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U-Haul Holding Co.: Q4 FY2026 earnings call

What management said about Q4 FY2026, from the documents filed with the SEC on 27 May 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 1 lowered, 1 new. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Fiscal year earnings fell sharply: Net earnings available to shareholders were $83.1 million for fiscal 2026, against $367.1 million a year earlier. Consolidated revenue rose to $6,037.8 million from $5,828.7 million. Source
  • Fourth-quarter net loss widened: The company reported a fourth-quarter net loss available to shareholders of $127.8 million, against $82.3 million a year earlier. Consolidated revenue for the quarter was $1,271.8 million. Source
  • Moving and Storage earnings declined: Moving and Storage earnings from operations before insurance equity fell $39.9 million for the quarter and $295.5 million for fiscal 2026. Source
  • Fleet depreciation drove cost growth: Fleet depreciation expense rose $40.6 million in the quarter and $186.6 million for fiscal 2026. Rental equipment depreciation was $221.4 million in the quarter, against $180.8 million. Source
  • Disposal losses weighed on earnings: Losses on disposal of retired rental equipment accounted for $2.1 million of the quarterly decrease and $117.6 million of the full-year decrease in Moving and Storage earnings. Source
  • Interest expense rose: Interest expense was $96.6 million in the quarter, against $80.4 million, and $364.8 million for fiscal 2026, against $295.7 million. Source
  • Quarterly EBITDA rose modestly: Moving and Storage adjusted EBITDA rose $5.7 million to $223.0 million in the quarter. Trailing twelve-month adjusted EBITDA was $1,645.9 million, up $26.1 million. Source

“This is the second time in recent years we have had a real loss in this quarter”

Joe Shoen, Chairman of U-Haul Holding Company

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Share repurchases SourcePlan authorized May 22, 2026, across both classes of shares$350 millionNew
Self-storage development pipeline (NRSF) SourceAs of March 31, 2026approximately 11.7 million NRSF in development or pendingLowered from approximately 12.9 million NRSF in development or pending

What changed from last quarter

  • New: Management is increasing dealer locations in both the US and Canada. The third quarter release did not describe this. Source
  • Ended: Finance leases tied to right-of-use financing assets were paid off as of March 31, 2026. Those assets stood at $30.6 million at December 31, 2025. Source

Results and growth drivers

  • Fiscal year earnings fell sharply: Net earnings available to shareholders were $83.1 million for fiscal 2026, against $367.1 million a year earlier. Consolidated revenue rose to $6,037.8 million from $5,828.7 million. Source
  • Fourth-quarter net loss widened: The company reported a fourth-quarter net loss available to shareholders of $127.8 million, against $82.3 million a year earlier. Consolidated revenue for the quarter was $1,271.8 million. Source
  • Quarterly operating loss deepened: Earnings from operations were a loss of $76.1 million for the quarter, against a loss of $42.8 million a year earlier. Fiscal 2026 earnings from operations were $432.6 million, against $716.2 million. Source

Segments and insurance subsidiaries

  • Moving and Storage earnings declined: Moving and Storage earnings from operations before insurance equity fell $39.9 million for the quarter and $295.5 million for fiscal 2026. Source
  • Property and casualty earnings higher: Property and casualty insurance earned $17.3 million from operations in the quarter, against $10.0 million a year earlier. Fiscal 2026 earnings were $67.2 million, against $54.7 million. Source
  • Life insurance premiums rose: Life insurance premiums were $25.6 million in the quarter, against $19.6 million. Life earnings from operations were $3.8 million, against $4.8 million. Source

“The issues with loss on disposal of rental equipment are working themselves through.”

