GATX vs Trinity Industries
GATX and TRN side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How GATX and TRN compare
GATX is the larger company, worth 2.8 times as much as Trinity Industries ($6.7B against $2.4B).
On earnings, Trinity Industries is cheaper: it trades at 7.6× trailing earnings, against 17.7× for GATX.
GATX grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (29.7% versus −2.4% for Trinity Industries).
GATX keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 17.7% compared with 15.4% at Trinity Industries.
Both pay dividends: GATX yields 1.4% and Trinity Industries 4.1%.
Trinity Industries scores higher on the StockData Score (19 against 18 for GATX), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | GATX | TRN |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $6.7B | $2.4B |
| Share price | $191.43 | $30.54 |
| Change, 1 year | 21.8% | 20.5% |
| Change, 5 years | 87.8% | 10.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.78 | 1.04 |
| Employees | 2,371 | 2,650 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 18 | 19 (better) |
| Valuation score | 3 | 5 (better) |
| Growth score | 5 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 4 | 4 |
| Health score | 4 | 4 |
| Dividend score | 2 | 5 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 17.7× | 7.6× (better) |
| P/S | 3.0× | 1.1× (better) |
| P/B | 2.4× | 2.1× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 7.1× | 2.2× (better) |
| P/FCF | – | 6.7× |
| PEG | 0.63 | 0.12 (better) |
| FCF yield | – | 14.9% |
| Fair value | $209.79 | $81.94 |
| Margin of safety | 8.8% | 62.7% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 29.7% (better) | −2.4% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 7.6% (better) | 4.3% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 25.0% | 242% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 26.1% | 251% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 16.4% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 24.6% |
| Operating margin | – | 34.5% |
| Net margin | 17.7% (better) | 15.4% |
| FCF margin | – | 16.8% |
| Return on equity | 14.2% | 30.7% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | – | 63.1% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Altman Z-score | 0.72 | 0.93 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 7 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.4% | 4.1% (better) |
| Payout ratio | – | 30.5% |
| Years of dividend growth | 2 | 15 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 9.2% |
| Buyback yield | 2.7% (better) | 2.3% |
| Shareholder yield | 4.0% | 6.3% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 104% | 97.7% |
| Held by insiders | 4.5% | 1.6% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$9.6M | −$502K (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 6.6% | 5.8% |
Go deeper
- GATX stock overview
- GATX income statement
- GATX valuation and score
- TRN stock overview
- TRN income statement
- TRN valuation and score
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