profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
GATX
$191.43+1.13% today
+22.4% in 1 year
1-year low $152.471-year high $200.76
Trading in the middle of its range for the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2020 to 2025.
0%20% a year
You pay $20.04 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What GATX sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $1.27 billion in 2022 to $1.74 billion in 2025, with $333 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
GATX handed back 24% of the cash it generated last year.
Buybacks $65M$90M
Free cash flow 2025$648M
Bought back its own shares$65M
Paid as dividends$90M
Cash vs. debt$743M vs. $12.7B
GATX vs. similar companies
GATX grows in the middle of these 5 and is priced in the middle for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| GATX | 20.0× · Fair price | ||
 United Rentals | 27.9× · Fair price | ||
 AerCap Holdings | 7.1× · Cheap | ||
 FTAI Aviation | 36.8× · Expensive | ||
 Ryder System | 21.6× · Fair price |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads GATX's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,209 | 1,257 | 1,273 | 1,411 | 1,586 | 1,740 | |
| – | – | 573 | 647 | 768 | 852 | |
| – | – | 340 | 388 | 474 | 534 | |
| 658 | 778 | 762 | 901 | 1,024 | 1,123 | |
| 151 | 143 | 156 | 259 | 284 | 333 | |
| 4.27 | 3.98 | 4.35 | 7.12 | 7.78 | 9.12 | |
| – | – | 45.0% | 45.9% | 48.4% | 49.0% | |
| – | – | 26.7% | 27.5% | 29.9% | 30.7% | |
| 12.5% | 11.4% | 12.2% | 18.4% | 17.9% | 19.2% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 8,938 | 9,542 | 10,072 | 11,326 | 12,297 | 18,000 |
| Cash | 292 | 344 | 304 | 451 | 402 | 743 |
| Total debt | 5,731 | 6,234 | 6,707 | 7,626 | 8,406 | 12,688 |
| Total liabilities | 6,980 | 7,523 | 8,042 | 9,053 | 9,858 | 14,364 |
| 1,957 | 2,019 | 2,030 | 2,273 | 2,439 | 2,751 | |
| 35 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | |
| 3.2% | 3.8% | 3.5% | 4.1% | 4.4% | 3.4% | |
| 7.7% | 7.1% | 7.7% | 11.4% | 11.7% | 12.1% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 437 | 507 | 534 | 520 | 602 | 648 | |
| 861 | 1,130 | 1,256 | 1,665 | – | – | |
| – | – | 534 | 520 | 602 | 648 | |
| Dividends paid | 71 | 74 | 77 | 81 | 85 | 90 |
| 0 | 13 | 47 | 3 | 22 | 65 | |
| 16 | 17 | 13 | 18 | 23 | 25 |
Valuation
- 20.0×
- 19.1×
- 1.22
- 2.4×
- 3.8×
- 10.3×
- 16.6×
- 9.7%
- 5.0%
- 1.3%
Profitability
- 49.0%
- 30.7%
- 19.2%
- 46.9%
- 2.8%
- 2.2%
- 12.5%
- 1.9%
- 3.2%
- –
Growth
- +7.6%
- +16.4%
- +36.2%
- +4.9%
- +0.3%
Financial health
- 13.3×
- 4.55
- 70.4%
- 1.1×
- 3.91
- 3.91
- 0.11
How it ranks in Industrials
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Bottom 13%of 983
Top 4%of 991
Top 46%of 880
Top 46%of 990
Top 15%of 988
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $212.00
- Range
- $204.00 – $220.00
- 1 analysts
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2026 | 2.35 | 2.28 | +3.1% |
| Feb 19, 2026 | 2.44 | 2.42 | +0.8% |
| Oct 21, 2025 | 2.10 | 2.32 | −9.5% |
| Jul 29, 2025 | 2.06 | 2.31 | −10.8% |
| Apr 23, 2025 | 2.15 | 2.09 | +2.9% |
| Jan 23, 2025 | 1.93 | 1.68 | +14.9% |
| Oct 22, 2024 | 2.50 | 1.85 | +35.1% |
| Jul 23, 2024 | 1.43 | 1.78 | −19.7% |
1.3%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$13a year at today's yield, before tax
+4.9%2020 to 2025
Raised10 yearsin a row, in our data
Paid per share, each year
$1.52 in 2015 → $2.44 in 2025
How safe it looks
26.9% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earns: 13.9%
News
3 Reasons to Sell GATX and 1 Stock to Buy InsteadYahoo Finance · Sep 3, 2026The newest story we have is from Sep 3, 2026.
Insider trades
Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
2/7Passes 2 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
52No pass
Benjamin Graham
59No pass
Philip Fisher
66Pass
Peter Lynch
61Pass
Joel Greenblatt
16No pass
Charlie Munger
48No pass
Terry Smith
40No pass
Questions about GATX
Is GATX a good stock to buy?
A business with weak numbers at a fair price. 2 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the GATX AI analysis
What does GATX do?
GATX Corporation operates as railcar leasing company in the United States and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Rail North America, Rail International, and Portfolio Management. It is in Rental & Leasing Services, based in Chicago, IL, United States, with 2,371 employees.
Does GATX pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 1.3% a year, about 27% of its yearly profit. In 2025 it paid out $89.8 million in dividends.
Is GATX stock halal?
No. GATX does not pass our halal screen: its debt is 190% of its market value, at or above the 33% limit. How we check
How has GATX stock done over the past year?
Up 22.4% over the past twelve months, to $191.43. It traded between $152.47 and $200.76 and is 4.6% below its high.
Who are GATX's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are United Rentals, AerCap Holdings, FTAI Aviation and Ryder System. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with GATX's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 13, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.