GATX vs GBX vs LINE Stock Comparison

Gatx, Greenbrier Companies and Lineage Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GATX Gatx Corp
$186.49 +9.1% 1M +22.0% 1Y
Market cap
$6.59B
P/E
16.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.21B
Div. yield
–
Rail Equipment Industrials
5 wins
LINE Lineage, Inc.
$39.53 +14.8% 1M +4.4% 1Y
Market cap
$8.96B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.37B
Div. yield
–
Industrial REITs Real Estate
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Gatx leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Gatx 5, Lineage 3, Greenbrier Companies 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGATXGBXLINELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.59B $1.30B $8.96B LINE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.9x 16.5x -53.0x GBX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.4x 12.5x — GBX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +29.7% -24.0% +1.0% GATX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.7% 3.2% -3.1% GATX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.7% 3.2% — GBX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 11.7x 5.8x 5.5x LINE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +22.0% +0.7% +4.4% GATX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.3%/yr -0.7%/yr — GATX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.0% 32.8% 37.0% GATX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 39/100 61/100 LINE

Percentile Scorecard

GATXGBXLINE

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

AxisGATXGBXLINE
Valuation 41 #120 of 204 59 #84 of 204 79 #32 of 146
Growth 61 #76 of 191 9 #174 of 191 73 #40 of 145
Profitability 61 #75 of 189 25 #142 of 189 24 #107 of 141
Financial Health 3 #214 of 221 13 #193 of 221 57 #63 of 146
Shareholder Returns 85 #24 of 159 87 #21 of 159 72 #39 of 136
Overall 50 39 61
  • GATX ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • GBX ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • LINE ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGATXGBXLINESPY
1 month +9.1%+7.0%+14.8% -5.9%
3 months +4.4%-10.0%-2.7% -4.6%
6 months +1.9%-14.9%-1.1% +0.2%
Year to date +10.0%-8.2%+12.9% +7.5%
1 year +22.0%+0.7%+4.4% +8.2%
3 years +72.6%+15.7%— +68.3%
3 years, per year +20.0%+5.0%— +19.0%
5 years +78.8%-3.4%— +56.5%
5 years, per year +12.3%-0.7%— +9.4%
10 years +317.8%+38.6%— +251.5%
10 years, per year +15.4%+3.3%— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureGATXGBXLINESPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.0%32.8%37.0% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.4%34.6%33.0% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.560.410.83 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.880.020.12 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.6%-54.6%-64.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.1%-27.1%-12.4% -5.9%
52-week high $200.76$58.87$45.10 $779.14
52-week low $152.47$37.48$31.80 $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.

MultipleGATXGBXLINE
P/E now vs peer median 17.0xmedian 23.4x 16.8xmedian 23.4x -53.3xmedian 26.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 1.7x 0.5xmedian 1.7x 1.7xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.3xmedian 13.4x 10.7xmedian 13.4x 13.5xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1.5xmedian 21.9x -5.5xmedian 21.9x 36.9xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.1x 0.8xmedian 2.1x 1.0xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.98median 1.02 1.62median 1.02 —median 1.78

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 monthsGATXGBXLINE
Revenue $2.21B $2.46B $5.37B
Gross profit – $333.70M $1.72B
Operating income – $143.60M $192.00M
Net income $400.70M $81.60M -$189.00M
Free cash flow -$4.47B -$239.70M $244.00M
EPS (diluted) $10.92 $2.49 $-0.74
Cash & equivalents $390.00M $235.10M $58.00M
Total debt $11.94B $1.84B $6.22B
Shares (diluted) 35.80M 31.77M 228.00M
Enterprise value $3.97B -$89.80M $8.69B

