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GATX Corporation (GATX)

Industrials | Rental & Leasing Services | Chicago, United States | NYSE
180.25 USD +0.11 (0.061%) ⇧ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 180.25

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★★☆Dividends:★★★⯪☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 5:34 a.m. EDT

GATX presents a compelling case for a long-term buy, driven by exceptional operational execution and a robust balance sheet. The company has demonstrated a remarkable ability to navigate economic headwinds, evidenced by a +38.4% revenue surge and a 10.8% earnings expansion last year. Management is clearly prioritizing shareholder returns, having just increased the quarterly dividend by 8.2% and authorized a new $300 million share repurchase program. Despite generating negative free cash flow due to heavy capital expenditures for fleet expansion, the operating cash flow remains healthy, and the debt-to-equity ratio, while elevated, is manageable given the asset-heavy nature of the business. The stock trades at a reasonable forward P/E of 16x, reflecting strong profitability margins. However, the short-term outlook is clouded by a weak statistical forecast and a recent dip in price momentum, which may cause some investors to hesitate. Nevertheless, the convergence of accelerating growth, a growing dividend, and a fortress-like balance sheet makes this a solid industrial compounder worth accumulating.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.086023
MSTL0.089336
MSTL_970.093385
AutoTheta0.093858
MSTL_1260.101252
AutoARIMA0.104903
MSTL_97_1260.108217

Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 44%
H-stat 13.92
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.044
Excess Kurtosis -1.11
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-06-14
Last Dividend Date 2026-06-14
Debt to Equity Ratio 345.676
Revenue per Share 53.217
Market Cap 6,399,372,288
Trailing P/E 19.36
Forward P/E 16.14
Beta 1.18
Profit Margins 17.88%
Website https://www.gatx.com

