Gatx (GATX) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2010 - 2026)
Gatx (GATX) reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 6.41% for Q2 2026, down 9.80 percentage points from 16.20% a year earlier but up 0.46 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Gatx (GATX) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Gatx posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 7.01%, down 12.61 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a five-year change of -4.56 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 19.61% in FY2024 (+1.73 pp), 17.88% in FY2023 (+4.66 pp), 13.23% in FY2022 (-1.22 pp) and 14.45% in FY2021 (+2.88 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] spans a low of 5.95% in Q1 2026 and a high of 18.96% in Q4 2024.
- Year over year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has now declined in each of the last five quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -4.26 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in five years was Q1 2024 (a gain of 5.59 percentage points); the low point was Q1 2026 (a drop of 12.80 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 5.95% (Q1 2026), 8.83% (Q4 2025) and 12.51% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 315.73 Bn | 287.43 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 15.86% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 182.70 Bn | 177.41 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 16.52% |
| 3 | Deere | 174.18 Bn | 182.94 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 5.47% |
| 4 | Eaton | 142.17 Bn | 139.40 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 10.34% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 110.97 Bn | 109.10 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 15.40% |
| 6 | Emerson Electric | 90.14 Bn | 82.89 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 10.94% |
| 7 | 3M | 89.64 Bn | 72.05 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 22.04% |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 78.53 Bn | 75.09 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 27.10% |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 74.79 Bn | 65.41 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 23.98% |
| 10 | Gatx | 5.84 Bn | 3.72 Bn | - | 1.47% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.47% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.37% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.09% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.04% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.85% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.35% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.34% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.10% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.89% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.08% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.14% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.92% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.67% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.89% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.22% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.40% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.60% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.20% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.64% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.28% |
API Access
Gatx Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=GATX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=GATX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();