GATX vs POWL vs LOMA Stock Comparison

Gatx, Powell Industries and Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GATX Gatx Corp
$190.77 +10.7% 1M +25.4% 1Y
Market cap
$6.69B
P/E
17.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.21B
Div. yield
–
Rail Equipment Industrials
6 wins
POWL Powell Industries Inc
$143.10 -27.7% 1M +12.9% 1Y
Market cap
$4.55B
P/E
23.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.16B
Div. yield
0.00%
Electrical Equipment Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Gatx leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Gatx 6, Powell Industries 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.

QuestionGATXPOWLLOMALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.69B $4.55B $1.02B GATX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.1x 23.9x 63.6x GATX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.0x 27.7x 17.4x LOMA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +29.7% +7.0% — GATX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.7% 16.5% — GATX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.7% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 11.7x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +25.4% +12.9% -15.8% GATX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.8%/yr +72.9%/yr +4.6%/yr POWL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.8% 65.6% 42.4% GATX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 72/100 — POWL

Percentile Scorecard

GATXPOWLLOMA

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

AxisGATXPOWLLOMA
Valuation 44 #115 of 204 50 #103 of 204 44 #6 of 10
Growth 64 #69 of 191 92 #17 of 191 –
Profitability 61 #75 of 189 97 #6 of 189 –
Financial Health 3 #214 of 221 76 #54 of 221 100 #1 of 9
Shareholder Returns 85 #24 of 159 47 #85 of 159 –
Overall 51 72 –
  • GATX ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • POWL ranked among 223 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

PeriodGATXPOWLLOMASPY
1 month +10.7%-27.7%-9.3% -1.0%
3 months +6.3%-31.3%-20.3% -0.4%
6 months -4.4%-55.3%-24.3% +4.5%
Year to date +12.5%+34.7%-31.6% +12.4%
1 year +25.4%+12.9%-15.8% +13.6%
3 years +75.0%+436.0%+45.7% +76.4%
3 years, per year +20.5%+75.1%+13.4% +20.8%
5 years +82.9%+1,442.0%+25.1% +63.7%
5 years, per year +12.8%+72.9%+4.6% +10.4%
10 years +327.4%+1,101.2%— +267.7%
10 years, per year +15.6%+28.2%— +13.9%

Risk

MeasureGATXPOWLLOMASPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.8%65.6%42.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.3%70.2%35.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.562.341.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.020.20-0.37 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.6%-55.9%-48.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.0%-55.6%-32.5% -1.6%
52-week high $200.76$322.05$13.12 $779.14
52-week low $152.11$94.02$8.86 $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.

MultipleGATXPOWLLOMA
P/E now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 25.5x 27.3xmedian 25.5x 63.6xmedian 22.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 1.9x 4.5xmedian 1.9x 1.8xmedian 1.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.5xmedian 14.4x 19.4xmedian 14.4x —median 10.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1.5xmedian 23.3x 21.4xmedian 23.3x 597.8xmedian 32.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 2.2x 6.9xmedian 2.2x 1.4xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.00median 1.16 0.38median 1.16 —median 3.07

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 monthsGATXPOWLLOMA
Revenue $2.21B $1.16B –
Gross profit – $348.18M –
Operating income – $227.67M –
Net income $400.70M $190.86M –
Free cash flow -$4.47B $243.96M –
R&D – $14.98M –
EPS (diluted) $10.92 $5.21 –
Cash & equivalents $390.00M $633.56M –
Total debt $11.94B – $205.24M
Shares (diluted) 35.80M 36.60M 116.70M
Enterprise value $4.07B $2.40B $1.02B

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
MetricGATXPOWLLOMA
P/E 17.4x 27.3x 63.6x
P/FCF -1.5x 21.4x 597.8x
P/Operating cash flow 7.7x 20.4x –
P/S 3.0x 4.5x 1.8x
P/B 1.9x 6.9x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 6.9x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 18.5x 19.4x –
EV/EBIT 52.0x 20.1x –
EV/Revenue 8.2x 4.0x –
EV/FCF -4.1x 18.8x –
EV/Operating cash flow 21.1x 17.9x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.00 0.38 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGATXPOWLLOMA
Revenue growth (1Y) 29.7% 7.0% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.4% 21.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 11.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 39.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 8.0% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 74.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) 28.1% 8.8% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 18.4% 73.1% –
EPS growth (1Y) 25.7% 8.6% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.4% 72.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.7% 153.9% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.1% 25.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -765.1% 201.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -63.4% 25.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGATXPOWLLOMA
Gross margin – 30.1% –
EBITDA margin 44.6% 20.4% –
Operating margin – 19.7% –
Pretax margin 15.8% 21.2% –
Net margin 17.7% 16.5% –
FCF margin -202.1% 21.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 39.1% 22.1% –
Return on equity 11.1% 26.1% –
Return on assets 2.3% 14.8% –
Return on invested capital 1.7% – –
Return on capital employed – 34.0% –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.9x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x 1.3x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGATXPOWLLOMA
Debt / assets 69.1% – 15.7%
Debt / equity 3.4x – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 11.7x – –
Debt / FCF -2.7x – –
Liabilities / assets 79.5% 46.2% 43.8%
Equity / assets 20.5% 53.8% 56.2%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio – 2.0x 1.4x
Quick ratio – 1.8x –
Cash ratio – 1.0x –
Altman Z-score – 7.44 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGATXPOWLLOMA
Dividend yield 1.4% 0.2% –
Net buyback yield 2.7% – –
Shareholder yield 4.0% 0.2% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusGATXPOWLLOMA
Forward P/E 20.0xFY2026 27.7xFY2026 17.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.52FY2026 $5.17FY2026 $0.51FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +8.8%FY2026 +4.4%FY2026 +142.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +25.9% +26.9% +45.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.22BFY2026 $1.24BFY2026 $612.36MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +27.4%FY2026 +12.4%FY2026 +1.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.1% +26.2% +2.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGATXPOWLLOMA
Held by institutions 100.0% 75.0% 17.5%
Institutions holding 414 583 58
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% -4.3% -6.6%
Institutions buying 180 320 26
Institutions selling 142 215 17
Buyers to sellers 1.27 1.49 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.

GATXPOWLLOMA
GATX 1.00 0.27 0.22
POWL 0.27 1.00 0.18
LOMA 0.22 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GATX, POWL and LOMA?

Gatx (GATX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Gatx (GATX) $6.69B, Powell Industries (POWL) $4.55B, Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) $1.02B.

Which stock is cheaper, GATX, POWL and LOMA?

Gatx (GATX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Gatx (GATX) 17.1x, Powell Industries (POWL) 23.9x, Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) 63.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) is cheapest (Gatx (GATX) 20.0x, Powell Industries (POWL) 27.7x, Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) 17.4x). 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%.

Which company is more profitable?

Gatx (GATX) has the highest net margin (Gatx (GATX) 17.7%, Powell Industries (POWL) 16.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Gatx (GATX) returned the most: Gatx (GATX) +25.4%, Powell Industries (POWL) +12.9%, Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) -15.8%. Over five years, Powell Industries (POWL) compounded fastest (Gatx (GATX) +12.8%/yr, Powell Industries (POWL) +72.9%/yr, Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) +4.6%/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%, Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) 0.00%. Gatx (GATX) and Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gatx (GATX) has been the steadiest (Gatx (GATX) 24.8%, Powell Industries (POWL) 65.6%, Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anonima (LOMA) 42.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GATX, POWL 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 6. 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.