GATX vs POWL vs LINE Stock Comparison

Gatx, Powell Industries and Lineage 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
4 wins
POWL Powell Industries Inc
$168.48 -10.6% 1M +23.8% 1Y
Market cap
$5.67B
P/E
29.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.16B
Div. yield
0.00%
Electrical Equipment Industrials
4 wins
LINE Lineage, Inc.
$36.22 +3.3% 1M -5.3% 1Y
Market cap
$8.18B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.37B
Div. yield
–
Industrial REITs Real Estate
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Gatx leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Gatx 4, Powell Industries 4, Lineage 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGATXPOWLLINELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.46B $5.67B $8.18B LINE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.4x 29.7x -48.4x GATX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.0x 32.6x — GATX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +29.7% +7.0% +1.0% GATX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 16.5% -3.1% POWL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 5.5x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +14.1% +23.8% -5.3% POWL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.8%/yr +81.3%/yr — POWL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.5% 64.0% 36.5% GATX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 70/100 64/100 POWL

Percentile Scorecard

GATXPOWLLINE

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

AxisGATXPOWLLINE
Valuation 46 #110 of 203 41 #120 of 203 84 #24 of 145
Growth 91 #18 of 188 90 #19 of 188 75 #36 of 143
Profitability – 98 #5 of 183 26 #101 of 136
Financial Health – 74 #56 of 216 53 #65 of 138
Shareholder Returns 67 #51 of 152 46 #83 of 152 80 #27 of 131
Overall 68 70 64
  • GATX ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • POWL ranked among 222 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

PeriodGATXPOWLLINESPY
1 month +2.8%-10.6%+3.3% +0.7%
3 months -0.3%-19.5%-15.5% +3.7%
6 months -7.7%-39.2%-1.8% +7.1%
Year to date +6.6%+58.6%+3.5% +12.8%
1 year +14.1%+23.8%-5.3% +11.9%
3 years +75.6%+570.1%— +85.2%
3 years, per year +20.7%+88.6%— +22.8%
5 years +90.6%+1,854.5%— +67.6%
5 years, per year +13.8%+81.3%— +10.9%
10 years +313.2%+1,334.2%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +15.2%+30.5%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGATXPOWLLINESPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.5%64.0%36.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.1%67.8%33.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.582.500.99 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.580.37-0.14 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.6%-55.9%-64.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.0%-47.7%-19.7% -1.2%
52-week high $200.76$322.05$45.10 $779.14
52-week low $152.11$94.02$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.

MultipleGATXPOWLLINE
P/E now vs peer median 16.4xmedian 25.8x 32.2xmedian 25.8x -48.9xmedian 25.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 1.9x 5.3xmedian 1.9x 1.5xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.6x 23.3xmedian 14.6x 12.9xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1.3xmedian 22.2x 25.2xmedian 22.2x 33.8xmedian 23.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 2.2x 8.1xmedian 2.2x 0.9xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.93median 1.45 0.44median 1.45 —median 1.86

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 monthsGATXPOWLLINE
Revenue $2.21B $1.16B $5.37B
Gross profit – $348.18M $1.72B
Operating income – $227.67M $192.00M
Net income – $190.86M -$189.00M
Free cash flow – $243.96M $244.00M
R&D – $14.98M –
EPS (diluted) $10.98 $5.21 $-0.74
Cash & equivalents -$390.00M $633.56M $58.00M
Total debt – – $6.22B
Shares (diluted) 35.80M 36.60M 228.00M
Enterprise value $6.46B $3.51B $7.92B

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
MetricGATXPOWLLINE
P/E 16.4x 32.2x -48.9x
P/FCF -1.3x 25.2x 33.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 24.0x 8.4x
P/S 2.9x 5.3x 1.5x
P/B 2.3x 8.1x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 8.2x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA – 23.3x 12.9x
EV/EBIT – 24.2x 75.1x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 4.8x 2.7x
EV/FCF – 22.6x 59.1x
EV/Operating cash flow – 21.5x 14.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.93 0.44 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGATXPOWLLINE
Revenue growth (1Y) 29.7% 7.0% 1.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.4% 21.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 11.9% 0.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 39.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 8.0% 142.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 74.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) – 8.8% 70.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 73.1% –
EPS growth (1Y) 26.4% 8.6% 69.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.6% 72.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 153.9% 17.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 25.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 201.1% 45.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 25.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGATXPOWLLINE
Gross margin – 30.1% 32.0%
EBITDA margin – 20.4% 20.9%
Operating margin – 19.7% 3.6%
Pretax margin – 21.2% -3.5%
Net margin – 16.5% -3.1%
FCF margin – 21.1% 4.5%
Operating cash flow margin – 22.1% 18.4%
Return on equity – 26.1% -2.1%
Return on assets – 14.8% -1.0%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – 34.0% 1.1%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.9x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.3x -5.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% 2.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGATXPOWLLINE
Debt / assets – – 32.9%
Debt / equity – – 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 5.5x
Debt / FCF – – 25.5x
Liabilities / assets 79.5% 46.2% 53.0%
Equity / assets 16.1% 53.8% 47.0%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio – 2.0x 0.8x
Quick ratio – 1.8x 0.6x
Cash ratio – 1.0x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – 8.29 0.59

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGATXPOWLLINE
Dividend yield 1.4% 0.2% 5.8%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 1.4% 0.2% 5.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 6.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 5.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 1.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 1.8% –

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.

ConsensusGATXPOWLLINE
Forward P/E 19.0xFY2026 32.6xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $9.52FY2026 $5.17FY2026 $-0.77FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +8.8%FY2026 +4.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +25.9% +26.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.22BFY2026 $1.24BFY2026 $5.07BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +27.4%FY2026 +12.4%FY2026 -5.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.1% +26.2% +4.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGATXPOWLLINE
Held by institutions 100.0% 75.0% 33.7%
Institutions holding 413 582 328
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% -4.3% +18.2%
Institutions buying 180 319 183
Institutions selling 142 215 93
Buyers to sellers 1.27 1.48 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.

GATXPOWLLINE
GATX 1.00 0.31 0.11
POWL 0.31 1.00 0.08
LINE 0.11 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GATX, POWL and LINE?

Lineage (LINE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Gatx (GATX) $6.46B, Powell Industries (POWL) $5.67B, Lineage (LINE) $8.18B.

Which stock is cheaper, GATX, POWL and LINE?

Gatx (GATX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Gatx (GATX) 16.4x, Powell Industries (POWL) 29.7x, Lineage (LINE) -48.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gatx (GATX) is cheapest (Gatx (GATX) 19.0x, Powell Industries (POWL) 32.6x). 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%, Powell Industries (POWL) +7.0%, Lineage (LINE) +1.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Powell Industries (POWL) has the highest net margin (Powell Industries (POWL) 16.5%, Lineage (LINE) -3.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Powell Industries (POWL) returned the most: Gatx (GATX) +14.1%, Powell Industries (POWL) +23.8%, Lineage (LINE) -5.3%. Over five years, Powell Industries (POWL) compounded fastest (Gatx (GATX) +13.8%/yr, Powell Industries (POWL) +81.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Gatx (GATX) 0.00%, Powell Industries (POWL) 0.00%, Lineage (LINE) 0.00%. Gatx (GATX) and Lineage (LINE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gatx (GATX) has been the steadiest (Gatx (GATX) 24.5%, Powell Industries (POWL) 64.0%, Lineage (LINE) 36.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GATX, POWL 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 4. 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.