United Rentals (NYSE:URI) reported quarterly earnings of $11.70 per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $12.30 by 4.88 percent. This is a 0.85 percent decrease over earnings of $11.80 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $4.229 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $4.164 billion by 1.57 percent. This is a 5.94 percent increase over sales of $3.992 billion the same period last year.