MCGRATH RENT (MGRC)
Industrials · Diversified Business Services / Equipment Rental · NASDAQ
A leading provider of rental solutions for modular buildings, portable storage containers, and electronic test equipment, serving diverse commercial and educational markets.
What MCGRATH RENT does
McGrath RentCorp is a diversified rental services company that provides relocatable modular buildings for classroom and office space, portable storage containers, and electronic test equipment. The company operates through four segments: Mobile Modular (modular buildings), Portable Storage (steel containers and ground-level offices), TRS-RenTelco (electronic test equipment), and Enviroplex (classroom manufacturing). It generates revenue primarily through equipment rentals on operating leases and the sale of new and used equipment.
Themes: modular construction, educational infrastructure, test and measurement equipment, industrial equipment rental, temporary office space, construction services
Fundamentals
- Price$112.73 as of 2026-10-08 close
- Market cap$2.8B as of 2026-07-28 (share count; price 2026-10-08)
- 1-year return-2.8% 2025-10-08 close $115.92 → 2026-10-08 close $112.73
- P/E18.16 as of 2026-10-08
- Net margin+16.6% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- Gross margin+48.2% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- ROE+12.6% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- Debt / equity0.47 as of 2026-09-03
- Revenue growth (YoY)-0.9% as of 2026-09-03
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+14.1% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.70 as of 2026-09-03
- Last reported earnings2026-07-29 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +1.8%; at least 17 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer.
How MGRC compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiobottom 25% 349 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-10-08
- net profit margintop 10% 417 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-09-03
- operating margintop 10% 392 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-09-03
- gross margintop 25% 253 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-09-03
- return on equitymiddle range 432 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-09-03
- 3-year revenue CAGRtop 25% 428 covered Industrials peers
- indicated dividend yieldmiddle range 271 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-09-03
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 417 covered Industrials peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Industrials companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
MGRC is in the Top 10 — Industrials.
Top 10 — Industrials — since 1 Oct 2026
Top 10 score
61.8 #183 of 1,379 scored · #8 of 238 in Industrials
Valuation 73rd (price to earnings 18.2, price to book 2.2) and profitability 70th (operating margin 25.8%, return on equity 12.6%); weakest is growth (43rd, revenue growth year over year -0.9%, 3-year revenue CAGR 14.1%).
In this list since 1 Oct 2026 — currently 7th in the list (7 days)
- Entered 1 Oct 2026: score 63.4, rank 8 (not compared with 1 Sep 2026 — those rows were scored under method version 3, this pass under 4, and the formula changed between them, so a score is only comparable within one version).
Scores as of 8 Oct 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 4.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Covered by reported results. In FY2025, MGRC's dividend was covered by reported results (earnings payout 31%, free-cash-flow payout 23%). This describes past coverage, not a forecast.
- Earnings payout31% dividends / net income
- Free-cash-flow payout23% dividends / (operating cash flow − capex)
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How MCGRATH RENT looks technically
MCGRATH RENT (MGRC) is trading 0.5% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 85 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 16, below the 25 that marks a real trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 46, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It made a new 20-day high about 3 trading days ago.
