---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001364479-26-000084"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HRI"
cik: "0001364479"
company_name: "HERC HOLDINGS INC"
filed_at: "2026-04-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T02:47:48.758213+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Herc Holdings Q1 2026: revenue up 32% to $1.14B, adjusted EBITDA $448M

## Summary
- Equipment rental revenue $981M (+33%); total revenues $1,139M (+32%).
- Net loss $24M ($0.72/diluted share); adjusted net income $7M ($0.21/diluted share).
- Adjusted EBITDA $448M (+33%), margin flat at 39.3%; free cash flow $94M nearly doubled.
- Affirms FY2026 guidance: equipment rental revenue $4.275B-$4.4B, adj. EBITDA $2.0B-$2.1B.
- Completed integration of H&E acquisition; net debt $8.0B with net leverage 3.96x.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001364479-26-000084
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HRI
- cik: 0001364479
- company_name: HERC HOLDINGS INC
- filed_at: 2026-04-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1364479/000136447926000084/0001364479-26-000084-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1364479/000136447926000084/hri-20260428.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  HERC HOLDINGS INC reported first quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $1,139 million, net income Net loss of $24 million, EPS $0.72 loss per diluted share. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: first quarter ended March 31, 2026
  - Revenue: $1,139 million
  - Net income: Net loss of $24 million
  - EPS: $0.72 loss per diluted share
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: First Quarter 2026 Highlights – Equipment rental revenue of $981 million increased 33% – Total revenues of $1,139 million increased 32% – Net loss of $24 million, or $0.72 loss per diluted share, and adjusted net income of $7 million, or $0.21 per diluted share – Adjusted EBITDA of $448 million increased 33% with adjusted EBITDA margin flat at 39% – Free cash flow of $94 million nearly doubled compared to $49 million in the prior year
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1364479/000136447926000084/0001364479-26-000084-index.htm

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