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
MetricGATXGBXLINE
P/E 17.0x 16.8x -53.3x
P/FCF -1.5x -5.5x 36.9x
P/Operating cash flow 7.5x 33.6x 9.1x
P/S 2.9x 0.5x 1.7x
P/B 1.8x 0.8x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 0.9x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 18.3x 10.7x 13.5x
EV/EBIT 51.6x 20.4x 79.0x
EV/Revenue 8.2x 1.2x 2.8x
EV/FCF -4.0x -12.2x 62.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.9x 74.0x 15.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.98 1.62 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGATXGBXLINE
Revenue growth (1Y) 29.7% -24.0% 1.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.4% -14.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -45.1% 0.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -8.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -60.1% 142.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -6.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) 28.1% -61.7% 70.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 18.4% 2.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) 25.7% -60.8% 69.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.4% 10.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.7% -85.1% 17.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.1% -17.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -765.1% -1,531% 45.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -63.4% 6.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGATXGBXLINE
Gross margin – 13.6% 32.0%
EBITDA margin 44.6% 11.1% 20.9%
Operating margin – 5.8% 3.6%
Pretax margin 15.8% 3.2% -3.5%
Net margin 17.7% 3.2% -3.1%
FCF margin -202.1% -9.7% 4.5%
Operating cash flow margin 39.1% 1.6% 18.4%
Return on equity 11.1% 4.8% -2.1%
Return on assets 2.3% 1.9% -1.0%
Return on invested capital 1.7% 3.2% –
Return on capital employed – – 1.1%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.6x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x 0.5x -5.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.6% 2.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGATXGBXLINE
Debt / assets 69.1% 41.4% 32.9%
Debt / equity 3.4x 1.1x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 11.7x 5.8x 5.5x
Debt / FCF -2.7x -7.7x 25.5x
Liabilities / assets 79.5% 61.9% 53.0%
Equity / assets 20.5% 38.1% 47.0%
Interest coverage – 2.0x –
Current ratio – – 0.8x
Quick ratio – – 0.6x
Cash ratio – – 0.0x
Altman Z-score – – 0.63

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGATXGBXLINE
Dividend yield 1.4% 3.1% 5.4%
Net buyback yield 2.7% 1.0% –
Shareholder yield 4.1% 4.1% 5.4%
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.

ConsensusGATXGBXLINE
Forward P/E 19.4xFY2026 12.5xFY2027 –
EPS, next fiscal year $9.63FY2026 $3.44FY2027 $-0.77FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.1%FY2026 +32.3%FY2027 –
EPS growth, the year after +25.3% +37.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.22BFY2026 $2.82BFY2027 $5.07BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +27.4%FY2026 +14.7%FY2027 -5.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.2% +6.5% +4.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGATXGBXLINE
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 33.7%
Institutions holding 414 271 328
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% +3.9% +18.2%
Institutions buying 180 132 183
Institutions selling 142 83 93
Buyers to sellers 1.27 1.59 1.97

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.

GATXGBXLINE
GATX 1.00 0.57 0.12
GBX 0.57 1.00 0.25
LINE 0.12 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GATX, GBX and LINE?

Lineage (LINE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Gatx (GATX) $6.59B, Greenbrier Companies (GBX) $1.30B, Lineage (LINE) $8.96B.

Which stock is cheaper, GATX, GBX and LINE?

Greenbrier Companies (GBX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Gatx (GATX) 16.9x, Greenbrier Companies (GBX) 16.5x, Lineage (LINE) -53.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Greenbrier Companies (GBX) is cheapest (Gatx (GATX) 19.4x, Greenbrier Companies (GBX) 12.5x). 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%, Greenbrier Companies (GBX) -24.0%, Lineage (LINE) +1.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Gatx (GATX) has the highest net margin (Gatx (GATX) 17.7%, Greenbrier Companies (GBX) 3.2%, Lineage (LINE) -3.1%). On return on invested capital, Greenbrier Companies (GBX) leads (Gatx (GATX) 1.7%, Greenbrier Companies (GBX) 3.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Gatx (GATX) returned the most: Gatx (GATX) +22.0%, Greenbrier Companies (GBX) +0.7%, Lineage (LINE) +4.4%. Over five years, Gatx (GATX) compounded fastest (Gatx (GATX) +12.3%/yr, Greenbrier Companies (GBX) -0.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gatx (GATX) has been the steadiest (Gatx (GATX) 25.0%, Greenbrier Companies (GBX) 32.8%, Lineage (LINE) 37.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GATX, GBX and LINE?

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.