GBX vs LINE vs ITT Stock Comparison

Greenbrier Companies, Lineage and Itt Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
ITT Itt Inc.
$202.99 -0.7% 1M +3.8% 1Y
Market cap
$17.73B
P/E
42.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.74B
Div. yield
0.01%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Itt leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Itt 7, Greenbrier Companies 3, Lineage 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGBXLINEITTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.19B $8.18B $17.73B ITT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.1x -48.4x 42.1x GBX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.2x — 25.6x GBX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -24.0% +1.0% +28.1% ITT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.2% -3.1% 8.9% ITT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.2% — 6.0% ITT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.8x 5.5x 2.5x ITT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -8.3% -5.3% +3.8% ITT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.2%/yr — +16.6%/yr ITT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.0% 36.5% 31.4% GBX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 64/100 46/100 LINE

Percentile Scorecard

GBXLINEITT

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

AxisGBXLINEITT
Valuation 64 #74 of 203 84 #24 of 145 16 #170 of 203
Growth 11 #168 of 188 75 #36 of 143 65 #67 of 188
Profitability 26 #135 of 183 26 #101 of 136 52 #88 of 183
Financial Health 13 #188 of 216 53 #65 of 138 31 #150 of 216
Shareholder Returns 89 #17 of 152 80 #27 of 131 66 #52 of 152
Overall 41 64 46
  • GBX ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • LINE ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • ITT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGBXLINEITTSPY
1 month -6.3%+3.3%-0.7% +0.7%
3 months -21.6%-15.5%+5.2% +3.7%
6 months -21.6%-1.8%-5.3% +7.1%
Year to date -17.6%+3.5%+17.0% +12.8%
1 year -8.3%-5.3%+3.8% +11.9%
3 years +13.5%—+120.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year +4.3%—+30.1% +22.8%
5 years -6.1%—+115.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year -1.2%—+16.6% +10.9%
10 years +25.5%—+486.5% +262.0%
10 years, per year +2.3%—+19.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGBXLINEITTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.0%36.5%31.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.4%33.3%32.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.400.991.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.27-0.140.12 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.6%-64.1%-38.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -34.6%-19.7%-8.4% -1.2%
52-week high $58.87$45.10$221.69 $779.14
52-week low $37.48$31.80$169.49 $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.

MultipleGBXLINEITT
P/E now vs peer median 15.1xmedian 25.8x -48.9xmedian 25.7x 43.1xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.9x 1.5xmedian 4.1x 3.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 14.6x 12.9xmedian 14.3x 22.7xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -5.0xmedian 22.2x 33.8xmedian 23.5x —median 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 2.2x 0.9xmedian 1.3x 3.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.45median 1.45 —median 1.86 -14.00median 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 monthsGBXLINEITT
Revenue $2.46B $5.37B $4.74B
Gross profit $333.70M $1.72B $1.67B
Operating income $143.60M $192.00M $680.00M
Net income $81.60M -$189.00M $421.50M
Free cash flow -$239.70M $244.00M –
R&D – – $123.80M
EPS (diluted) $2.49 $-0.74 $4.69
Cash & equivalents $235.10M $58.00M $590.80M
Total debt $1.84B $6.22B $2.87B
Shares (diluted) 31.77M 228.00M 89.80M
Enterprise value -$199.47M $7.92B $14.28B

