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U-Haul Holding Co.: Q2 FY2027 earnings call

What management said about Q2 FY2027, from the documents filed with the SEC on 4 November 2026: press release. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Quarterly net earnings rose to $136.7 million: Net earnings available to common stockholders were $136.7 million, compared with $105.6 million a year earlier. UHAL.B diluted EPS was $0.71, against $0.54. Source
  • Reinvestment continuing at slower pace: Management said it continues to reinvest, but at what it called an appropriately slower pace. Source
  • Segment earnings from operations rose $44.5 million: Moving and Storage earnings from operations, before equity in insurance subsidiaries, were $241.9 million, up from $197.4 million in the prior-year quarter. Source
  • Lower fleet depreciation and disposal losses: Fleet depreciation fell $4.5 million. Losses on disposal of retired rental equipment fell $34.1 million to $4.2 million. Source
  • Self-storage revenue up 6.4%: Self-storage revenues rose $15.8 million, or 6.4%, to $262.1 million in the quarter. Source
  • Same-store occupancy eased; revenue per foot rose: Same-store occupancy decreased 1.1% to 89.5%, revenue per foot increased 6.7%, and 77 more locations qualified for the same-store pool. Source
  • Self-moving rental revenue up 3.4%: Self-moving equipment rental revenues rose $37.4 million, or 3.4%, compared with the second quarter of fiscal 2026. Source
  • Freight and personnel drove cost increases: Freight and shipping costs rose $24.4 million and personnel expense rose $10.2 million, the largest contributors to higher operating expenses. Source

“Many people worked hard to serve customers and create the quarterly results,”

Joe Shoen, chairman of U-Haul Holding Company

Results and earnings

  • Quarterly net earnings rose to $136.7 million: Net earnings available to common stockholders were $136.7 million, compared with $105.6 million a year earlier. UHAL.B diluted EPS was $0.71, against $0.54. Source
  • Six-month net earnings reached $259.6 million: For the six months, net earnings available to common stockholders were $259.6 million, against $247.9 million. UHAL.B EPS was $1.34, against $1.27. Source
  • Moving and Storage adjusted EBITDA rose: Moving and Storage adjusted EBITDA increased $5.0 million to $547.6 million compared with the second quarter of fiscal 2026. Source
  • Reinvestment continuing at slower pace: Management said it continues to reinvest, but at what it called an appropriately slower pace. Source

Moving and Storage segment

  • Segment earnings from operations rose $44.5 million: Moving and Storage earnings from operations, before equity in insurance subsidiaries, were $241.9 million, up from $197.4 million in the prior-year quarter. Source
  • Lower fleet depreciation and disposal losses: Fleet depreciation fell $4.5 million. Losses on disposal of retired rental equipment fell $34.1 million to $4.2 million. Source
  • Trailing adjusted EBITDA declined $39.5 million: Trailing twelve-month Moving and Storage adjusted EBITDA was $1,642.4 million, down $39.5 million from the year-earlier trailing period. Source

“I am going to call our results a modest win.”

Joe Shoen, chairman of U-Haul Holding Company

Self-storage performance

  • Self-storage revenue up 6.4%: Self-storage revenues rose $15.8 million, or 6.4%, to $262.1 million in the quarter. Source
  • Same-store occupancy eased; revenue per foot rose: Same-store occupancy decreased 1.1% to 89.5%, revenue per foot increased 6.7%, and 77 more locations qualified for the same-store pool. Source
  • Ten locations with storage added: The company added 10 new locations with storage and 1.0 million net rentable square feet, and reports about 11.4 million NRSF in development or pending. Source
  • Owned-unit average occupancy lower: Average monthly occupancy based on unit count for owned storage was 74.2%, against 76.3% a year earlier, per the owned-location table. Source

Moving equipment rental and U-Box

  • Self-moving rental revenue up 3.4%: Self-moving equipment rental revenues rose $37.4 million, or 3.4%, compared with the second quarter of fiscal 2026. Source
  • Revenue per transaction rose in both markets: Total revenue and revenue per transaction rose in both In-Town and One-Way markets, and In-Town transactions also increased compared with the prior year. Source
  • U-Box growth lifted other revenue: Other revenue for Moving and Storage rose $7.6 million, or 4.3%, from U-Box growth. The company is adding warehouse space, containers and delivery equipment for the program. Source

Operating cost increases

  • Freight and personnel drove cost increases: Freight and shipping costs rose $24.4 million and personnel expense rose $10.2 million, the largest contributors to higher operating expenses. Source
  • Property taxes and liability costs rose: Property taxes rose $4.7 million and self-insured liability costs rose $6.2 million compared with the second quarter of fiscal 2026. Source
  • Operating expenses reached $965.1 million: Consolidated operating expenses were $965.1 million, compared with $909.5 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2026. Source

Insurance subsidiaries

  • Property and casualty revenue and earnings: Property and casualty insurance revenues were $37.0 million and earnings from operations were $17.0 million, against $35.9 million and $17.2 million. Source
  • Life insurance earnings rose to $6.2 million: Life insurance revenues were $44.9 million, down from $54.1 million, while earnings from operations rose to $6.2 million from $3.0 million. Source
  • Benefits and losses fell to $20.8 million: Benefits and losses were $20.8 million, against $48.2 million. Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs rose to $18.6 million from $5.0 million. Source

Debt, cash and liquidity

  • Cash and credit availability $1,335.1 million: Moving and Storage cash and credit availability was $1,335.1 million at September 30, 2026, against $1,479.4 million at March 31, 2026. Source
  • Net debt to adjusted EBITDA rose to 4.5: Net debt to adjusted EBITDA was 4.5 at September 30, 2026, against 4.4 at June 30, 2026. Net debt to total assets was 38.8%, against 38.5%. Source
  • Floating-rate share of debt rose: Floating debt was 10.3% of total debt at September 30, 2026, up from 8.4% at June 30, 2026. Fixed debt was 89.7%. Source

Capital returns to shareholders

  • Second-quarter buybacks in both share classes: The company repurchased 149,927 Voting shares for $10.1 million and 1,095,478 Non-Voting shares for $68.2 million in the quarter. Source
  • Six-month buybacks in both share classes: Over six months, the company repurchased 398,295 Voting shares for $25.7 million and 1,679,756 Non-Voting shares for $100.7 million. Source
  • Quarterly dividend held at $0.05: A $0.05 per share cash dividend on Non-Voting Common Stock was declared August 20, 2026 and paid September 25, 2026. Source

Coming up, as management said on 4 November 2026

  • Investor call on November 5: The company said its investor call for the quarter would be held Thursday, November 5, 2026, at 8 a.m. Arizona Time, broadcast live at investors.uhaul.com. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Trucks in U-Haul fleet Source205,600
Trailers in U-Haul fleet Source137,200
Towing devices in fleet Source44,400
Rentable storage units Source1,156,200
Self-storage space at owned and managed facilities Source101.4 million square feet
Owned storage stores Source1,652

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.