(GATX) GATX - Overview
Sector: Industrials | Industry: Rental & Leasing Services | Exchange: NYSE (USA) | Market Cap: 6.024m USD | Total Return: 17.2% in 12m
Avg Turnover: 37.8M
EPS Trend: 93.7%
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: 99.2%
Qual. Beats: -1
Warnings
High Debt/EBITDA (10.4) with thin interest coverage (0.8)
High Debt while negative Cash Flow
Interest Coverage Ratio 0.8 is critical
Below Avwap Earnings
Tailwinds
Shakeout
GATX Corporation is a global leader in railcar and engine leasing, operating across North America, Europe, and India. The company manages an extensive fleet of tank and freight railcars, locomotives, and aircraft spare engines, supported by integrated maintenance, repair, and regulatory compliance services. Its business model relies on long-term lease contracts with industrial customers in the petroleum, chemical, and agricultural sectors, providing stable cash flows through varying economic cycles.
The rail leasing industry is highly capital-intensive, characterized by high barriers to entry and long asset lifespans that often exceed 30 years. GATX further diversifies its revenue through a joint venture in aircraft engine leasing and a specialized tank container segment serving the pharmaceutical and cryogenic industries. Investors can find additional valuation metrics and historical performance data on ValueRay.
Founded in 1898 and headquartered in Chicago, GATX maintains a fleet of approximately 156,000 railcars and over 450 aircraft engines. This scale allows the company to optimize maintenance costs and provide comprehensive fleet management solutions to a global industrial client base.
- North American railcar renewal rates drive lease revenue and asset utilization
- Spare engine leasing demand scales with global commercial aviation flight cycles
- Interest rate fluctuations impact cost of debt for capital-intensive fleet expansion
- Secondary market railcar sales volume and pricing dictate annual remarketing income
- Industrial production levels in chemical and energy sectors determine fleet demand
| Net Income: 340.2m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: -0.27 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -19.32 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 4.60% < 20% (prev 39.20%; Δ -34.59% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.04 > 3% & CFO 723.0m > Net Income 340.2m |
| Net Debt (12.0b) to EBITDA (1.16b): 10.37 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 1.09 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (35.7m) vs 12m ago -0.83% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 47.57% > 18% (prev 0.49%; Δ 4.71k% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 12.31% > 50% (prev 12.55%; Δ -0.24% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 0.77 > 6 (EBITDA TTM 1.16b / Interest Expense TTM 829.6m) |
| A: 0.00 (Total Current Assets 1.09b - Total Current Liabilities 1.00b) / Total Assets 17.9b |
| B: 0.20 (Retained Earnings 3.51b / Total Assets 17.9b) |
| C: 0.04 (EBIT TTM 642.1m / Avg Total Assets 15.5b) |
| D: 0.24 (Book Value of Equity 3.41b / Total Liabilities 14.3b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 1.20 = BB |
| DSRI: 1.37 (Receivables 348.8m/217.3m, Revenue 1.90b/1.63b) |
| GMI: 1.02 (GM 47.57% / 48.61%) |
| AQI: 0.82 (AQ_t 0.07 / AQ_t-1 0.09) |
| SGI: 1.17 (Revenue 1.90b / 1.63b) |
| TATA: -0.02 (NI 340.2m - CFO 723.0m) / TA 17.9b) |
| Beneish M = -2.71 (Cap -4..+1) = A |
As of May 30, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 169.08 with a total of 148,793 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by -2.22%,
over one month by -12.75%,
over three months by -7.86% and
over the past year by +17.15%.
GATX has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.33. Therefore, it is recommended to hold GATX.
- StrongBuy: 0
- Buy: 1
- Hold: 2
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 218 | 28.9% |
P/E Trailing = 18.2245
P/E Forward = 19.084
P/S = 3.1662
P/B = 2.1683
P/EG = 0.6428
Revenue TTM = 1.90b USD
EBIT TTM = 642.1m USD
EBITDA TTM = 1.16b USD
Long Term Debt = 12.4b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 723.5m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 12.8b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 150.9m
Net Debt = 12.0b USD (calculated: Debt 12.8b - CCE 741.0m)
Enterprise Value = 18.1b USD (6.02b + Debt 12.8b - CCE 741.0m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 0.77 (Ebit TTM 642.1m / Interest Expense TTM 829.6m)
EV/FCF = -3.75x (Enterprise Value 18.1b / FCF TTM -4.82b)
FCF Yield = -26.69% (FCF TTM -4.82b / Enterprise Value 18.1b)
FCF Margin = -253.4% (FCF TTM -4.82b / Revenue TTM 1.90b)
Net Margin = 17.88% (Net Income TTM 340.2m / Revenue TTM 1.90b)
Gross Margin = 47.57% ((Revenue TTM 1.90b - Cost of Revenue TTM 997.5m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 45.64% (prev 48.20%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.01 (Enterprise Value 18.1b / Total Assets 17.9b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 6.49% (Interest Expense 829.6m / Debt 12.8b)
Taxrate = 21.14% (21.2m / 100.3m)
NOPAT = 506.4m (EBIT 642.1m * (1 - 21.14%))
Current Ratio = 1.09 (Total Current Assets 1.09b / Total Current Liabilities 1.00b)
Debt / Equity = 4.60 (Debt 12.8b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 2.78b)
Debt / EBITDA = 10.37 (Net Debt 12.0b / EBITDA 1.16b)
Debt / FCF = -2.50 (negative FCF - burning cash) (Net Debt 12.0b / FCF TTM -4.82b)
Total Stockholder Equity = 2.73b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 2.20% (Net Income 340.2m / Total Assets 17.9b)
RoE = 12.46% (Net Income TTM 340.2m / Total Stockholder Equity 2.73b)
RoCE = 4.24% (EBIT 642.1m / Capital Employed (Equity 2.73b + L.T.Debt 12.4b))
RoIC = 2.87% (NOPAT 506.4m / Invested Capital 17.7b)
WACC = 6.40% (E(6.02b)/V(18.8b) * Re(9.12%) + D(12.8b)/V(18.8b) * Rd(6.49%) * (1-Tc(0.21)))
Discount Rate = 9.12% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -21.08 | Cagr: -0.12%
[DCF] Fair Price = unknown (Cash Flow -4.82b)
EPS Correlation: 93.71 | EPS CAGR: 12.20% | SUE: 0.25 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 99.17 | Revenue CAGR: 12.58% | SUE: -4.0 | # QB: -1
EPS current Quarter (2026-06-30): EPS=2.51 | Chg30d=+3.90% | Revisions=+0% | Analysts=4
EPS next Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=2.54 | Chg30d=-0.70% | Revisions=-25% | Analysts=4
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=10.04 | Chg30d=+0.22% | Revisions=+14% | GrowthEPS=+14.8% | GrowthRev=+37.2%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=11.17 | Chg30d=-0.48% | Revisions=-14% | GrowthEPS=+11.2% | GrowthRev=+3.8%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: -25%