LINE vs TRN vs TRTN-PA Stock Comparison

Lineage, Trinity Industries and Triton International Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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LINE Lineage, Inc.
$39.53 +14.8% 1M +4.4% 1Y
Market cap
$9.01B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.37B
Div. yield
5.36%
Industrial REITs Real Estate
3 wins
TRN Trinity Industries Inc
$30.53 +16.4% 1M +16.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.39B
P/E
7.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.12B
Div. yield
4.06%
Rail Equipment Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Triton International leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Triton International 4, Trinity Industries 4, Lineage 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLINETRNTRTN-PALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.01B $2.39B $2.47B LINE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -53.3x 7.4x 3.5x TRTN-PA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 14.3x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.0% -2.4% +36.3% TRTN-PA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.1% 15.4% 528.7% TRTN-PA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 8.5% 7.7% TRN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.5x 5.0x 5.6x TRN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 5.36% 4.06% 0.00% LINE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +4.4% +16.3% -3.9% TRN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +0.4%/yr -2.7%/yr TRN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.0% 37.9% 8.3% TRTN-PA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 61/100 43/100 LINE

Percentile Scorecard

LINETRNTRTN-PA

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

AxisLINETRNTRTN-PA
Valuation 79 #32 of 146 78 #45 of 204 89 #24 of 204
Growth 73 #40 of 145 75 #49 of 191 22 #150 of 191
Profitability 24 #107 of 141 64 #68 of 189 63 #70 of 189
Financial Health 57 #63 of 146 4 #213 of 221 8 #204 of 221
Shareholder Returns 72 #39 of 136 83 #28 of 159 34 #105 of 159
Overall 61 61 43
  • LINE ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • TRN ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • TRTN-PA ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLINETRNTRTN-PASPY
1 month +14.8%+16.4%-4.5% -5.9%
3 months -2.7%-1.5%-6.7% -4.6%
6 months -1.1%-16.7%-6.0% +0.2%
Year to date +12.9%+15.5%-4.6% +7.5%
1 year +4.4%+16.3%-3.9% +8.2%
3 years —+27.6%-4.2% +68.3%
3 years, per year —+8.5%-1.4% +19.0%
5 years —+1.8%-12.9% +56.5%
5 years, per year —+0.4%-2.7% +9.4%
10 years —+97.0%— +251.5%
10 years, per year —+7.0%— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureLINETRNTRTN-PASPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.0%37.9%8.3% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.0%36.0%10.0% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.830.540.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.120.43-0.47 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.1%-43.0%-15.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.4%-19.8%-7.5% -5.9%
52-week high $45.10$38.09$26.42 $779.14
52-week low $31.80$24.82$24.43 $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.

MultipleLINETRNTRTN-PA
P/E now vs peer median -53.3xmedian 26.5x 7.4xmedian 23.4x 3.5xmedian 23.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 4.2x 1.1xmedian 1.7x 34.3xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.5xmedian 14.4x 7.3xmedian 13.4x 7.8xmedian 13.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 36.9xmedian 21.7x -9.2xmedian 21.9x 4.9xmedian 21.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.3x 2.1xmedian 2.1x 0.9xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.78 0.11median 1.02 -0.25median 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 monthsLINETRNTRTN-PA
Revenue $5.37B $2.12B $72.04M
Gross profit $1.72B $521.30M $1.86M
Operating income $192.00M $731.90M $754.49M
Net income -$189.00M $334.90M $837.82M
Free cash flow $244.00M -$259.60M $499.45M
EPS (diluted) $-0.74 $4.03 $6.91
Cash & equivalents $58.00M $158.30M $62.50M
Total debt $6.22B $5.33B $6.35B
Shares (diluted) 228.00M 81.00M 55.10M
Enterprise value $9.73B $1.74B $2.26B

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
MetricLINETRNTRTN-PA
P/E -53.3x 7.4x 3.5x
P/FCF 36.9x -9.2x 4.9x
P/Operating cash flow 9.1x 5.7x 2.7x
P/S 1.7x 1.1x 34.3x
P/B 1.0x 2.1x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 2.1x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA 13.5x 7.3x 7.8x
EV/EBIT 79.0x 10.3x 11.6x
EV/Revenue 2.8x 3.6x 121.6x
EV/FCF 62.2x -29.1x 17.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.4x 17.9x 9.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.11 -0.25