As of July 11, 2026, 5:34 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for significant volatility and upside potential over the coming months. While near-term expiration shows balanced interest, the September and December expirations reveal a heavy skew toward out-of-the-money calls, particularly at strikes above the current price. Notably, there is massive call volume at the $200 strike for December, alongside aggressive buying of deep out-of-the-money calls at $230, suggesting bets on a substantial rally. Conversely, put activity is concentrated in the downside protection range ($155-$170) for December, but the sheer volume of call speculation indicates a bullish sentiment outweighing fear.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.38% 1.45% 1.61% 1.78%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-15 0.66000 0.375320
2026-03-02 0.66000 0.355853
2025-12-15 0.61000 0.359458
2025-09-15 0.61000 0.359246
2025-06-13 0.61000 0.398146
2025-02-28 0.61000 0.365160
2024-12-13 0.58000 0.359534
2024-09-13 0.58000 0.417958
2024-06-14 0.58000 0.447462
2024-02-29 0.58000 0.457269
2023-12-14 0.55000 0.459866
2023-09-14 0.55000 0.478178
2023-06-14 0.55000 0.438492
2023-03-02 0.55000 0.496300
2022-12-14 0.52000 0.473934
2022-09-14 0.52000 0.539531
2022-06-14 0.52000 0.536857
2022-02-24 0.52000 0.497179
2021-12-14 0.50000 0.493145
2021-09-14 0.50000 0.578838
2021-06-14 0.50000 0.523451
2021-02-25 0.50000 0.520454
2020-12-14 0.48000 0.576992
2020-09-14 0.48000 0.752115
2020-06-12 0.48000 0.784570
2020-02-27 0.48000 0.665650
2019-12-12 0.46000 0.549451
2019-09-12 0.46000 0.570295
2019-06-13 0.46000 0.614973
2019-03-01 0.46000 0.592707
2018-12-13 0.44000 0.585496
2018-09-13 0.44000 0.532430
2018-06-14 0.44000 0.611876
2018-03-02 0.44000 0.646488
2017-12-14 0.42000 0.707905
2017-09-14 0.42000 0.711864
2017-06-13 0.42000 0.640830
2017-03-08 0.42000 0.721278
2016-12-13 0.40000 0.652742
2016-09-13 0.40000 0.970167
2016-06-13 0.40000 0.892857
2016-02-24 0.40000 0.961770
2015-12-11 0.38000 0.925926
2015-09-11 0.38000 0.803553
2015-06-11 0.38000 0.660410
2015-02-25 0.38000 0.606447
2014-12-11 0.33000 0.616247
2014-09-11 0.33000 0.519521
2014-06-11 0.33000 0.509024
2014-02-26 0.33000 0.518460
2013-12-11 0.31000 0.638649
2013-09-11 0.31000 0.651808
2013-06-12 0.31000 0.642088
2013-02-27 0.31000 0.616057
2012-12-12 0.30000 0.700607
2012-09-12 0.30000 0.685088
2012-06-13 0.30000 0.807537
2012-02-29 0.30000 0.689814
2011-12-13 0.29000 0.696111
2011-09-13 0.29000 0.839120
2011-06-13 0.29000 0.814836
2011-02-23 0.29000 0.841800
2010-12-13 0.28000 0.776268
2010-09-13 0.28000 0.938338
2010-06-11 0.28000 0.989749
2010-02-24 0.28000 1.030548
2009-12-11 0.28000 0.954003
2009-09-11 0.28000 0.954329
2009-06-11 0.28000 1.094605
2009-02-25 0.28000 1.451529
2008-12-11 0.27000 1.070579
2008-09-11 0.27000 0.644238
2008-06-11 0.27000 0.583405
2008-02-27 0.27000 0.709779
2007-12-12 0.24000 0.633245
2007-09-12 0.24000 0.583942
2007-06-13 0.24000 0.481541
2007-02-28 0.24000 0.520043
2006-12-13 0.21000 0.468959
2006-09-13 0.21000 0.565428
2006-06-13 0.21000 0.532050
2006-03-01 0.21000 0.520317
2005-12-13 0.20000 0.540541
2005-09-13 0.20000 0.505817
2005-06-13 0.20000 0.586682
2005-02-23 0.20000 0.698568
2004-12-13 0.20000 0.692281
2004-09-13 0.20000 0.746826
2004-06-14 0.20000 0.851064
2004-03-03 0.20000 0.853242
2003-12-11 0.32000 1.185185
2003-09-11 0.32000 1.444695
2003-06-11 0.32000 1.882353
2003-03-05 0.32000 2.102497
2002-12-11 0.32000 1.308258
2002-09-11 0.32000 1.328352
2002-06-12 0.32000 1.021711
2002-03-06 0.32000 1.017488
2001-12-12 0.31000 1.046237
2001-09-17 0.31000 0.891573
2001-06-13 0.31000 0.798557
2001-03-07 0.31000 0.696629
2000-12-13 0.30000 0.620957
2000-09-13 0.30000 0.681818
2000-06-13 0.30000 0.839161
2000-03-08 0.30000 1.025641
1999-12-13 0.27500 0.873016
1999-09-13 0.27500 0.825516
1999-06-11 0.27500 0.743243
1999-03-03 0.27500 0.778761
1998-12-11 0.25000 0.657895
1998-09-11 0.25000 0.744879
1998-06-11 0.25000 0.613497
1998-03-04 0.25000 0.651466
1997-12-11 0.23000 0.710425
1997-09-11 0.23000 0.716650
1997-06-11 0.23000 0.828829
1997-03-05 0.23000 0.924623
1996-12-11 0.21500 0.864322
1996-11-13 0.31250 1.275510
1996-09-11 0.21500 0.960894
1996-06-12 0.21500 0.929730
1996-03-06 0.21500 0.939891
1995-12-13 0.20000 0.800000
1995-09-13 0.20000 0.745921
1995-06-13 0.20000 0.883978
1995-03-06 0.20000 0.896359
1994-12-09 0.18750 0.977199
1994-09-09 0.18750 0.961538
1994-06-09 0.18750 0.923077
1994-05-09 0.31250 1.543210
1994-02-28 0.18750 0.906344
1993-12-09 0.17500 0.918033
1993-09-09 0.17500 0.888889
1993-06-09 0.17500 1.000000
1993-03-01 0.17500 1.000000
1992-12-09 0.16250 1.035857
1992-09-09 0.16250 1.165919
1992-06-09 0.16250 1.226415
1992-03-02 0.16250 1.120690
1991-12-10 0.15000 1.170732
1991-09-10 0.15000 0.824742
1991-06-10 0.15000 0.851064
1991-03-04 0.15000 0.857143
1990-12-10 0.13750 1.067961
1990-09-10 0.13750 1.164021
1990-06-11 0.13750 0.876494
1990-03-05 0.13750 0.839695
1989-12-11 0.12500 0.735294
1989-09-11 0.12500 0.770713
1989-06-09 0.12500 0.720721
1989-03-06 0.12500 0.884956
1988-12-09 0.11250 0.841121
1988-09-09 0.11250 0.986301
1988-06-09 0.11250 0.939948
1988-02-29 0.11250 1.000000
1987-12-09 0.09375 1.034483
1987-09-11 0.09375 0.781250
1987-06-10 0.09375 0.949367
1987-03-03 0.09375 0.920245
1986-12-10 0.09375 1.111111
1986-09-09 0.09375 1.098901
1986-06-11 0.07500 0.895522
1986-02-25 0.07500 0.769231
1985-11-22 0.07500 0.971660
1985-09-09 0.07500 1.008403
1985-06-07 0.07500 1.066667
1985-02-27 0.07500 0.919540
1984-11-27 0.07500 0.983607
1984-09-10 0.07500 1.090909
1984-06-11 0.07500 1.081081
1984-03-07 0.07500 0.995851
1983-11-23 0.07500 0.967742
1983-09-07 0.15000 1.867704
1983-06-08 0.15000 2.008368
1983-03-08 0.15000 2.068966
1982-11-24 0.15000 2.400000
1982-09-08 0.15000 2.364532
1982-06-09 0.15000 2.400000
1982-03-10 0.15000 2.296651
1973-03-05 0.10500 1.009009
Additional Data
dividendRate 2.64
dividendYield 1.47
exDividendDate 2026-06-15
trailingAnnualDividendRate 2.49
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.013822583
lastDividendValue 0.66
lastDividendDate 2026-06-15
dividendDate 2026-06-30

