GATX CORP
For the period ended Sep 30, 2026. Filed Oct 30, 2026.
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Sep 30, 2026 · Filed Oct 30, 2026
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
General
We fund our investments and meet our debt, lease, and dividend obligations using our available cash balances, as well as cash generated from operating activities, sales of assets, distributions from affiliates, issuances of debt, commercial paper issuances, and committed revolving credit facilities. We primarily use cash from operations to fund daily operations. We use both domestic and international capital markets and banks to meet our debt financing needs.
Material Cash Obligations
The following table shows our material cash obligations, including debt principal and related interest payments, lease payments, and purchase commitments at September 30, 2026 (in millions):
| Material Cash Obligations by Period | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2026 (1) | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | Thereafter | |||||
| Recourse debt (2) | $11,954.7 | $281.6 | $846.4 | $817.9 | $848.0 | $2,549.1 | $6,611.7 | ||||
| Interest on recourse debt (3) | 4,845.1 | 180.5 | 548.4 | 516.9 | 469.3 | 440.2 | 2,689.8 | ||||
| Borrowings under bank credit facilities | 34.6 | 34.6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Operating lease obligations | 146.7 | 7.9 | 27.7 | 30.3 | 21.5 | 21.4 | 37.9 | ||||
| Purchase commitments (4) | 1,400.1 | 253.9 | 582.8 | 470.9 | 81.2 | 11.3 | — | ||||
| Total | $18,381.2 | $758.5 | $2,005.3 | $1,836.0 | $1,420.0 | $3,022.0 | $9,339.4 | ||||
(1) For the remainder of the year.
(2) Includes GABX obligations of $1,855.4 million in 2030, $500.0 million in 2031, and $500.0 million in 2036 that are guaranteed by GATX Corporation.
(3) For floating rate debt, future interest payments are based on the applicable interest rate as of September 30, 2026.
(4) Primarily railcar purchase commitments. The amounts shown for all years are based on management's estimates of the timing, anticipated railcar types, and related costs of railcars to be purchased under its agreements. For additional details on our purchase agreements, refer to the discussion of Rail North America operating results within this Item.
Short-Term Borrowings and Credit Lines and Facilities
We use short-term borrowings as a source of working capital and to temporarily fund differences between our operating cash flows and portfolio proceeds, and our capital investments and debt maturities. We do not maintain or target any particular level of short-term borrowings on a permanent basis. Rather, we will temporarily utilize short-term borrowings at levels we deem appropriate until we decide to pay down these balances.
We have a $632 million, 5-year unsecured revolving credit facility in the United States. In the second quarter of 2026, we entered into an amendment to extend the maturity from May 2030 to May 2031. As of September 30, 2026, the full $632 million was available under this facility. Additionally, we have a $368 million, 3-year unsecured revolving credit facility in the United States. In the second quarter of 2026, we entered into an amendment to extend the maturity from May 2028 to May 2029. As of September 30, 2026, the full $368 million was available under this facility.
GABX has a $250 million, 5-year unsecured revolving credit facility in the United States that matures in 2030. As of September 30, 2026, the full $250 million was available under this facility.
In Europe, we have a €250 million, 3-year unsecured revolving credit facility that matures in December 2027. As of September 30, 2026, €220 million was available under this credit facility. In addition, our European subsidiaries have smaller unsecured credit facilities with an aggregate limit of €25.0 million. As of September 30, 2026, €24.5 million was available under these credit facilities, as €0.5 million ($0.6 million) was drawn. The weighted average interest rate of these outstanding borrowings during the nine months ended September 30, 2026 was 2.2%.
Restrictive Covenants
Our $632 million and $368 million revolving credit facilities in the United States, and our €250 million revolving credit facility in Europe, contain various restrictive covenants, including requirements to maintain a fixed charge coverage ratio and an asset coverage test. Some of our bank term loans and other loan agreements have the same financial covenants as these facilities.
