Growth Metrics

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

Gatx recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 3.17% in Q4 2025, down 10.55% quarter-over-quarter from 3.55% in Q4 2024, and down 37.0% year-over-year from 5.04% in Q4 2024.

Gatx's Return on Capital Employed history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 3.17% for Q4 2025.

  • In Q4 2025, Return on Capital Employed fell 37.0% year-over-year to 3.17%; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at 3.17% (down 37.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure 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.
  • A 5-year average of 3.17% and a median of 3.17% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed soared 49 bps in 2022 and sank 37 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Gatx's Return on Capital Employed stood at 2.75% in 2021, then rose by 18 bps to 3.24% in 2022, then fell by 3 bps to 3.16% in 2023, then increased by 12 bps to 3.55% in 2024, then slipped by 11 bps to 3.17% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 3.17%, 3.55%, and 3.16% for Q4 2025, Q4 2024, and Q4 2023 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 FTAI Aviation 25.24 Bn 24.83 Bn 765.71 Mn 6.41%
2 Ryder System 9.37 Bn 9.37 Bn 3.02 Bn -15.67%
3 U-Haul Holding 9.00 Bn 9.00 Bn -42.05 Mn -
4 Gatx 6.17 Bn 7.05 Bn 561.90 Mn -
5 Avis Budget 5.57 Bn 5.16 Bn - 0.36%
6 WillScot Holdings 4.38 Bn 4.38 Bn 285.68 Mn 3.09%
7 Herc Holdings 4.30 Bn 4.26 Bn 686.00 Mn 9.80%
8 Mcgrath Rentcorp 2.69 Bn 2.69 Bn 96.89 Mn -
9 Custom Truck One Source 2.10 Bn 2.10 Bn 103.06 Mn 5.71%
10 Vestis 1.53 Bn 1.48 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%