GATX vs CAT vs LOMA Stock Comparison

Gatx, Caterpillar and Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GATX Gatx Corp
$180.77 +2.8% 1M +14.1% 1Y
Market cap
$6.46B
P/E
16.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.21B
Div. yield
–
Rail Equipment Industrials
5 wins
CAT Caterpillar Inc
$647.25 -21.7% 1M +10.5% 1Y
Market cap
$286.42B
P/E
24.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$77.77B
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Gatx leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Gatx 5, Caterpillar 2, Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGATXCATLOMALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.46B $286.42B $1.07B CAT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.4x 24.2x 66.5x GATX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.0x 25.1x 18.2x LOMA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +29.7% +20.3% — GATX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +14.1% +10.5% -12.7% GATX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.8%/yr +26.0%/yr +6.4%/yr CAT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.5% 40.3% 43.1% GATX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 44/100 — GATX

Percentile Scorecard

GATXCATLOMA

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisGATXCATLOMA
Valuation 46 #110 of 203 29 #144 of 203 44 #6 of 10
Growth 91 #18 of 188 74 #49 of 188 –
Profitability – 77 #43 of 183 –
Financial Health – 8 #199 of 216 100 #1 of 9
Shareholder Returns 67 #51 of 152 31 #105 of 152 –
Overall 68 44 –
  • GATX ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • CAT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • LOMA ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodGATXCATLOMASPY
1 month +2.8%-21.7%+1.2% +0.7%
3 months -0.3%-20.0%-21.9% +3.7%
6 months -7.7%-27.3%-16.1% +7.1%
Year to date +6.6%+13.0%-28.5% +12.8%
1 year +14.1%+10.5%-12.7% +11.9%
3 years +75.6%+167.3%+57.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year +20.7%+38.8%+16.4% +22.8%
5 years +90.6%+217.3%+36.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year +13.8%+26.0%+6.4% +10.9%
10 years +313.2%+671.6%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +15.2%+22.7%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGATXCATLOMASPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.5%40.3%43.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.1%42.5%36.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.581.881.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.580.26-0.29 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.6%-39.2%-48.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.0%-39.2%-29.4% -1.2%
52-week high $200.76$1,064.90$13.12 $779.14
52-week low $152.11$546.13$9.06 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleGATXCATLOMA
P/E now vs peer median 16.4xmedian 25.8x 25.2xmedian 25.8x 66.5xmedian 20.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 1.9x 3.8xmedian 1.9x 1.8xmedian 1.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.6x —median 14.6x —median 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1.3xmedian 22.2x 42.3xmedian 22.2x 624.7xmedian 32.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 2.2x 13.9xmedian 2.2x 1.5xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.93median 1.45 1.95median 1.45 —median 3.42

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsGATXCATLOMA
Revenue $2.21B $77.77B –
Operating income – $14.25B –
Net income – $11.83B –
R&D – $2.31B –
EPS (diluted) $10.98 $25.58 –
Cash & equivalents -$390.00M $7.93B –
Total debt – – $205.24M
Shares (diluted) 35.80M 462.50M 116.70M
Enterprise value $6.46B $286.42B $1.07B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricGATXCATLOMA
P/E 16.4x 25.2x 66.5x
P/FCF -1.3x 42.3x 624.7x
P/Operating cash flow – 21.0x –
P/S 2.9x 3.8x 1.8x
P/B 2.3x 13.9x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 14.1x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT – – –
EV/Revenue 2.9x 3.8x –
EV/FCF – – –
EV/Operating cash flow – 21.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.93 1.95 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGATXCATLOMA
Revenue growth (1Y) 29.7% 20.3% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.4% 5.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 24.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 7.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) – 27.6% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 9.1% –
EPS growth (1Y) 26.4% 29.9% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.6% 12.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 22.9% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 6.9% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGATXCATLOMA
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – – –
Net margin – – –
FCF margin – – –
Operating cash flow margin – 18.2% –
Return on equity – 57.9% –
Return on assets – 11.3% –
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.7x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.2x –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGATXCATLOMA
Debt / assets – – 15.7%
Debt / equity – – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 79.5% 79.9% 43.8%
Equity / assets 16.1% 20.1% 56.2%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio – 1.4x 1.4x
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGATXCATLOMA
Dividend yield 1.4% 1.0% –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 1.4% 1.0% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusGATXCATLOMA
Forward P/E 19.0xFY2026 25.1xFY2026 18.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.52FY2026 $25.79FY2026 $0.51FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +8.8%FY2026 +35.3%FY2026 +142.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +25.9% +31.4% +45.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.22BFY2026 $84.12BFY2026 $612.36MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +27.4%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026 +1.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.1% +1.5% +2.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGATXCATLOMA
Held by institutions 100.0% 72.3% 17.5%
Institutions holding 413 4,059 58
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% +0.5% -6.6%
Institutions buying 180 1,890 26
Institutions selling 142 1,595 17
Buyers to sellers 1.27 1.18 1.53

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

GATXCATLOMA
GATX 1.00 0.32 0.23
CAT 0.32 1.00 0.22
LOMA 0.23 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GATX, CAT and LOMA?

Caterpillar (CAT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Gatx (GATX) $6.46B, Caterpillar (CAT) $286.42B, Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) $1.07B.

Which stock is cheaper, GATX, CAT and LOMA?

Gatx (GATX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Gatx (GATX) 16.4x, Caterpillar (CAT) 24.2x, Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) 66.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) is cheapest (Gatx (GATX) 19.0x, Caterpillar (CAT) 25.1x, Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) 18.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Gatx (GATX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Gatx (GATX) +29.7%, Caterpillar (CAT) +20.3%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Gatx (GATX) returned the most: Gatx (GATX) +14.1%, Caterpillar (CAT) +10.5%, Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) -12.7%. Over five years, Caterpillar (CAT) compounded fastest (Gatx (GATX) +13.8%/yr, Caterpillar (CAT) +26.0%/yr, Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) +6.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gatx (GATX) has been the steadiest (Gatx (GATX) 24.5%, Caterpillar (CAT) 40.3%, Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) 43.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GATX, CAT and LOMA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Gatx (GATX) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.