GATX vs WAB vs LINE Stock Comparison

Gatx, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies and Lineage Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GATX Gatx Corp
$165.53 -10.9% 1M +2.2% 1Y
Market cap
$5.95B
P/E
16.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.05B
Div. yield
–
Rail Equipment Industrials
5 wins
LINE Lineage, Inc.
$35.36 -2.6% 1M -11.8% 1Y
Market cap
$8.15B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.37B
Div. yield
–
Industrial REITs Real Estate
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 5, Gatx 5, Lineage 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGATXWABLINELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.95B $46.97B $8.15B WAB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.2x 37.0x -48.2x GATX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.4x 23.6x — GATX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.8% +13.4% +1.0% GATX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.9% 10.6% -3.1% GATX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.5% 8.3% — WAB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 13.1x 2.4x 5.5x WAB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +2.2% +38.2% -11.8% WAB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.1%/yr +24.1%/yr — WAB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 23.6% 26.2% 37.0% GATX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 59/100 65/100 LINE

Percentile Scorecard

GATXWABLINE

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

AxisGATXWABLINE
Valuation 44 #114 of 203 34 #134 of 203 83 #26 of 145
Growth 57 #81 of 188 86 #28 of 188 76 #35 of 144
Profitability 59 #78 of 187 67 #62 of 187 26 #104 of 140
Financial Health 3 #216 of 222 29 #159 of 222 57 #64 of 146
Shareholder Returns 82 #28 of 153 78 #35 of 153 82 #25 of 132
Overall 49 59 65
  • GATX ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • WAB 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

PeriodGATXWABLINESPY
1 month -10.9%-6.9%-2.6% -1.0%
3 months -10.3%-10.0%-14.6% +2.9%
6 months -16.5%+1.9%-4.8% +6.4%
Year to date -2.4%+27.5%+1.0% +11.4%
1 year +2.2%+38.2%-11.8% +13.1%
3 years +60.3%+172.4%— +79.4%
3 years, per year +17.0%+39.7%— +21.5%
5 years +76.6%+194.6%— +67.7%
5 years, per year +12.1%+24.1%— +10.9%
10 years +255.0%+229.9%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +13.5%+12.7%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureGATXWABLINESPY
Volatility, 1Y 23.6%26.2%37.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.0%24.1%34.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.570.981.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.091.46-0.32 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.6%-23.7%-64.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.5%-11.0%-21.6% -2.5%
52-week high $200.76$305.87$45.10 $779.14
52-week low $152.11$196.14$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.

MultipleGATXWABLINE
P/E now vs peer median 16.1xmedian 25.9x 36.3xmedian 25.9x -47.7xmedian 27.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.9x 3.8xmedian 1.9x 1.5xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.7xmedian 13.7x 20.7xmedian 13.7x 12.7xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1.2xmedian 21.1x 26.9xmedian 21.1x 33.0xmedian 23.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 2.3x 4.1xmedian 2.3x 0.9xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.85median 1.19 1.42median 1.19 —median 2.07

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 monthsGATXWABLINE
Revenue $2.05B $11.98B $5.37B
Gross profit – $4.19B $1.72B
Operating income – $1.96B $192.00M
Net income $375.70M $1.28B -$189.00M
Free cash flow -$4.68B $1.71B $244.00M
R&D – $253.00M –
EPS (diluted) $10.28 $7.48 $-0.74
Cash & equivalents $747.10M $670.00M $58.00M
Total debt $12.33B $6.57B $24.54B
Shares (diluted) 35.80M 169.60M 228.00M
Enterprise value $3.02B $44.45B $7.88B

