# GATX Corporation (GATX) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Industrials / Commercial Services & Supplies. Price $178.11, market value $6.3 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 17.6×** (5-yr avg 20.3×, 3-yr avg 18.1×). GATX Corporation trades at 17.6× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 20.3×. The Industrials median in the September 2026 study was 25.7×. Forward P/E is 15.8×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.92**. A PEG of 0.92 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 3.1×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 3.1×.
- **Price / book: 2.3×**. The shares trade at 2.3× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Earnings yield: 5.7%**. The inverse of the P/E: 5.7% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Net margin: 19.2%**. 19.2% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 12.1%**. 12.1% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on assets: 2.0%**. Each dollar of assets produces 2.0% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 9.8%** (3-yr 11.0%/yr, 5-yr 7.6%/yr). Revenue grew 9.8% over the last year, against 7.6% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 17.2%** (3-yr 28.0%/yr, 5-yr 16.4%/yr). Earnings per share rose 17.2%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 4.55**. Debt is 4.55 times equity, a leveraged balance sheet that needs steady cash flow to service.
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.48%** ($2.54 per share, trailing). GATX Corporation yields 1.48%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 27%**. 27% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 21**. 21 straight years of increases, a record that survived at least one recession.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 4.9%/yr** (1-yr 5.2%). The dividend has grown 4.9% a year over five years.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 7.3%** (YTD 5.8%, 3-mo 4.5%). The shares are up 7.3% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -13.4%** (18.4% above the low). Trading 13% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 51**. An RSI of 51 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.64** (volatility 23%). Beta of 0.64 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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