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GATX Corporation Reports 2024 Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Results

In This Article:

  • Fourth-quarter 2024 net income was $76.5 million or $2.10 per diluted share; full-year 2024 net income was $284.2 million or $7.78 per diluted share

  • Rail North America’s fleet utilization remained above 99%; Lease Price Index (LPI) at 26.7%

  • Full-year investment volume exceeded $1.6 billion

  • Company initiates 2025 earnings guidance of $8.30–$8.70 per diluted share

CHICAGO, January 23, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GATX Corporation (NYSE: GATX) today reported 2024 fourth-quarter net income of $76.5 million or $2.10 per diluted share, compared to net income of $66.0 million or $1.81 per diluted share in the fourth quarter of 2023. The 2024 and 2023 fourth-quarter results include net positive impacts of $0.17 per diluted share and $0.07 per diluted share, respectively, from Tax Adjustments and Other Items.

Net income for the full-year 2024 was $284.2 million or $7.78 per diluted share, compared to $259.2 million or $7.12 per diluted share in the prior year. The 2024 full-year results include a net negative impact of $0.11 per diluted share from Tax Adjustments and Other Items. The 2023 full-year results include a net positive impact of $0.05 per diluted share from Tax Adjustments and Other Items. Details related to Tax Adjustments and Other Items are provided in the attached Supplemental Information.

"Based on strong performance throughout the year, GATX delivered 2024 full-year financial results that exceeded our original expectations," said Robert C. Lyons, president and chief executive officer of GATX. "In Rail North America, demand for existing railcars remained steady, as expected. We continued to extend lease renewal terms at attractive rates while maintaining high fleet utilization and strong renewal success rate. This enabled us to embed a high level of quality, long-term committed cash flow into the business. In addition to the commercial results, we also invested over $1.1 billion in our North American rail business in 2024. We continued to expand the platform through opportunistic railcar purchases in addition to investments made under our existing supply agreement. Additionally, we experienced continued strong demand for GATX assets in the secondary market, allowing us to optimize the fleet through railcar sales and generate significant asset remarketing income.

"Rail International produced solid operating results. During the year, GATX Rail Europe and GATX Rail India reached significant fleet count milestones, crossing the 30,000 and 10,000 wagon marks, respectively. Our fleet utilization in both regions remained high, and we continued to experience increases in renewal lease rates compared to expiring rates for most railcar types.