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.13295603
Address1 233 South Wacker Drive
All Time High 205.56
All Time Low 5.125
Ask 0.0
Ask Size 100
Audit Risk 3
Average Analyst Rating 1.0 - Strong Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 291,710
Average Daily Volume3 Month 233,947
Average Volume 233,947
Average Volume10Days 291,710
Beta 1.182
Bid 0.0
Bid Size 200
Board Risk 1
Book Value 78.25
City Chicago
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 4
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 180.25
Current Ratio 3.132
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 182.74
Day Low 179.29
Debt To Equity 345.676
Display Name GATX
Dividend Date 1,782,777,600
Dividend Rate 2.64
Dividend Yield 1.47
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,441,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,441,600
Earnings Growth 0.093
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.088
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,414,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,785,414,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,785,414,600
Ebitda 1,101,699,968
Ebitda Margins 0.57908
Enterprise To Ebitda 17.405
Enterprise To Revenue 10.079
Enterprise Value 19,175,172,096
Eps Current Year 10.03988
Eps Forward 11.16812
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 9.31
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,781,481,600
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 177.5392
Fifty Day Average Change 2.7108002
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.015268741
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 13.295603
Fifty Two Week High 205.56
Fifty Two Week High Change -25.309998
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.12312706
Fifty Two Week Low 148.2
Fifty Two Week Low Change 32.050003
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.21626183
Fifty Two Week Range 148.2 - 205.56
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 99,153,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.76
Float Shares 35,294,357
Forward Eps 11.16812
Forward P E 16.13969
Free Cashflow -5,025,362,432
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 2,371
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.74055
Gross Profits 1,408,899,968
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.01508
Held Percent Institutions 1.0241101
Implied Shares Outstanding 35,502,758
Industry Rental & Leasing Services
Industry Disp Rental & Leasing Services
Industry Key rental-leasing-services
Ir Website http://ir.gatx.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=70051&p=irol-IRHome
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,781,481,600
Last Dividend Value 0.66
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 896,745,600
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary GATX Corporation, together its subsidiaries, operates as railcar leasing company in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, and India. It operates through three segments: Rail North America, Rail International, and Engine Leasing. The company leases tank and freight railcars, and locomotives for petroleum, chemical, food/agriculture, and transportation industries. It also offers maintenance services, including the interior cleaning of railcars, routine maintenance and repair of car body and safety appliances, regulatory compliance works, wheelset replacements, interior blast and lining, exterior blast and painting, and car stenciling services. In addition, the company manufactures commercial aircraft jet engines and leases aircraft spare engines; and owns and manages tank containers that are leased to chemical, industrial gas, energy, food, cryogenic and pharmaceutical industries, transport and logistic, and tank container operators, as well as provides tank container leasing, remarketing, and inspection and maintenance services. As of December 31, 2025, it owned and operated a fleet of approximately 156,000 railcars; 567 four-axle and 60 six-axle locomotives; 456 aircraft spare engines; and 25,602 tank containers. GATX Corporation was founded in 1898 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
Long Name GATX Corporation
Market us_market
Market Cap 6,399,372,288
Market State PREPRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_176787
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Net Income To Common 334,600,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 6,395,466,826
Number Of Analyst Opinions 4
Open 180.84
Operating Cashflow 723,000,000
Operating Margins 0.29844
Overall Risk 2
Payout Ratio 0.2672
Peg Ratio 0.64
Phone 312 621 6200
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 180.25
Post Market Time 1,783,981,118
Previous Close 180.14
Price Eps Current Year 17.953402
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 2.3035145
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 3.3636649
Profit Margins 0.17882
Quick Ratio 3.13
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key strong_buy
Recommendation Mean 1.0
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.110001
Regular Market Change Percent 0.061064
Regular Market Day High 182.74
Regular Market Day Low 179.29
Regular Market Day Range 179.29 - 182.74
Regular Market Open 180.84
Regular Market Previous Close 180.14
Regular Market Price 180.25
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,803
Regular Market Volume 144,124
Return On Assets 0.02359
Return On Equity 0.107580006
Revenue Growth 0.384
Revenue Per Share 53.217
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20847368
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 3
Shares Outstanding 35,502,758
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0376
Shares Short 1,335,820
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 970,214
Short Name GATX Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.066
Short Ratio 4.8
Source Interval 15
State IL
Symbol GATX
Target High Price 222.0
Target Low Price 214.0
Target Mean Price 218.75
Target Median Price 219.5
Total Cash 740,899,968
Total Cash Per Share 20.869
Total Debt 12,638,600,192
Total Revenue 1,902,499,968
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 2.49
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.013822583
Trailing Eps 9.31
Trailing P E 19.3609
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 175.4318
Two Hundred Day Average Change 4.818207
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.027464844
Type Disp Equity
Volume 144,124
Website https://www.gatx.com
Zip 60,606-7147