The indentures for our public debt also contain various restrictive covenants, including limitations on liens provisions that restrict the amount of additional secured indebtedness that we may incur. Certain exceptions to the covenants permit us to incur an unlimited amount of purchase money and nonrecourse indebtedness.
The GABX term loan and $250 million revolving credit facility contain various restrictive covenants, including a requirement to maintain an asset coverage ratio.
At September 30, 2026, our European rail subsidiaries had outstanding term loans, public debt, and private placement debt balances totaling €1,065.0 million, and Trifleet had an outstanding term loan of €113.0 million. The loans are guaranteed by GATX Corporation and are subject to similar restrictive covenants as the GATX and GRE revolving credit facilities noted above. In addition, Rail India had outstanding term loans of INR 13.4 billion ($139.6 million) that are subject to certain restrictive covenants.
At September 30, 2026, we were in compliance with all covenants and conditions of all of our credit agreements, indentures, and loans. We do not anticipate any covenant violations nor do we expect that any of these covenants will restrict our operations or our ability to obtain additional financing.
Credit Ratings
The global capital market environment and outlook may affect our funding options and our financial performance. Our access to capital markets at competitive rates depends on our credit rating and rating outlook, as determined by rating agencies.
The following table shows our credit rating and rating outlook as of September 30, 2026:
| Rating Agency | |||
| Standard & Poor's | Moody's Investor Service | Fitch Ratings, Inc | |
| Long-term unsecured debt | BBB | Baa1 | BBB+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short-term unsecured debt | A-2 | P-2 | F2 |
| Rating outlook | Stable | Stable | Stable |
Leverage
Leverage is expressed as a ratio of debt (including debt and lease obligations, net of unrestricted cash) to equity. The following table shows the components of recourse leverage (in millions, except recourse leverage ratio):
| September 302026 | June 302026 | March 312026 | December 312025 | September 302025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt and lease obligations, net of unrestricted cash: | |||||
| Unrestricted cash | $(390.0) | $(747.1) | $(740.9) | $(743.0) | $(696.1) |
| Borrowings under bank credit facilities | 34.6 | 44.0 | 49.7 | 82.2 | 117.3 |
| Recourse debt | 11,904.0 | 12,289.3 | 12,427.3 | 12,451.7 | 8,751.3 |
| Operating lease obligations | 131.4 | 143.8 | 150.9 | 154.3 | 160.7 |
| Total debt and lease obligations, net of unrestricted cash | $11,680.0 | $11,730.0 | $11,887.0 | $11,945.2 | $8,333.2 |
| Total recourse debt (1) | $11,680.0 | $11,730.0 | $11,887.0 | $11,945.2 | $8,333.2 |
| Total equity | $3,538.4 | $3,589.9 | $3,656.2 | $3,635.1 | $2,718.9 |
| Recourse leverage (2) | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
(1) Includes recourse debt, borrowings under bank credit facilities, and operating lease obligations, net of unrestricted cash.
(2) Calculated as total recourse debt / total equity.
GATX Common Share Repurchases
On January 25, 2019, our Board of Directors approved a $300.0 million share repurchase program (the "Prior Repurchase Program"), pursuant to which we were authorized to purchase shares of our common stock in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions, or otherwise, including pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 plans. On February 18, 2026, the Board terminated the Prior Repurchase Program and approved a new $300.0 million share repurchase program (the "New Repurchase Program"), pursuant to which we are authorized to purchase shares of our common stock in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions, or otherwise, including pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 plans. The New Repurchase Program does not have an expiration date, does not obligate the Company to repurchase any dollar amount or number of shares of common stock, and may be suspended or discontinued at any time. The timing of share repurchases will be dependent on market conditions and other factors.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2026, we repurchased 732,449 shares of common stock for $129.6 million, excluding commissions, under the New Repurchase Program compared to 125,709 shares of common stock for $18.6 million during the same period in 2025 under the Prior Repurchase Program. As of September 30, 2026, $170.4 million remained available under the New Repurchase Program authorization.
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