Gatx (GATX) Operating Margin (2011 - 2026)

Gatx's (GATX) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 25.96% in Q1 2026, down 210.0% year-on-year from 23.6% in Q1 2025, and down 2.31% quarter-over-quarter from 26.57% in Q4 2025.

Gatx (GATX) Operating Margin (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Gatx has disclosed Operating Margin across 16 years of filings, most recently posting 25.96% for Q1 2026.

  • Operating Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 25.96%, down 210.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 26.39% (down 27.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 26.94%, up 70.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin came in at 25.96% for Q1 2026 at Gatx, down from 26.57% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 28.06% in Q2 2025 to a low of 22.3% in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 25.13% (2025), against an average of 25.33%.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Margin jumped 635 bps in 2022 and plunged 267 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Gatx's Operating Margin stood at 25.07% in 2022, then fell by 8 bps to 23.11% in 2023, then advanced by 11 bps to 25.73% in 2024, then gained by 3 bps to 26.57% in 2025, then fell by 2 bps to 25.96% in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 25.96% (Q1 2026), 26.57% (Q4 2025), and 25.13% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 U-Haul Holding 10.97 Bn 10.97 Bn -42.05 Mn 381.90%
2 Ryder System 10.36 Bn 10.36 Bn 3.02 Bn 0.45%
3 Avis Budget 6.65 Bn 6.24 Bn - -
4 Gatx 6.31 Bn 7.19 Bn 561.90 Mn 25.96%
5 WillScot Holdings 5.22 Bn 5.22 Bn 285.68 Mn 17.62%
6 Herc Holdings 5.17 Bn 5.13 Bn 686.00 Mn 25.72%
7 Mcgrath Rentcorp 2.90 Bn 2.90 Bn 96.89 Mn 21.86%
8 Custom Truck One Source 2.57 Bn 2.57 Bn 103.06 Mn 6.82%
9 EquipmentShare.com 2.06 Bn 1.75 Bn - -
10 Vestis 1.70 Bn 1.65 Bn 173.69 Mn 4.06%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 25.96%
Dec 31, 2025 26.57%
Sep 30, 2025 25.13%
Jun 30, 2025 28.06%
Mar 31, 2025 28.06%
Dec 31, 2024 25.73%
Sep 30, 2024 27.80%
Jun 30, 2024 24.93%
Mar 31, 2024 26.43%
Dec 31, 2023 23.11%
Sep 30, 2023 25.27%
Jun 30, 2023 24.30%
Mar 31, 2023 24.14%
Dec 31, 2022 25.07%
Sep 30, 2022 24.55%
Jun 30, 2022 23.19%
Mar 31, 2022 22.30%
Dec 31, 2021 18.72%
Sep 30, 2021 22.39%
Jun 30, 2021 19.77%