GATX vs TRTN-PA vs GBX Stock Comparison

Gatx, Triton International and Greenbrier Companies Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GATX Gatx Corp
$186.49 +9.1% 1M +22.0% 1Y
Market cap
$6.52B
P/E
16.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.21B
Div. yield
–
Rail Equipment Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Triton International leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Triton International 6, Gatx 4, Greenbrier Companies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGATXTRTN-PAGBXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.52B $1.35B $1.29B GATX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.7x 3.5x 16.3x TRTN-PA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.4x — 12.5x GBX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +29.7% +36.3% -24.0% TRTN-PA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.7% 528.7% 3.2% TRTN-PA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.7% 7.7% 3.2% TRTN-PA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 11.7x 5.6x 5.8x TRTN-PA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% -0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +22.0% -3.9% +0.7% GATX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.3%/yr -2.7%/yr -0.7%/yr GATX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.0% 8.3% 32.8% TRTN-PA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 43/100 39/100 GATX

Percentile Scorecard

GATXTRTN-PAGBX

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

AxisGATXTRTN-PAGBX
Valuation 41 #120 of 204 89 #24 of 204 59 #84 of 204
Growth 61 #76 of 191 22 #150 of 191 9 #174 of 191
Profitability 61 #75 of 189 63 #70 of 189 25 #142 of 189
Financial Health 3 #214 of 221 8 #204 of 221 13 #193 of 221
Shareholder Returns 85 #24 of 159 34 #105 of 159 87 #21 of 159
Overall 50 43 39
  • GATX ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • TRTN-PA ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • GBX ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGATXTRTN-PAGBXSPY
1 month +9.1%-4.5%+7.0% -5.9%
3 months +4.4%-6.7%-10.0% -4.6%
6 months +1.9%-6.0%-14.9% +0.2%
Year to date +10.0%-4.6%-8.2% +7.5%
1 year +22.0%-3.9%+0.7% +8.2%
3 years +72.6%-4.2%+15.7% +68.3%
3 years, per year +20.0%-1.4%+5.0% +19.0%
5 years +78.8%-12.9%-3.4% +56.5%
5 years, per year +12.3%-2.7%-0.7% +9.4%
10 years +317.8%—+38.6% +251.5%
10 years, per year +15.4%—+3.3% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureGATXTRTN-PAGBXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.0%8.3%32.8% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.4%10.0%34.6% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.560.120.41 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.88-0.470.02 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.6%-15.1%-54.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.1%-7.5%-27.1% -5.9%
52-week high $200.76$26.42$58.87 $779.14
52-week low $152.47$24.43$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.

MultipleGATXTRTN-PAGBX
P/E now vs peer median 17.0xmedian 23.4x 3.5xmedian 23.4x 16.8xmedian 23.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 1.7x 34.3xmedian 1.7x 0.5xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.3xmedian 13.4x 7.8xmedian 13.4x 10.7xmedian 13.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1.5xmedian 21.9x 4.9xmedian 21.9x -5.5xmedian 21.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.1x 0.9xmedian 2.1x 0.8xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.98median 1.02 -0.25median 1.02 1.62median 1.02

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 monthsGATXTRTN-PAGBX
Revenue $2.21B $72.04M $2.46B
Gross profit – $1.86M $333.70M
Operating income – $754.49M $143.60M
Net income $400.70M $837.82M $81.60M
Free cash flow -$4.47B $499.45M -$239.70M
EPS (diluted) $10.92 $6.91 $2.49
Cash & equivalents $390.00M $62.50M $235.10M
Total debt $11.94B $6.35B $1.84B
Shares (diluted) 35.80M 55.10M 31.77M
Enterprise value $3.90B $1.13B -$105.42M

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
MetricGATXTRTN-PAGBX
P/E 17.0x 3.5x 16.8x
P/FCF -1.5x 4.9x -5.5x
P/Operating cash flow 7.5x 2.7x 33.6x
P/S 2.9x 34.3x 0.5x
P/B 1.8x 0.9x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 0.9x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA 18.3x 7.8x 10.7x
EV/EBIT 51.6x 11.6x 20.4x
EV/Revenue 8.2x 121.6x 1.2x
EV/FCF -4.0x 17.5x -12.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.9x 9.7x 74.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.98 -0.25 1.62

