LMT vs. URI: Lockheed Martin vs. United Rentals Stock Comparison

November 11, 2026

How do Lockheed Martin (LMT) 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

Lockheed Martin (LMT) and United Rentals (URI) both fall under the Capital Goods industry group, but LMT is classified in Aerospace & Defense while URI is classified in Trading Companies & Distributors.

Company profile comparison for Lockheed Martin (LMT) and United Rentals (URI)
Profile Item	LMT	URI
Name	Lockheed Martin Corporation	United Rentals Inc.
Country/Region	United States	United States
GICS Sector	Industrials	Industrials
GICS Industry Group	Capital Goods	Capital Goods
GICS Industry	Aerospace & Defense	Trading Companies & Distributors
GICS Sub-Industry	Aerospace & Defense	Trading Companies & Distributors
Market Capitalization	131.00 billion USD	65.36 billion USD
Currency	USD	USD
Exchange	NYSE	NYSE
Listing Date	January 2, 1962	December 18, 1997
Security Type	Common Stock	Common Stock

Price Performance

Cumulative Growth

LMT

URI

GSPC

Lockheed Martin (LMT) 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 Lockheed Martin (LMT) and United Rentals (URI). Returns over one year are annualized.

Calendar-Year Returns

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

Performance Metrics

Price performance metrics for Lockheed Martin (LMT) and United Rentals (URI)
Metric	LMT	URI
Total Return (1Y)	31.17%	35.39%
Total Return (3Y, Annualized)	12.79%	38.68%
Total Return (5Y, Annualized)	14.65%	24.76%

Risk Profile

Drawdown History

LMT

URI

GSPC

Lockheed Martin (LMT) 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 Lockheed Martin (LMT) and United Rentals (URI). Each bar is the share of months whose return fell in that 5% bucket.

Risk Metrics

United Rentals (URI) has an aggressive beta of 1.81, indicating higher sensitivity to broad-market moves, while Lockheed Martin (LMT) is defensive at 0.10 and tends to be less market-sensitive — they sit on opposite ends of the beta spectrum.

Risk profile metrics for Lockheed Martin (LMT) and United Rentals (URI)
Metric	LMT	URI
Volatility (1Y, Annualized)	31.09%	44.71%
Beta (5Y)	0.10	1.81
Max Drawdown (5Y)	-31.79%	-39.76%
Avg. Volume (3M)	1.29M	496.78K

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Return Positioning

LMT 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 Lockheed Martin (LMT) and United Rentals (URI)
Metric	LMT	URI
Sharpe Ratio (1Y)	0.86	0.70
Sortino Ratio (1Y)	1.38	1.16

Profitability

ROE (TTM)

Both companies show strong equity returns, but Lockheed Martin (LMT) at 80.19% is the standout with ROE above its industry range; United Rentals (URI) at 30.56% also sits in the top quartile.

LMT

Capital Goods industry group

80.19%

LMT: 80.19%
Max: 40.55%
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%

Lockheed Martin (LMT) vs. United Rentals (URI): A comparison of their ROE against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Net Margin (TTM)

United Rentals (URI) at 16.33% retains a top-quartile share of revenue as profit, ahead of Lockheed Martin (LMT) at 8.23%, which keeps about the industry-typical share.

LMT

Capital Goods industry group

8.23%

Max: 27.47%
Q3: 12.10%
LMT: 8.23%
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%

Lockheed Martin (LMT) vs. United Rentals (URI): A comparison of their net margin against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Operating Margin (TTM)

United Rentals (URI) at 29.21% operates in the top operating margin quartile, ahead of Lockheed Martin (LMT) at 11.41%, which runs around its industry’s norm.

LMT

Capital Goods industry group

11.41%

Max: 36.60%
Q3: 18.33%
LMT: 11.41%
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%

Lockheed Martin (LMT) vs. United Rentals (URI): A comparison of their operating margin against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Profitability Metrics

Profitability metrics for Lockheed Martin (LMT) and United Rentals (URI)
Metric	LMT	URI
ROE (TTM)	80.19%	30.56%
ROA (TTM)	8.58%	9.14%
Net Margin (TTM)	8.23%	16.33%
Operating Margin (TTM)	11.41%	29.21%
Gross Margin (TTM)	11.73%	39.19%

Growth

Revenue Growth

Both Lockheed Martin (LMT) at 5.64% and United Rentals (URI) at 4.91% land near their industries' usual revenue growth ranges, so top-line momentum looks broadly in line with peers on both sides.

