Q3: 35.92
Median: 25.41
URI: 23.24
Q1: 19.47
Min: 3.03

Bloom Energy (BE) vs. United Rentals (URI): A comparison of their P/E ratio against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

P/S Ratio (TTM)

United Rentals (URI) at 3.74 prices around its industry’s typical P/S ratio, while Bloom Energy (BE) at 13.37 clears its benchmark range — BE looks notably rich on sales.

BE

Capital Goods industry group

13.37

BE: 13.37
Max: 7.54
Q3: 3.76
Median: 2.15
Q1: 1.03
Min: 0.03

URI

Capital Goods industry group

3.74

Max: 7.54
Q3: 3.76
URI: 3.74
Median: 2.15
Q1: 1.03
Min: 0.03

Bloom Energy (BE) vs. United Rentals (URI): A comparison of their P/S ratio against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

P/B Ratio (MRQ)

Both look rich against book: United Rentals (URI) at 6.75 sits in the upper P/B ratio quartile, and Bloom Energy (BE) at 26.49 prices even higher, above its industry range.

BE

Capital Goods industry group

26.49

BE: 26.49
Max: 9.66
Q3: 5.00
Median: 3.12
Q1: 1.81
Min: -1.08

URI

Capital Goods industry group

6.75

Max: 9.66
URI: 6.75
Q3: 5.00
Median: 3.12
Q1: 1.81
Min: -1.08

Bloom Energy (BE) vs. United Rentals (URI): A comparison of their P/B ratio against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Valuation Metrics

Valuation metrics for Bloom Energy (BE) and United Rentals (URI)
Metric	BE	URI
P/E Ratio (TTM)	104.99	23.24
P/S Ratio (TTM)	13.37	3.74
P/B Ratio (MRQ)	26.49	6.75
Free Cash Flow Yield (TTM)	-0.00%	3.24%