GATX vs LINE vs GBX Stock Comparison

Gatx, Lineage and Greenbrier Companies Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GATX Gatx Corp
$180.77 +2.8% 1M +14.1% 1Y
Market cap
$6.38B
P/E
16.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.21B
Div. yield
1.43%
Rail Equipment Industrials
5 wins
LINE Lineage, Inc.
$36.22 +3.3% 1M -5.3% 1Y
Market cap
$8.26B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.37B
Div. yield
5.85%
Industrial REITs Real Estate
3 wins
GBX Greenbrier Companies Inc
$38.53 -6.3% 1M -8.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.19B
P/E
15.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.46B
Div. yield
3.43%
Rail Equipment Industrials
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.

QuestionGATXLINEGBXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.38B $8.26B $1.19B LINE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.4x -48.9x 15.1x GBX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.0x — 11.2x GBX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +29.7% +1.0% -24.0% GATX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -3.1% 3.2% GBX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 3.2% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 5.5x 5.8x LINE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.43% 5.85% 3.43% LINE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +14.1% -5.3% -8.3% GATX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.8%/yr — -1.2%/yr GATX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.5% 36.5% 31.0% GATX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 64/100 41/100 GATX

Percentile Scorecard

GATXLINEGBX

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

AxisGATXLINEGBX
Valuation 46 #110 of 203 84 #24 of 145 64 #74 of 203
Growth 91 #18 of 188 75 #36 of 143 11 #168 of 188
Profitability – 26 #101 of 136 26 #135 of 183
Financial Health – 53 #65 of 138 13 #188 of 216
Shareholder Returns 67 #51 of 152 80 #27 of 131 89 #17 of 152
Overall 68 64 41
  • GATX ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • LINE ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • GBX ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGATXLINEGBXSPY
1 month +2.8%+3.3%-6.3% +0.7%
3 months -0.3%-15.5%-21.6% +3.7%
6 months -7.7%-1.8%-21.6% +7.1%
Year to date +6.6%+3.5%-17.6% +12.8%
1 year +14.1%-5.3%-8.3% +11.9%
3 years +75.6%—+13.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year +20.7%—+4.3% +22.8%
5 years +90.6%—-6.1% +67.6%
5 years, per year +13.8%—-1.2% +10.9%
10 years +313.2%—+25.5% +262.0%
10 years, per year +15.2%—+2.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGATXLINEGBXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.5%36.5%31.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.1%33.3%34.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.580.990.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.58-0.14-0.27 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.6%-64.1%-54.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.0%-19.7%-34.6% -1.2%
52-week high $200.76$45.10$58.87 $779.14
52-week low $152.11$31.80$37.48 $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.

MultipleGATXLINEGBX
P/E now vs peer median 16.4xmedian 25.8x -48.9xmedian 25.7x 15.1xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 1.9x 1.5xmedian 4.1x 0.5xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.6x 12.9xmedian 14.3x 10.2xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1.3xmedian 22.2x 33.8xmedian 23.5x -5.0xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 2.2x 0.9xmedian 1.3x 0.7xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.93median 1.45 —median 1.86 1.45median 1.45

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 monthsGATXLINEGBX
Revenue $2.21B $5.37B $2.46B
Gross profit – $1.72B $333.70M
Operating income – $192.00M $143.60M
Net income – -$189.00M $81.60M
Free cash flow – $244.00M -$239.70M
EPS (diluted) $10.98 $-0.74 $2.49
Cash & equivalents -$390.00M $58.00M $235.10M
Total debt – $6.22B $1.84B
Shares (diluted) 35.80M 228.00M 31.77M
Enterprise value $7.14B $8.97B -$80.32M

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
MetricGATXLINEGBX
P/E 16.4x -48.9x 15.1x
P/FCF -1.3x 33.8x -5.0x
P/Operating cash flow – 8.4x 30.2x
P/S 2.9x 1.5x 0.5x
P/B 2.3x 0.9x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 1.1x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA – 12.9x 10.2x
EV/EBIT – 75.1x 19.5x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 2.7x 1.1x
EV/FCF – 59.1x -11.7x
EV/Operating cash flow – 14.6x 70.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.93 – 1.45

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGATXLINEGBX
Revenue growth (1Y) 29.7% 1.0% -24.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.4% – -14.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 0.0% -45.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -8.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 142.0% -60.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -6.6%
Net income growth (1Y) – 70.0% -61.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – 2.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 26.4% 69.8% -60.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.6% – 10.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 17.5% -85.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -17.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 45.2% -1,531%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 6.2%

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGATXLINEGBX
Debt / assets – 32.9% 41.4%
Debt / equity – 0.7x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 5.5x 5.8x
Debt / FCF – 25.5x -7.7x
Liabilities / assets 79.5% 53.0% 61.9%
Equity / assets 16.1% 47.0% 38.1%
Interest coverage – – 2.0x
Current ratio – 0.8x –
Quick ratio – 0.6x –
Cash ratio – 0.0x –
Altman Z-score – 0.59 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGATXLINEGBX
Dividend yield 1.4% 5.8% 3.4%
Net buyback yield – – 1.1%
Shareholder yield 1.4% 5.8% 4.5%
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.

ConsensusGATXLINEGBX
Forward P/E 19.0xFY2026 – 11.2xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $9.52FY2026 $-0.77FY2026 $3.44FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +8.8%FY2026 – +32.3%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +25.9% – +37.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.22BFY2026 $5.07BFY2026 $2.82BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +27.4%FY2026 -5.4%FY2026 +14.7%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +17.1% +4.1% +6.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGATXLINEGBX
Held by institutions 100.0% 33.7% 100.0%
Institutions holding 413 328 271
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% +18.2% +3.9%
Institutions buying 180 183 132
Institutions selling 142 93 83
Buyers to sellers 1.27 1.97 1.59

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.

GATXLINEGBX
GATX 1.00 0.10 0.54
LINE 0.10 1.00 0.21
GBX 0.54 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GATX, LINE and GBX?

Lineage (LINE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Gatx (GATX) $6.38B, Lineage (LINE) $8.26B, Greenbrier Companies (GBX) $1.19B.

Which stock is cheaper, GATX, LINE and GBX?

Greenbrier Companies (GBX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Gatx (GATX) 16.4x, Lineage (LINE) -48.9x, Greenbrier Companies (GBX) 15.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Greenbrier Companies (GBX) is cheapest (Gatx (GATX) 19.0x, Greenbrier Companies (GBX) 11.2x). 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%, Lineage (LINE) +1.0%, Greenbrier Companies (GBX) -24.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Greenbrier Companies (GBX) has the highest net margin (Lineage (LINE) -3.1%, Greenbrier Companies (GBX) 3.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Gatx (GATX) returned the most: Gatx (GATX) +14.1%, Lineage (LINE) -5.3%, Greenbrier Companies (GBX) -8.3%. Over five years, Gatx (GATX) compounded fastest (Gatx (GATX) +13.8%/yr, Greenbrier Companies (GBX) -1.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Lineage (LINE) has the highest dividend yield: Gatx (GATX) 1.43%, Lineage (LINE) 5.85%, Greenbrier Companies (GBX) 3.43%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gatx (GATX) has been the steadiest (Gatx (GATX) 24.5%, Lineage (LINE) 36.5%, Greenbrier Companies (GBX) 31.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.