Herc Holdings (HRI) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $3.91
- Estimate
- $2.92
- Surprise
- +33.8%
- Revenue (period 2026-09-30)
- $193.0M
- Score today
- 5.8/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Herc Holdings (HRI) beat the $2.92 estimate with adjusted EPS of $3.91 — a large 33.8% upside surprise.
Coverage in the report window
- Barclays Maintains Herc Holdings at Overweight, Raises Price Target to $200 — fiscal.ai, 2026-10-29
- Barclays Maintains Overweight on Herc Holdings, Raises Price Target to $200 — benzinga, 2026-10-29
- Citigroup Maintains Buy on Herc Holdings, Raises Price Target to $180 — benzinga, 2026-10-28
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates HRI Hold at 5.8/10; no pre/post engine snapshot brackets this report.
4 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +33.8% surprise compares with a +85.2% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2027-02-16.
What supports the rating
- Strong earnings beat streak (4/4)
- Positive news sentiment (+0.60)
What argues against it
- Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
- V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.6)
- Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $173.95
- Stop
- $161.77
The stock trades at 46.5× trailing but 14.9× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Risk check: RSI 82 — a level conventionally read as overbought; gains at these levels often lean on momentum.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-10-30 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
HRI at TrendMatrix's latest read
Industrial quarters are order-book stories — backlog and book-to-bill color how the market reads the reported number.
- Industry
- Rental & Leasing Services
- Market cap
- $5.82B
- P/E (fwd)
- 14.9
- P/E (ttm)
- 46.5
- 52-week range
- $88.45–$188.35
- Off 52-week high
- 7.6%
- RSI (14)
- 82
- Volume vs avg
- 1.22×
- Score today
- 5.8/10