Herc Holdings Inc

27500 Riverview Center Blvd . Bonita Springs , Florida 34134 (Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

( 239 ) 301-1000 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

N/A (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

ITEM 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION. On July 28, 2026, Herc Holdings Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release regarding its financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2026. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K. On July 28, 2026, the Company will conduct an earnings webcast relating to the Company's financial results for the second quarter of 2026. The earnings webcast will be made available to the public via a link on the Investor Relations section of the Company's website, IR.HercRentals.com, as well as via telephone dial-in, and the slides that will accompany the presentation will be available to the public at the time of the earnings webcast through the Company's website. Certain financial information relating to completed fiscal periods that will be part of the earnings webcast is included in the set of slides that will accompany the earnings webcast, a copy of which is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this Form 8-K. The information in this Form 8-K and the exhibits attached hereto shall not be deemed "filed"for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the"Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall they be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. (d) Exhibits. Exhibit Number Description 99.1 Press Release of Herc Holdings Inc. dated July 28, 2026, describing its results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2026. 99.2 Set of slides that will accompany the July 28, 2026 earnings webcast. 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)