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
MetricGBXLINEITT
P/E 15.1x -48.9x 43.1x
P/FCF -5.0x 33.8x –
P/Operating cash flow 30.2x 8.4x –
P/S 0.5x 1.5x 3.8x
P/B 0.7x 0.9x 3.8x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 1.1x 10.5x
EV/EBITDA 10.2x 12.9x 22.7x
EV/EBIT 19.5x 75.1x 30.0x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 2.7x 4.3x
EV/FCF -11.7x 59.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow 70.6x 14.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.45 – -14.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGBXLINEITT
Revenue growth (1Y) -24.0% 1.0% 28.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -14.5% – 14.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -45.1% 0.0% 27.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -8.9% – 17.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -60.1% 142.0% -2.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -6.6% – 8.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -61.7% 70.0% -18.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.6% – -0.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -60.8% 69.8% -28.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.4% – -3.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -85.1% 17.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -17.8% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -1,531% 45.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.2% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGBXLINEITT
Gross margin 13.6% 32.0% 35.2%
EBITDA margin 11.1% 20.9% 19.0%
Operating margin 5.8% 3.6% 14.4%
Pretax margin 3.2% -3.5% 12.8%
Net margin 3.2% -3.1% 8.9%
FCF margin -9.7% 4.5% –
Operating cash flow margin 1.6% 18.4% –
Return on equity 4.8% -2.1% 8.9%
Return on assets 1.9% -1.0% 3.8%
Return on invested capital 3.2% – 6.0%
Return on capital employed – 1.1% 7.7%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.3x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x -5.2x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 2.0% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGBXLINEITT
Debt / assets 41.4% 32.9% 26.0%
Debt / equity 1.1x 0.7x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.8x 5.5x 2.5x
Debt / FCF -7.7x 25.5x –
Liabilities / assets 61.9% 53.0% 56.4%
Equity / assets 38.1% 47.0% 43.6%
Interest coverage 2.0x – 6.8x
Current ratio – 0.8x 1.3x
Quick ratio – 0.6x 0.8x
Cash ratio – 0.0x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 0.59 2.84

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGBXLINEITT
Dividend yield 3.4% 5.8% 0.7%
Net buyback yield 1.1% – 0.7%
Shareholder yield 4.5% 5.8% 1.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 29.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 14.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 10.7%

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.

ConsensusGBXLINEITT
Forward P/E 11.2xFY2027 – 25.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.44FY2027 $-0.77FY2026 $7.93FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +32.3%FY2027 – +18.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +37.5% – +18.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.82BFY2027 $5.07BFY2026 $5.39BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.7%FY2027 -5.4%FY2026 +36.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.5% +4.1% +9.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGBXLINEITT
Held by institutions 100.0% 33.7% 98.4%
Institutions holding 271 328 716
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.9% +18.2% +3.4%
Institutions buying 132 183 327
Institutions selling 83 93 252
Buyers to sellers 1.59 1.97 1.30

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.

GBXLINEITT
GBX 1.00 0.21 0.28
LINE 0.21 1.00 0.07
ITT 0.28 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GBX, LINE and ITT?

Itt (ITT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Greenbrier Companies (GBX) $1.19B, Lineage (LINE) $8.18B, Itt (ITT) $17.73B.

Which stock is cheaper, GBX, LINE and ITT?

Greenbrier Companies (GBX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Greenbrier Companies (GBX) 15.1x, Lineage (LINE) -48.4x, Itt (ITT) 42.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Greenbrier Companies (GBX) is cheapest (Greenbrier Companies (GBX) 11.2x, Itt (ITT) 25.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Itt (ITT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Greenbrier Companies (GBX) -24.0%, Lineage (LINE) +1.0%, Itt (ITT) +28.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Itt (ITT) has the highest net margin (Greenbrier Companies (GBX) 3.2%, Lineage (LINE) -3.1%, Itt (ITT) 8.9%). On return on invested capital, Itt (ITT) leads (Greenbrier Companies (GBX) 3.2%, Itt (ITT) 6.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Itt (ITT) returned the most: Greenbrier Companies (GBX) -8.3%, Lineage (LINE) -5.3%, Itt (ITT) +3.8%. Over five years, Itt (ITT) compounded fastest (Greenbrier Companies (GBX) -1.2%/yr, Itt (ITT) +16.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Greenbrier Companies (GBX) 0.00%, Lineage (LINE) 0.00%, Itt (ITT) 0.01%. Greenbrier Companies (GBX) and Lineage (LINE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Greenbrier Companies (GBX) has been the steadiest (Greenbrier Companies (GBX) 31.0%, Lineage (LINE) 36.5%, Itt (ITT) 31.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Itt (ITT) leads on 7. 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.