GATX
GATX Corporation
GATX has the edge over RKLB overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger fundamentals.
RKLB
Rocket Lab USA, Inc.
RKLB offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
GATX Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
GATX's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
RKLB Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable |
RKLB's revenue is currently strong, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
GATX PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 16x | $173 | -8.4% |
| Current | 18x | $189 | — |
| Forward | 18x | $189 | — |
| Fair | 20x | $211 | +11% |
| Expensive | 25x | $267 | +41% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
GATX's PE is in its cheap range at 17.6x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 17.6x.
RKLB PE Valuation
RKLB has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
GATX Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for GATX, but weaker profitability.
RKLB Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
RKLB has the edge over GATX on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
GATX Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $10.76 | -0.1% |
| Q3 2026 | $10.77 | +26% |
| Q2 2026 | $10.10 | +15% |
| Q1 2026 | $9.32 | +18% |
| Q4 2025 | $9.12 | +17% |
| Q3 2025 | $8.57 | +15% |
| Q2 2025 | $8.75 | +35% |
| Q1 2025 | $7.90 | +13% |
| Q4 2024 | $7.78 | +9.3% |
GATX has the edge over RKLB on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
RKLB Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$0.36 | +$0.03 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.27 | +$0.19 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.32 | +$0.09 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.37 | +$0.01 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.39 | -$0.02 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.46 | -$0.11 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.41 | -$0.04 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.38 | $0.00 |
RKLB is still losing money, but less than at its worst: $0.36 per share over the past year, against $0.46 at its worst in mid-2025.
GATX Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $598M | +36% |
| Q2 2026 | $580.1M | +35% |
| Q1 2026 | $583.7M | +38% |
| Q4 2025 | $449M | +8.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $439.3M | +8.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $430.5M | +11% |
| Q1 2025 | $421.6M | +11% |
| Q4 2024 | $413.5M | +12% |
GATX's revenue has grown year over year for 17 quarters in a row: $598M last quarter, up 36% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 32% | +3.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 28% | -4.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 30% | -2.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 30% | +16 points |
| Q3 2025 | 29% | -2.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 32% | +21 points |
| Q1 2025 | 32% | +13 points |
| Q4 2024 | 15% | +1.6 points |
GATX has the edge over RKLB on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
RKLB Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $267.8M | +73% |
| Q2 2026 | $234.1M | +62% |
| Q1 2026 | $200.3M | +63% |
| Q4 2025 | $179.7M | +36% |
| Q3 2025 | $155.1M | +48% |
| Q2 2025 | $144.5M | +36% |
| Q1 2025 | $122.6M | +32% |
| Q4 2024 | $132.4M | +121% |
RKLB has the edge over GATX on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -30% | +8.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | -25% | +17 points |
| Q1 2026 | -28% | +20 points |
| Q4 2025 | -28% | +11 points |
| Q3 2025 | -38% | +12 points |
| Q2 2025 | -41% | -0.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | -48% | -1.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | -39% | +41 points |
RKLB's operating margin was −30% last quarter, up 8.5 points from the same quarter a year ago.
GATX Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $244.2M | +12% |
| Q2 2026 | $276.2M | +71% |
| Q1 2026 | $199.1M | +60% |
| Q4 2025 | $144.3M | -30% |
| Q3 2025 | $218.3M | +36% |
| Q2 2025 | $161.3M | +17% |
| Q1 2025 | $124.2M | +27% |
| Q3 2024 | $160.2M | +13% |
GATX has the edge over RKLB on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
RKLB Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$23.9M | +$45.5M |
| Q2 2026 | -$110.1M | -$54.8M |
| Q1 2026 | -$77.4M | +$5.5M |
| Q4 2025 | -$114.2M | -$90.2M |
| Q3 2025 | -$69.4M | -$27.5M |
| Q2 2025 | -$55.3M | -$26.9M |
| Q1 2025 | -$82.9M | -$61.1M |
| Q4 2024 | -$23.9M | +$28.7M |
RKLB has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$326M over the past year, against −$232M the year before.
GATX Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.1% | -400K shares |
| 1 year | -1.7% | -600K shares |
| 3 years | -1.1% | -400K shares |
| 5 years | -1.7% | -600K shares |
| Available history | -2.7% | -1M shares |
GATX has the edge over RKLB on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $79.5M |
| Q2 2026 | $47.6M |
| Q1 2026 | $3.8M |
| Q4 2025 | $46.4M |
| Q3 2025 | $1.5M |
| Q2 2025 | $15.2M |
| Q1 2025 | $1.9M |
| Q4 2024 | $100,000 |
GATX spent $177M buying back its own shares over the past year, about nine times what it spent the year before.
RKLB Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +3.6% | +22.6M shares |
| 1 year | +23% | +124M shares |
| 3 years | +35% | +168M shares |
| 5 years | +46% | +204M shares |
RKLB has 652M diluted shares, up 23% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | — |
GATX Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | 11.9x | High |
| Q3 2025 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | 10.9x | High |
GATX has more cash than debt.
RKLB Net Leverage
RKLB's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
GATX Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 59.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 75.7 | Neutral |
GATX's weekly RSI is 60 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 76 (neutral).
RKLB Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 46.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 27.6 | Neutral |
RKLB's weekly RSI is 47 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 28 (neutral).
GATX PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | GATX | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 18x | 24x | 27% below |
| PE % | 23 | 58 | 35 pts below |
GATX is trading at 18x earnings, a 27% discount to the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
RKLB PE vs Industrials Sector
RKLB has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
GATX Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $175.5 | 7.9% above |
| 20 week MA | $177.4 | 6.7% above |
| 50 week MA | $178.5 | 6% above |
| 100 week MA | $168.3 | 12% above |
| 200 week MA | $146.7 | 29% above |
GATX has the edge over RKLB on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
RKLB Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $61.4 | 4.3% above |
| 20 week MA | $68.1 | 5.9% below |
| 50 week MA | $77.6 | 17% below |
| 100 week MA | $56.5 | 13% above |
| 200 week MA | $31.4 | 104% above |
RKLB's trend is mixed: it's above three of its five weekly moving averages, and 104% above its 200-week average.
GATX Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $84.4 | $84.4 | 0% |
| 2021 | $84.4 | $103.1 | +22% |
| 2022 | $103.1 | $109.6 | +6.3% |
| 2023 | $109.6 | $120.2 | +9.7% |
| 2024 | $120.2 | $155.4 | +29% |
| 2025 | $155.4 | $173.2 | +11% |
| 2026 YTD | $173.2 | $189.3 | +9.3% |
GATX has the edge over RKLB on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
RKLB Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $9.82 | $10.3 | +4.9% |
| 2021 | $10.3 | $12.0 | +17% |
| 2022 | $12.0 | $3.77 | -69% |
| 2023 | $3.77 | $5.53 | +47% |
| 2024 | $5.53 | $27.2 | +392% |
| 2025 | $27.2 | $70.7 | +160% |
| 2026 YTD | $70.7 | $64.1 | -9.3% |
RKLB's yearly returns have swung widely, from +392% in 2024 to −69% in 2022. It's down 9.3% so far in 2026.