Joe Shoen, Chairman of U-Haul Holding Company

Rentals and self-storage sales

  • Self-storage revenue grew, occupancy fell: Self-storage revenues rose $16.3 million or 7.1% in the quarter and $74.5 million or 8.3% for the year. Same-store occupancy fell 5.4% to 86.1% while revenue per foot rose 6.5%. Source
  • Self-moving rentals grew modestly: Self-moving equipment rental revenues rose $11.7 million or 1.6% in the quarter and $86.4 million or 2.3% for fiscal 2026. One-way transactions increased. Source
  • In-town revenue per transaction grew: Management reported that in-town revenue per transaction grew compared with fiscal 2025. Source
  • Product and service sales flat: Self-moving and self-storage product and service sales were $72.7 million in the quarter, level with a year earlier, and $329.6 million for fiscal 2026. Source

Costs, depreciation and margins

  • Fleet depreciation drove cost growth: Fleet depreciation expense rose $40.6 million in the quarter and $186.6 million for fiscal 2026. Rental equipment depreciation was $221.4 million in the quarter, against $180.8 million. Source
  • Disposal losses weighed on earnings: Losses on disposal of retired rental equipment accounted for $2.1 million of the quarterly decrease and $117.6 million of the full-year decrease in Moving and Storage earnings. Source
  • Liability costs moved both ways: Liability costs were $1.8 million lower in the quarter than a year earlier and $76.4 million higher for fiscal 2026. Source
  • Interest expense rose: Interest expense was $96.6 million in the quarter, against $80.4 million, and $364.8 million for fiscal 2026, against $295.7 million. Source
  • Quarterly EBITDA rose modestly: Moving and Storage adjusted EBITDA rose $5.7 million to $223.0 million in the quarter. Trailing twelve-month adjusted EBITDA was $1,645.9 million, up $26.1 million. Source

“Our relations with our customer base remain solid.”

Joe Shoen, Chairman of U-Haul Holding Company

Storage demand and development

  • Twelve storage locations added: The company added 12 new storage locations with 1.0 million net rentable square feet during the fourth quarter. Source
  • Owned storage occupancy declined: Average occupancy at owned storage locations was 71.1% in the quarter, against 77.3%. For the year it was 74.4%, against 79.2%. Source
  • Non-same-store occupancy lower: Non-same-store locations in the 676-location fourth-quarter pool averaged 57.9% occupancy, against 62.8% for the 610-location pool a year earlier. Source
  • Storage construction slowing: Management said construction of additional storage units has been declining for several months. Source

Capital, cash and returns to shareholders

  • Liquidity above prior year: Cash and credit availability at the Moving and Storage segment was $1,479.4 million at March 31, 2026, up from $1,475.0 million at December 31, 2025 and $1,347.5 million a year earlier. Source
  • Total debt rose to $8.1 billion: Total debt was $8,124.9 million at March 31, 2026, against $7,229.3 million a year earlier. Net debt to adjusted EBITDA was 4.3, against 3.9. Source
  • Quarterly dividend held at $0.05: A $0.05 per share cash dividend on Non-Voting Common Stock was declared March 4, 2026 and paid March 27, 2026, the same amount as the prior quarter. Source

Fleet spending and storage costs

  • Truck capital spending seen lower: Management expects capital spending on rental trucks to be down a year from now, which it says will help moderate fleet depreciation. Source
  • Unrented storage costs keep rising: Costs for built but unrented storage units will remain an increasing drain until rentals exceed additions. Source
  • Gross rental truck cost increased: Rental trucks at cost were $8,554.5 million at March 31, 2026, against $7,470.0 million a year earlier. Total property, plant and equipment at cost was $23,243.1 million. Source

Coming up, as management said on 27 May 2026

  • Investor call on fiscal 2026 results: Investor call scheduled for Thursday, May 28, 2026 at 8 a.m. Arizona time, broadcast live at investors.uhaul.com. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Rental trucks in fleet Sourceapproximately 204,800
Trailers in fleet Source136,600
Towing devices in fleet Source42,000
Rentable storage units Source1,136,000
Self-storage space at owned and managed facilities Source99.0 million square feet

Risks management discussed

  • Financial: Losses on disposal of rental equipment are described as an issue still working through the results, with no date given for when they end. Source
  • Operational: Costs of storage units built but not yet rented are described as building ahead of rentals. Source
  • External: Liability costs are tied to fleet size and inflation, and management expects their growth to normalize. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Not stated: Prior-quarter expectation from the Chairman. The fourth-quarter release does not say whether this has occurred.
  • Not stated: Prior-quarter statement that U-Move market penetration would improve. The fourth-quarter release does not address it.

Other quarters

Summarised with AI from the documents the company filed with the SEC. Every point is checked against the filing before it is shown: management’s own words word for word, figures against the line or table row they come from. A point that fails the check is left out. Source opens the filing at that line.