Trend
7
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 0.5% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend | -0.5% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $115.06 | $115.06 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $113.28 | $113.28 |
| Swing structure | its recent peaks and dips disagree — one of them is rising while the other is not, so there is no clean up or down pattern in the swings | mixed — one of the two is not confirming |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 35 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 35 sessions |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 85 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 85 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 16, below the 25 that marks a real trend) | 16.3 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 46, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 45.6 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the lower half of its 14-day range ($110.03 to $119.55) — its "stochastic" reading is 28 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 28.4 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in positive territory (momentum leaning bullish) | 17 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $125.83 | $125.83 |
|---|---|---|
| From the 52-week high | it is 10.4% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -10.4% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 18.7% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +18.7% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 10.4% below its highest point of the past year | 10.4% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day high about 3 trading days ago | 3 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day low about 26 trading days ago | 26 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $130.86 (set on 2024-02-12) | $130.86 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($95.60 to $123.31), and it has given back roughly a third of its rise from last year’s low — 38% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $105.30 to $106.19. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 38.2% |
| From the all-time high | it is 13.9% below its all-time high | -13.8% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 1.0% above a support level at $111.63 — a price it turned at 9 times since 2024-10-16, most recently on 2026-07-30. Since 2024-10-08 it has 4 such levels below the current price and 5 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -1.0% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $12.01 (set on 2009-03-09) | $12.01 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 838.6% above its all-time low | +838.6% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are narrower than usual versus its own recent 6-month history (tighter than about 71% of it) | 29th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $2.68 between its high and its low — about 2.4% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $2.68 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $108.89 and $117.77 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $108.89 – $113.33 – $117.77 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 2.4% in a typical session — calmer than most companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 2.4% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 0.2 daily ranges below its 200-day average price (0.5% below it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 0.2 daily ranges below its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 1.48× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | not available for this company yet | n/a |
Candlestick patterns
2
| Since a doji | 3 sessions ago it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | 3 sessions ago |
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| Since a bullish engulfing | 5 sessions ago it opened below the previous session's close and finished above that session's open — a "bullish engulfing" pair, where one up day more than undid the down day before it | 5 sessions ago |
Price gaps
2
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-10-08 1.6% below the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and had not traded back through that level by the close | -1.6% |
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| Gap filled | a 3.1% gap down opened on 2026-08-05 has been "filled" 45 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it closed again during the very session that opened it | 45 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it has closed lower 2 sessions in a row, a -4.45% move over the run — an unbroken run of down days, which describes what has already happened and says nothing about the next session | 2 sessions down |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock beat the market by 0.7 percentage points (the stock gained 1.7% while the market gained 1.0%) | +0.7% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 4.5 percentage points (the stock lost 0.7% while the market gained 3.8%) | -4.5% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 13.9 percentage points (the stock gained 3.5% while the market gained 17.5%) | -13.9% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 17.7 percentage points (the stock lost 2.8% while the market gained 15.0%) | -17.7% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 3 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, a fresh 20-day high, MACD momentum is positive — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 3 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 3 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: trading below its 200-day average, lagging the market over 6 months, trading below the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 3 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 2.5% below the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-09-01 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established downtrend, with the band above acting as the level that would have to be cleared. The band itself is moderate, spanning 2.2% of the share price. | -2.5% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 1% below the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $113.84 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 190 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -1.0% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 2% below the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-07-29 (its 10-Q), so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $115.14 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 51 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -2.1% |
Price levels it has turned at before
MGRC last closed at $112.73 on 2026-10-08. Since 2024-10-08 it has turned at 4 prices below its last close and 5 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $111.63 | Support | 1.0% below the last close | turned there 9 times · 2024-10-16 to 2026-07-30 |
