TRTN-PA vs CAT vs GBX Stock Comparison

Triton International, Caterpillar and Greenbrier Companies Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CAT Caterpillar Inc
$647.25 -21.7% 1M +10.5% 1Y
Market cap
$282.34B
P/E
23.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$77.77B
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionTRTN-PACATGBXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.36B $282.34B $1.30B CAT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 3.6x 23.9x 16.5x TRTN-PA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 25.1x 11.2x GBX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +36.3% +20.3% -24.0% TRTN-PA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 528.7% — 3.2% TRTN-PA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.7% — 3.2% TRTN-PA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.6x — 5.8x TRTN-PA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.0% +10.5% -8.3% CAT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.1%/yr +26.0%/yr -1.2%/yr CAT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 8.2% 40.3% 31.0% TRTN-PA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 44/100 41/100 CAT

Percentile Scorecard

TRTN-PACATGBX

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

AxisTRTN-PACATGBX
Valuation 89 #24 of 203 29 #144 of 203 64 #74 of 203
Growth 21 #148 of 188 74 #49 of 188 11 #168 of 188
Profitability 63 #68 of 183 77 #43 of 183 26 #135 of 183
Financial Health 8 #198 of 216 8 #199 of 216 13 #188 of 216
Shareholder Returns 8 #140 of 152 31 #105 of 152 89 #17 of 152
Overall 38 44 41
  • TRTN-PA ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • CAT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • GBX ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTRTN-PACATGBXSPY
1 month -1.0%-21.7%-6.3% +0.7%
3 months -4.1%-20.0%-21.6% +3.7%
6 months -2.3%-27.3%-21.6% +7.1%
Year to date -2.0%+13.0%-17.6% +12.8%
1 year -2.0%+10.5%-8.3% +11.9%
3 years +0.1%+167.3%+13.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year +0.0%+38.8%+4.3% +22.8%
5 years -10.0%+217.3%-6.1% +67.6%
5 years, per year -2.1%+26.0%-1.2% +10.9%
10 years —+671.6%+25.5% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+22.7%+2.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureTRTN-PACATGBXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 8.2%40.3%31.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 9.8%42.5%34.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.091.880.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.240.26-0.27 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -15.2%-39.2%-54.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.0%-39.2%-34.6% -1.2%
52-week high $26.42$1,064.90$58.87 $779.14
52-week low $25.03$546.13$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.

MultipleTRTN-PACATGBX
P/E now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 25.8x 25.2xmedian 25.8x 15.1xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 35.2xmedian 1.9x 3.8xmedian 1.9x 0.5xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 14.6x —median 14.6x 10.2xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 22.2x 42.3xmedian 22.2x -5.0xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 2.2x 13.9xmedian 2.2x 0.7xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.26median 1.45 1.95median 1.45 1.45median 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 monthsTRTN-PACATGBX
Revenue $72.04M $77.77B $2.46B
Gross profit $1.86M – $333.70M
Operating income $754.49M $14.25B $143.60M
Net income $837.82M $11.83B $81.60M
Free cash flow $499.45M – -$239.70M
R&D – $2.31B –
EPS (diluted) $6.91 $25.58 $2.49
Cash & equivalents $62.50M $7.93B $235.10M
Total debt $26.08B – $1.84B
Shares (diluted) 55.10M 462.50M 31.77M
Enterprise value $1.14B $282.34B -$89.95M

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
MetricTRTN-PACATGBX
P/E 3.6x 25.2x 15.1x
P/FCF 5.1x 42.3x -5.0x
P/Operating cash flow 2.8x 21.0x 30.2x
P/S 35.2x 3.8x 0.5x
P/B 0.9x 13.9x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 14.1x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA 7.8x – 10.2x
EV/EBIT 11.7x – 19.5x
EV/Revenue 122.5x 3.8x 1.1x
EV/FCF 17.7x – -11.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.8x 21.0x 70.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.26 1.95 1.45

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTRTN-PACATGBX
Revenue growth (1Y) 36.3% 20.3% -24.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -13.5% 5.3% -14.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -44.5% – -45.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -39.7% – -8.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -16.1% 24.9% -60.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -7.3% 7.4% -6.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -10.8% 27.6% -61.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 9.1% 2.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -28.0% 29.9% -60.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -13.8% 12.9% 10.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -17.1% 22.9% -85.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.7% 6.9% -17.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 17.0% – -1,531%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -24.1% – 6.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTRTN-PACATGBX
Gross margin 2.6% – 13.6%
EBITDA margin 1,563% – 11.1%
Operating margin 1,047% – 5.8%
Pretax margin 677.9% – 3.2%
Net margin 528.7% – 3.2%
FCF margin 693.3% – -9.7%
Operating cash flow margin 1,252% 18.2% 1.6%
Return on equity 31.1% 57.9% 4.8%
Return on assets 8.6% 11.3% 1.9%
Return on invested capital 7.7% – 3.2%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.2x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 20.1% – 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTRTN-PACATGBX
Debt / assets 65.3% – 41.4%
Debt / equity 2.3x – 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.6x – 5.8x
Debt / FCF 12.7x – -7.7x
Liabilities / assets 71.8% 79.9% 61.9%
Equity / assets 28.2% 20.1% 38.1%
Interest coverage 2.8x – 2.0x
Current ratio – 1.4x –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTRTN-PACATGBX
Dividend yield – 1.0% 3.4%
Net buyback yield -6.7% – 1.1%
Shareholder yield -6.7% 1.0% 4.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusTRTN-PACATGBX
Forward P/E – 25.1xFY2026 11.2xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year – $25.79FY2026 $3.44FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – +35.3%FY2026 +32.3%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – +31.4% +37.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $84.12BFY2026 $2.82BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY – +24.5%FY2026 +14.7%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after – +1.5% +6.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTRTN-PACATGBX
Held by institutions – 72.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding – 4,059 271
Change in shares held, QoQ – +0.5% +3.9%
Institutions buying – 1,890 132
Institutions selling – 1,595 83
Buyers to sellers – 1.18 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.

TRTN-PACATGBX
TRTN-PA 1.00 0.12 -0.02
CAT 0.12 1.00 0.21
GBX -0.02 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

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

Caterpillar (CAT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Triton International (TRTN-PA) $1.36B, Caterpillar (CAT) $282.34B, Greenbrier Companies (GBX) $1.30B.

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

Triton International (TRTN-PA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Triton International (TRTN-PA) 3.6x, Caterpillar (CAT) 23.9x, Greenbrier Companies (GBX) 16.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Greenbrier Companies (GBX) is cheapest (Caterpillar (CAT) 25.1x, Greenbrier Companies (GBX) 11.2x). 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: Triton International (TRTN-PA) +36.3%, Caterpillar (CAT) +20.3%, Greenbrier Companies (GBX) -24.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Caterpillar (CAT) returned the most: Triton International (TRTN-PA) -2.0%, Caterpillar (CAT) +10.5%, Greenbrier Companies (GBX) -8.3%. Over five years, Caterpillar (CAT) compounded fastest (Triton International (TRTN-PA) -2.1%/yr, Caterpillar (CAT) +26.0%/yr, Greenbrier Companies (GBX) -1.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Triton International (TRTN-PA) has been the steadiest (Triton International (TRTN-PA) 8.2%, Caterpillar (CAT) 40.3%, Greenbrier Companies (GBX) 31.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TRTN-PA, CAT 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.