Gatx (GATX) Operating Margin (2011 - 2026)
Gatx's (GATX) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 23.38% in Q2 2026, down 469.0% year-over-year from 6.33% in Q2 2025, and down 9.94% quarter-over-quarter from 25.96% in Q1 2026.
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Gatx (GATX) Operating Margin (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Gatx has disclosed Operating Margin across 16 years of filings, most recently posting 23.38% for Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, Operating Margin fell 469.0% year-over-year to 23.38%; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at 25.18% (down 224.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 26.94%, up 70.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin came in at 23.38% for Q2 2026 at Gatx, down from 25.96% 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.
- Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 25.22%, with a median of 25.1% recorded in 2022.
- Year-over-year, Operating Margin surged 635 bps in 2022 and tumbled 469 bps in 2026.
- Over 5 years, 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 decreased by 12 bps to 23.38% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Operating Margin figures were 23.38% in Q2 2026, 25.96% in Q1 2026, and 26.57% in Q4 2025.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies | 47.94 Bn | 47.30 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 18.87% |
| 2 | Gatx | 6.37 Bn | 7.18 Bn | 555.30 Mn | 23.38% |
| 3 | Trinity Industries | 2.22 Bn | 2.07 Bn | 109.90 Mn | 41.19% |
| 4 | Triton International | 1.41 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 622,000.00 | 840.95% |
| 5 | Greenbrier Companies | 1.30 Bn | 1.15 Bn | 81.10 Mn | 5.53% |
| 6 | Foster L B | 387.55 Mn | 382.66 Mn | 30.87 Mn | 4.44% |
| 7 | FreightCar America | 240.12 Mn | 175.82 Mn | - | - |
| 8 | GenFlat Holdings | 32.89 Mn | 28.89 Mn | -32,922.00 | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 23.38% |
| 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% |
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Gatx Operating Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=GATX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "GATX", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=GATX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();