A Look At Ryder System Inc’s (NYSE:R) Exceptional Fundamentals

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As an investor, I look for investments which does not compromise one fundamental factor for another. By this I mean, I look at stocks holistically, from their financial health to their future outlook. In the case of Ryder System Inc (NYSE:R), it is a highly-regarded dividend-paying company with a a strong track record of delivering benchmark-beating performance. Below is a brief commentary on these key aspects. If you’re interested in understanding beyond my high-level commentary, take a look at the report on Ryder System here.

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In the past couple of years, R has ramped up its bottom line by over 100%, with its latest earnings level surpassing its average level over the last five years. This strong performance generated a robust double-digit return on equity of 27.51%, which is an notable feat for the company.

NYSE:R Income Statement June 21st 18
NYSE:R Income Statement June 21st 18

R is also a dividend company, with ample net income to cover its dividend payout, which has been consistently growing over the past decade, keeping income investors happy.

NYSE:R Historical Dividend Yield June 21st 18
NYSE:R Historical Dividend Yield June 21st 18

Next Steps:

For Ryder System, I’ve compiled three fundamental factors you should further examine:

  1. Future Outlook: What are well-informed industry analysts predicting for R’s future growth? Take a look at our free research report of analyst consensus for R’s outlook.

  2. Financial Health: Is R’s operations financially sustainable? Balance sheets can be hard to analyze, which is why we’ve done it for you. Check out our financial health checks here.

  3. Other Attractive Alternatives : Are there other well-rounded stocks you could be holding instead of R? Explore our interactive list of stocks with large potential to get an idea of what else is out there you may be missing!


To help readers see pass the short term volatility of the financial market, we aim to bring you a long-term focused research analysis purely driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis does not factor in the latest price sensitive company announcements.

The author is an independent contributor and at the time of publication had no position in the stocks mentioned.

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