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLINETRNTRTN-PA
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.0% -2.4% 36.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -8.6% -13.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.0% -8.9% -44.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 3.7% -39.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 142.0% 71.9% -16.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 24.2% -7.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 70.0% 177.0% -10.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 52.4% 9.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 69.8% 246.3% -28.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 65.3% -13.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.5% 7.8% -17.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 15.9% -14.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 45.2% 33.2% 17.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 19.2% -24.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLINETRNTRTN-PA
Gross margin 32.0% 24.6% 2.6%
EBITDA margin 20.9% 48.8% 1,563%
Operating margin 3.6% 34.5% 1,047%
Pretax margin -3.5% 21.9% 677.9%
Net margin -3.1% 15.4% 528.7%
FCF margin 4.5% -12.2% 693.3%
Operating cash flow margin 18.4% 19.9% 1,252%
Return on equity -2.1% 29.4% 31.1%
Return on assets -1.0% 4.0% 8.6%
Return on invested capital – 8.5% 7.7%
Return on capital employed 1.1% – –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.3x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -5.2x 1.3x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 2.0% 1.1% 20.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLINETRNTRTN-PA
Debt / assets 32.9% 63.8% 65.3%
Debt / equity 0.7x 4.7x 2.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.5x 5.0x 5.6x
Debt / FCF 25.5x -20.5x 12.7x
Liabilities / assets 53.0% 86.4% 71.8%
Equity / assets 47.0% 13.6% 28.2%
Interest coverage – – 2.8x
Current ratio 0.8x – –
Quick ratio 0.6x – –
Cash ratio 0.0x – –
Altman Z-score 0.63 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLINETRNTRTN-PA
Dividend yield 5.4% 4.1% 0.0%
Net buyback yield – 2.3% -6.8%
Shareholder yield 5.4% 6.3% -6.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 29.7% 5.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – -38.3% 9.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 1.8% 87.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 6.1% -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.

ConsensusLINETRNTRTN-PA
Forward P/E – 14.3xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.77FY2026 $2.13FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY – -32.2%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – -3.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.07BFY2026 $2.42BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -5.4%FY2026 +12.2%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +4.3% +4.2% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLINETRNTRTN-PA
Held by institutions 33.7% 95.3% –
Institutions holding 328 345 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +18.2% +6.3% –
Institutions buying 183 171 –
Institutions selling 93 97 –
Buyers to sellers 1.97 1.76 –

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.

LINETRNTRTN-PA
LINE 1.00 0.23 0.04
TRN 0.23 1.00 0.05
TRTN-PA 0.04 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LINE, TRN and TRTN-PA?

Lineage (LINE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lineage (LINE) $9.01B, Trinity Industries (TRN) $2.39B, Triton International (TRTN-PA) $2.47B.

Which stock is cheaper, LINE, TRN and TRTN-PA?

Triton International (TRTN-PA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Lineage (LINE) -53.3x, Trinity Industries (TRN) 7.4x, Triton International (TRTN-PA) 3.5x). 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: Lineage (LINE) +1.0%, Trinity Industries (TRN) -2.4%, Triton International (TRTN-PA) +36.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Triton International (TRTN-PA) has the highest net margin (Lineage (LINE) -3.1%, Trinity Industries (TRN) 15.4%, Triton International (TRTN-PA) 528.7%). On return on invested capital, Trinity Industries (TRN) leads (Trinity Industries (TRN) 8.5%, Triton International (TRTN-PA) 7.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Trinity Industries (TRN) returned the most: Lineage (LINE) +4.4%, Trinity Industries (TRN) +16.3%, Triton International (TRTN-PA) -3.9%. Over five years, Trinity Industries (TRN) compounded fastest (Trinity Industries (TRN) +0.4%/yr, Triton International (TRTN-PA) -2.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Lineage (LINE) has the highest dividend yield: Lineage (LINE) 5.36%, Trinity Industries (TRN) 4.06%, Triton International (TRTN-PA) 0.00%. Triton International (TRTN-PA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Triton International (TRTN-PA) has been the steadiest (Lineage (LINE) 37.0%, Trinity Industries (TRN) 37.9%, Triton International (TRTN-PA) 8.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LINE, TRN and TRTN-PA?

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 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.