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GATX CORP GATX

NYSE · stock · Transportation Services · website · IPO 1981-05-22 · LEI

GATX CORP statistics & valuation

Market cap$6.5B
P / E19.4×
P / S3.7×
P / B1.8×
Dividend yield1.39%
Net margin19.2%
Return on equity9.2%
Net debt$11.8B
Enterprise value USD$18.2B
Graham number -19.7%$144.15

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($144.15); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
18.10% 36.50% 18.00% 17.60% 12.50% 11.40% 12.20% 18.40% 17.90% 19.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
19.10% 28.00% 11.80% 11.50% 7.70% 7.10% 7.70% 11.40% 11.70% 9.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
40.9M 39.4M 38.3M 36.4M 35.4M 36.0M 35.9M 35.7M 35.9M 35.9M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$3.98B $4.12B $4.37B $4.66B $5.07B $5.59B $6.19B $7.00B $7.87B $11.76B 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
3.60% 6.80% 2.90% 2.60% 1.70% 1.50% 1.50% 2.30% 2.30% 1.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
2.40% -5.10% -36.40% -24.70% -35.10% -49.50% -56.70% -81.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
3.18× 2.46× 2.50× 2.62× 2.74× 2.94× 3.20× 3.28× 3.39× 3.44× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$6.29 $12.75 $5.52 $5.81 $4.27 $3.98 $4.35 $7.12 $7.78 $9.12 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

GATX CORP trades at about 19.7× earnings — near its 10-year norm (10-year range 5.6×–26.3×, median 19.9×).

5.6× 26.3×

Shaded band = 10-year range (5.6×–26.3×); dot = today's 19.7×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Net margin19.2%17.9%18.4%12.2%11.4%12.5%17.6%18.0%36.5%18.1%
FCF margin——-81.1%-56.7%-49.5%-35.1%-24.7%-36.4%-5.1%2.4%
Return on assets1.9%2.3%2.3%1.5%1.5%1.7%2.6%2.9%6.8%3.6%
Return on equity9.2%11.7%11.4%7.7%7.1%7.7%11.5%11.8%28.0%19.1%
Debt / equity3.44×3.39×3.28×3.20×2.94×2.74×2.62×2.50×2.46×3.18×

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.