Lockheed Martin (LMT) vs. United Rentals (URI): A comparison of their Revenue Growth across different time periods.

EPS Growth

Both Lockheed Martin (LMT) at -3.68% and United Rentals (URI) at -0.21% land near their industries' usual EPS growth ranges, so bottom-line momentum looks broadly in line with peers on both sides.

Lockheed Martin (LMT) vs. United Rentals (URI): A comparison of their EPS Growth across different time periods.

Growth Metrics

Growth metrics for Lockheed Martin (LMT) and United Rentals (URI)
Metric	LMT	URI
Revenue Growth (YoY)	5.64%	4.91%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)	4.38%	11.41%
EPS Growth (YoY)	-3.68%	-0.21%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)	-0.26%	9.20%

Financial Strength

Current Ratio (MRQ)

Both Lockheed Martin (LMT) at 1.26 and United Rentals (URI) at 0.80 run current ratio in the tighter-liquidity quartile of industry peers, leaving thinner cushions against current liabilities than typical competitors.

LMT

Capital Goods industry group

1.26

Max: 5.22
Q3: 2.95
Median: 2.08
Q1: 1.43
LMT: 1.26
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

Lockheed Martin (LMT) vs. United Rentals (URI): A comparison of their current ratio against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Debt / Equity (MRQ)

Both Lockheed Martin (LMT) at 2.04 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.

LMT

Capital Goods industry group

2.04

Max: 2.33
LMT: 2.04
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

Lockheed Martin (LMT) 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 Lockheed Martin (LMT) and United Rentals (URI)
Metric	LMT	URI
Current Ratio (MRQ)	1.26	0.80
Debt / Equity (MRQ)	2.04	1.64
Net Debt / EBITDA	1.47	3.12

Dividends

Dividend Yield (TTM)

Lockheed Martin (LMT) at 2.40% delivers top-quartile income for its industry, while United Rentals (URI) at 0.74% pays a more typical yield — both are credible income propositions, LMT the richer one.

LMT

Capital Goods industry group

2.40%

Max: 2.66%
LMT: 2.40%
Q3: 1.14%
Median: 0.24%
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%

Lockheed Martin (LMT) vs. United Rentals (URI): A comparison of their dividend yield against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Dividend Payout Ratio (TTM)

United Rentals (URI) at 16.95% pays out a band-typical share of earnings, while Lockheed Martin (LMT) at 49.01% distributes more than its industry norm — less retained, thinner cover.

LMT

Capital Goods industry group

49.01%

Max: 67.39%
LMT: 49.01%
Q3: 28.02%
Median: 6.86%
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%

Lockheed Martin (LMT) vs. United Rentals (URI): A comparison of their payout ratio against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Dividend Metrics

Dividend metrics for Lockheed Martin (LMT) and United Rentals (URI)
Metric	LMT	URI
Dividend Yield (TTM)	2.40%	0.74%
Dividend Payout Ratio (TTM)	49.01%	16.95%

Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

Both Lockheed Martin (LMT) at 20.14 and United Rentals (URI) at 23.24 land around their industries’ usual P/E ratio levels — neither is getting a clear earnings-multiple discount or premium versus peers.

LMT

Capital Goods industry group

20.14

Max: 59.38
Q3: 35.92
Median: 25.41
LMT: 20.14
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

Lockheed Martin (LMT) vs. United Rentals (URI): A comparison of their P/E ratio against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

P/S Ratio (TTM)

On P/S ratio, both Lockheed Martin (LMT) at 1.66 and United Rentals (URI) at 3.74 are priced roughly in line with their industries — neither looks cheap nor rich on a sales basis.

LMT

Capital Goods industry group

1.66

Max: 7.54
Q3: 3.76
Median: 2.15
LMT: 1.66
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

Lockheed Martin (LMT) 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 Lockheed Martin (LMT) at 12.96 prices even higher, above its industry range.

LMT

Capital Goods industry group

12.96

LMT: 12.96
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

Lockheed Martin (LMT) vs. United Rentals (URI): A comparison of their P/B ratio against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Valuation Metrics

Valuation metrics for Lockheed Martin (LMT) and United Rentals (URI)
Metric	LMT	URI
P/E Ratio (TTM)	20.14	23.24
P/S Ratio (TTM)	1.66	3.74
P/B Ratio (MRQ)	12.96	6.75
Free Cash Flow Yield (TTM)	4.31%	3.24%