GATX
GATX Corporation
GATX has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
VRT has the edge over GATX overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
GATX Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
GATX's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
VRT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
VRT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
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.
VRT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 23x | $210 | — |
| Current | 39x | $210 | — |
| Cheap | 58x | $308 | +47% |
| Fair | 72x | $383 | +83% |
| Expensive | 88x | $472 | +125% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
VRT has the edge over GATX in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
GATX Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for GATX, but weaker profitability.
VRT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
VRT has the edge over GATX on the outlook, with more favorable valuation and 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's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $10.77 over the past year, up 26% from the year before, and higher year over year for 14 quarters in a row.
VRT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $9.14 | +71% |
| Q3 2026 | $5.35 | +102% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.42 | +111% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.98 | +131% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.41 | +166% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.65 | +75% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.09 | +62% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.72 | +64% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.28 | +7.6% |
VRT has the edge over GATX on earnings, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
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 VRT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
VRT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.3B | +61% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.3B | +24% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.6B | +30% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.9B | +23% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.7B | +29% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.6B | +35% |
| Q1 2025 | $2B | +24% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.3B | +26% |
VRT has the edge over GATX on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 23% | +3.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 19% | +2.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 17% | +2.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 20% | +0.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 19% | +1.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 17% | -0.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 14% | +1.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 19% | +4.2 points |
VRT's operating margin was 23% last quarter, up 3.5 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2020.
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 generated $864M in free cash flow over the past year, up 22% from the year before.
VRT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $654.9M | +41% |
| Q2 2026 | $926.5M | +233% |
| Q1 2026 | $654.2M | +145% |
| Q4 2025 | $885.6M | +143% |
| Q3 2025 | $463.5M | +36% |
| Q2 2025 | $277.9M | -19% |
| Q1 2025 | $266.8M | +162% |
| Q4 2024 | $364.5M | +18% |
VRT generated $3.1B in free cash flow over the past year, up 127% from 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 VRT 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.
VRT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -64.9K shares |
| 1 year | +0.4% | +1.8M shares |
| 3 years | +1.1% | +4.4M shares |
| 5 years | +10% | +36M shares |
| Available history | +63% | +152M shares |
VRT has 393M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | $599.9M |
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 the edge over VRT on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
VRT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 1.0x | Healthy |
VRT has more cash than debt.
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).
VRT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 43.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 26.4 | Neutral |
VRT's weekly RSI is 43 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 26 (neutral).
GATX PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | GATX | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 18x | 24x | 27% below |
| PE % | 23 | 58 | 35 pts below |
GATX has the edge over VRT on valuation relative to its sector.
VRT PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | VRT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 39x | 24x | 63% above |
| PE % | 3 | 58 | 55 pts below |
VRT is trading at 39x earnings, a 63% premium to the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
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 VRT on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
VRT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $221.8 | 5.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $254.4 | 18% below |
| 50 week MA | $253.9 | 17% below |
| 100 week MA | $189.1 | 11% above |
| 200 week MA | $123.5 | 70% above |
VRT has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 70% 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 finished higher in five of the last six years. It's up 9.3% so far in 2026.
VRT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $10.9 | $18.9 | +73% |
| 2021 | $18.9 | $24.9 | +31% |
| 2022 | $24.9 | $12.8 | -48% |
| 2023 | $12.8 | $48.0 | +275% |
| 2024 | $48.0 | $115.1 | +140% |
| 2025 | $115.1 | $167.6 | +46% |
| 2026 YTD | $167.6 | $209.6 | +25% |
VRT has the edge over GATX on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.