Rent the Runway (RENT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Rent the Runway, Inc. is a fashion technology company that operates an online platform for renting designer apparel and accessories. Customers can access clothing, handbags, jewelry and other fashion items through subscription-based plans or individual rental orders, allowing them to wear products for specific occasions without purchasing them outright.

The company’s offerings include designer dresses, workwear, casual apparel, outerwear and accessories for women. Rent the Runway manages the rental process through its digital platform, including product selection, fulfillment, cleaning and returns. It also supports the resale of previously rented merchandise through its marketplace and other sales channels.

Rent the Runway was founded in 2009 by Jennifer Hyman and Jennifer Fleiss and initially focused on occasion-wear rentals before expanding into recurring wardrobe subscriptions. The company serves customers primarily in the United States. Jennifer Hyman, a co-founder, has served as the company’s chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $1.63 to $1.79
• 50-Day Range: $1.67 to $3.91
• 52-Week Range: $1.60 to $10.13
• Volume: 216,780 shs
• Average Volume: 259,781 shs
• Market Capitalization: $56.40 million
• P/E Ratio: 0.13
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Sell

Rent the Runway Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Rent the Runway scored higher than 15% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 447th out of 483 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Sell

Consensus Rating

Rent the Runway has received a consensus rating of Sell. The company's average rating score is 1.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Rent the Runway has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Rent the Runway is 0.13, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.92.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Rent the Runway is 0.13, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 44.33.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.20% of the float of Rent the Runway has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Rent the Runway has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.74.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Rent the Runway has recently increased by 28.39%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Rent the Runway does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Rent the Runway does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.20

News Sentiment

Rent the Runway has a news sentiment score of 0.20. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.54 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Rent the Runway this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

2 people have searched for RENT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Rent the Runway to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Rent the Runway insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $151,959.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.37% of the stock of Rent the Runway is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

73.10% of the stock of Rent the Runway is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 9/11/2026
• Today: 9/26/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 12/10/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 1/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Specialty Retail
• Sub-Industry: Apparel Retail
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:RENT
• CIK: 1468327
• Web: www.renttherunway.com
• Phone: 212-524-6860
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,015
• Year Founded: 2009

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $12.66
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 0.13
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $22.60 million
• Net Margins: 11.80%
• Pretax Margin: 11.80%
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: -21.89%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.67
• Quick Ratio: 0.67

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $329.80 million
• Price / Sales: 0.17
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: ($1.94) per share
• Price / Book: -0.86

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 33,770,000
• Free Float: 33,649,000
• Market Cap: $56.40 million
• Optionable: No Data
• Beta: 1.18