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
MetricGATXWABLINE
P/E 16.1x 36.3x -47.7x
P/FCF -1.2x 26.9x 33.0x
P/Operating cash flow 7.0x 23.0x 8.2x
P/S 2.8x 3.8x 1.5x
P/B 1.6x 4.1x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 6.5x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 19.7x 20.7x 12.7x
EV/EBIT 56.6x 26.4x 74.1x
EV/Revenue 8.5x 4.3x 2.6x
EV/FCF -3.7x 30.3x 58.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.8x 26.0x 14.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.85 1.42 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGATXWABLINE
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.8% 13.4% 1.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.7% 10.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 19.2% 0.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 15.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 14.7% 142.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 21.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) 17.6% 9.5% 70.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 19.9% 22.9% –
EPS growth (1Y) 15.5% 11.1% 69.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 18.9% 25.6% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 28.6% 20.1% 17.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.3% 41.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -552.9% 18.0% 45.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -75.3% 47.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGATXWABLINE
Gross margin – 35.0% 32.0%
EBITDA margin 43.2% 21.0% 20.9%
Operating margin – 16.4% 3.6%
Pretax margin 15.0% 14.2% -3.5%
Net margin 17.9% 10.6% -3.1%
FCF margin -228.3% 14.3% 4.5%
Operating cash flow margin 40.8% 16.7% 18.4%
Return on equity 8.1% 11.4% -2.1%
Return on assets 1.6% 5.5% -1.0%
Return on invested capital 1.5% 8.3% –
Return on capital employed – 11.0% 1.1%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.5x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x 1.6x -5.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.8% 2.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGATXWABLINE
Debt / assets 69.6% 28.4% 32.9%
Debt / equity 3.4x 0.6x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 13.1x 2.4x 5.5x
Debt / FCF -2.6x 3.8x 25.5x
Liabilities / assets 79.7% 51.4% 53.0%
Equity / assets 20.3% 48.6% 47.0%
Interest coverage – 6.9x –
Current ratio – 1.1x 0.8x
Quick ratio – 0.5x 0.6x
Cash ratio – 0.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – 3.43 0.57

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGATXWABLINE
Dividend yield 1.6% 0.4% 6.0%
Net buyback yield 1.7% 1.2% –
Shareholder yield 3.3% 1.6% 6.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 15.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 11.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 23.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 17.6% –

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.

ConsensusGATXWABLINE
Forward P/E 17.4xFY2026 23.6xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $9.52FY2026 $11.51FY2026 $-0.73FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +8.8%FY2026 +28.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +25.9% +5.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.22BFY2026 $12.87BFY2026 $5.06BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +27.4%FY2026 +15.2%FY2026 -5.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.1% -2.5% +3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGATXWABLINE
Held by institutions 100.0% 92.6% 33.7%
Institutions holding 412 1,195 327
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% +0.2% +18.2%
Institutions buying 180 553 183
Institutions selling 141 409 93
Buyers to sellers 1.28 1.35 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.

GATXWABLINE
GATX 1.00 0.49 0.09
WAB 0.49 1.00 0.14
LINE 0.09 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GATX, WAB and LINE?

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Gatx (GATX) $5.95B, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) $46.97B, Lineage (LINE) $8.15B.

Which stock is cheaper, GATX, WAB and LINE?

Gatx (GATX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Gatx (GATX) 16.2x, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) 37.0x, Lineage (LINE) -48.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gatx (GATX) is cheapest (Gatx (GATX) 17.4x, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) 23.6x). 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) +22.8%, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) +13.4%, Lineage (LINE) +1.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Gatx (GATX) has the highest net margin (Gatx (GATX) 17.9%, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) 10.6%, Lineage (LINE) -3.1%). On return on invested capital, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) leads (Gatx (GATX) 1.5%, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) 8.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) returned the most: Gatx (GATX) +2.2%, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) +38.2%, Lineage (LINE) -11.8%. Over five years, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) compounded fastest (Gatx (GATX) +12.1%/yr, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) +24.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Gatx (GATX) 0.00%, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) 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) 23.6%, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) 26.2%, Lineage (LINE) 37.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GATX, WAB 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, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) 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.