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GATXGATX CorporationSell6.1·$178.11+0.45%

GATX (GATX) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage

BEAT+15.5% vs estimateEPS $2.84 vs $2.46 estVerdict Buy (Wait)Sell

Reported

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Event detail · Q2 2026

Key numbers

Reported EPS
$2.84
Estimate
$2.46
Surprise
+15.5%
Score at report (before → after)
6.16.1/10

Revenue for this quarter isn’t shown: the reported figure hasn’t cleared TrendMatrix’s freshness and sanity checks yet, and consensus revenue isn’t tracked. EPS above is the available figure.

Report record · Q2 2026

How the report landed

GATX (GATX) beat the $2.46 estimate with diluted EPS of $2.84 — a large 15.5% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (6.1/10) to Sell at 6.1/10 after the report.

Current read · as of 2026-09-05

Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now

TrendMatrix currently rates GATX Sell at 6.1/10.

3 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +15.5% surprise compares with a +2.5% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-10-20.

What supports the rating

  • Strong earnings beat streak (3/4)
  • Strong growth profile

What argues against it

  • Thin upside margin: 4.9%
  • Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7
  • Leverage penalty (D/E 3.5): -1.5

This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.

Current engine read

The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks

Current price
$178.11
Price target
$186.79
Stop
$171.45
Upside to target
+4.9%
Reward-to-risk
1.0:1

At 17.5× trailing and 15.8× forward earnings, consensus estimates imply little change in earnings power.

Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-09-05 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.

Industrials context

GATX at TrendMatrix's latest read

Industrial quarters are order-book stories — backlog and book-to-bill color how the market reads the reported number.

Industry
Rental & Leasing Services
Market cap
$6.29B
P/E (fwd)
15.8
P/E (ttm)
17.5
52-week range
$150.42$205.56
Off 52-week high
13.4%
RSI (14)
43
Volume vs avg
0.72×
Score today
6.1/10

Earnings figures are sourced from TrendMatrix’s pipeline (EPS: existing earnings extraction; revenue: SEC XBRL company facts where available, yfinance-provisional otherwise). Not a buy/sell rating, a price target, or investment advice — see the current verdict on the stock’s main page for TrendMatrix’s live read.

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