| $116.59 | Resistance | 3.4% above the last close | turned there 8 times · 2024-11-19 to 2026-05-26 |
| $108.32 | Support | 3.9% below the last close | turned there six times · 2024-12-30 to 2026-09-03 |
| $119.26 | Resistance | 5.8% above the last close | turned there five times · 2025-02-14 to 2026-04-28 |
| $104.94 | Support | 6.9% below the last close | turned there four times · 2024-10-22 to 2026-06-01 |
| $122.96 | Resistance | 9.1% above the last close | turned there 7 times · 2024-11-11 to 2026-08-07 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
No Elliott-wave labelling currently fits its swings: the recent highs and lows do not satisfy the three rules a five-wave count has to obey, so there is no count to show rather than a count we are unsure about.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-10-08.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading below the 200-day moving average · Broke out to a new 20-day high · trendless / choppy (low ADX) · lagging the market · Trading at this year’s average price paid (anchored VWAP) · Under water since its last earnings report (below the anchored VWAP) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-10-08. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Mean price target$145.40 range $140.00 – $150.00; median $146.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-10-03. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for MGRC
- Consensus EPS estimate$1.85 next reporting period, as of 2026-10-03
- Estimate change, 30 days$0.00 (0.0%) from $1.85, on 2026-08-29, 35-day window
- Readings revised upward0% of 8 comparable readings
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Reductions or delays in public school funding impacting demand for modular classrooms.","Cyclical demand for rental equipment tied to construction activity and business capital expenditure.","Significant capital requirements for maintaining and growing rental inventory."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of MGRC's 10-Q filed 2026-04-29 against the prior one filed 2025-10-23.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Reworded:
- Reference to Annual Report changed from 'for the year ended December 31, 2024, as filed with the SEC on February 19, 2025 (the "2024 Annual Report")' in older filing to 'for the year ended December 31, 2025, as filed with the SEC on February 25, 2026 (the "2025 Annual Report")' in newer filing (filed 2026-04-29)
- Segment contribution percentages changed from 'nine months ended September 30, 2025: Mobile Modular 66%, Portable Storage 12%, TRS-RenTelco 16%, Enviroplex 6%; compared to 69%, 17%, 11%, 3% for same period in 2024' in older filing to 'three months ended March 31, 2026: Mobile Modular 65%, Portable Storage 11%, TRS-RenTelco 25%, Enviroplex negative 1%; compared to 66%, 15%, 17%, 2% for same period in 2025' in newer filing (filed 2026-04-29)
- Notes:
- Both texts appear truncated at the end with incomplete sentence, limiting full comparison
- Comparison reflects different reporting periods (nine months ended September 30, 2025 vs. three months ended March 31, 2026) and different comparison years (2024 vs. 2025), which is a standard progression between the filings
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
0 open-market purchases and 5 open-market sales by insiders in the last 90 days, of which we have read Form 4 filings through 2026-10-04. The 5 days since 2026-10-04 have not been checked yet.
- Last 30 days · read to 2026-10-040 buys · 1 sell ($862825) — 1 selling insider
- Last 90 days · read to 2026-10-040 buys · 5 sells ($2M) — 4 selling insiders
- Last 180 days · read to 2026-10-040 buys · 18 sells ($5M) — 8 selling insiders
Activity heuristic: net selling (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-10-01. Based on Form 4 filings read through 2026-10-04; anything filed since is not yet included.
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Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
5 institutional 13F filers reported holding MGRC as of 2026-06-30 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 5
- Reported shares held 3,388,485
- Reported value $410,108,447
reported quarterly holdings change (2026-03-31 → 2026-06-30): 0 new, 3 increased, 2 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
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Short interest (FINRA)
MGRC had 519,228 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
MGRC had 2.13% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 3.94 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 519,228
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 2.13%
- Prior settlement (shares) 484,735
- Reported change 7.12%
- Days to cover (reported) 3.94
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-09-15 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- WillScot Mobile Mini (WSC)
- Modspace (acquired by Algeco)
- Electro Rent Corporation
- Keysight Technologies (KEYS)
- United Rentals (URI)
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Frequently asked questions
What does MCGRATH RENT (MGRC) do?
McGrath RentCorp is a diversified rental services company that provides relocatable modular buildings for classroom and office space, portable storage containers, and electronic test equipment. The company operates through four segments: Mobile Modular (modular buildings), Portable Storage (steel containers and ground-level offices), TRS-RenTelco (electronic test equipment), and Enviroplex (classroom manufacturing).
What sector is MCGRATH RENT (MGRC) in?
MCGRATH RENT (MGRC) is classified in the Industrials sector. Its industry is Diversified Business Services / Equipment Rental. It trades on NASDAQ.
Does MGRC pay a dividend?
Yes — MCGRATH RENT (MGRC) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 1.80% and at least 17 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC EDGAR XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer (market data, as of 2026-09-03). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are MCGRATH RENT's (MGRC) competitors?
Notable peers of MCGRATH RENT (MGRC) include WillScot Mobile Mini, Modspace (acquired by Algeco), Electro Rent Corporation, Keysight Technologies and United Rentals. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is MCGRATH RENT (MGRC) overbought or oversold right now?
MCGRATH RENT (MGRC) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 46, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-10-08). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on MGRC come from?
Fundamentals come from SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest; prices are market data, as of 2026-09-03; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-10-08.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.