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGATXTRTN-PAGBX
Revenue growth (1Y) 29.7% 36.3% -24.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.4% -13.5% -14.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -44.5% -45.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -39.7% -8.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -16.1% -60.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -7.3% -6.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 28.1% -10.8% -61.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 18.4% 9.0% 2.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 25.7% -28.0% -60.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.4% -13.8% 10.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.7% -17.1% -85.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.1% -14.7% -17.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -765.1% 17.0% -1,531%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -63.4% -24.1% 6.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGATXTRTN-PAGBX
Gross margin – 2.6% 13.6%
EBITDA margin 44.6% 1,563% 11.1%
Operating margin – 1,047% 5.8%
Pretax margin 15.8% 677.9% 3.2%
Net margin 17.7% 528.7% 3.2%
FCF margin -202.1% 693.3% -9.7%
Operating cash flow margin 39.1% 1,252% 1.6%
Return on equity 11.1% 31.1% 4.8%
Return on assets 2.3% 8.6% 1.9%
Return on invested capital 1.7% 7.7% 3.2%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.0x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x 1.1x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 20.1% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGATXTRTN-PAGBX
Debt / assets 69.1% 65.3% 41.4%
Debt / equity 3.4x 2.3x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 11.7x 5.6x 5.8x
Debt / FCF -2.7x 12.7x -7.7x
Liabilities / assets 79.5% 71.8% 61.9%
Equity / assets 20.5% 28.2% 38.1%
Interest coverage – 2.8x 2.0x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGATXTRTN-PAGBX
Dividend yield 1.4% 0.0% 3.1%
Net buyback yield 2.7% -6.8% 1.0%
Shareholder yield 4.1% -6.8% 4.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 5.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 9.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 87.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -31.8% –

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.

ConsensusGATXTRTN-PAGBX
Forward P/E 19.4xFY2026 – 12.5xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $9.63FY2026 – $3.44FY2027
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
Revenue growth, next FY +27.4%FY2026 – +14.7%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +16.2% – +6.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGATXTRTN-PAGBX
Held by institutions 100.0% – 100.0%
Institutions holding 414 – 271
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% – +3.9%
Institutions buying 180 – 132
Institutions selling 142 – 83
Buyers to sellers 1.27 – 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.

GATXTRTN-PAGBX
GATX 1.00 0.06 0.57
TRTN-PA 0.06 1.00 -0.02
GBX 0.57 -0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GATX, TRTN-PA and GBX?

Gatx (GATX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Gatx (GATX) $6.52B, Triton International (TRTN-PA) $1.35B, Greenbrier Companies (GBX) $1.29B.

Which stock is cheaper, GATX, TRTN-PA and GBX?

Triton International (TRTN-PA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Gatx (GATX) 16.7x, Triton International (TRTN-PA) 3.5x, Greenbrier Companies (GBX) 16.3x). 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?

Triton International (TRTN-PA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Gatx (GATX) +29.7%, Triton International (TRTN-PA) +36.3%, Greenbrier Companies (GBX) -24.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Triton International (TRTN-PA) has the highest net margin (Gatx (GATX) 17.7%, Triton International (TRTN-PA) 528.7%, Greenbrier Companies (GBX) 3.2%). On return on invested capital, Triton International (TRTN-PA) leads (Gatx (GATX) 1.7%, Triton International (TRTN-PA) 7.7%, Greenbrier Companies (GBX) 3.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Gatx (GATX) returned the most: Gatx (GATX) +22.0%, Triton International (TRTN-PA) -3.9%, Greenbrier Companies (GBX) +0.7%. Over five years, Gatx (GATX) compounded fastest (Gatx (GATX) +12.3%/yr, Triton International (TRTN-PA) -2.7%/yr, Greenbrier Companies (GBX) -0.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Triton International (TRTN-PA) has been the steadiest (Gatx (GATX) 25.0%, Triton International (TRTN-PA) 8.3%, Greenbrier Companies (GBX) 32.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GATX, TRTN-PA 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, Triton International (TRTN-PA) 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.