Gatx (GATX) Return on Capital Employed (2019 - 2025)

Gatx's (GATX) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 3.17% in Q4 2025, down 37.0% year-on-year from 5.04% in Q4 2024, and down 10.55% quarter-over-quarter from 3.55% in Q4 2024.

Gatx (GATX) Return on Capital Employed (2019 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Gatx has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 7 years of filings, most recently posting 3.17% for Q4 2025.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2025 came in at 3.17%, down 37.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 3.17% (down 37.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 3.29%, down 43.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed came in at 3.17% for Q4 2025 at Gatx, down from 3.55% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 3.55% in Q4 2024 to a low of 2.75% in Q4 2021.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 3.17% (2025), against an average of 3.17%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed surged 49 bps in 2022 and slumped 37 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Gatx's Return on Capital Employed stood at 2.75% in 2021, then increased by 18 bps to 3.24% in 2022, then declined by 3 bps to 3.16% in 2023, then grew by 12 bps to 3.55% in 2024, then decreased by 11 bps to 3.17% in 2025.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 3.17% (Q4 2025), 3.55% (Q4 2024), and 3.16% (Q4 2023), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 U-Haul Holding 10.97 Bn 10.97 Bn -42.05 Mn -
2 Ryder System 10.36 Bn 10.36 Bn 3.02 Bn -15.67%
3 Avis Budget 6.65 Bn 6.24 Bn - 0.36%
4 Gatx 6.31 Bn 7.19 Bn 561.90 Mn -
5 WillScot Holdings 5.22 Bn 5.22 Bn 285.68 Mn 3.09%
6 Herc Holdings 5.17 Bn 5.13 Bn 686.00 Mn 9.80%
7 Mcgrath Rentcorp 2.90 Bn 2.90 Bn 96.89 Mn -
8 Custom Truck One Source 2.57 Bn 2.57 Bn 103.06 Mn 5.71%
9 EquipmentShare.com 2.06 Bn 1.75 Bn - -
10 Vestis 1.70 Bn 1.65 Bn 173.69 Mn 3.47%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 3.17%
Dec 31, 2024 3.55%
Dec 31, 2023 3.16%
Dec 31, 2022 3.24%
Dec 31, 2021 2.75%
Dec 31, 2020 2.92%
Dec 31, 2019 3.16%