Greenbrier Companies vs Trinity Industries
GBX and TRN side by side, both in transportation equipment. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How GBX and TRN compare
Trinity Industries is the larger company, worth 1.9 times as much as Greenbrier Companies ($2.4B against $1.3B).
On earnings, Trinity Industries is cheaper: it trades at 7.6× trailing earnings, against 16.6× for Greenbrier Companies.
Trinity Industries grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (−2.4% versus −24.0% for Greenbrier Companies).
Trinity Industries keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 15.4% compared with 3.2% at Greenbrier Companies.
Both pay dividends: Greenbrier Companies yields 2.4% and Trinity Industries 4.1%.
Trinity Industries scores higher on the StockData Score (19 against 13 for Greenbrier Companies), 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 | GBX | TRN |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $1.3B | $2.4B |
| Share price | $41.40 | $30.54 |
| Change, 1 year | −2.8% | 20.5% |
| Change, 5 years | 2.6% | 10.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.94 | 1.04 |
| Employees | 10K | 2,650 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 13 | 19 (better) |
| Valuation score | 4 | 5 (better) |
| Growth score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Performance score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 4 | 4 |
| Dividend score | 2 | 5 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 16.6× | 7.6× (better) |
| P/S | 0.5× (better) | 1.1× |
| P/B | 0.8× (better) | 2.1× |
| EV/EBITDA | 4.3× | 2.2× (better) |
| P/FCF | – | 6.7× |
| PEG | 1.73 | 0.12 (better) |
| FCF yield | −18.7% | 14.9% (better) |
| Fair value | $56.39 | $81.94 |
| Margin of safety | 26.6% | 62.7% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −24.0% | −2.4% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 7.1% (better) | 4.3% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −61.3% | 242% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −60.8% | 251% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 21.0% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 13.6% | 24.6% (better) |
| Operating margin | 5.8% | 34.5% (better) |
| Net margin | 3.2% | 15.4% (better) |
| FCF margin | −9.7% | 16.8% (better) |
| Return on equity | 5.1% | 30.7% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 8.7% | 63.1% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Altman Z-score | 1.33 (better) | 0.93 |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 7 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.4% | 4.1% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 53.9% | 30.5% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 15 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 9.2% |
| Buyback yield | 1.0% | 2.3% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 3.5% | 6.3% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 104% | 97.7% |
| Held by insiders | 3.1% | 1.6% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$493K (better) | −$502K |
| Short interest, % of float | 11.8% | 5.8% |
Go deeper
- GBX stock overview
- GBX income statement
- GBX valuation and score
- TRN stock overview
- TRN income statement
- TRN valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.