Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. GATX scored 65.1, MGRC scored 46.9 — GATX leads.
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Different reporting periods. MGRC's fundamentals are as of June 2026, but GATX's are as of March 2026 — a 3-month gap. Growth, margin and valuation figures below therefore describe different windows and aren't strictly like-for-like.
GATX
GATX Corporation
Rental & Leasing Services · Quality-Growth
65.1
$164.78 · $5.8B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
18.2
GATX leads
MGRC
McGrath RentCorp
Rental & Leasing Services · Quality-Growth
46.9
$113.64 · $2.8B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
Fastest growthGATX+9.8%
Strongest balance sheetMGRC0.47
Highest qualityMGRC65 / 100
Largest discount to fair valueGATX-45%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
GATX
stronger →← stronger
MGRC
58
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
65
74
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
30
64
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
53
GATX is stronger on 2 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
GATX
MGRC
$723mC+
FCF
-$7mF
+9.8%B
Rev
-0.9%D+
3.48D
D/E
0.47B+
16.3xA-
P/E
—
0.64A-
PEG
1.04B+
—
P/S
3.0xC+
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
GATX
MGRC
45% below
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
—
~-8%/yr
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
—
+69%
1-yr DCF upside
—
+82%
5-yr DCF upside
—
+103%
10-yr DCF upside
—
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
GATX
Why this score
Raising its dividend
MGRC
Why this score
Durable high returns
The companies
GATXGATX Corporation
Rental & Leasing Services · $164.78 · beta 1.20
Why now
Rental & Leasing Services · market cap $5.8b. 20% off the 52-week high of $205.56. PEG 0.64 — paying under fair value for the growth rate. 4 sell-side analysts rate this a Strong Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $219.50 (implying +33% upside).
Moat
Net margin 18% beats the market median by a meaningful margin — the company is keeping more of every revenue dollar than the average S&P constituent. ROE 12% meets the long-run market sustainable threshold — solid but not differentiated; the durability comes from elsewhere. FCF converts 200% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash.
Risk
D/E 3.48 is elevated — limits strategic flexibility and raises refinancing exposure if rates stay higher for longer.
MGRCMcGrath RentCorp
Rental & Leasing Services · $113.64 · beta 0.47
Why now
Rental & Leasing Services · market cap $2.8b. 10% off the 52-week high of $125.83. 5 sell-side analysts publish a mean 1-yr target of $145.40 (implying +28% upside).
Moat
Net margin 16% beats the market median by a meaningful margin — the company is keeping more of every revenue dollar than the average S&P constituent. ROE 12% meets the long-run market sustainable threshold — solid but not differentiated; the durability comes from elsewhere.
Risk
Free cash flow is negative (-$7m) — capital raises or debt issuance likely required; dilution / leverage risk.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
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Where GATX and MGRC diverge
On the headline score the gap is 18.2 points in favor of GATX. They get there differently, though — each leads on a different pillar, so the better pick depends on which you weight.
GrowthGATX 74.3 · MGRC 30.1GATX +44.2
ValueGATX 64.2 · MGRC 52.6GATX +11.6
QualityGATX 57.8 · MGRC 65.1MGRC +7.3
Pillars run 0–100. Value is judged against each company's own sector, so a Value score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.
Common questions
Is GATX or MGRC the better stock?
GATX scores higher: GATX 65.1, MGRC 46.9 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
Where do GATX and MGRC differ most?
The widest gap is growth, where GATX leads by 44 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. Neither name sweeps: they trade the lead across the three pillars, so the comparison is a trade-off rather than one being better on every measure.
How are GATX and MGRC scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.